Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

8-Letter Words With OA

  • 389 words
  • All English dictionaries
  • Scrabble points
Dictionary

Popular 8-Letter Words With OA

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words With OA 389 words

How often does OA appear in eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 389 eight-letter words containing OA. They average 12.9 points, the best is HYDROZOA (24 points) and 28.5% end in S.

Total words
389
Average Scrabble score
12.9
out of 24 max
Everyday words
13%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
28.5% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 28.5%
  • d 20.1%
  • t 12.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • oa100%
  • ie3.6%
  • ai2.1%

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 OA

h 4y 4d 2r 1o 1z 10o 1a 1

H 4 + Y 4 + D 2 + R 1 + O 1 + Z 10 + O 1 + A 1 = 24 points

Double word
48 pts
Triple word
72 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

hydrozoa

  1. nouncoelenterates typically having alternation of generations; hydroid phase is usually colonial giving rise to the medusoid phase by budding: hydras and jellyfishes
  • Scrabble US
  • Scrabble UK
  • Words With Friends

Runners-up

Explore related word lists

8-letter words containing…

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Words containing OA by length

Longer sequences containing OA

Each link adds one letter and keeps only combinations that have words.

Change the last letter of OA

Trending word lists

Five-letter lists built from the letters of yesterday's Wordle answer. The set changes every day.

How to use this word list

Using OA in the middle of a word

8-Letter Words With OA by the numbers

8-Letter Words With OA FAQ

How many eight-letter words containing OA are there?

There are 389 eight-letter words containing OA 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 OA?

HYDROZOA is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BRYOZOAN (22), HOACTZIN (22), POLYZOAN (22).

What are some common eight-letter words containing OA?

Everyday examples include KEYBOARD, APPROACH, WORKLOAD, RAILROAD, OVERLOAD, CUPBOARD, FLOATING, LIFEBOAT. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

Which rare eight-letter words containing OA score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include HYDROZOA (24), COALIZED (20), DIPLOZOA (20), JOHNBOAT (20). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.