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8 Letter Words Containing OAT

There are 104+ eight letter words with OAT in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter OAT word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with OAT.

Popular 8-Letter Words With OAT

floating 12
bloaters 10
bluecoat 12
boatbill 12
bobfloat 15
coatrack 16
coatroom 12
coattail 10
doatings 10
fishboat 16
floatels 11
goatling 10

All 8-Letter Words With OAT (88 words)

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How Common is OAT as a Middle 8 Letter word?

There are 104 8-letter words containing OAT in English. The average Scrabble score here is 12.6, with -T endings dominating (33% of them).

Total Words
104
Avg Scrabble Score
12.6
Most Common Ending (33%)
T
Top Vowel Pairs
OA
AI

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8 Letter Words with OAT are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 8 Letter Words starting with OAT.

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter OAT-Words in Scrabble

hoatzins 20
johnboat 20
benzoate 19
maxicoat 19
maxiboat 19
cockboat 18

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains OAT?

20 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains OAT is hoatzins with a total of 20 points.

H 4
O 1
A 1
T 1
Z 10
I 1
N 1
S 1
noun 1. a large tree-dwelling tropical American bird with weak flight. Young hoatzins have hooked claws on their wings, enabling them to climb about among the branches

FAQ 8 Letter Words With OAT

  • How many 8 letter words containing OAT are in the English dictionary?

    There are 104 8-letter words in the English dictionary that contain OAT. The average Scrabble score across them is 12.6.

  • Are there any rare 8 letter words containing OAT worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "benzoate", "maxicoat", "maxiboat", "johnboat" contain OAT and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "johnboat" is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 8 letter words containing OAT?

    Everyday 8-letter words containing OAT include "floating", "bloaters", "bluecoat", "boatbill", "bobfloat".