7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter

The pattern _OA____ turns up familiar words such as COACHES and BOATING, alongside less everyday entries like WOADWAX. C is the most frequent starting letter, while S is the most frequent ending. The counts combine words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, so the total is not the sum of each dictionary’s separate count.

At a glance: how these words begin and end

• 143 entries match the seven-letter pattern, with O second and A third.
• C leads the starting letters with 38 words; R is next with 17.
• S is the most common final letter at 39 words, followed by G at 28.
• 18 entries are common by the site’s frequency measure, so many are specialized.
• The dictionary counts are 115 for ENABLE, 139 for Collins, and 120 for NWL2023.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

COASTAL, COATING, and COASTER make the C-heavy opening pattern easy to spot. ROASTED, ROARING, and ROAMING show how the same middle letters work after R, while BOATING and TOASTER offer other recognizable options.

Several examples end in S or D: COACHES, COACHED, and TOASTED are clear cases. That fits the broader pattern, where S and G lead the final-letter counts and D is another frequent ending.

The O-and-A frame has 143 matches, compared with 525 when R takes the second slot and 118 when N does. P in second gives 110. That gap makes O a relatively narrow route through A-third patterns, despite the familiar COASTAL and ROASTED examples.

7-letter words with O as 2nd and A as 3rd

For a high-scoring play, WOADWAX tops the entries at 21 points; HOATZIN scores 19, and SOAPBOX scores 18. Those are striking options, but less familiar words can be harder to spot during a timed game.

The 118 defined entries do not make every match familiar or legal in every game. Only 18 entries are common by frequency, so check your game’s word list before trying an obscure term.