9 Letter Word Finder
How many 9 letter words are there?
There are 30,946 nine letter words in the word list this site searches. Nine letter words need two board letters or a well placed hook to fit on a Scrabble board. They are also the target length in the Countdown letters round and in most anagram puzzles.
The most common starting letters at this length are S (3,591 words), C (2,911 words), P (2,572 words), A (1,928 words) and B (1,831 words).
Highest scoring 9 letter words
The highest scoring nine letter word is PIZZAZZES at 47 points. These are the top 12, scored with standard English Scrabble tile values and no board bonuses.
- pizzazzes 47
- quizzical 38
- showbizzy 38
- whizzbang 36
- bumfuzzle 34
- chazzanim 34
- chazzenim 34
- huzzahing 34
- jazziness 34
- blizzardy 33
- buzzingly 33
- buzzkills 33
9 letter words with a Q and no U
A Q with no U beside it is one of the worst tiles to be stuck with. The word list has one word at this length that will take it.
- mbaqangas 23
9 letter words with all five vowels
The word list has 88 words at this length containing A, E, I, O and U at once. Vowel heavy answers like these turn up often in crosswords and quiz puzzles.
- aboideaus 12
- aboideaux 19
- aboiteaus 11
- aboiteaux 18
- aequorins 18
- aleuronic 11
- andouille 10
- aneuploid 12
- apiaceous 13
- armouries 11
- arsenious 9
- auctioned 12
Tips for nine letter words
For an anagram puzzle, enter all nine letters at once. When the letters you type match the word length exactly, the finder returns anagrams rather than partial matches.
Examples
Let's say you want to find words that only contain the vowel "A" (no E, I, O, U). The "A" must also be present at least 2 times.
To find all the 9 letter words that fit this criteria, enter "AA" in the "Make Words With These Letters" section, and "EIOU" in the "Letters To Exclude" section. Then click "Find 9 Letter Words".
You'll get all the words that fit the criteria, including words like ABYSMALLY, AWKWARDLY, BACKDRAFT, BLACKJACK, DRAFTSMAN.