8-Letter Words
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 28,378 entries are words with exactly 8 letters. That is about 16.5% of the list. All of them have the same length, so they differ only in their letters. Using commonly used tile values, ZYZZYVAS (44 points) scores the most. 5,835 have no repeated letter at all. Games use their own dictionaries, so a word here isn't automatically playable everywhere.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 28,378 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 16.5% |
| Length | All 8 letters |
| Highest base score (common values) | ZYZZYVAS, 44 |
| No repeated letters | 5,835 |
Most common first letters
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| S | 3,453 |
| C | 2,648 |
| P | 2,175 |
| B | 1,816 |
| R | 1,683 |
What stands out
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- The most common endings here are
-ES(2,764),-ED(2,547),-NG(2,045). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 15,288 of these words.
- The average length is 8.0 letters.
- More of them start with
Sthan with any other letter (3,453).
Open a smaller list
With 28,378 words, this list is split into smaller pages by the next letter. Each page shows its complete list.
- A… 1,615
- B… 1,816
- C… 2,648
- D… 1,555
- E… 1,127
- F… 1,296
- G… 995
- H… 982
- I… 732
- J… 210
- K… 304
- L… 890
- M… 1,472
- N… 538
- O… 972
- P… 2,175
- Q… 158
- R… 1,683
- S… 3,453
- T… 1,525
- U… 825
- V… 492
- W… 728
Other 8-letter words
These groups are too small for a page of their own, so they are listed here in full.
Starting with X 20
xanthans xanthate xanthein xanthene xanthine xanthins xanthoma xanthone xanthous xenogamy xenogeny xenolith xerosere xeroxing xiphoids xylidine xylidins xylitols xylocarp xylotomy
Starting with Y 76
yabbered yachters yachting yachtman yachtmen yahooism yahrzeit yakitori yamalkas yammered yammerer yamulkas yardages yardarms yardbird yardland yardwand yardwork yarmelke yarmulke yashmacs yashmaks yatagans yataghan yattered yawmeter yawpings yealings yeanling yearbook yearends yearlies yearling yearlong yearners yearning yeasayer yeastier yeastily yeasting yellowed yellower yellowly yeomanly yeomanry yeshivah yeshivas yeshivot yestreen yielders yielding yodelers yodeling yodelled yodeller yoghourt yoghurts yokeless yokelish yokemate yokozuna yolkiest youngers youngest youngish younkers yourself youthens youthful yperites ytterbia ytterbic yttriums yuckiest yuletide yummiest
Starting with Z 91
zabaione zabajone zacatons zaddikim zaibatsu zamarras zamarros zamindar zaniness zapateos zappiest zaptiahs zaptiehs zaratite zareebas zarzuela zastruga zastrugi zealotry zecchini zecchino zecchins zelkovas zemindar zemstvos zenaidas zenithal zeolites zeolitic zeppelin zestiest zestless zibeline ziggurat zikkurat zikurats zillions zincates zincites zincking zingiest zippered zippiest zirconia zirconic zitherns zizzling zodiacal zoisites zombiism zonation zoneless zonetime zoochore zooecium zoogenic zoogleae zoogleal zoogleas zoogloea zoolater zoolatry zoologic zoomania zoometry zoomorph zoonoses zoonosis zoonotic zoophile zoophily zoophobe zoophyte zoosperm zoospore zootiest zootomic zorillas zorilles zorillos zucchini zwieback zygomata zygosity zygotene zymogene zymogens zymogram zymology zymosans zyzzyvas
A sample of 8-letter words
An evenly spaced sample of 150 words in alphabetical order (every 189th word), to give a feel for the list.
aardvark acicular aeronomy alerting amnesias anteater apprises ascribed auspices bahadurs baseborn bedwards besieged biopsied bloopers bookends brannier bruising busyness calyptra carcanet catwalks chandler chimbley cingulum cloggers coercing compared converge cottiers creditor ctenidia cymbidia deathbed deifical descries diastole disburse dockyard dragline dunghill effendis emphatic enquired equivoke eurybath exported fashions ficklest flagging flotsams foreface freights furfures gasalier gingeley goddamns greasing guisards hamburgs haycocks herdsman homeboys humanize ignorant included innovate ionizing jerrycan keeshond kohlrabi language legacies limiteds logotypy maccaboy manpower mazaedia mestizos mintiest mistaken montages mueddins narrates nightcap nosebags occulted opinions outcries outstare overmuch pailsful parfocal pebblier periodic pickwick placidly plushily portered precures primulas provirus putridly quitrent ratfinks reclames reforest reloaned reracked retching ribworts rootiest sabatons sapphist schlocks scuzzier senhoras shavable shrewder siroccos slipouts snibbing solvates spectres springal startler stollens stuntmen succorer surgical synapsed tankages tenement thiotepa titanate toughens trepangs truckles twiddler unciform unifaces unseemly uploaded vandyked vestally vogueing wastages whelming wingover wresters
Using these words
Have a rack or a jumble? The Word Unscrambler can limit results to 8 letters with its Length filter: entering ABDEMNOS would find ABDOMENS among others. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.