20,741 words

10 letter words

There are 20,741 words of exactly 10 letters in the word list, and 2,020 of those are words you would use in conversation. Realistically these are built through existing words rather than played whole. Useful to recognise rather than to memorise. The highest scoring is RAZZMATAZZ at 48 points.

20,741: Words of exactly 10 letters
2,020: Everyday words among them
48 pts: Best Scrabble score, from RAZZMATAZZ
10%: Share you would recognise without a dictionary

Highest scoring 10 letter words

Face value on plain squares, before any premium square or bonus.

razzmatazz 48 whizzbangs 37 dizzyingly 36 showbizzes 36 blizzardly 34 kolkhoznik 34 puzzlingly 34 bemuzzling 33 dazzlingly 33 embezzling 33 schizziest 33 schnozzles 33

Where these come from

The top of any length band is always doubled J, Q, X and Z. That is worth knowing because it tells you what to look for the moment one of those tiles lands on your rack, rather than hunting for a long word that will score less.

The list

Most familiar words first. Click any word for everything else its letters can make.

10 letter words

20,741

abandoning 14 abductions 15 aberration 12 abnormally 17 abominable 16 aboriginal 13 aboveboard 18 absolutely 15 absolution 12 absorption 14 abstinence 14 abundantly 16 accelerant 14 accelerate 14 acceptable 18 acceptance 18 accessible 16 accidental 15 accidently 18 acclimated 17 accomplice 20 accomplish 21 accordance 17 accountant 14 accounting 15 accumulate 16 accurately 17 accusation 14 accustomed 17 acquainted 22 actionable 14 activating 16 activation 15 activators 15 activities 15 additional 12 addressing 13 adequately 23 adjectives 23 adjustable 20 adjustment 20 administer 13 admiration 13 admissions 13 admittance 15 admittedly 17 admonished 17 admonition 13 adolescent 13 adrenaline 11 advantages 15 adventurer 14 adventures 14 advertised 15 advertises 14 advocating 17 aesthetics 15 affections 18 affidavits 20 affiliated 17 affiliates 16 afternoons 13 afterwards 17 aggravated 16 aggression 12 aggressive 15 agreements 13 alcoholics 17 alcoholism 17 algorithms 16 alienating 11 alienation 10 allegation 11 allegiance 13 alligators 11 alteration 10 alternates 10 alternator 10 altogether 14 altruistic 12

Showing 80 of 20,741, most familiar first.

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