8-Letter Words With AO
- 26 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With AO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With AO 26 words
How often does AO appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 26 eight-letter words containing AO. They average 12 points, the best is CHAOLOGY (17 points) and 57.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 26
- Average Scrabble score
- 12
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 57.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 57.7%
- c 11.5%
- d 11.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ao100%
- ia15.4%
- ou11.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing AO
c 3h 4a 1o 1l 1o 1g 2y 4
C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + O 1 + L 1 + O 1 + G 2 + Y 4 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
chaology
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words containing AO are there?
There are 26 eight-letter words containing AO in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing AO?
CHAOLOGY is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are KARAOKES (16), PHARAOHS (16), CHAORDIC (16).
Which rare eight-letter words containing AO score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CHAOLOGY (17), CHAORDIC (16), KAOLINIC (14), MIAOWING (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.