Words Containing CE

Q: How many words contain "CE"?

5,935 valid English words contain the sequence CE.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing CE?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing CE?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES — 28 letters.

There are 5,935 English words that contain the sequence CE. Range: ABDUCE to ZINCED. The Scrabble® high-scorer is CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 points; the longest is ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Average word length in this list is 10.2 letters.

By length — 5,935 words containing CE

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6-letter(323)
7-letter(496)
8-letter(727)
9-letter(846)
10-letter(862)
11-letter(771)
12-letter(602)
13-letter(453)
14-letter(276)
15-letter(171)

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Showing the first 600 of 5,935 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.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	electroencephalographically	47	55
2	carboxymethylcelluloses	47	53
3	carboxymethylcellulose	46	52
4	phosphoglyceraldehydes	46	47
5	phosphoglyceraldehyde	45	46
6	electroencephalographic	40	47
7	electroencephalography	40	45
8	electroencephalographers	39	45
9	electroencephalographies	39	45
10	ethylenediaminetetraacetates	39	42

What these words mean

electroencephalographically: Valid 27-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcelluloses: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
carboxymethylcellulose: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehydes: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
phosphoglyceraldehyde: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
electroencephalographic: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
electroencephalography: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
electroencephalographers: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
electroencephalographies: Valid 24-letter English word — definition not on file.
ethylenediaminetetraacetates: Valid 28-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "CE"?

5,935 valid English words contain CE.

Best Scrabble word containing CE?

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSES at 47 pts.

Longest word containing CE?

ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETATES (28 letters).