Unscramble Wizard
8-Letter Words
All 28,420 8-letter words from the public-domain ENABLE dictionary. Browse by starting letter or ending letter below, or jump straight to the highest-scoring plays. Every list shows Scrabble and Words With Friends values.
8-Letter Words by Starting Letter
- 8-letter words starting with A 1616
- 8-letter words starting with B 1826
- 8-letter words starting with C 2649
- 8-letter words starting with D 1555
- 8-letter words starting with E 1129
- 8-letter words starting with F 1300
- 8-letter words starting with G 997
- 8-letter words starting with H 982
- 8-letter words starting with I 732
- 8-letter words starting with J 212
- 8-letter words starting with K 304
- 8-letter words starting with L 890
- 8-letter words starting with M 1472
- 8-letter words starting with N 538
- 8-letter words starting with O 972
- 8-letter words starting with P 2178
- 8-letter words starting with Q 158
- 8-letter words starting with R 1685
- 8-letter words starting with S 3466
- 8-letter words starting with T 1525
- 8-letter words starting with U 825
- 8-letter words starting with V 493
- 8-letter words starting with W 729
- 8-letter words starting with X 20
- 8-letter words starting with Y 76
- 8-letter words starting with Z 91
8-Letter Words by Ending Letter
- 8-letter words ending with A 499
- 8-letter words ending with B 23
- 8-letter words ending with C 599
- 8-letter words ending with D 3146
- 8-letter words ending with E 3201
- 8-letter words ending with F 41
- 8-letter words ending with G 2098
- 8-letter words ending with H 408
- 8-letter words ending with I 104
- No 8-letter words end with J 0
- 8-letter words ending with K 325
- 8-letter words ending with L 895
- 8-letter words ending with M 519
- 8-letter words ending with N 1054
- 8-letter words ending with O 143
- 8-letter words ending with P 121
- No 8-letter words end with Q 0
- 8-letter words ending with R 1974
- 8-letter words ending with S 9680
- 8-letter words ending with T 1720
- 8-letter words ending with U 19
- No 8-letter words end with V 0
- 8-letter words ending with W 76
- 8-letter words ending with X 62
- 8-letter words ending with Y 1711
- 8-letter words ending with Z 2
Highest-Scoring 8-Letter Words
Ranked by base Scrabble tile value, before premium squares.
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|
| zyzzyvas | 44 | 43 |
| bezazzes | 37 | 38 |
| jazzlike | 37 | 40 |
| pazazzes | 37 | 38 |
| pizazzes | 37 | 38 |
| quizzing | 36 | 39 |
| zizzling | 36 | 39 |
| quizzers | 35 | 36 |
| huzzahed | 33 | 32 |
| jazziest | 33 | 35 |
| whizzing | 33 | 34 |
| buzzwigs | 32 | 35 |
| buzzword | 32 | 34 |
| frizzily | 32 | 32 |
| whizzers | 32 | 31 |
| chazzans | 31 | 32 |
| chazzens | 31 | 32 |
| dizzying | 31 | 32 |
| hazzanim | 31 | 32 |
| kolkhozy | 31 | 30 |
| mezuzahs | 31 | 32 |
| mezuzoth | 31 | 32 |
| bemuzzle | 30 | 34 |
| embezzle | 30 | 33 |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many 8-letter words are there?
- There are 28,420 8-letter words in the ENABLE dictionary, the public-domain word list used by most word-game tools and tournament play.
- What is the highest-scoring 8-letter word in Scrabble?
- ZYZZYVAS scores 44 points on bare tiles, before any premium squares. Board bonuses such as double- and triple-word scores can multiply that considerably.
- Are all of these words valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
- These lists come from ENABLE, which overlaps heavily with official tournament dictionaries but is not identical to them. Words With Friends uses its own list, so a small number of entries differ between games.
- How do I find 8-letter words from my own letters?
- Use the word unscrambler on the homepage — enter your tiles and it returns every playable word sorted by Scrabble score, including 8-letter results.