8 Letter Words Containing OA
There are 292 8-letter English words that contain OA, from AIRBOATS to WORKLOAD. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: POLYZOAN (22), BRYOZOAN (22), HOACTZIN (22). The longest entry here is AIRBOATS at 8 letters.
Word list
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B
- BAREBOAT12 pts
- BECLOAKS16 pts
- BEGROANS11 pts
- BEMOANED13 pts
- BENZOATE19 pts
- BIOASSAY13 pts
- BLOATERS10 pts
- BLOATING11 pts
- BLUECOAT12 pts
- BOARDERS11 pts
- BOARDING12 pts
- BOARDMAN13 pts
- BOARDMEN13 pts
- BOARFISH16 pts
- BOASTERS10 pts
- BOASTFUL13 pts
- BOASTING11 pts
- BOATABLE12 pts
- BOATBILL12 pts
- BOATFULS13 pts
- BOATHOOK17 pts
- BOATINGS11 pts
- BOATLIKE14 pts
- BOATLOAD11 pts
- BOATSMAN12 pts
- BOATSMEN12 pts
- BOATYARD14 pts
- BOMBLOAD15 pts
- BOXBOARD20 pts
- BROACHED16 pts
- BROACHER15 pts
- BROACHES15 pts
- BROADAXE18 pts
- BROADENS11 pts
- BROADEST11 pts
- BROADISH14 pts
- BRYOZOAN22 pts
- BUMBOATS14 pts
- BUSHGOAT14 pts
- BUSLOADS11 pts
C
- CARLOADS11 pts
- CARTLOAD11 pts
- CASELOAD11 pts
- CATBOATS12 pts
- CHARCOAL15 pts
- CHLOASMA15 pts
- CLOAKING15 pts
- COACHERS15 pts
- COACHING16 pts
- COACHMAN17 pts
- COACHMEN17 pts
- COACTING13 pts
- COACTION12 pts
- COACTIVE15 pts
- COACTORS12 pts
- COADMIRE13 pts
- COADMITS13 pts
- COAEVALS13 pts
- COAGENCY16 pts
- COAGENTS11 pts
- COAGULUM13 pts
- COALBINS12 pts
- COALESCE12 pts
- COALFISH16 pts
- COALHOLE13 pts
- COALIEST10 pts
- COALLESS10 pts
- COALPITS12 pts
- COALSACK16 pts
- COALSHED14 pts
- COALYARD14 pts
- COAMINGS13 pts
- COANCHOR15 pts
- COAPPEAR14 pts
- COAPTING13 pts
- COARSELY13 pts
- COARSENS10 pts
- COARSEST10 pts
- COASSIST10 pts
- COASSUME12 pts
- COASTERS10 pts
- COASTING11 pts
- COATINGS11 pts
- COATLESS10 pts
- COATRACK16 pts
- COATROOM12 pts
- COATTAIL10 pts
- COATTEND11 pts
- COATTEST10 pts
- COAUTHOR13 pts
- COCKBOAT18 pts
- COCOANUT12 pts
- CROAKERS14 pts
- CROAKIER14 pts
- CROAKILY17 pts
- CROAKING15 pts
- CUPBOARD15 pts
- CURACOAS12 pts
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J
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- RAILROAD9 pts
- RAINCOAT10 pts
- REBOARDS11 pts
- RECOALED11 pts
- REDCOATS11 pts
- REFLOATS11 pts
- REHOBOAM15 pts
- RELOADED10 pts
- RELOADER9 pts
- RELOANED9 pts
- REPROACH15 pts
- RESOAKED13 pts
- RETROACT10 pts
- ROACHING14 pts
- ROADBEDS12 pts
- ROADKILL13 pts
- ROADLESS9 pts
- ROADSHOW15 pts
- ROADSIDE10 pts
- ROADSTER9 pts
- ROADWAYS15 pts
- ROADWORK16 pts
- ROARINGS9 pts
- ROASTERS8 pts
- ROASTING9 pts
- ROWBOATS13 pts
S
- SAILBOAT10 pts
- SANDSOAP11 pts
- SEABOARD11 pts
- SEACOAST10 pts
- SHIPLOAD14 pts
- SHOALEST11 pts
- SHOALIER11 pts
- SHOALING12 pts
- SHOWBOAT16 pts
- SKOALING13 pts
- SOAKAGES13 pts
- SOAPBARK16 pts
- SOAPIEST10 pts
- SOAPLESS10 pts
- SOAPLIKE14 pts
- SOAPSUDS11 pts
- SOAPWORT13 pts
- SOARINGS9 pts
- SPOROZOA19 pts
- SUBGOALS11 pts
- SURCOATS10 pts
- SURFBOAT13 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | polyzoan | 22 | 24 |
| 2 | bryozoan | 22 | 23 |
| 3 | hoactzin | 22 | 23 |
| 4 | johnboat | 20 | 23 |
| 5 | boxboard | 20 | 22 |
| 6 | hoatzins | 20 | 20 |
| 7 | jeroboam | 19 | 23 |
| 8 | benzoate | 19 | 21 |
| 9 | ectozoan | 19 | 21 |
| 10 | maxicoat | 19 | 21 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain OA?
292 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters OA in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).