3-Letter Words Starting With OA
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 3-Letter Words Starting With OA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 3-Letter Words Starting With OA 4 words
How common is OA at the start of three-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 three-letter words that start with OA. They average 4.8 points and the best is OAK (7 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 4.8
- out of 7 max
- Everyday words
- 75%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- F
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- f 25%
- k 25%
- r 25%
Top vowel pairs
- oa100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring three-letter word that starts with OA
o 1a 1k 5
O 1 + A 1 + K 5 = 7 points
- Double word
- 14 pts
- Triple word
- 21 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
oak
- nounthe hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
- nouna deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves“great oaks grow from little acorns”
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How many three-letter words that start with OA are there?
There are 4 three-letter words that start with 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 three-letter word that starts with OA?
OAK is worth 7 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OAF (6), OAR (3), OAT (3).
What are some common three-letter words that start with OA?
Everyday examples include OAR, OAK, OAF, OAT. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.