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7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter

There are 365 7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter, from COMPANY and FORWARD to rare scoring plays.

365 wordsTop pick COMPANYHighest score ZOOTAXY 26

37 of 365 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With O in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (1,193 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 37 · most-used first

Showing the top 36 of 37 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 365

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AOUDADS9
  • BOBCATS13
  • BOBTAIL11
  • BODRAGS11
  • BOGGARD12
  • BOGGART11
  • BOGLAND11
  • BOGOAKS14
  • BOLLARD10
  • BOMBARD14
  • BOMBAST13
  • BONDAGE11
  • BONHAMS14
  • BONIATO9
  • BONSAIS9
  • BOOHAIS12
  • BORDARS10
  • BOSCAGE12
  • BOSKAGE14
  • BOTHANS12
  • BOUTADE10
  • BOWSAWS15
  • BOWYANG16
  • BOXBALL18
  • BOXCARS18
  • BOXHAUL19
  • COCHAIR14
  • COCKADE16
  • COENACT11
  • COEVALS12
  • COGNACS12
  • COGNATE10
  • COGWAYS16
  • COHEADS13
  • COINAGE10
  • COLEADS10
  • COLLAGE10
  • COLLARD10
  • COLLARS9
  • COLLATE9
  • COLTANS9
  • COMBATS13
  • COMMAND14
  • COMMATA13
  • COMPACT15
  • COMPAGE14
  • COMPAND14
  • COMPANY16
  • COMPARE13
  • COMPART13
  • COMPASS13
  • COMPAST13
  • COMRADE12
  • COMSATS11
  • CONCAVE14
  • CONFABS14
  • CONGAED11
  • CONLANG10
  • CONNATE9
  • CONTACT11
  • CONTAIN9
  • COOLANT9
  • COPRAHS14
  • CORBANS11
  • CORCASS11
  • CORDAGE11
  • CORDATE10
  • CORKAGE14
  • CORNAGE10
  • CORRADE10
  • CORRALS9
  • CORSACS11
  • CORSAGE10
  • CORSAIR9
  • COSSACK15
  • COSTALS9
  • COSTARD10
  • COSTARS9
  • COSTATE9
  • COTEAUS9
  • COTEAUX16
  • COTLAND10
  • COTTAGE10
  • COTTARS9
  • COTWALS12
  • COUCALS11
  • COUGANS10
  • COUGARS10
  • COURAGE10
  • COURANT9
  • COUVADE13
  • COWBANE14
  • COWHAGE16
  • COWHAND16
  • COWPATS14
  • DOBHASH16
  • DOCKAGE15
  • DODDARD11
  • DODMANS11
  • DOGBANE11
  • DOGCART11
  • DOGDAYS13
  • DOGEARS9
  • DOGEATE9
  • DOGFACE14
  • DOGMATA11
  • DOGNAPS11
  • DOGTAIL9
  • DOGVANE12
  • DOLLARS8
  • DOLMANS10
  • DONNARD9
  • DONNART8
  • DONNATS8
  • DOODADS10
  • DOODAHS12
  • DOOLANS8
  • DOPIAZA19
  • DORHAWK18
  • DORLACH13
  • DORMANT10
  • DORSALS8
  • DOSSALS8
  • DOURAHS11
  • FOGGAGE13
  • FOGRAMS13
  • FOLIAGE11
  • FOLIATE10
  • FONDANT11
  • FOOTAGE11
  • FORBADE13
  • FORBARE12
  • FORCATS12
  • FOREARM12
  • FORFAIR13
  • FORGAVE14
  • FORLANA10
  • FORMALS12
  • FORMANT12
  • FORMATE12
  • FORMATS12
  • FORRAYS13
  • FORSAID11
  • FORSAKE14
  • FORSAYS13
  • FORWARD14
  • FORWARN13
  • FORZATI19
  • FORZATO19
  • FOSSATE10
  • FOUGADE12
  • FOULARD11
  • FOUMART12
  • FOVEATE13
  • FOXTAIL17
  • GODDAMN12
  • GODDAMS12
  • GODWARD13
  • GOLDARN9
  • GOLIARD9
  • GOLIATH11
  • GOLLAND9
  • GOLLANS8
  • GOLLARS8
  • GOORALS8
  • GORMAND11
  • GOSHAWK18
  • GOSSANS8
  • GOULASH11
  • GOURAMI10
  • GOWLAND12
  • GOWLANS11
  • GOZZANS26
  • HOBDAYS16
  • HOBNAIL12
  • HOECAKE16
  • HOGBACK19
  • HOGMANE13
  • HOGWARD15
  • HOGWASH17
  • HOLDALL11
  • HOLLAED11
  • HOLLAND11
  • HOOKAHS17
  • HOORAHS13
  • HOORAYS13
  • HOPSACK18
  • HOSTAGE11
  • HOTCAKE16
  • HOUDAHS14
  • HOUDANS11
  • HOWDAHS17
  • JOBNAME18
  • JORDANS15
  • JOYPADS20
  • KOLBASI13
  • KOOLAHS14
  • KOTWALS14
  • KOULANS11
  • KOWHAIS17
  • LOBTAIL9
  • LOCHANS12
  • LOCKAGE14
  • LOGGATS9
  • LOGJAMS17
  • LOGWAYS14
  • LONGANS8
  • LOOFAHS13
  • LOQUATS16
  • LOUVARS10
  • LOWBALL12
  • LOWLAND11
  • LOWPASS12
  • MOBCAPS15
  • MOCKADO16
  • MOCKAGE16
  • MOGGANS11
  • MOLLAHS12
  • MONDAIN10
  • MONIALS9
  • MONTAGE10
  • MONTANE9
  • MONTANT9
  • MOOLAHS12
  • MOORAGE10
  • MORDANT10
  • MORGANS10
  • MORGAYS13
  • MORMAOR11
  • MORNAYS12
  • MORTALS9
  • MORTARS9
  • MORTARY12
  • MOSCATO11
  • MOULAGE10
  • MOUSAKA13
  • MOUTANS9
  • NONBANK13
  • NONCASH12
  • NONFACT12
  • NONFANS10
  • NONFARM12
  • NONGAME10
  • NONGAYS11
  • NONPAID10
  • NONPAST9
  • NONWAGE11
  • NONWARS10
  • NOPLACE11
  • NORLAND8
  • NORMALS9
  • NORMANS9
  • NORWARD11
  • NOSEANS7
  • NOUGATS8
  • OOMIACK15
  • OOMIACS11
  • OOMIAKS13
  • OOMPAHS14
  • OORIALS7
  • POBLANO11
  • POCHARD15
  • POCHAYS17
  • POCKARD16
  • PODCAST12
  • POINADO10
  • POLEAXE16
  • POLKAED14
  • POLLACK15
  • POLLANS9
  • POLLARD10
  • POLYACT14
  • POMPANO13
  • PONDAGE11
  • PONGALS10
  • PONIARD10
  • PONTAGE10
  • POOBAHS14
  • POOJAHS19
  • POONACS11
  • POPLARS11
  • PORTAGE10
  • PORTALS9
  • PORTATE9
  • POSTAGE10
  • POSTALS9
  • POTLACH14
  • POTTAGE10
  • POULARD10
  • POYNANT12
  • ROCKABY18
  • ROKKAKU19
  • ROOTAGE8
  • ROSEATE7
  • ROTTANS7
  • ROULADE8
  • ROUSANT7
  • SOAKAGE12
  • SOCCAGE12
  • SOCIALS9
  • SOCIATE9
  • SOILAGE8
  • SOLDADO9
  • SOLDANS8
  • SOLLARS7
  • SOLVATE10
  • SONDAGE9
  • SONTAGS8
  • SOPRANI9
  • SOPRANO9
  • SORBATE9
  • SORTALS7
  • SOUCARS9
  • SOUDANS8
  • SOUTANE7
  • SOUTARS7
  • SOVRANS10
  • SOWBACK18
  • SOWCARS12
  • TOCCATA11
  • TOCCATE11
  • TOECAPS11
  • TOENAIL7
  • TOERAGS8
  • TOLLAGE8
  • TOLUATE7
  • TOMBACK17
  • TOMBACS13
  • TOMBAKS15
  • TOMCATS11
  • TONEARM9
  • TONNAGE8
  • TONNAGS8
  • TOPIARY12
  • TOPMAST11
  • TOPSAIL9
  • TORNADE8
  • TORNADO8
  • TORSADE8
  • TOSHACH15
  • TOSTADA8
  • TOSTADO8
  • TOUCANS9
  • TOURACO9
  • TOWBARS12
  • TOWKAYS17
  • TOWPATH15
  • TOWSACK16
  • TOYLAND11
  • VODCAST13
  • VOLCANO12
  • VOLTAGE11
  • VOLTAIC12
  • VOLVATE13
  • VORLAGE11
  • WOMBATS14
  • WOORALI10
  • WOORARA10
  • WOORARI10
  • WORDAGE12
  • WORRALS10
  • WOURALI10
  • ZODIACS19
  • ZOOGAMY22
  • ZOOTAXY26
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. C19%
  2. F8%
  3. P8%
3rd letter
  1. R17%
  2. N11%
  3. L10%
4th letter
  1. L12%
  2. T11%
  3. D7%
6th letter
  1. N18%
  2. R14%
  3. G12%
7th letter
  1. S38%
  2. E23%
  3. D10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; ZOOTAXY tops the list with 26. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 11 words
  2. 8 points: 28 words
  3. 99 points: 51 words
  4. 10 points: 53 words
  5. 1111 points: 57 words
  6. 12 points: 43 words
  7. 1313 points: 34 words
  8. 14 points: 29 words
  9. 1515 points: 13 words
  10. 16 points: 17 words
  11. 1717 points: 9 words
  12. 18 points: 8 words
  13. 1919 points: 8 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 0 words
  16. 22 points: 1 words
  17. 2323 points: 0 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 0 words
  20. 26 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZOOTAXY2625Collins only
GOZZANS2628Collins only
ZOOGAMY2223Collins only
JOYPADS2022NWL only
ZODIACS1920All three
HOGBACK1921All three
ROKKAKU1920Collins only
FORZATO1919Collins only
POOJAHS1921Collins only
DOPIAZA1920Collins only
FORZATI1919Collins only
BOXHAUL1921All three

The pattern is _O__A__, so the fixed vowels leave four open slots to narrow your rack or puzzle clue. COMPANY, CONTACT, and COMMAND show how familiar words fit; ZOOTAXY and GOZZANS take a much less ordinary route. Only 37 matches fall among the most common English words, so expect plenty of obscure entries alongside everyday vocabulary.

7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and A as the 5th letter

  • The full tournament-dictionary count is 365 matching words.
  • Only 37 matches are among the most common English words.
  • COMPANY, CONTACT, and COMMAND are familiar examples.
  • C is the most frequent starting letter, with 69 matches.
  • S is the most frequent ending, with 138 matches.

Which words fit the O-and-A letter pattern?

COMPANY, CONTACT, and COMMAND all place O second and A fifth, but their openings make them easy to scan for. C starts 69 matches, more than any other first letter; FORWARD and FOOTAGE show that F also contributes familiar options.

The endings cluster just as strongly: 138 words finish in S, while 85 finish in E. That makes plural forms such as DOLLARS and FORMATS especially visible in the list. If your final tile is fixed, check the ending before spending time on less common starts.

Which matches score highest, and what should you watch for?

ZOOTAXY and GOZZANS top the score rankings at 26 points each. ZOOGAMY follows at 22, while JOYPADS scores 20. Those high values come from unusual letter combinations, so weigh the premium letters against board placement rather than assuming a long word wins by itself.

The average score is 11.8, but dictionary coverage varies: Collins has 353 matches, NWL2023 has 266, and ENABLE has 233. Those counts overlap, and only 310 matches are marked defined. The limitation is real: many entries are uncommon, and Collins-only options will not work in every North American game.

Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar one.

Questions people ask

Is COMPANY a 7-letter word with O second and A fifth?
Yes, COMPANY fits the pattern exactly. Its letters are C-O-M-P-A-N-Y, placing O second and A fifth. CONTACT and COMMAND fit the same positions, so those familiar examples are quick checks when you are solving a pattern clue.
Which O-second, A-fifth words have the highest Scrabble scores?
ZOOTAXY and GOZZANS are tied at 26 points in the score rankings. ZOOGAMY scores 22, and JOYPADS scores 20. Board premiums and cross-words can change a play's actual total, so treat these as tile-score comparisons.
Are all 365 words accepted in every word game?
No. The collection draws from tournament dictionaries with different coverage: Collins has 353 matching entries, NWL2023 has 266, and ENABLE has 233. The counts overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together; confirm an unfamiliar word against your game's dictionary.

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