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9 Letter Words

There are 24,873 nine-letter words in the ENABLE English word list, 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 ships with its Scrabble score. Tournament validity may differ under Collins Scrabble Words. Roughly 10% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

Word list

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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Showing the first 600 of 24,873 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1quizzical3841
2showbizzy3837
3whizzbang3638
4jazziness3437
5chazzanim3436
6chazzenim3436
7huzzahing3435
8buzzwords3335
9pizzalike3335
10blizzardy3334

What these words mean

quizzical
(adjective)Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
showbizzy
(adjective)Of or pertaining to showbiz; glitzy, glamorous (possibly implying a lack of intellectual depth).
whizzbang
(noun)A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding
jazziness
Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
chazzanim
Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
chazzenim
Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
huzzahing
(verb)To cheer with a huzzah sound.
buzzwords
(noun)A word drawn from or imitative of technical jargon, and often rendered meaningless and fashionable through abuse by non-technical persons in a seeming show of familiarity with the subject.
pizzalike
Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
blizzardy
Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.

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Strategy for this list

Nine-letter words are used in the Countdown conundrum, the Anagrams tournament and long-word Scrabble bingos through two existing letters. They score huge (90-plus in Scrabble bingo positions) but require two hooks — much rarer than eight-letter openings. For anagram-puzzle solvers, the nine-letter list is the target: 60,000-plus words most of which fit one of a dozen suffix patterns. Common nine-letter families: -ATIONS (~600 words), -SHIP (~150), -NESS (~200), -ABILITY (~40). Learn the roots and any nine-letter puzzle becomes a matter of testing suffixes against the given letters.

FAQs

How many 9-letter words are there?

There are 24,873 valid 9-letter words in the ENABLE English word list. Collins Scrabble Words accepts additional entries.

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 come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority.

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