New words in NWL2023 starting with O
150 words in NWL2023108 words in CSW24 · switch lists at the bottom of the page
The NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023) replaced NWL2020 as the official North American Scrabble lexicon on 29 February 2024. It added 4,787 words, including OSPD7 additions and 11 to 15 letter words from the Canadian Oxford Dictionary. Every new word is listed here with a short definition; click through for points, hooks and anagrams.
Four-letter words (1)(1)
- OPPOintelligence about a political opponent
Five-letter words (2)(2)
Six-letter words (5)(5)
Seven-letter words (4)(4)
Eight-letter words (3)(3)
Nine-letter words (8)(8)
- OFFSEASONa time of reduced activity
- OMNICIDALpertaining to omnicide
- OMNICIDESOMNICIDE, the destruction of all life
- OSSICONESOSSICONE, a hornlike protuberance on a giraffe or okapi
- OTHERINGSOTHERING, the act of othering
- OUROBOROSa symbol depicting a dragon devouring its own tail
- OVERSERVEto provide with more of a product than is needed
- OVERSHAREto reveal too much information
Ten-letter words (13)(8)
- OFFSEASONSOFFSEASON, a time of reduced activity
- OPPONENSESOPPONENS, a muscle of the thumb
- OPPONENTESOPPONENS, a muscle of the thumb
- ORDOVICIAN
- OSMOPHOBIAintolerance of smells
- OSTEITISESOSTEITIS, inflammation of bone
- OUTERWEARSOUTERWEAR,
- OVARITISESOVARITIS, inflammation of an ovary
- OVERSERVEDOVERSERVE, to provide with more of a product than is needed
- OVERSERVESOVERSERVE, to provide with more of a product than is needed
- OVERSHAREDOVERSHARE, to reveal too much information
- OVERSHARERone that overshares
- OVERSHARESOVERSHARE, to reveal too much information
Eleven-letter words (19)(15)
- OBJECTIONALpertaining to objections
- OBJECTIVISEto objectivize
- OBJECTIVIZEto make objective
- OENOPHILISTa connoisseur of wines
- OESOPHAGEALesophageal
- OLEOGRAPHICpertaining to oleographs
- OLIGOTROPHYrelative poverty in plant nutrients
- ONBOARDINGSONBOARDING, the act of onboarding
- ORIENTALISEto orientalize
- OSELTAMIVIRan antiviral drug
- OSMOPHOBIASOSMOPHOBIA, intolerance of smells
- OUROBOROSESOUROBOROS, a symbol depicting a dragon devouring its own tail
- OVERHASTILYin an overhasty manner
- OVERSERVINGOVERSERVE, to provide with more of a product than is needed
- OVERSHARERSOVERSHARER, one that overshares
- OVERSHARINGOVERSHARE, to reveal too much information
- OVIPAROUSLYin an oviparous manner
- OXIDATIONALpertaining to oxidizing
- OXIDIZATIONoxidizing
Twelve-letter words (29)(23)
- OBJECTIVISEDOBJECTIVISE, to objectivize
- OBJECTIVISESOBJECTIVISE, to objectivize
- OBJECTIVIZEDOBJECTIVIZE, to make objective
- OBJECTIVIZESOBJECTIVIZE, to make objective
- OBLIGATIONALpertaining to obligation
- ODONTOLOGISTone that studies teeth
- OENOPHILISTSOENOPHILIST, a connoisseur of wines
- OESOPHAGITISinflammation of the oesophagus, also ESOPHAGITIS
- OPHIDIOPHOBEone with ophidiophobia
- OPSONIZATIONopsonizing
- ORIENTALISEDORIENTALISE, to orientalize
- ORIENTALISESORIENTALISE, to orientalize
- ORTHOGRAPHERa proponent of orthography
- ORTHOPTEROUShaving straight forewings
- OSELTAMIVIRSOSELTAMIVIR, an antiviral drug
- OSTEOGENETICpertaining to osteogenesis
- OSTEOMALACICpertaining to osteomalacia
- OUTRIGHTNESSentirety
- OVERCUTTINGSOVERCUTTING, the act of overcutting
- OVERFISHINGSOVERFISHING, the act of overfishing
- OVERGRAZINGSOVERGRAZING, the act of overgrazing
- OVERHEATINGSOVERHEATING, the act of overheating
- OVERLAPPINGSOVERLAPPING, the act of overlapping
- OVERMANNINGSOVERMANNING, the act of overmanning
- OVERPREPAREDmore prepared than necessary
- OVERRIPENESSstate of being overripe
- OVERSAMPLINGa process used in CD players
- OVERWRITINGSOVERWRITING, the act of overwriting
- OXIDIZATIONSOXIDIZATION, oxidizing
Thirteen-letter words (24)(14)
- OBJECTIVISINGOBJECTIVISE, to objectivize
- OBJECTIVIZINGOBJECTIVIZE, to make objective
- OBSTRUCTIVELYin an obstructive manner
- ODONTOLOGICALpertaining to odontology
- ODONTOLOGISTSODONTOLOGIST, one that studies teeth
- OLIGOTROPHIESOLIGOTROPHY, relative poverty in plant nutrients
- ONTOGENICALLYin an ontogenic manner
- OPACIFICATIONmaking opaque
- OPHIDIOPHOBESOPHIDIOPHOBE, one with ophidiophobia
- OPHIDIOPHOBIAfear of snakes
- OPHIDIOPHOBICan ophidiophobe
- OPSONIZATIONSOPSONIZATION, opsonizing
- ORIENTALISINGORIENTALISE, to orientalize
- ORNAMENTALISMservice as an ornament
- ORTHOGRAPHERSORTHOGRAPHER, a proponent of orthography
- OVERBUILDINGSOVERBUILDING, the act of overbuilding
- OVERCROWDINGSOVERCROWDING, the act of overcrowding
- OVERDETERMINEto determine more than necessary
- OVERDRAMATISEto overdramatize
- OVEREMPHASISEto overemphasize
- OVERREACHINGSOVERREACHING, the act of overreaching
- OVERREPRESENTto cause to be present in high numbers
- OVERSAMPLINGSOVERSAMPLING, a process used in CD players
- OVOVIVIPARITYthe producing of young by means of eggs hatched within the body
Fourteen-letter words (26)(14)
- OBSESSIONALISMobsessiveness
- OBSESSIONALITYobsessiveness
- OESOPHAGITISESOESOPHAGITIS,
- OLIGARCHICALLYin an oligarchic manner
- OMNIVOROUSNESSstate of being omnivorous
- OPACIFICATIONSOPACIFICATION, making opaque
- OPHIDIOPHOBIASOPHIDIOPHOBIA, fear of snakes
- OPHIDIOPHOBICSOPHIDIOPHOBIC, an ophidiophobe
- ORIENTALIZINGSORIENTALIZING, the act of orientalizing
- ORNAMENTALISMSORNAMENTALISM, service as an ornament
- OSTEOLOGICALLYin an osteological manner
- OUTPERFORMANCEbetter performance
- OUTRIGHTNESSESOUTRIGHTNESS, entirety
- OVERBURDENSOMEburdening to excess
- OVERCAPITALISEto overcapitalize
- OVERDETERMINESOVERDETERMINE, to determine more than necessary
- OVERDRAMATISEDOVERDRAMATISE, to overdramatize
- OVERDRAMATISESOVERDRAMATISE, to overdramatize
- OVEREMPHASISEDOVEREMPHASISE, to overemphasize
- OVEREMPHASISESOVEREMPHASISE, to overemphasize
- OVERGENERALISEto overgeneralize
- OVERPACKAGINGSOVERPACKAGING, the act of overpackaging
- OVERREPRESENTSOVERREPRESENT, to cause to be present in high numbers
- OVERRIPENESSESOVERRIPENESS, state of being overripe
- OVERSPECIALISEto overspecialize
- OXYHAEMOGLOBINoxyhemoglobin
Fifteen-letter words (16)(11)
- OBJECTIVIZATIONmaking objective
- OBSESSIONALISMSOBSESSIONALISM, obsessiveness
- OUTPERFORMANCESOUTPERFORMANCE, better performance
- OVERBEARINGNESSstate of being overbearing
- OVERCAPITALISEDOVERCAPITALISE, to overcapitalize
- OVERCAPITALISESOVERCAPITALISE, to overcapitalize
- OVERDETERMININGOVERDETERMINE, to determine more than necessary
- OVERDRAMATISINGOVERDRAMATISE, to overdramatize
- OVEREMPHASISINGOVEREMPHASISE, to overemphasize
- OVERGENERALISEDOVERGENERALISE, to overgeneralize
- OVERGENERALISESOVERGENERALISE, to overgeneralize
- OVERHARVESTINGSOVERHARVESTING, the act of overharvesting
- OVERSPECIALISEDOVERSPECIALISE, to overspecialize
- OVERSPECIALISESOVERSPECIALISE, to overspecialize
- OVOVIVIPARITIESOVOVIVIPARITY, the producing of young by means of eggs hatched within the body
- OXYHAEMOGLOBINSOXYHAEMOGLOBIN, oxyhemoglobin
Common questions
- When did NWL2023 take effect?
- NWL2023 became the official word list for club and tournament play in the United States and Canada on 29 February 2024.