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Common 15-letter words
All 55, with their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first. Every word links to its full meaning.
- recommendations 22the act of recommending
- characteristics 24a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- representatives 20a person who represents others
- pharmaceuticals 26drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
- congratulations 18the act of congratulating
- representations 17the act of representing
- troubleshooting 21solve problems
- internationally 18in an international manner
- confidentiality 24the quality of being confidential
- instrumentation 17the act of instrumenting
- notwithstanding 23despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)
- vulnerabilities 20the quality of being vulnerable
- straightforward 26honest and not evasive
- implementations 21the act of implementing
- differentiation 22the act of differentiating
- environmentally 23in an environmental manner
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Highest-scoring 15-letter words
quizzifications scores the most (47), then methoxybenzenes, nebuchadnezzars and oxyphenbutazone (41 each), then schizoaffective (40), in Scrabble points before bonus squares.
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| quizzifications | 47 | 50 | |
| methoxybenzenes | 41 | 43 | |
| nebuchadnezzars | 41 | 45 | a wine bottle |
| oxyphenbutazone | 41 | 44 | an anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis |
| schizoaffective | 40 | 42 | pertaining to symptoms of schizophrenia |
| photoxylography | 39 | 39 | |
| then eight words on 38 | |||
Among everyday words, synchronization scores the most (32), then hospitalization and methamphetamine (29 each).
15-letter words by the numbers
- 6,247 15-letter words are in at least one of the three word lists we use: 3,839 in NWL2023 (Scrabble in the US and Canada), 5,943 in Collins Scrabble Words (most other countries) and 3,192 in ENABLE (the list Words With Friends started from).
- P starts the most of them (711), then C (618) and S (550). S ends the most (3,510).
- I is in more 15-letter words than any other letter: 5,494, or 88%.
- 6,245 words (100%) use a letter twice or more, and 0 have no A, E, I, O or U.
Questions
How many 15-letter words are there?
6,247 across the three word lists, 3,839 of them good in North American Scrabble. About 55 are everyday words.
Which letter do most 15-letter words start with?
P, with 711 words. The fewest start with Y (2).
Where do the words come from?
From NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words and ENABLE, as on the rest of Unscramble ME (see How It Works). A word that only one game accepts is still listed; its page shows which games take it.