8 Letter Words Containing EG
There are 271 8-letter English words that contain EG, from ABLEGATE to WOBEGONE. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: JACKLEGS (22), BEGAZING (21), PEGBOXES (20). Average word length in this list is 8 letters.
Word list
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B
- BEGALLED12 pts
- BEGAZING21 pts
- BEGETTER11 pts
- BEGGARED13 pts
- BEGGARLY15 pts
- BEGINNER11 pts
- BEGIRDED13 pts
- BEGIRDLE12 pts
- BEGLAMOR13 pts
- BEGLOOMS13 pts
- BEGONIAS11 pts
- BEGORRAH14 pts
- BEGOTTEN11 pts
- BEGRIMED14 pts
- BEGRIMES13 pts
- BEGROANS11 pts
- BEGRUDGE13 pts
- BEGUILED12 pts
- BEGUILER11 pts
- BEGUILES11 pts
- BEGUINES11 pts
- BEGULFED15 pts
- BESIEGED12 pts
- BESIEGER11 pts
- BESIEGES11 pts
- BLACKLEG17 pts
- BLUEGILL11 pts
- BLUEGUMS13 pts
- BOOTLEGS11 pts
- BREGMATA13 pts
- BREGMATE13 pts
C
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E
- EGALITES9 pts
- EGESTING10 pts
- EGESTION9 pts
- EGESTIVE12 pts
- EGGHEADS14 pts
- EGGPLANT12 pts
- EGGSHELL13 pts
- EGLATERE9 pts
- EGLOMISE11 pts
- EGOISTIC11 pts
- EGOMANIA11 pts
- EGOTISMS11 pts
- EGOTISTS9 pts
- EGRESSED10 pts
- EGRESSES9 pts
- EGYPTIAN14 pts
- ELEGANCE11 pts
- ELEGANCY14 pts
- ELEGIACS11 pts
- ELEGISED10 pts
- ELEGISES9 pts
- ELEGISTS9 pts
- ELEGIZED19 pts
- ELEGIZES18 pts
- ESPIEGLE11 pts
- EXEGESES16 pts
- EXEGESIS16 pts
- EXEGETES16 pts
- EXEGETIC18 pts
- EYEGLASS12 pts
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J
K
L
- LEGACIES11 pts
- LEGALESE9 pts
- LEGALISE9 pts
- LEGALISM11 pts
- LEGALIST9 pts
- LEGALITY12 pts
- LEGALIZE18 pts
- LEGATEES9 pts
- LEGATINE9 pts
- LEGATING10 pts
- LEGATION9 pts
- LEGATORS9 pts
- LEGENDRY13 pts
- LEGERITY12 pts
- LEGGIERO10 pts
- LEGGIEST10 pts
- LEGGINGS11 pts
- LEGHORNS12 pts
- LEGROOMS11 pts
- LEGUMINS11 pts
- LEGWORKS16 pts
- LIEGEMAN11 pts
- LIEGEMEN11 pts
M
- MEGABARS13 pts
- MEGABITS13 pts
- MEGABUCK19 pts
- MEGABYTE16 pts
- MEGACITY16 pts
- MEGADEAL12 pts
- MEGADOSE12 pts
- MEGADYNE15 pts
- MEGAHITS14 pts
- MEGALITH14 pts
- MEGALOPS13 pts
- MEGAPODE14 pts
- MEGAPODS14 pts
- MEGASSES11 pts
- MEGASTAR11 pts
- MEGATONS11 pts
- MEGAVOLT14 pts
- MEGAWATT14 pts
- MEGILLAH14 pts
- MEGILPHS16 pts
- MISBEGAN13 pts
- MISBEGIN13 pts
- MISBEGOT13 pts
- MISBEGUN13 pts
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R
- REBEGINS11 pts
- REGAINED10 pts
- REGAINER9 pts
- REGALERS9 pts
- REGALING10 pts
- REGALITY12 pts
- REGARDED11 pts
- REGATHER12 pts
- REGATTAS9 pts
- REGAUGED11 pts
- REGAUGES10 pts
- REGEARED10 pts
- REGELATE9 pts
- REGENTAL9 pts
- REGICIDE12 pts
- REGILDED11 pts
- REGIMENS11 pts
- REGIMENT11 pts
- REGIONAL9 pts
- REGISTER9 pts
- REGISTRY12 pts
- REGIVING13 pts
- REGLAZED19 pts
- REGLAZES18 pts
- REGLOWED13 pts
- REGLUING10 pts
- REGNANCY14 pts
- REGOLITH12 pts
- REGORGED11 pts
- REGORGES10 pts
- REGOSOLS9 pts
- REGRADED11 pts
- REGRADES10 pts
- REGRAFTS12 pts
- REGRANTS9 pts
- REGRATED10 pts
- REGRATES9 pts
- REGREENS9 pts
- REGREETS9 pts
- REGRINDS10 pts
- REGROOMS11 pts
- REGROOVE12 pts
- REGROUND10 pts
- REGROUPS11 pts
- REGROWTH15 pts
- REGULARS9 pts
- REGULATE9 pts
- REGULINE9 pts
- RELEGATE9 pts
- RENEGADE10 pts
- RENEGADO10 pts
- RENEGERS9 pts
- RENEGING10 pts
- REPEGGED13 pts
- ROUGHLEG13 pts
- RYEGRASS12 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jacklegs | 22 | 27 |
| 2 | begazing | 21 | 25 |
| 3 | pegboxes | 20 | 23 |
| 4 | squegged | 20 | 23 |
| 5 | deglazed | 20 | 22 |
| 6 | megabuck | 19 | 24 |
| 7 | deglazes | 19 | 21 |
| 8 | elegized | 19 | 21 |
| 9 | reglazed | 19 | 21 |
| 10 | legalize | 18 | 21 |
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain EG?
271 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters EG in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).