Ending in O

10 words · highest scoring is mosquito at 19 points

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About 8 Letter Words Ending in O

There are 10 eight letter words ending in O in our dictionary. The highest scoring is mosquito at 19 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 10 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fillCOMMANDO, FLAMINGO, MOSQUITO among them.

The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it. This list is also searched as words ending with O — it is the same set either way.

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8 Letter Words Ending in O at a Glance

Highest Scoring 8 Letter Words Ending in O

  • mosquito19
  • commando15
  • flamingo14
  • hitherto14
  • kangaroo13
  • concerto12
  • politico12
  • waterloo11

Common 8 Letter Words Ending in O

  • commando15
  • concerto12
  • espresso10
  • flamingo14
  • kangaroo13
  • mosquito19
  • politico12
  • scenario10

8 Letter Words Ending in O by First Letter

8 Letter Words Ending in O Defined

commandoNoun · 15 points
a soldier specially trained for carrying out raids
concertoNoun · 12 points
a musical composition for a solo instrument or instruments accompanied by an orchestra, especially one conceived on a relatively large scale
flamingoNoun · 14 points
a tall wading bird with mainly pink or scarlet plumage and long legs and neck. It has a heavy bent bill that is held upside down in the water in order to filter-feed on small organisms
kangarooNoun · 13 points
a large plant-eating marsupial with a long powerful tail and strongly developed hindlimbs that enable it to travel by leaping, found only in Australia and New Guinea
mosquitoNoun · 19 points
a slender long-legged fly with aquatic larvae. The bite of the bloodsucking female can transmit a number of serious diseases including malaria and elephantiasis
scenarioNoun · 10 points
a written outline of a film, novel, or stage work giving details of the plot and individual scenes

8 Letter Words Ending in O: Questions

How many eight letter words ending in O are there?

There are 10 eight letter words ending in O in our dictionary, and 10 of them are common words most players will already know.

What is the highest scoring word among eight letter words ending in O?

MOSQUITO is the highest scoring option at 19 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.

What are some common eight letter words ending in O?

COMMANDO, FLAMINGO, MOSQUITO are among the most familiar eight letter words ending in O. Select any word in the list to read its definition.

Are these eight letter words ending in O valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?

Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.