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
complaisances	27	27
complaisant	22	22
complaisantly	27	27
compleat	18	18
compleated	21	21
compleating	24	24
compleats	19	19
complect	21	21
complected	24	24
complecting	27	27
complects	22	22
complement	24	24
complemental	27	27
complementarily	32	32
complementarity	31	31
complementary	29	29
complementation	30	30
complementizer	37	37
complementizers	38	38
complements	25	25
complete	18	18
completed	20	20
completely	23	23
completeness	23	23
completer	19	19