Words with the letter O

The letter O is a vowel that plays a vital role in Scrabble, valued at just 1 point but incredibly versatile. It’s one of the most commonly used vowels in the English language, making it easy to incorporate into a wide range of words. Short words like go, so, to, and on are especially helpful for quick plays and creating parallel words across the board. Because of its frequency, having one or more O tiles on your rack gives you flexibility and helps in connecting with other high-scoring consonants.

Strategically, O is often used to extend existing words or to build longer ones like look, cold, bore, or storm. It’s also useful in forming plural and verb endings, such as adding -o to turn ban into bano in certain valid word lists. O pairs well with high-value consonants like J, K, and Z, helping to form big-point words like joke or zone. Even though O has a low point value, using it skillfully helps maintain rack balance and opens up opportunities for scoring in multiple directions on the board.

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Word	Scrabble© Points	WWF Points
coleslaws	17	17
colessee	12	12
colessees	13	13
colessor	12	12
colessors	13	13
coleus	11	11
coleuses	13	13
colewort	15	15
coleworts	16	16
colic	12	12
colicin	15	15
colicine	16	16
colicines	17	17
colicins	16	16
colicky	20	20
colicroot	16	16
colicroots	17	17
colics	13	13
colies	10	10
coliform	18	18
coliforms	19	19
colin	10	10
colinear	13	13
colinearities	18	18
colinearity	18	18