Words With "OA"

Q: How many English words contain "oa"?

Our dictionary contains 671 common English words with OA somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

Q: What are some examples of words with "oa"?

Common examples: aboard, aboveboard, abroad, afloat, approach, approachable.

671 English words that contain the letters OA anywhere in the word.

Looking for words that contain OA? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 671 English words with OA somewhere inside them, grouped by length.

The vowel pair OA is one of dozens of vowel teams in English. Vowel teams often spell long-vowel sounds that single letters can't.

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3-Letter Words (5)

boa oaf oak oar oat

4-Letter Words (33)

boar boas boat coal coat coax foal foam goad goal goat hoax koan load loaf loam loan moan moat oafs oaks oars oath oats road roam roan roar soak soap soar toad whoa

5-Letter Words (57)

8-Letter Words (106)

approach barbacoa bemoaned bloating boarders boarding boasters boastful boasting broached broaches broadens broadest caseload catboats charcoal cloaking coaching coachman coachmen coalesce coarsely coarsens coarsest coasters coasting coatings coauthor cocoanut croaking cupboard download encroach flatboat floaters floating foamiest freeload gloaming gloating goalpost goatherd goatskin groaning gunboats hoarders hoarding hoariest hoarsely hoarsest inboards inchoate keyboard larboard lifeboat loadable loadstar loamiest loanword loathing longboat meatloaf oarlocks offloads overcoat overload payloads poachers poaching protozoa railroad raincoat redcoats reloaded reproach roaching roadbeds roadkill roadshow roadside roadster roadways roadwork roasters roasting rowboats sailboat seaboard seacoast shipload shoaling showboat soakings soapiest soapsuds tailcoat toadying toasters toastier toasting topcoats tugboats turncoat unloaded uploaded workload

9-Letter Words (110)

backboard baseboard bemoaning billboard bloatware boardroom boardwalk boatswain broaching broadband broadcast broadened broadloom broadness broadside buckboard cardboard caseloads charcoals clapboard clipboard cloakroom coagulant coagulate coalesced coalesces coalition coarsened coastline coauthors cockroach cocoanuts crossroad cupboards cutthroat dartboard dashboard downloads ferryboat flatboats freeloads gloamings goalposts goatherds goatskins headboard hoardings hoarfrost hoariness houseboat housecoat keyboards larboards lifeboats loadstars loadstone loanwords loathings loathsome longboats microloan motorboat offloaded overboard overcoats overloads petticoat powerboat proactive protozoan railroads raincoats reloading roadblock roadhouse roadsides roadsters sailboard sailboats scapegoat seaboards seacoasts shipboard shiploads showboats sideboard signboard snowboard soapboxes soapiness soapstone speedboat starboard steamboat sugarcoat surfboard tailcoats throatier throatily toadstool toastiest truckload turncoats undercoat unloading uploading waistcoat wallboard washboard workloads

10-Letter Words (93)

aboveboard approached approaches backboards baseboards billboards blackboard boardrooms boardwalks boastfully boatswains broadcasts broadcloth broadening broadsided broadsides broadsword buckboards chalkboard chessboard clapboards clipboards cloakrooms coagulants coagulated coagulates coalescing coalitions coarseness coarsening coastlines coauthored crossroads cutthroats dartboards dashboards downloaded encroached encroaches ferryboats fiberboard floatation floorboard freeloaded freeloader goalkeeper goaltender headboards hoarseness houseboats housecoats hoverboard keyboarded keyboarder loadstones meatloaves microloans motorboats offloading overloaded pasteboard petticoats powerboats protozoans railroaded reproached reproaches roadblocks roadhouses roadrunner roadworthy sailboards scapegoats scoreboard shipboards showboated sideboards signboards skateboard snowboards speedboats stagecoach steamboats sugarcoats surfboards throatiest toadstools truckloads undercoats uproarious waistcoats washboards waterboard

13-Letter Words (14)

boardinghouse checkerboards encroachments loathsomeness psychoanalyst psychoanalyze radioactivity rebroadcasted reproachfully retroactively shuffleboards skateboarders skateboarding waterboarding

14-Letter Words (10)

boardinghouses hypoallergenic irreproachable psychoanalysis psychoanalysts psychoanalyzed psychoanalyzes rebroadcasting unapproachable waterboardings

15-Letter Words (2)

microaggression psychoanalyzing

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Common Questions

How many English words contain "oa"?

Our dictionary contains 671 common English words with OA somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

What are some examples of words with "oa"?

Common examples: aboard, aboveboard, abroad, afloat, approach, approachable.

Is "oa" a digraph?

A digraph is two letters that spell a single sound. OA may or may not be a true digraph in English — it depends on whether the two letters fuse into one sound. The vowel pair OA is one of dozens of vowel teams in English. Vowel teams often spell long-vowel sounds that single letters can't.