8 Letter Words
There are 28,420 eight-letter words in the English dictionary, from AARDVARK to ZYZZYVAS. The highest-scoring 8-letter word in Scrabble® is ZYZZYVAS at 44 points. Use the list below for Wordle, Scrabble, Words With Friends and Wordscapes — every entry is a valid dictionary word with its Scrabble score.
Word list
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- aardvark16
- aardwolf15
- aasvogel12
- abacuses12
- abalones10
- abampere14
- abandons11
- abapical14
- abasedly14
- abashing14
- abatable12
- abatises10
- abattoir10
- abbacies14
- abbatial12
- abbesses12
- abdicate13
- abdomens13
- abdomina13
- abducens13
- abducent13
- abducing14
- abducted14
- abductor13
- abelmosk16
- aberrant10
- abetment12
- abettals10
- abetters10
- abetting11
- abettors10
- abeyance15
- abeyancy18
- abfarads14
- abhenrys16
- abhorred14
- abhorrer13
- abidance13
- abigails11
- abjectly22
- abjurers17
- abjuring18
- ablating11
- ablation10
- ablative13
- ablegate11
- abluents10
- ablution10
- abnegate11
- abnormal12
- aboideau11
- aboiteau10
- abomasal12
- abomasum14
- abomasus12
- aborally13
- aborning11
- aborters10
- aborting11
- abortion10
- abortive13
- aboulias10
- abounded12
- abrachia15
- abradant11
- abraders11
- abrading12
- abrasion10
- abrasive13
- abreacts12
- abridged13
- abridger12
- abridges12
- abrogate11
- abrosias10
- abrupter12
- abruptly15
- abscised13
- abscises12
- abscisin12
- abscissa12
- absconds13
- abseiled11
- absences12
- absented11
- absentee10
- absenter10
- absently13
- absinthe13
- absinths13
- absolute10
- absolved14
- absolver13
- absolves13
- absonant10
- absorbed13
- absorber12
- abstains10
- absterge11
- abstract12
- abstrict12
- abstruse10
- absurder11
- absurdly14
- abundant11
- abusable12
- abutilon10
- abutment12
- abuttals10
- abutters10
- abutting11
- academes13
- academia13
- academic15
- acalephe15
- acalephs15
- acanthus13
- acapnias12
- acaridan11
- acarines10
- acarpous12
- acaudate11
- acauline10
- acaulose10
- acaulous10
- acceders13
- acceding14
- accented13
- accentor12
- accepted15
- acceptee14
- accepter14
- acceptor14
- accessed13
- accesses12
- accident13
- accidias13
- accidies13
- acclaims14
- accolade13
- accorded14
- accorder13
- accosted13
- accounts12
- accouter12
- accoutre12
- accredit13
- accreted13
- accretes12
- accruals12
- accruing13
- accuracy17
- accurate12
- accursed13
- accusals12
- accusant12
- accusers12
- accusing13
- accustom14
- aceldama13
- acentric12
- acequias19
- acerated11
- acerbate12
- acerbest12
- acerbity15
- acerolas10
- acervate13
- acervuli13
- acescent12
- acetamid13
- acetated11
- acetates10
- acetones10
- acetonic12
- acetoxyl20
- acetylic15
- achenial13
- achieved17
- achiever16
- achieves16
- achillea13
- achiness13
- achingly17
- achiotes13
- acholias13
- achromat15
- achromic17
- aciculae12
- acicular12
- aciculas12
- aciculum14
- acidemia13
- acidhead15
- acidness11
- acidoses11
- acidosis11
- acidotic13
- aciduria11
- acierate10
- acolytes13
- aconites10
- aconitic12
- aconitum12
- acoustic12
- acquaint19
- acquests19
- acquired20
- acquirer19
- acquires19
- acrasias10
- acrasins10
- acreages11
- acridest11
- acridine11
- acridity14
- acrimony15
- acrobats12
- acrodont11
- acrogens11
- acrolect12
- acrolein10
- acrolith13
- acromial12
- acromion12
- acronyms15
- acrosome12
- acrostic12
- acrotism12
- acrylate13
- acrylics15
- actiniae10
- actinian10
- actinias10
- actinide11
- actinism12
- actinium12
- actinoid11
- actinons10
- activate13
- actively16
- activism15
- activist13
- activity16
- activize22
- actorish13
- actressy13
- actually13
- actuated11
- actuates10
- actuator10
- acuities10
- aculeate10
- acutance12
- acylated14
- acylates13
- acyloins13
- adamance13
- adamancy16
- adamants11
- adamsite11
- adapters11
- adapting12
- adaption11
- adaptive14
- adaptors11
- addendum13
- addicted13
- addition10
- additive13
- additory13
- adducent12
- adducers12
- adducing13
- adducted13
- adductor12
- adeeming12
- adenines9
- adenitis9
- adenoids10
- adenomas11
- adenoses9
- adenosis9
- adeptest11
- adequacy23
- adequate18
- adherend13
- adherent12
- adherers12
- adhering13
- adhesion12
- adhesive15
- adhibits14
- adiposes11
- adiposis11
- adjacent18
- adjoined17
- adjoints16
- adjourns16
- adjudged19
- adjudges18
- adjuncts18
- adjurers16
- adjuring17
- adjurors16
- adjusted17
- adjuster16
- adjustor16
- adjutant16
- adjuvant19
- admirals11
- admirers11
- admiring12
- admitted12
- admitter11
- admixing19
- admonish14
- adnation9
- adonises9
- adoptees11
- adopters11
- adopting12
- adoption11
- adoptive14
- adorable11
- adorably14
- adorners9
- adorning10
- adrenals9
- adroiter9
- adroitly12
- adscript13
- adsorbed12
- adsorber11
- adularia9
- adulated10
- adulates9
- adulator9
- adultery12
- adumbral13
- aduncate11
- aduncous11
- advanced15
- advancer14
- advances14
- advected15
- adverted13
- advisees12
- advisers12
- advising13
- advisors12
- advisory15
- advocacy19
- advocate14
- advowson15
- adynamia14
- adynamic16
- aecidial11
- aecidium13
- aequorin17
- aerating9
- aeration8
- aerators8
- aerially11
- aerified12
- aerifies11
- aeriform13
- aerobics12
- aerobium12
- aeroduct11
- aerodyne12
- aerofoil11
- aerogels9
- aerogram11
- aerolite8
- aerolith11
- aerology12
- aeronaut8
- aeronomy13
- aerosats8
- aerosols8
- aerostat8
- aesthete11
- aestival11
- aetheric13
- afebrile13
- affaires14
- affected17
- affecter16
- afferent14
- affiance16
- affiants14
- affiches19
- affinely17
- affinity17
- affirmed17
- affirmer16
- affixers21
- affixial21
- affixing22
- afflatus14
- afflicts16
- affluent14
- affluxes21
- afforded16
- afforest14
- affrayed18
- affrayer17
- affright18
- affronts14
- affusion14
- afghanis15
- aflutter11
- aftertax18
- agalloch14
- agalwood13
- agametes11
- agaroses9
- agatized19
- agatizes18
- agedness10
- agencies11
- agendums12
- ageneses9
- agenesia9
- agenesis9
- agenetic11
- agenized19
- agenizes18
- agential9
- agenting10
- agentive12
- ageratum11
- aggraded12
- aggrades11
- aggrieve13
- aginners9
- agiotage10
- agisting10
- agitable11
- agitated10
- agitates9
- agitator9
- agitprop13
- aglimmer13
- aglitter9
- aglycone14
- aglycons14
- agminate11
- agnation9
- agnizing19
- agnomens11
- agnomina11
- agnosias9
- agnostic11
- agonised10
- agonises9
- agonists9
- agonized19
- agonizes18
- agouties9
- agraffes15
- agraphia14
- agraphic16
- agrarian9
- agreeing10
- agrestal9
- agrestic11
- agrimony14
- agrology13
- agronomy14
- agrypnia14
- aguelike13
- agueweed13
- aguishly15
- aigrette9
- aiguille9
- ailerons8
- ailments10
- aimfully16
- ainsells8
- airboats10
- airborne10
- airbound11
- airbrush13
- airburst10
- airbuses10
- aircheck19
- aircoach15
- aircraft13
- aircrews13
- airdates9
- airdrome11
- airdrops11
- airfares11
- airfield12
- airflows14
- airfoils11
- airframe13
- airglows12
- airheads12
- airholes11
- airiness8
- airlifts11
- airliner8
- airlines8
- airmails10
- airparks14
- airplane10
- airplays13
- airports10
- airposts10
- airpower13
- airproof13
- airscape12
- airscrew13
- airsheds12
- airships13
- airspace12
- airspeed11
- airstrip10
- airthing12
- airtight12
- airtimes10
- airwaves14
- airwoman13
- airwomen13
- aisleway14
- akvavits18
- alacrity13
- alamedas11
- alamodes11
- alanines8
- alarming11
- alarmism12
- alarmist10
- alarumed11
- alastors8
- alations8
- albacore12
- albedoes11
- albicore12
- albinism12
- albizias19
- albizzia28
- albumens12
- albumins12
- albumose12
- alburnum12
- alcahest13
- alcaides11
- alcaldes11
- alcaydes14
- alcazars19
- alchemic17
- alcidine11
- alcohols13
- aldehyde16
- alderfly15
- alderman11
- aldermen11
- aldolase9
- aleatory11
- alehouse11
- alembics14
- alencons10
- alertest8
- alerting9
- aleurone8
- aleurons8
- alewives14
- alexines15
- alfalfas14
- alfaquin20
- alfaquis20
- alforjas18
- alfresco13
- algaroba11
- algebras11
- algerine9
- algicide12
- algidity13
- alginate9
- algology13
- algorism11
- alibiing11
- alidades10
- alienage9
- alienate8
- alienees8
- alieners8
- aliening9
- alienism10
- alienist8
- alienors8
- alighted13
- aligners9
- aligning10
- aliments10
- aliquant17
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
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Highest-scoring word in this list
The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is zyzzyvas at 44 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 8-letter words are there?
There are 28,420 valid 8-letter words in the standard English dictionary we use here.
What is the highest-scoring 8-letter word in Scrabble?
ZYZZYVAS scores 44 points on its letters alone (before any premium squares). Board bonuses can multiply that further.
Are all 8-letter words valid in Scrabble?
The words on this page are pulled from a standard English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) is more permissive than the North American TWL, so a small number of these may not be legal in TWL play.