8-letter words

The ENABLE word list has 28,387 eight-letter words. 3,314 of them are common in everyday English, such as BUSINESS, ANYTHING, NATIONAL and ACTUALLY. The highest-scoring is ZYZZYVAS, worth 44 points in Scrabble letter values.

Words: 28,387
Common words: 3,314
Top score: 44 (ZYZZYVAS)

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The words

Starting with J 210

jacketed22jackpots23jacquard27jalapeno17jamboree19jangling17janitors15japonica19jaundice18javelins18jealousy18 jeopardy21jettison15jewelers18jewelled19jeweller18jiggling18jingling17jingoism18johannes18jokingly23jostling16journals15journeys18jousting16joyfully24joyously21joystick24jubilant17judgment19 judicial18 jugglers17juggling18julienne15jumpsuit19junction17 juncture17junkyard23justices17juvenile18

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Starting with K 304

kabbalah19kamikaze27kangaroo13katakana16kayakers19kayaking20keepsake18kerosene12keyboard18 keynotes15keystone15keywords19kickback26kickball20kickoffs24killings13kilogram15kilowatt15kindling14kindness13 kinetics14kingdoms16kingship18kitchens17knapsack20kneading14kneecaps16kneeling13knickers18knighted17knightly19knitters12knitting13knitwear15knockers18knocking19 knockoff24knockout18knowable17knuckles18

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Starting with L 890

labeling11labelled11 landlord10 landmark15 language10 latitude9laughing13 laughter12 launched14launches13lavender12lawsuits11learners8learning9 lecturer10 lectures10lesbians10leukemia14leverage12 liberals10licensed11 licenses10lifelong12 lifetime13 lighting13 likewise15 limiting11 lingerie9lipstick16 listened9listener8listings9literacy13 literary11 lobbying16locality13 location10 lockdown18longtime11 lowering12

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Starting with M 1,472

machines15magazine20 magnetic13 maintain10 majority20 managers11managing12marathon13 marriage11 marshall13 matching16 material10 measured11 measures10medicine13 meetings11memorial12 memories12mentally13 mentions10merchant15 messages11midnight15 military13 millions10minister10 ministry13 minority13 missions10mistakes14moderate11 modified15 monetary13 monsters10moreover13 mortgage12 mountain10 movement15 multiple12 murdered12

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Starting with N 537

nameless10napoleon10 narrated9narrator8 narrowed12narrower11narrowly14 national8 nativity14nautical10navigate12 necklace16 needless9 negative12 neighbor14 networks15newcomer15newfound15newsroom13nickname16 nicotine10nineteen8nitrogen9 nobility13nominate10nominees10nonsense8 normally13 northern11 notation8notebook14 noticing11notified12novelist11nowadays15 nuisance10numbered13numerous10 nutrient8nutshell11

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Starting with O 972

observed14 observer13 obsessed11 obstacle12 obtained11occasion12 occupied15 occurred13offended16 offender15 offering15 officers16official16 offshore17 openings11operated11operates10operator10 opinions10opponent12 opposing13 opposite12 optional10 ordering10 ordinary12 organize18 oriental8 oriented9 original9 orthodox19 outbreak14 outcomes12outdoors9 outlined9 outright12 overcome15 overhead15 overseas11 overtime13 overview17

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Starting with P 2,177

painting11 partners10patients10payments15personal10 physical18 pictures12planning11 platform15 pleasure10 policies12politics12 position10 positive13 possible12 possibly15 powerful16 practice14 pregnant11 prepared13 presence12 pressure10 previous13 princess12 probably17 problems14produced14products13programs13progress11 projects19promised13properly15 property15 proposal12 proposed13provided15provides14purchase15 purposes12

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Starting with Q 158

quackery26quacking24quadrant18quadrate18quagmire20quandary21quantify23quantity20 quarrels17quarried18quarries17quarters17 quartets17quartile17quashing21quatrain17quayside21quelling18quenched23querying21questing18question17 queueing18quibbles21quickens23quickest23quickies23quietest17quieting18quilting18quinones17quintile17quisling18quitters17quitting18quivered21quixotic26quizzing36quotable19quotient17

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Starting with R 1,685

railroad9 reaching14 reaction10 realized18 received14 recently13 recorded12 recovery16 reducing12 referred12refugees12regarded11regional9 register9 rejected18 relation8 relative11 released9releases8relevant11 reliable10 religion9 remained11remember14 repeated11 replaced13reported11 reporter10 republic14 requests17required18 requires17research13 resident9 resource10 response10 resulted9returned9revealed12romantic12

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Starting with S 3,456

schedule14 security13 selected11 sentence10 separate10 services13 sessions8shipping16 shooting12 shopping16 shoulder12 sleeping11 slightly15 software14 soldiers9solution8 somebody16 somewhat16 southern11 speaking15 specific17 spending12 standard10 standing10 starting9 stations8straight12 strategy12 strength12 stronger9strongly12 struggle10 students9suddenly13 suffered15suggests10supplies12supposed13 surprise10 symptoms17

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Starting with T 1,525

tactical12 talented9 targeted10teachers13teaching14 teenager9 tendency14 terminal10 terrible10 terribly13 terrific13 thankful18 theology15 theories11thinking16 thorough15 thoughts15thousand12 threaten11 thrilled12 thriller11 throwing15timeline10 together12 tomatoes10tomorrow13 touching14 tourists8township16 tracking15 training9 transfer11 traveled12 treasure8 treasury11 treating9triangle9 tropical12 troubled11 troubles10

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Starting with U 825

ultimate10 umbrella12 unbeaten10unbiased11unbroken14uncommon14 underage10underdog11underway15 unfairly14uniforms13unionist8uniquely20universe11 unlawful14 unlikely15 unloaded10unlocked15 unmanned11unmarked15unsigned10unsolved12unspoken14unstable10 untitled9unveiled12 unwanted12 unworthy17upcoming15 updating12 upgraded13upgrades12uploaded12uprising11 upstairs10 upstream12urgently12utensils8utilized18 utilizes17

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Starting with V 492

vacation13 vaccines15valencia13validate12validity15 valuable13 vampires15vanguard13vanished15 variable13 variance13variants11vascular13vehicles16velocity16 ventures11verbally16verified15 veronica13versions11vertical13 veterans11vicinity16 victoria13vigorous12villages12villains11vineyard15violated12 violates11violence13 visiting12 visitors11visually14 vitality14vitamins13volatile11 volcanic15 vomiting14 vouchers16

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Starting with W 728

waitress11wandered13wardrobe14 warnings12warrants11warranty14 warriors11watching17 watering12waterloo11weakened16 weakness15 weddings14weekends16weighing16 weighted16 welcomed16welcomes15wellness11wetlands12whatever17 whenever17wherever17 whispers16widening13wildcats14wildlife15 wireless11 withdraw18 withdrew18wondered13woodland13 workload16workouts15workshop20 worrying15 wrapping16wrecking18wrestler11writings12

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Starting with X 20

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Starting with Y 76

yabbered16yachters16yachting17yachtman18yachtmen18yahooism16yahrzeit23yakitori15yamalkas17yammered16yammerer15yardages13yardbird15yardwork19yarmulke17yearbook17yearling12yearlong12yearning12yeasayer14yellowed15yellower14yeomanry16yeshivah20yeshivas17yeshivot17yielders12yielding13yodelers12yodeling13yoghurts15yokozuna24youngers12youngest12youngish15younkers15yourself14youthful17yuletide12yummiest15

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Starting with Z 91

zabaione19zabajone26zacatons19zaddikim25zaibatsu19zamarras19zamarros19zamindar20zaniness17zapateos19zappiest21zaptiahs22zaptiehs22zaratite17zareebas19zarzuela26zastruga18zastrugi18zealotry20zecchini24zecchino24zecchins24zelkovas24zenithal20zeolites17zeolitic19zeppelin21ziggurat19zillions17zippered22zirconia19zodiacal20zonation17zoonoses17zoonosis17zoonotic19zoophile22zoospore19zucchini24zwieback28

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Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

zyzzyvas44bezazzes37jazzlike37pazazzes37pizazzes37quizzing36zizzling36quizzers35whizzing33huzzahed33

Questions

How many 8-letter words are there?

There are 28,387 8-letter words in the ENABLE word list. 3,314 of them are in everyday use.

What is the highest-scoring 8-letter word?

ZYZZYVAS, BEZAZZES and JAZZLIKE score 44, 37 and 37 points with Scrabble letter values, before any bonus squares.

8-letter words

The words

Starting with A 1,615

Starting with B 1,818

Starting with C 2,648

Starting with D 1,555

Starting with E 1,127

Starting with F 1,298

Starting with G 995

Starting with H 981

Starting with I 732