25,122 words

9 letter words

There are 25,122 words of exactly 9 letters in the word list, and 2,887 of those are words you would use in conversation. Long enough that you will almost never play one from the rack alone. These come from building through two or three letters on the board. The highest scoring is QUIZZICAL at 38 points.

25,122: Words of exactly 9 letters
2,887: Everyday words among them
38 pts: Best Scrabble score, from QUIZZICAL
11%: Share you would recognise without a dictionary

Highest scoring 9 letter words

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

quizzical 38 showbizzy 38 whizzbang 36 chazzanim 34 chazzenim 34 huzzahing 34 jazziness 34 blizzardy 33 buzzwords 33 pizzalike 33 bemuzzled 32 embezzled 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.

9 letter words

25,122

abandoned 13 abdominal 14 abducting 15 abduction 14 abilities 11 abortions 11 absconded 15 absolutes 11 absorbent 13 absorbing 14 absurdity 15 abundance 14 academics 16 accepting 16 accessing 14 accessory 16 accidents 14 acclimate 15 accolades 14 accompany 20 according 15 accounted 14 achieving 18 acoustics 13 acquitted 21 activated 15 activists 14 actresses 11 actuality 14 actuarial 11 adaptable 14 addiction 13 addictive 16 additions 11 additives 14 addressed 12 addresses 11 adherence 15 adjective 22 adjourned 18 adjusting 18 admirable 14 admirably 17 admission 12 admitting 13 adoration 10 advancing 16 advantage 14 adventure 13 adversary 16 adversely 16 adversity 16 advertise 13 advisable 15 aeroplane 11 aerospace 13 aesthetic 14 affecting 18 affection 17 affidavit 19 affirming 18 afflicted 18 afterglow 16 afterlife 15 aftermath 17 afternoon 12 afterward 16 aggravate 14 aggressor 11 agitation 10 agitators 10 agonizing 20 agreeable 12 agreement 12 aimlessly 14 airlifted 13 airplanes 11 alabaster 11 albatross 11 alchemist 16

Showing 80 of 25,122, most familiar first.

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