28,506 words

8 letter words

There are 28,506 words of exactly 8 letters in the word list, and 3,789 of those are words you would use in conversation. The single largest group in English, and the length most seven-tile racks reach by hooking onto a letter already on the board. The highest scoring is ZYZZYVAS at 44 points.

28,506: Words of exactly 8 letters
3,789: Everyday words among them
44 pts: Best Scrabble score, from ZYZZYVAS
13%: Share you would recognise without a dictionary

Highest scoring 8 letter words

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

zyzzyvas 44 bezazzes 37 jazzlike 37 pazazzes 37 pizazzes 37 quizzing 36 zizzling 36 quizzers 35 huzzahed 33 jazziest 33 whizzing 33 buzzwigs 32

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.

8 letter words

28,506

aardvark 16 abandons 11 abducted 14 abnormal 12 abortion 10 abrasive 13 abruptly 15 absences 12 absentee 10 absolute 10 absolved 14 absorbed 13 abstract 12 absurdly 14 abundant 11 academia 13 academic 15 accepted 15 accident 13 accorded 14 accounts 12 accuracy 17 accurate 12 accursed 13 accusers 12 accusing 13 achieved 17 achingly 17 acoustic 12 acquaint 19 acquired 20 activate 13 actively 16 activity 16 actually 13 adapting 12 addendum 13 addicted 13 addition 10 adenoids 10 adequate 18 adhesive 15 adjacent 18 adjusted 17 adjutant 16 admirers 11 admiring 12 admitted 12 admonish 14 adopting 12 adoption 11 adoptive 14 adorable 11 adrenals 9 adultery 12 advanced 15 advances 14 advising 13 advocacy 19 advocate 14 aerobics 12 affected 17 affinity 17 afforded 16 agencies 11 agitated 10 agonized 19 agreeing 10 ailments 10 airborne 10 aircraft 13 airfield 12 airlines 8 airplane 10 airports 10 airspace 12 airstrip 10 airtight 12 airwaves 14 alarming 11

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