9-letter words

The ENABLE word list has 24,853 nine-letter words. 2,694 of them are common in everyday English, such as SOMETHING, DIFFERENT, INCLUDING and FOLLOWING. The highest-scoring is QUIZZICAL, worth 38 points in Scrabble letter values.

Words
24,853
Common words
2,694
Top score
38 (QUIZZICAL)

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The words

Starting with B 1,422

backstage18backwards21 bacterial13 balancing14 bandwidth19 bartender12basically16 bathrooms16battalion11 batteries11beautiful14 beginners12beginning13 behaviors17behaviour17 believers14believing15 belonging13 benchmark22benefited15beverages15bilateral11 bilingual12billboard14 biography20 blessings12borrowing15 bothering15boulevard15 boyfriend18 breakdown19 breakfast18 breathing15 brightest15brilliant11 broadband15 broadcast14 brutality14buildings13butterfly17
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Starting with F 1,012

factories14fantasies12fantastic14 fashioned16 favorable17 favorites15featuring13feminists14fertility15 festivals15fictional14 filmmaker20 filtering13finalists12financial14 financing15 finishing16 fireplace16fireworks19fisheries15fishermen17followers15 following16 footsteps14forbidden16 forecasts14forgotten13 formation14 fortunate12 fragments15framework21 franchise17 frankfurt19freelance14 freestyle15 frequency26 fulfilled16 functions14furnished16 furniture12
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Starting with G 749

galleries10gangsters11gardeners11gardening12 gathering14 genealogy14generally13 generated11generates10generator10 gentleman12 gentlemen12genuinely13 geography19 geometric14gladstone11glamorous12glorified14godfather17governing14 governors13gradually14 graduated12 graduates11graphical17grappling15gratitude11 graveyard17greatness10 greenwood14greetings11groceries12grotesque19grounding12guarantee10 guardians11guerrilla10guideline11guitarist10 gunpowder16
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Starting with H 857

hairstyle15hamburger17handshake20happening17 happiness16 harassing13hardcover18hardships18harvested16hazardous22 headaches18headlines13headphone18healthier15 heartbeat14 heartfelt15heartless12hepatitis14hierarchy20 highlands17highlight20 hilarious12 hindsight17historian12 histories12holocaust14 homestead15honeymoon17 honorable14 hopefully20 horrified16horseback20hospitals14hostility15 household16 housewife18hurricane14 hydraulic18 hypocrisy22 hypocrite19
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Starting with J 168

jabbering21jacaranda19jackasses22jackboots24jackfruit25jackknife29jailbreak22jailhouse19jalapenos18jambalaya23jarringly20jaundiced20jealously19jellybean21jellyfish25jessamine18jetliners16jewellers19jewellery22 jitterbug19jockeying26jockstrap24journeyed20joyriding21joysticks25judgement20 judgeship23judgments20judiciary22 judicious19jukeboxes29jumpsuits20junctions18junctures18junkyards24juridical19justified20 justifies19juveniles19juxtapose25
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Starting with K 202

kalanchoe18kamikazes28kangaroos14kaolinite13karyotype21keepsakes19keratitis13keratosis13kerfuffle22ketogenic16keyboards19keystones16keystroke20kibbutzim28kickbacks27kickboxer28kickstand20kidnapped19kidnapper18killifish19killingly17kilobytes18kilograms16kilohertz25kilometer15kilowatts16kinematic17kingmaker20kittiwake20kiwifruit19knackered20knighting18knockdown23knockoffs25knockouts19knowingly20knowledge18 knuckling20kowtowing20kundalini14
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Starting with L 702

labyrinth17landlords11landmarks16landscape14 landslide11languages11launchers14launching15 lawmakers18leftovers15legalized20legendary14 liability14 liberated12liberties11librarian11libraries11licensing12lifestyle15 lightning14 limestone11 limitless11limousine11lingering11liquidity22listeners9listening10 literally12 livestock18 lobbyists16localized21locations11logically15logistics12 longevity16longitude11lucrative14ludicrous12lunchtime16luxurious16
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Starting with M 1,360

machinery19 magazines21magnitude13 maintains11mandatory15 manhattan14 marijuana18 marketing16 marriages12masculine13 materials11meanwhile17 measuring12 mechanics18 mechanism18 medicines14memorable15 mentality14 mentioned12merchants16messaging13 messenger12 microwave19 migration12 milestone11 miniature11 ministers11miserable13 molecular13 molecules13monitored12mortality14 motivated15 mountains11movements16municipal15 murdering13mushrooms16musicians13mysteries14
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Starting with N 534

narcotics13narration9narrative12 narrowing13nationals9naturally12 navigator13necessary14 necessity14 negatives13neglected13 negligent11negotiate10 neighbors15neighbour15 nervously15neurology13newcomers16newspaper16 nicknamed18nicknames17nightclub17 nightmare15 nighttime15nocturnal11nominated12 nonlinear9nonprofit14 northeast12 northward16northwest15 nostalgia10 nostalgic12notebooks15notorious9 numbering14numerical13 nurturing10nutrients9nutrition9
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Starting with O 922

obedience14objection20 objective23 obligated13observers14observing15 obsession11 obstacles13obtaining12obviously17 occasions13 occupying19occurring14offenders16offensive18 offerings16officials17offspring18 operating12 operation11 operative14 operators11opponents13oppressed14orchestra14 ordinance12organised11 organisms12organized20 organizer19originals10otherwise15 ourselves12outsiders10outskirts13overnight16 overrated13oversight16 overthrow18ownership17
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Starting with P 2,005

paintings12partially14 passenger12 perfectly19 performed17permanent13 personnel11 physician19 platforms16political13 pollution11 positions11potential11 practical15 practices15precisely16 preferred15 pregnancy17 preparing14presented12president12 primarily16 principal15 principle15 prisoners11privilege15 procedure14 processes13producers14producing15professor14 programme16 prominent13 promoting14promotion13 proposals13protected14 providing16published17 purchased17
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Starting with Q 111

quaaludes19quadrants19quadratic21quadrille19quadruped22quadruple21qualified22 qualifier21qualifies21qualities18quantized28quarreled19quarrying22quarrymen23quartered19quarterly21 quartiles18quartzite27quatrains18quavering22queerness18quenching24quercetin20questions18quibbling23quickened25quicklime26quickness24quicksand25quickstep26quiescent20quietness18quintiles18quintuple20quitclaim22quivering22quizzical38quotation18quotidian19quotients18
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Starting with U 726

ultimatum13unanimous11 uncertain11 unchanged16 uncovered15 undergone11undermine12 underside11undertake14 undertook14underwear13 underwent13underwood14unethical14unfolding14unfounded14unhealthy18 uninsured10universal12 unleashed13unlimited12 unloading11unlocking16unmarried12unnatural9unnoticed12unpopular13 unrelated10 unsettled10untouched15untreated10unusually12 unveiling13unwilling13 upgrading14uplifting15uploading13upsetting12utilities9utilizing19
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Starting with V 413

vacancies16vacations14valentine12 validated14valuables14valuation12 vandalism15vanishing16variables14variation12 varieties12variously15vegetable15 venerable14vengeance15 verifying19versatile12 vertebrae14viability17vibrating15vibration14victories14videotape15viewpoint17 vigilance15vigilante13villagers13vineyards16violating13violation12 violently15 violinist12virginity16virtually15 viscosity17visionary15visualize21volcanoes14voluntary15 volunteer12
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Starting with W 507

wallpaper16 wanderers13wandering14 warehouse15 warranted13wasteland13waterfall15watershed16waterways18weakening17weathered16welcoming17 whichever23whimsical19whirlwind19whispered18whistling16whitehead19wholesale15 wholesome17wildfires16willingly16withdrawn19 withstand16 witnessed13witnesses12wolverine15wonderful16 wondering14 woodlands14workforce21 workplace20 workshops21worldview19worldwide17 worsening13worthless15 wrenching18wrestlers12wrestling13
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Starting with X 18

xanthates19xantheins19xanthenes19xanthines19xanthomas21xanthones19xenograft20xenoliths19xenophile21xenophobe23xerophile21xerophily24xerophyte24xeroseres16xylidines20xylocarps23xylograph25xylophone24

Starting with Y 47

yabbering17yachtings18yachtsman19yachtsmen19yahooisms17yahrzeits24yakitoris16yammerers16yammering17yardbirds16yardlands14yardstick19yardwands17yardworks20yarmelkes18yarmulkes18yataghans16yattering13yawmeters17yawningly19yeanlings13yearbooks18yearlings13yearnings13yeasayers15yeastiest12yellowest15yellowfin18yellowing16yellowish18yeshivahs21yeshivoth21yesterday16 yestreens12yodellers13yodelling14yohimbine19youngling14youngster13ytterbium16
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Starting with Z 65

zabaiones20zabajones27zamindari21zamindars21zapateado21zaratites18zarzuelas27zealously21zebrasses20zebrawood24zecchinos25zedoaries19zeitgeber21zeitgeist19zemindars21zemindary24zeppelins22zestfully24zibelines20zibelline20ziggurats20zigzagged31zikkurats26zillionth21zincified24zincifies23zinfandel22zinkified26zinkifies25zippering23zirconias20zirconium22zombified26zookeeper24zoologist19zoophiles23zoophytes26zoospores20zucchinis25zygomatic26
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Highest-scoring words

Scored with Scrabble letter values, before bonus squares.

quizzical38showbizzy38whizzbang36chazzanim34chazzenim34huzzahing34jazziness34buzzwords33blizzardy33pizzalike33

Questions

How many 9-letter words are there?

There are 24,853 9-letter words in the ENABLE word list. 2,694 of them are in everyday use.

What is the highest-scoring 9-letter word?

QUIZZICAL, SHOWBIZZY and WHIZZBANG score 38, 38 and 36 points with Scrabble letter values, before any bonus squares.