5-Letter Words Starting With OAT
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With OAT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With OAT 3 words
How common is OAT at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 five-letter words that start with OAT. They average 6 points and the best is OATHS (8 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 6
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- N
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- n 33.3%
- r 33.3%
- s 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- oa100%
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 five-letter word that starts with OAT
o 1a 1t 1h 4s 1
O 1 + A 1 + T 1 + H 4 + S 1 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
oaths
Form of oath
- nounprofane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger“expletives were deleted”
- nouna commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
- nouna solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior“they took an oath of allegiance”
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How many five-letter words that start with OAT are there?
There are 3 five-letter words that start with OAT 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 five-letter word that starts with OAT?
OATHS is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OATEN (5), OATER (5).