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5 Letter Words With OA

121 five-letter words contain OA. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that contain OA

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

  • board 8a committee having supervisory powers
  • loans 5the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
  • coast 7the shore of a sea or ocean
  • goals 6the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved)…
  • coach 12someone in charge of training an athlete or a team
  • broad 8having great extent from side to side
  • boats 7a small vessel for travel on water
  • roads 6an open way for public passage
  • oasis 5a green area in a desert region
  • loads 6weight to be borne or conveyed
  • float 8to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid
  • coats 7an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down
  • cocoa 9a food made from the seed of the cacao tree
  • toast 5to brown by exposure to heat
  • roast 5to cook with dry heat
  • roach 10to cause to arch

All 121 words, A to Z

A…B…C…D…F…G…H…K…L…M…N…O…P…Q…R…S…T…V…W…X…Z…

A… (1)

Top score: ANOAS, 5 points. Meaning: a wild ox

C… (16)

Top score: COACH, 12 points. Meaning: someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

D… (2)

Top score: DOABS, 8 points

F… (4)

Top score: FOAMY, 13 points. Meaning: covered with foam

G… (11)

Top score: GOAFS, 9 points (tied with two others)

H… (6)

Top score: HOAGY, 12 points. Meaning: a long sandwich

K… (3)

Top score: KOAPS, 11 points

L… (9)

Top score: LOACH, 10 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a freshwater fish

M… (2)

Top score: MOANS, 7 points (tied with one other). Meaning: to utter a low, mournful sound

N… (1)

Top score: NOAHS, 8 points. Meaning: the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark…

O… (12)

Top score: OAKUM, 11 points. Meaning: loosely twisted hemp fiber

P… (8)

Top score: POACH, 12 points. Meaning: to trespass for the purpose of taking game or fish

Q… (1)

Top score: QUOAD, 15 points

R… (8)

Top score: ROACH, 10 points. Meaning: to cause to arch

S… (14)

Top score: SOAPY, 10 points. Meaning: containing or resembling soap

T… (7)

Top score: TOAZE, 14 points

V… (1)

Top score: VOARS, 8 points

W… (2)

Top score: WOADS, 9 points (tied with one other). Meaning: a blue dye

X… (1)

Top score: XOANA, 12 points

Z… (1)

Top score: ZOAEA, 14 points

About these words

  • 121 of the 12,987 5-letter words contain OA (1%).
  • 90 are good in NWL2023, 121 in Collins Scrabble Words and 87 in ENABLE. 21 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, quoad scores the most (15), then toaze and zoaea (14 each), then foamy (13), then four words on 12.