9 Letter Words
There are 24,873 nine-letter words in the English dictionary, from AARDVARKS to ZYMURGIES. The highest-scoring 9-letter word in Scrabble® is QUIZZICAL at 38 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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- aardvarks17
- aasvogels13
- abamperes15
- abandoned13
- abandoner12
- abasement13
- abashment16
- abatement13
- abattises11
- abattoirs11
- abbotcies15
- abdicable16
- abdicated15
- abdicates14
- abdicator14
- abdominal14
- abducting15
- abduction14
- abductors14
- abelmosks17
- aberrance13
- aberrancy16
- aberrants11
- aberrated12
- abetments13
- abeyances16
- abhenries14
- abhorrent14
- abhorrers14
- abhorring15
- abidances14
- abidingly16
- abilities11
- abiogenic14
- abjection20
- ablations11
- ablatives14
- ablegates12
- ablutions11
- abnegated13
- abnegates12
- abnegator12
- abnormals13
- aboideaus12
- aboideaux19
- aboiteaus11
- aboiteaux18
- abolished15
- abolisher14
- abolishes14
- abolition11
- abominate13
- aborigine12
- abortions11
- abounding13
- abrachias16
- abradable14
- abradants12
- abrasions11
- abrasives14
- abreacted14
- abridgers13
- abridging14
- abrogated13
- abrogates12
- abruptest13
- abruption13
- abscessed14
- abscesses13
- abscising14
- abscisins13
- abscissae13
- abscissas13
- absconded15
- absconder14
- abseiling12
- absentees11
- absenters11
- absenting12
- absinthes14
- absoluter11
- absolutes11
- absolvers14
- absolving15
- absorbant13
- absorbent13
- absorbers13
- absorbing14
- abstained12
- abstainer11
- absterged13
- absterges12
- abstinent11
- abstracts13
- abstricts13
- abstruser11
- absurdest12
- absurdism14
- absurdist12
- absurdity15
- abuilding13
- abundance14
- abusively17
- abutilons11
- abutments13
- abysmally19
- academias14
- academics16
- academies14
- academism16
- acalephae16
- acalephes16
- acariases11
- acariasis11
- acaricide14
- acaridans12
- accenting14
- accentors13
- accentual13
- acceptant15
- acceptees15
- accepters15
- accepting16
- acceptive18
- acceptors15
- accessary16
- accessing14
- accession13
- accessory16
- accidence16
- accidents14
- accipiter15
- acclaimed16
- acclaimer15
- acclimate15
- acclivity19
- accolades14
- accompany20
- accordant14
- accorders14
- according15
- accordion14
- accosting14
- accounted14
- accouters13
- accoutred14
- accoutres13
- accredits14
- accreting14
- accretion13
- accretive16
- accruable15
- accusants13
- accustoms15
- aceldamas14
- acellular11
- acerbated14
- acerbates13
- acervulus14
- acescents13
- acetabula13
- acetamide14
- acetamids14
- acetified15
- acetifies14
- acetoxyls21
- acetylate14
- acetylene14
- achalasia14
- achievers17
- achieving18
- achilleas14
- achromats16
- aciculums15
- acidemias14
- acidheads16
- acidified16
- acidifier15
- acidifies15
- acidities12
- acidophil17
- acidulate12
- acidulent12
- acidulous12
- acidurias12
- acierated12
- acierates11
- aconitums13
- acoustics13
- acquaints20
- acquiesce22
- acquirers20
- acquiring21
- acquittal20
- acquitted21
- acquitter20
- acridines12
- acridness12
- acritarch16
- acrobatic15
- acrodonts12
- acrolects13
- acroleins11
- acroliths14
- acromions13
- acronymic18
- acropetal13
- acrophobe18
- acropolis13
- acrosomal13
- acrosomes13
- acrostics13
- acrotisms13
- acrylates14
- actinians11
- actinides12
- actinisms13
- actiniums13
- actinoids12
- activated15
- activates14
- activator14
- activisms16
- activists14
- activized24
- activizes23
- actresses11
- actuality14
- actualize20
- actuarial11
- actuaries11
- actuating12
- actuation11
- actuators11
- acuminate13
- acutances13
- acuteness11
- acyclovir19
- acylating15
- acylation14
- adamances14
- adamantly15
- adamsites12
- adaptable14
- adaptions12
- addicting14
- addiction13
- addictive16
- additions11
- additives14
- addressed12
- addressee11
- addresser11
- addresses11
- adducting14
- adduction13
- adductive16
- adductors13
- adenoidal11
- adenomata12
- adenosine10
- adeptness12
- adherence15
- adherends14
- adherents13
- adhesions13
- adhesives16
- adhibited16
- adiabatic14
- adipocyte17
- adiposity15
- adjacency24
- adjective22
- adjoining18
- adjourned18
- adjudging20
- adjunctly22
- adjusters17
- adjusting18
- adjustive20
- adjustors17
- adjutancy22
- adjutants17
- adjuvants20
- admeasure12
- admirable14
- admirably17
- admiralty15
- admission12
- admissive15
- admitters12
- admitting13
- admixture19
- adnations10
- adobelike16
- adoptable14
- adoptions12
- adoration10
- adoringly14
- adornment12
- adroitest10
- adscripts14
- adsorbate12
- adsorbent12
- adsorbers12
- adsorbing13
- adularias10
- adulating11
- adulation10
- adulators10
- adulatory13
- adulterer10
- adulthood14
- adultlike14
- adultness10
- adumbrate14
- advancers15
- advancing16
- advantage14
- advecting16
- advection15
- advective18
- adventive16
- adventure13
- adverbial15
- adversary16
- adversely16
- adversity16
- advertent13
- adverting14
- advertise13
- advertize22
- advisable15
- advisably18
- advisedly17
- advocated16
- advocates15
- advocator15
- advowsons16
- adynamias15
- aepyornis14
- aequorins18
- aerations9
- aerialist9
- aerifying16
- aerobatic13
- aerobrake15
- aerodrome12
- aeroducts12
- aerodynes13
- aerofoils12
- aerograms12
- aerolites9
- aeroliths12
- aerometer11
- aeronauts9
- aeronomer11
- aeronomic13
- aeroplane11
- aerospace13
- aerostats9
- aesthetes12
- aesthetic14
- aestivate12
- aetiology13
- affecters17
- affecting18
- affection17
- affective20
- afferents15
- affianced18
- affiances17
- affidavit19
- affiliate15
- affirmers17
- affirming18
- affixable24
- affixment24
- afflicted18
- affluence17
- affluency20
- affluents15
- affording17
- afforests15
- affrayers18
- affraying19
- affricate17
- affrights19
- affronted16
- affusions15
- aflatoxin19
- aforesaid13
- aftercare14
- afterclap16
- afterdeck19
- afterglow16
- afterlife15
- aftermath17
- aftermost14
- afternoon12
- aftertime14
- afterward16
- afterword16
- agallochs15
- agalwoods14
- agatizing20
- agelessly13
- agenesias10
- agenizing20
- agentings11
- agentives13
- agentries10
- ageratums12
- aggrading13
- aggravate14
- aggregate12
- aggressed12
- aggresses11
- aggressor11
- aggrieved15
- aggrieves14
- agilities10
- agiotages11
- agitating11
- agitation10
- agitative13
- agitators10
- agitprops14
- aglycones15
- agnations10
- agnostics12
- agonising11
- agonistic12
- agonizing20
- agraphias15
- agrarians10
- agreeable12
- agreeably15
- agreement12
- agronomic14
- agrypnias15
- agueweeds14
- ahistoric14
- aigrettes10
- aiguilles10
- ailanthus12
- aimlessly14
- airbursts11
- airbusses11
- airchecks20
- airdromes12
- airfields13
- airframes14
- airheaded14
- airlifted13
- airliners9
- airmailed12
- airmobile13
- airplanes11
- airpowers14
- airproofs14
- airscapes13
- airscrews14
- airspaces13
- airspeeds12
- airstream11
- airstrips11
- airworthy18
- aisleways15
- aitchbone16
- alabaster11
- alarmisms13
- alarmists11
- alaruming12
- albacores13
- albatross11
- albicores13
- albinisms13
- albinotic13
- albizzias29
- albumoses13
- alburnums13
- alcahests14
- alchemies16
- alchemist16
- alchemize25
- alchymies19
- alcoholic16
- aldehydes17
- aldehydic19
- aldolases10
- aleatoric11
- alehouses12
- alertness9
- aleurones9
- alexander17
- alfaquins21
- alfilaria12
- algaecide13
- algarobas12
- algarroba12
- algebraic14
- algerines10
- algicidal13
- algicides13
- alginates10
- algorisms12
- algorithm15
- alicyclic18
- alienable11
- alienages10
- alienated10
- alienates9
- alienator9
- alienisms11
- alienists9
- alienness9
- alighting14
- alignment12
- alikeness13
- alimented12
- alimonies11
- alinement11
- aliphatic16
- aliteracy14
- aliterate9
- aliveness12
- alizarins18
- alkahests16
- alkalised14
- alkalises13
- alkalized23
- alkalizes22
- alkaloids14
- alkaloses13
- alkalosis13
- alkalotic15
- alkoxides21
- alkylated17
- alkylates16
- allanites9
- allantoic11
- allantoin9
- allantois9
- allegedly14
- allegiant10
- allelisms11
- alleluias9
- allemande12
- allergens10
- allergies10
- allergins10
- allergist10
- allethrin12
- alleviate12
- alleyways18
- alliances11
- alligator10
- allocable13
- allocated12
- allocates11
- allocator11
- allogenic12
- allograft13
- allograph15
- allometry14
- allomorph16
- allopaths14
- allopatry14
- allophane14
- allophone14
- allostery12
- allotment11
- allotrope11
- allotropy14
- allottees9
- allotters9
- allotting10
- allotypes14
- allotypic16
- allowable14
- allowably17
- allowance14
- allowedly16
- allspices13
- allusions9
- alluvials12
- alluvions12
- alluviums14
- almagests12
- almandine12
- almandite12
- almonries11
- almsgiver15
- almshouse14
- aloneness9
- alongside11
- aloofness12
- alopecias13
- alpenglow15
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 quizzical at 38 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 9-letter words are there?
There are 24,873 valid 9-letter words in the standard English dictionary we use here.
What is the highest-scoring 9-letter word in Scrabble?
QUIZZICAL scores 38 points on its letters alone (before any premium squares). Board bonuses can multiply that further.
Are all 9-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.