Vocabulary classes should be introduced to children at a young age to aid in developing a broad and varied vocabulary.
Start by using six-letter words that begin with the letter O to help kids comprehend and use frequently used terms. They will grow a vocabulary that is more varied and rich as a result.
List Of 6-Letter Words Starting With O

Oafish | rough or clumsy and unintelligent. |
Oakier | hard like the wood of an oak. |
Oarage | The act of using oars |
Oaring | propel with or as if with oars |
Oaters | a western film. |
Obangs | a Japanese gold coin |
Obeahs | a system of belief among Black people chiefly of the British West Indies and the Guianas that is characterized by the use of magic ritual to ward off misfortune or to cause harm. |
Obeche | a tropical tree native to West and central Africa, grown for its pale timber which is used for plywood and veneers. |
Obeism | the custom of or faith in the form of witchcraft known as obeah | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. |
Obelia | Obelia is a genus of hydrozoans, a class of mainly marine and some freshwater animal species that have both polyp and medusa stages in their life cycle. |
Obelus | a symbol (†) used as a reference mark in printed matter, or to indicate that a person is deceased. |
Obento | An obento is a special kind of Japanese lunch that is not only tasty, but also very healthy and eye-catching. Japanese people tend to carry around their obentos in lunch boxes called “obento-bako.” |
Oberon | Oberon’s status as king of the fairies comes from the character of Alberich (from Old High German alb- “elf” and -rîh-, “ruler”, “king”), a sorcerer in the legendary history of the Merovingian dynasty. |
Obeyed | submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law). |
Obeyer | One who obeys. |
Obiism | belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies. |
Obiter | made or said in passing. |
Object | a material thing that can be seen and touched. |
Objets | an object displayed or intended for display as an ornament. |
Oblast | The term oblast can be translated into English as “province” or “region”, and there are currently 46 oblasts, the most common type of the 85 federal subjects in Russia. |
Oblate | flattened at the poles. |
Oblige | do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them. |
Oblong | a rectangular object or flat figure with unequal adjacent sides. |
Oboist | An oboist is someone who plays the oboe. |
Obolus | a modern Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram. |
Obsess | preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually and to a troubling extent. |
Obsign | to certify by means of, or as if with, a seal or a mark of ratification |
Obtain | get, acquire, or secure (something). |
Obtect | (of an insect pupa or chrysalis) covered in a hard case with the legs and wings attached immovably against the body. |
Obtest | to call to witness : invoke as a witness. |
Obtund | dull the sensitivity of; blunt |
Obtuse | (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°. |
Obvert | alter (a proposition) so as to infer another proposition with a contradictory predicate, |
Occams | a high-quality strategic services provider to clients in the pharmaceutical industry. |
Occamy | The Occamy was a winged, serpentine magical beast native to the Far East and India. |
Occult | involving or relating to mystical, supernatural, or magical powers, practices, or phenomena. |
Occupy | reside or have one’s place of business in (a building). |
Occurs | exist or be found to be present in a place or under a particular set of conditions. |
Oceans | the sea or the world ocean is a body of salt water |
Ocelli | another term for eyespot |
Ocelot | ocelot is a medium-sized spotted wild cat |
Ochers | an earthy usually red or yellow and often impure iron ore used as a pigment. |
Ochery | Any of several earthy mineral oxides of iron occurring in yellow, brown, or red and used as pigments. |
Ochrea | a dry sheath round a stem formed by the cohesion of two or more stipules, characteristic of the dock family. |
Ochred | having a yellowish-orange color |
Ochres | natural clay earth pigment, a mixture of ferric oxide and varying amounts of clay and sand. |
Ochrey | Any of several earthy mineral oxides of iron occurring in yellow, brown, or red and used as pigments. |
Ocimum | Ocimum is a genus of aromatic annual and perennial herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae |
Ocreae | a dry sheath round a stem formed by the cohesion of two or more stipules, characteristic of the dock family. |
Octads | a group or set of eight. |
Octane | a colorless flammable hydrocarbon of the alkane series, present in petroleum spirit. |
Octans | The constellation is circumpolar to the South Pole – it never sets below the horizon. |
Octant | an instrument for observing altitudes of a celestial body from a moving ship or aircraft. |
Octave | high-level programming language primarily intended for scientific computing and numerical computation. |
Octavo | book or pamphlet made up of one or more full sheets (e.g. of A2 paper) on which 16 pages of text were printed |
Octets | a unit of digital information in computing and telecommunications that consists of eight bits. |
Octile | Any of the quantiles that divide an ordered sample population into eight equally numerous subsets. |
Octopi | any of a genus (Octopus) of cephalopod mollusks that have eight muscular arms equipped with two rows of suckers. |
Octroi | a duty levied in some countries on various goods entering a town or city. |
Octyls | of or denoting an alkyl radical —C8H17, derived from octane. |

Ocular | Ocular means relating to the eyes or the ability to see. |
Oculus | a round or eye-like opening or design, such as a circular window or an opening at the apex of a dome. |
Oddest | different to what is usual or expected; strange. |
Oddish | Oddish is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon introduced in Generation I. |
Oddity | the quality of being strange or peculiar. |
Odelet | A little or short ode. |
Odeums | a building used for musical performances. |
Odinic | of or relating to the god Odin. |
Odious | extremely unpleasant; repulsive. |
Odisms | the teaching of, study of, or belief in the concept of od | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. |
Odists | a person who composes odes. |
Odiums | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance. |
Odored | pungent |
Oekaki | doodle or scribble |
Oeuvre | a work of art, music, or literature. |
Offals | the entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food. |
Offcut | a piece of waste material that is left behind after cutting a larger piece. |
Offend | cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful. |
Offers | present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as desired. |
Office | a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work. |
Offing | the more distant part of the sea in view. |
Offish | aloof or distant in manner; not friendly. |
Offkey | deviating from the correct tone or pitch; out of tune |
Offlet | a pipe or channel for letting off water or other fluid. |
Offput | the act of putting off, delaying, or wasting time. |
Offset | a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one. |
Oftest | chiefly poetic, dialect |
Ogamic | of or relating to the ogham writing system, or made up of oghams |
Ogdoad | In ancient Egyptian religion: Groupings of deities. … numerical ordering schemas included the Ogdoad (group of eight gods) of Hermopolis |
Oggins | Hogwash, though some assert that it comes from a mispronouncing of Ocean. |
Oghams | Ogham is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language, and later the Old Irish language. |
Ogival | ogival (comparative more ogival, superlative most ogival) Having the curved, pointed shape of an ogive. |
Ogives | graphs that are used to estimate how many numbers lie below or above a particular variable or value in data. |
Oglers | a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person. |
Ogling | stare at in a lecherous manner. |
Ogmios | binding god and a psychopomp, both very powerful positions. |
Ogonek | a diacritic mark (˛) placed beneath a letter, typically to indicate nasalization of a vowel in Polish and other languages. |
Ogonis | people in the Rivers South East senatorial district of Rivers State, in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. |
Ogress | a female ogre. |
Ogrish | a giant , usually given to eating human flesh |
Ogygia | island mentioned in Homer’s Odyssey, Book V, as the home of the nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Atlas. |
Ohioan | relating to or characteristic of the US state of Ohio or its inhabitants. |
Ohmage | the resistance of a conductor expressed in ohms. |
Oidium | powdery mildew |
Oilcan | a can containing oil, especially one with a long nozzle for oiling machinery. |
Oilcup | a container (in a machine) for releasing oil gradually as lubrication for moving parts. |
Oilery | The business or goods of a dealer in oils. |
Oilier | (of a person or their behavior) unpleasantly smooth and ingratiating. |
Oiling | applying a generous amount of a warm oil onto the scalp and spreading it evenly down the strands all the way to the ends, leaving it on for at least a few minutes before washing it off. |
Oillet | A round hole or circle with which an opening for an arrow slit terminates. |
Oilman | an owner or employee of an oil company. |
Oilmen | an owner or employee of an oil company. |
Oilnut | any of several nuts and seeds yielding oil |
Oilrig | suspected Iranian threat group that has targeted Middle Eastern and international victims |
Oilway | a channel by which oil may reach a part to be lubricated. |
Oinked | make an oink. |
Oinker | Someone or something that oinks. |
Ointed | to anoint or smear with oil. |
Oirish | Representing Irish in an Irish accent. |
Ojibwa | Algonkian-speaking tribe and constitute the largest Indian group north of Mexico. |

Ojimes | bead used in Japanese inrō (carrying cases). |
Okayed | give approval to. |
Oldest | having lived for a long time; no longer young. |
Oldies | musical genres such as pop music, rock and roll, doo-wop, surf music from the second half of the 20th century |
Oldish | somewhat old or elderly. |
Oleate | a salt or ester of oleic acid. |
Olefin | class of chemicals made up of hydrogen and carbon with one or more pairs of carbon atoms linked by a double bond. |
Oleins | an ester of glycerol and oleic acid. |
Oleose | variants or less commonly oleose. |
Oleoyl | The univalent carbonyl radical derived from oleic acid. |
Oleums | fuming sulfuric acid |
Olives | botanical name Olea europaea |
Olivet | a button which is shaped like an olive. |
Ollamh | a man of science or learning, equivalent to a university professor. |
Ollavs | earned man in ancient Ireland. |
Olmecs | first major civilization in Mexico. |
Olorun | the ruler of (or in) the Heavens in the Yoruba religion. |
Omasal | the bible, the fardel, the manyplies and the psalterium, is the third compartment of the stomach in ruminants. |
Omasum | the muscular third stomach of a ruminant animal, between the reticulum and the abomasum. |
Ombres | the blending of one color hue to another, usually moving tints and shades from light to dark. |
Ombuds | usually appointed by the government or by parliament (often with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and attempt to resolve them |
Omegas | angular frequency. |
Omelet | a dish of beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan and served plain or with a savory or sweet topping or filling. |
Omened | anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future |
Omenta | a fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with other abdominal organs. |
Omerta | an extreme form of loyalty and solidarity in the face of authority. |
Omigod | used to express shock or disbelief. |
Omkaar | A Hindu title for a supreme god, |
Omnium | a track cycling competition consisting of a number of contests of different types, both races and time trials. |
Omotic | a subfamily of Afro-Asiatic languages spoken in Ethiopia, with over thirty members, all having comparatively few speakers. |
Onager | an animal of a race of the Asian wild ass native to northern Iran. |
Onagri | a Persian variety of the wild ass |
Oncers | a person who does a particular thing only once. |
Oncost | cost that an employer has when they employ someone, in addition to the cost of paying the person’s salary or wage |
Onding | a heavy fall of rain or snow. |
Onesie | a loose-fitting one-piece leisure garment covering the torso and legs. |
Onfall | attack, assault. |
Onions | a swollen edible bulb used as a vegetable, having a pungent taste and smell and composed of several concentric layers. |
Oniony | Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell. |
Oniric | like a dream, or relating to dreams |
Oniums | an ion having a positive charge. |
Onlays | a metal covering attached to a tooth to restore one or more of its surfaces. |
Online | by means of the internet or other computer network. |
Onlook | The act of looking on (something); observation. |
Onpass | To pass along or hand over. |
Onramp | a short road that is used for driving onto a highway. |
Onrush | a surging rush forward. |
Onsets | the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant. |
Onside | in or into a position of agreement. |
Onsite | taking place or situated at a particular place or site. |
Onuses | something that is one’s duty or responsibility. |
Onward | in a continuing forward direction; ahead. |
Onycha | equal parts of stacte, galbanum, and frankincense, was one of the components of the consecrated Ketoret which appears in the Torah book of Exodus and was used in the Jerusalem’s Solomon’s Temple. |
Onyxes | a semi-precious variety of agate with different colours in layers. |
Oocyst | a cyst containing a zygote formed by a parasitic protozoan such as the malaria parasite. |
Oocyte | a cell in an ovary which may undergo meiotic division to form an ovum. |
Oodles | a very great number or amount of something. |
Oogamy | a form of anisogamy where the gametes differ in both size and form. |
Oohing | utter an ‘ooh’. |
Ooidal | shaped like an egg |
Oolite | another term for oolith. |
Oolith | any of the rounded grains making up oolite. |
Oology | the study or collecting of birds’ eggs. |
Oolong | a kind of dark-coloured China tea made by fermenting the withered leaves to about half the degree usual for black teas. |
Oomiac | A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos. |
Oomiak | an open boat made of animal hide stretched over a wooden frame, traditionally rowed by Inuit women. |
Some Other Examples Of 6-Letter Words Starting With O

Onslow | Oldman | Odette |
Onhand | Okrugs | Ockers |
Oncome | Oktaha | Oconto |
Omnify | Oldens | Obaman |
Omahas | Oilily | Oakums |
Omanis | Odessa | Ohlone |
Olmutz | Offaly | Ogulin |
Ologun | Odisha | Ogilvy |
Ollies | Odense | Ogaden |
Olingo | Odeons | Ofsted |
Interesting Activities For Kids With 6-Letter Words Starting With O
Even though teaching kids new words might be helpful, it can also be useless if they don’t know how to use them.
It’s crucial to involve children in entertaining game-like activities to prevent this. Here are a few illustrations of such educational activities:
1. Name Game

Children may learn about six-letter words that begin with the letter O and their proper usage by playing this entertaining game. In the game, questions are posed to the child, who must respond.
The game can be played both ways, with the parent giving the right response and the youngster posing the question. Children are taught the value of using these phrases effectively using this entertaining way.
Examples:
Q: What is the capital city of Canada?
Ans: Ottawa
Q: Eric Arthur Blair used what pen-name when writing novels?
Ans: Orwell
Q: Which is the biggest molecule in the human body?
Ans: Oxygen
Q: What is the name of the flower which is found in South Asia?
Ans: Orchid
Q: What is the fruit which is also the name of the color?
Ans: Orange
2. Fill In The Blanks

Fill-in-the-blanks is another entertaining and simple pastime. You may teach your kids some practical 6 letter words that start with O using this educational game.
Or_h_d
O_ject
Of_en_
O_li_e
O_pos_
3. Match The Words With Meanings

Another well-liked game that might make it simple for your young kids to learn some new words is a matching activity. Your child will be able to grasp the concepts of similar and dissimilar things through this way. You will need to make two sets of columns for this.
The first set will have vibrant one word of 6 letters starting with O, while the second will include their meaning.
You need to rearrange the meaning in a jumbled way, so that it will create awareness as well as creativity for youre kids.
The next step is to explain to your kids how to read the word and its meaning and how to correctly match them with the appropriate words.
Occamy | i) Eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan |
Octane | ii) A sirup in which, formerly, a decoction of barley entered, but which is now prepared with an emulsion of almonds, — used to flavor beverages or edibles. |
Ogrism | iii) Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons |
Omelet | iv) An alloy imitating gold or silver |
Orgeat | v) The character or manners of an ogre |
(Answer: a-iv, b-iii, c-v, d-i, e-ii)
Conclusion
These educational games introduce students to new words with six letters that begin with O. We are ready to help if more support is required.
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