5-Letter Words With OAR
- 14 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words With OAR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words With OAR 14 words
How often does OAR appear in five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 14 five-letter words containing OAR. They average 7.5 points, the best is HOARY (11 points) and 35.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 14
- Average Scrabble score
- 7.5
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 43%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 35.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 35.7%
- d 21.4%
- y 21.4%
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 containing OAR
h 4o 1a 1r 1y 4
H 4 + O 1 + A 1 + R 1 + Y 4 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hoary
- adjectiveshowing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair“whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge”
- adjectiveancient“hoary jokes”
- adjectivecovered with fine whitish hairs or down
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How many five-letter words containing OAR are there?
There are 14 five-letter words containing OAR 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 containing OAR?
HOARY is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HOARD (9), COARB (9), GOARY (9).
What are some common five-letter words containing OAR?
Everyday examples include BOARD, HOARD, BOARS, ROARS, SOARS, HOARY, OARED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare five-letter words containing OAR score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include COARB (9), GOARY (9), ROARY (8), VOARS (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.