Eight-letter words

The ENABLE word list used by this site has 28,420 eight-letter words. They make up about 16.4% of the whole list. Choose a first letter below to see every eight-letter word that starts with it.

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Eight-letter words by first letter

A (1,616) B (1,826) C (2,649) D (1,555) E (1,129) F (1,300) G (997) H (982) I (732) J (212) K (304) L (890) M (1,472) N (538) O (972) P (2,178) Q (158) R (1,685) S (3,466) T (1,525) U (825) V (493) W (729) X (20) Y (76) Z (91)

Highest-scoring eight-letter words

  • zyzzyvas 44 points
  • bezazzes 37 points
  • jazzlike 37 points
  • pazazzes 37 points
  • pizazzes 37 points
  • quizzing 36 points
  • zizzling 36 points
  • quizzers 35 points
  • huzzahed 33 points
  • jazziest 33 points
  • whizzing 33 points
  • buzzwigs 32 points
  • buzzword 32 points
  • frizzily 32 points
  • whizzers 32 points
  • chazzans 31 points
  • chazzens 31 points
  • dizzying 31 points
  • hazzanim 31 points
  • kolkhozy 31 points
  • mezuzahs 31 points
  • mezuzoth 31 points
  • bemuzzle 30 points
  • embezzle 30 points

Common starts and endings

The most common first letters are S (3,466), C (2,649), P (2,178). The most common last letters are S (9,680), E (3,201), D (3,146).

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