Words by starting letters

Words Starting With OSS

There are 38 words that start with OSS, from 4 letters to 13. The highest scoring is OSSIFICATIONS at 18 points in Scrabble, and the set averages 10.5 points.

Words Starting With OSS: What They Mean

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

  • OSSIFY verb become bony
  • OSSEOUS adjective composed of or containing bone
  • OSSICLE noun a small bone
  • OSSUARY noun any receptacle for the burial of human bones
  • OSSICLES noun form of OSSICLE: a small bone
  • OSSIFIED adjective set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs
  • OSSIFIES verb form of OSSIFY: become bony
  • OSSICULAR adjective pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear
  • OSSIFYING verb form of OSSIFY: become bony
  • OSSUARIES noun form of OSSUARY: any receptacle for the burial of human bones

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 · OCT · OCU · ODA · ODD · ODI · ODO · OEC · OED · OEN · OES

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The wider list: words starting with OS.

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