Words by starting letters

Words Starting With OCT

There are 150 words that start with OCT, from 4 letters to 15. The highest scoring is OCTOSYLLABICS at 22 points in Scrabble, and 1 of them carry a J, Q, X or Z.

Common Words Starting With OCT And What They Mean

The most familiar words on this page and what they mean. Tap any word for its full entry, score and anagrams.

  • OCTET noun the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
  • OCTAVE noun a feast day and the seven days following it
  • OCTOPUS noun tentacles of octopus prepared as food
  • OCTAD noun the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
  • OCTAL adjective of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base
  • OCTADS noun form of OCTAD: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
  • OCTANE noun any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent
  • OCTANT noun a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body
  • OCTAVO noun the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
  • OCTETS noun form of OCTET: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Nearby Lists

OAK · OAR · OAT · OBD · OBE · OBI · OBL · OBN · OBO · OBS · OBV · OCC · OCE · OCH · OCU · ODA · ODD · ODI · ODO · OEC · OED · OEN · OES · OFF

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