Words Containing OA
Browse every English word that contains the sequence OA. Knowing words with rare letter combinations — especially Q, X, Z, and digraphs like TH, CH, and SH — is a key strategy for scoring big in Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Quick stats: 3,426 total words, 14.6-letter average length, 24.1-point mean score.
- Total words
- 3,426
- Avg length
- 14.6 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 24.1 pts
- Highest scoring
- amidoazobenzene (38 pts)
- Longest word
- amidoazobenzene (15 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 30(15%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
With 3,426 valid entries, this is one of the larger curated lists on unscrambletools.com, sorted by length and Scrabble score for quick scanning. Scrabble players will notice 30 words carrying Q, X, Z, J, or K — letters that separate casual players from competitive ones. Suffix patterns such as -IC, -AL, -IS, -TIC appear frequently here and are high-yield targets in both Scrabble and Words with Friends. For quick wins, prioritise amidoazobenzene (38 pts) — they lead this list on raw tile value. Daily Wordle solvers benefit from lists like this when a letter pattern repeats across puzzles; knowing valid words in advance reduces wasted guesses. Words with Friends shares most of these entries; the average score of 24.1 points reflects standard tile values without board multipliers. With a vowel ratio of 0.43, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
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Strategy & study tips
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Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- AMIDOAZOBENZENE (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PSYCHOANALYZING (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- AMINOAZOBENZENE (15 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- AMIDOAZOBENZOL (14 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PSYCHOANALYZED (14 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PSYCHOANALYZER (14 letters, 36 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PSYCHOANALYZES (14 letters, 36 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- CERVICOAXILLARY (15 letters, 32 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 3,426 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
15-letter words
- amidoazobenzene38 pts
- psychoanalyzing38 pts
- aminoazobenzene37 pts
- cervicoaxillary32 pts
- checkerboarding30 pts
- chemoautotrophy30 pts
- seroanaphylaxis30 pts
- approachability29 pts
- dehydroascorbic29 pts
- hypoalbuminemia29 pts
- psychoacoustics29 pts
- psychoautomatic29 pts
- scapuloaxillary29 pts
- hypercoagulable28 pts
- pseudoasymmetry28 pts
- thyreoantitoxin28 pts
- unreproachfully28 pts
- cryptoanalytics27 pts
- reproachability27 pts
- counterapproach26 pts
- electroaffinity26 pts
- hemoalkalimeter26 pts
- microaerophilic26 pts
- microarchitects26 pts
- nonapproachable26 pts
- paleoalchemical26 pts
- trithioaldehyde26 pts
- unreproachingly26 pts
- bioavailability25 pts
- blepharoadenoma25 pts
- bronchoalveolar25 pts
- corticoafferent25 pts
- crymoanesthesia25 pts
- ethicoaesthetic25 pts
- humeroabdominal25 pts
- nephroabdominal25 pts
- photoactivation25 pts
- pseudoankylosis25 pts
- radioautography25 pts
- reproachfulness25 pts
- thyreoarytenoid25 pts
- vesicoabdominal25 pts
- weatherboarding25 pts
- macroanalytical24 pts
- mesoappendiceal24 pts
- microanalytical24 pts
- nonencroachment24 pts
- palaeoanthropic24 pts
- pathoanatomical24 pts
- proangiospermic24 pts
- sulphoantimonic24 pts
- thoracoacromial24 pts
- trichloroacetic24 pts
- uncoachableness24 pts
- vaginoabdominal24 pts
- bioaccumulation23 pts
- bronchoadenitis23 pts
- dacryoadenalgia23 pts
- macroaggregated23 pts
- microanatomical23 pts
- osteoarthrotomy23 pts
- ovarioabdominal23 pts
- prebroadcasting23 pts
- proappreciation23 pts
- probroadcasting23 pts
- pseudoadiabatic23 pts
- pseudoaesthetic23 pts
- thromboangiitis23 pts
- unretroactively23 pts
- vagoaccessorius23 pts
- chorioallantoic22 pts
- electroanalytic22 pts
- neoarsphenamine22 pts
- palaeoanthropus22 pts
- palaeoatavistic22 pts
- pseudoangularly22 pts
- pseudoascetical22 pts
- radioactivating22 pts
- anticoagulative21 pts
- chorioallantoid21 pts
- electroacoustic21 pts
- isoantigenicity21 pts
- proaristocratic21 pts
- pseudoangelical21 pts
- pseudoanthorine21 pts
- pseudoarthrosis21 pts
- pseudoassertive21 pts
- radioactivities21 pts
- thermoanalgesia21 pts
- chorioallantois20 pts
- coadministrator20 pts
- coagriculturist20 pts
- deuteroalbumose20 pts
- electroanalysis20 pts
- frontoauricular20 pts
- lateroabdominal20 pts
- narcoanesthesia20 pts
- osseoalbuminoid20 pts
- proagricultural20 pts
- pseudoaconitine20 pts
- pseudoamatorial20 pts
- pseudoancestral20 pts
- sulphoarsenious20 pts
- thioantimoniate20 pts
- thioantimonious20 pts
- anticoagulating19 pts
- bioastronautics19 pts
- gastroarthritis19 pts
- musculoarterial19 pts
- neuroanatomical19 pts
- proabolitionist19 pts
- seroalbuminuria19 pts
- silicoaluminate19 pts
- anticoagulation18 pts
- isoagglutinogen18 pts
- rostroantennary18 pts
- dentatoangulate17 pts
- edrioasteroidea17 pts
- sulcatoareolate17 pts
- toastmistresses17 pts
- turboalternator17 pts
- trinitroaniline15 pts
14-letter words
- amidoazobenzol37 pts
- psychoanalyzed37 pts
- psychoanalyzer36 pts
- psychoanalyzes36 pts
- diazoanhydride32 pts
- pseudoapoplexy31 pts
- acetylbenzoate30 pts
- proadvertizing30 pts
- sulphobenzoate30 pts
- checkerboarded29 pts
- hypoalkalinity29 pts
- psychoanalytic29 pts
- cycloaliphatic28 pts
- hydroalcoholic28 pts
- inapproachably28 pts
- psychoacoustic28 pts
- unapproachably28 pts
- proacquisition27 pts
- psychoanalyses27 pts
- psychoanalysis27 pts
- psychoanalysts27 pts
- thyroantitoxin27 pts
- ventroaxillary27 pts
- cryptoanalytic26 pts
- cycloacetylene26 pts
- irreproachably26 pts
- proadjournment26 pts
- unreproachably26 pts
- inapproachable25 pts
- monoalphabetic25 pts
- overboastfully25 pts
- protoamphibian25 pts
- reapproachable25 pts
- unapproachable25 pts
- zoroastrianism25 pts
- cryptoagnostic24 pts
- cryptoanalysis24 pts
- dichloroacetic24 pts
- hypoantimonate24 pts
- photoaesthetic24 pts
- pseudoacademic24 pts
- pseudoarchaism24 pts
- thyroarytenoid24 pts
- chondroadenoma23 pts
- chondroangioma23 pts
- cloiochoanitic23 pts
- gastroadynamic23 pts
- holochoanoidal23 pts
- irreproachable23 pts
- microaerophile23 pts
- paleoanthropic23 pts
- proaristocracy23 pts
- protoanthropic23 pts
- protoarchitect23 pts
- staphyloangina23 pts
- sulphatoacetic23 pts
- unreproachable23 pts
- vegetoalkaloid23 pts
- adenoacanthoma22 pts
- amylocoagulase22 pts
- coracoacromial22 pts
- cricoarytenoid22 pts
- microapparatus22 pts
- proappointment22 pts
- pseudoalkaloid22 pts
- pseudoarchaist22 pts
- radioamplifier22 pts
- vegetoalkaline22 pts
- astroalchemist21 pts
- autoalkylation21 pts
- boardinghouses21 pts
- costoabdominal21 pts
- dacryoadenitis21 pts
- heteroalbumose21 pts
- heteroaromatic21 pts
- macroaggregate21 pts
- occipitoatloid21 pts
- ovatoacuminate21 pts
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- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 3,426 words matching this pattern. The average length is 14.6 letters and the average Scrabble score is 24.1 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is amidoazobenzene (38 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 30 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
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- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
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- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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