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

Picture the pattern as _ _ O _ _ _ A, with O third and A last. The 46 matches include DIORAMA and BIODATA alongside specialist terms such as ZOOECIA. Just two count as common, so a familiar-looking candidate is the exception rather than the rule.

The pattern and its standouts

• There are 46 matching words in the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins contains 43 matches; NWL2023 has 34 and ENABLE has 30.
• Only two matches are classed as common words.
• ZOOECIA scores 18 points, the highest result among the examples.
• The average score for the group is 10.8 points.

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

The fixed final A makes this a much narrower search than keeping the third-position O and changing the last letter: the O-and-S pattern has 631 matches. Here, only 46 words fit both slots, which makes the ending a strong filter when you already know the final tile.

Recognizable examples include EXOTICA, DIORAMA, and BIODATA. The same pattern also turns up in WOOMERA, IPOMOEA, and STOMATA; these less everyday options account for the group’s sparse common-word count. Try the familiar examples first, then check less obvious candidates against your game’s dictionary.

The word lists do not agree on every entry. Collins includes 43 matches, while NWL2023 includes 34 and ENABLE includes 30. That gap is worth remembering before you build a play around an unfamiliar word.

Which O-and-A matches score most?

ZOOECIA leads at 18 points, with ZOOGLEA next at 17 and EXOTICA at 16. WHOOPLA and EXORDIA each score 15. The three leading examples all show how unusual letter combinations can lift a word’s recorded score.

For 7-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and A as the 7th letter, the strongest scorer is not the most familiar choice: ZOOECIA beats CHOLERA, which scores 12. Compare the word’s score with the board placement before you play; face value alone does not decide the best move.