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Common 8-letter words
The 60 most common, 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.
- business 10an occupation, profession, or trade
- services 13performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
- products 13something produced by labor or effort
- software 14written or printed data used in computer operations
- research 13systematic investigation to establish facts
- comments 14a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
- national 8of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
- internet 8a network of computer networks
- shipping 16to transport by a vessel suitable for navigation in deep water
- reserved 12to keep back for future use
- security 13the state of being secure
- computer 14a machine that computes automatically
- download 13to transfer data from a large computer to a smaller one
- pictures 12a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a…
- personal 10concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
- location 10the place where something is at a given moment
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Highest-scoring 8-letter words
pizzazzy scores the most (49), then zyzzyvas (44), then quizzify (41), then quizzery (38), then seven words on 37, in Scrabble points before bonus squares.
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| pizzazzy | 49 | 49 | having pizazz |
| zyzzyvas | 44 | 43 | a tropical weevil |
| quizzify | 41 | 41 | |
| quizzery | 38 | 38 | |
| bazazzes | 37 | 38 | |
| bezazzes | 37 | 38 | the quality of being exciting or attractive |
| bizazzes | 37 | 38 | |
| jazzlike | 37 | 40 | resembling a type of music |
| pazazzes | 37 | 38 | the quality of being exciting or attractive |
| pizazzes | 37 | 38 | the quality of being exciting or attractive |
| pizzazes | 37 | 38 | the quality of being exciting or attractive |
| then three words on 36 | |||
Among everyday words, blizzard scores the most (29), then three words on 28.
8-letter words by the numbers
- 42,311 8-letter words are in at least one of the three word lists we use: 31,697 in NWL2023 (Scrabble in the US and Canada), 42,269 in Collins Scrabble Words (most other countries) and 28,387 in ENABLE (the list Words With Friends started from).
- S starts the most of them (5,375), then C (3,768) and P (3,318). S ends the most (14,846).
- E is in more 8-letter words than any other letter: 28,584, or 68%.
- 33,695 words (80%) use a letter twice or more, and 0 have no A, E, I, O or U.
Questions
How many 8-letter words are there?
42,311 across the three word lists, 31,697 of them good in North American Scrabble. About 2,910 are everyday words.
Which letter do most 8-letter words start with?
S, with 5,375 words. The fewest start with X (39).
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.