Words Containing SO

Q: How many words contain "SO"?

3,750 valid English words contain the sequence SO.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing SO?

ISOCARBOXAZIDS at 35 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing SO?

PSEUDOSOPHISTICATIONS — 21 letters.

There are 3,750 English words that contain the sequence SO. Range: ABSOLUTE to WORRISOMENESSES. The Scrabble® high-scorer is ISOCARBOXAZIDS at 35 points; the longest is PSEUDOSOPHISTICATIONS (21 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 10% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 3,750 words containing SO

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11-letter(369)
12-letter(297)
13-letter(219)
14-letter(147)
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Showing the first 600 of 3,750 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	isocarboxazids	35	37
2	philosophizing	34	37
3	psychosomatically	34	37
4	isocarboxazid	34	36
5	sociopsychological	33	38
6	philosophized	33	34
7	philosophizers	33	34
8	soliloquizing	32	37
9	extrachromosomal	32	35
10	philosophizer	32	33

What these words mean

isocarboxazids: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
philosophizing: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychosomatically: Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
isocarboxazid: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
sociopsychological: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
philosophized: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
philosophizers: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
soliloquizing: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
extrachromosomal: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
philosophizer: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words contain "SO"?

3,750 valid English words contain SO.

Best Scrabble word containing SO?

ISOCARBOXAZIDS at 35 pts.

Longest word containing SO?

PSEUDOSOPHISTICATIONS (21 letters).