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YE S you
YO expression used as a greeting
YU S jade
ZA S pizza
ZO S Tibetan breed of cattle

Two-letter words summary for learning

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A: AA AB AD AE AG AH AI AL AM AN AR AS AT AW AX AY
B: BA BE BI BO BY
C: CH
D: DA DE DI DO
E: EA ED EE EF EH EL EM EN ER ES ET EX

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F: FA FE FY
G: GI GO GU
H: HA HE HI HM HO
I: ID IF IN IO IS IT
J:
K:
L:
M:
JA
KA
LA
MA
JO
KI
LI
ME
KO
LO
MI
KY

MM MO MU MY
O
E
N: NA NE NO NU NY
O: OB OD OE OF OH OI OM ON OO OP OR OS OU OW OX OY
P: PA PE PI PO
Q: QI
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R: RE
S: SH SI SO ST
T: TA TE TI TO
U: UG UH UM UN UP UR US UT
V: -
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W: WE WO
X: XI XU
Y: YA YE YO YU
Z: ZA ZO
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Three-letter words

Three-letter words are a natural progression from two-letter words. They are
an essential weapon in every Scrabble players armoury. Its worth trying to
become familiar with them all, but if thats a tall order then you should at
least focus on those that can be formed as one-letter extensions (hooks) of
two-letter words (before or after) and strive to be familiar with those that
contain a higher-scoring letter (three points or more).

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There are 1,341 valid three-letter words in Scrabble, all of which are listed in
this section, showing which can take an S extension. The list includes plurals
of two-letter words to emphasise these. Not all the threes are valuable in
Scrabble but are all listed here for completeness.

AAH S ALL S AUA S BIB S CAA S

AAL S ALP S AUE BID S CAB S

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AAS ALS AUF S BIG S CAD S
ABA S ALT S AUK S BIN S CAF S
ABB S ALU S AVA S BIO S CAG S
ABO S AMA S AVE S BIS CAL
ABS AME S AVO S BIT S CAM S

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ABY S AMI S AWA BIZ CAN S
ACE S AMP S AWE S BOA S CAP S
ACH AMU S AWK S BOB S CAR S
ACT S ANA S AWL S BOD S CAT S
ADD S
ADO S
ADS
ADZ
AND S
ANE S
ANI S
ANN S
OAWN S
AXE S
AYE S
AYS
BOG S
BOH S
BOI S
BOK S
CAW S
CAY S
CAZ
CEE S
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AFF ANS AYU S BON CEL S
AFT ANT S AZO BOO S CEP S
AGA S ANY BAA S BOP S CHA S
AGE S APE S BAC S BOR S CHE
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AGO APO S BAD S BOS S CHI S

AGS APP S BAG S BOT S CID S
AHA APT S BAH BOW S CIG S
AHI S ARB S BAL S BOX CIS
AHS ARC S BAM S BOY S CIT S
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AIA S ARD S BAN S BRA S CLY

AID S ARE S BAP S BRO S COB S
AIL S ARF S BAR S BRR COD S
AIM S ARK S BAS S BRU S COG S
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AIN S ARM S BAT S BUB S COL S

AIR S ARS BAY S BUD S CON S
AIS ART S BED S BUG S COO S
AIT S ARY BEE S BUM S COP S
AJI S ASH BEG S BUN S COR S
AKA S ASK S BEL S BUR S COS S
AKE S ASP S BEN S BUS S COT S
ALA S ASS BES BUT S COW S
ALB S ATE S BET S BUY S COX
ALE S ATS BEY S BYE S COY S
ALF S ATT BEZ BYS COZ

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Three-letter words
QAT S white-flowered evergreen shrub whose leaves have narcotic properties
QIN S type of Chinese zither
QUA in the capacity of
SUQ S (in Muslim countries) a marketplace

Four-letter words

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AQUA S QUEP
CINQ S
FIQH S
QUEY S
QUID S
Note
With so many short Q words
QADI S QUIM S taking an S plural, including the
QAID S QUIN S similar word QUOP, its easy to

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QOPH S QUIP S forget that QUEP does not take an
QUAD S QUIT S S. However, it might also be
QUAG S QUIZ played to trap your opponent into
QUAI S QUOD S losing a turn.
QUAT S
QUAY S

Five-letter words
QUOP S
WAQF S O
E
AQUAE QIBLA S QUASI QUINO S
BURQA S QORMA S QUASS QUINT S
COQUI S QUACK S QUATE S QUIPO S
EQUAL S QUAFF S QUAYD QUIPU S
PL

EQUES QUAIL S QUBIT S QUIRE S

EQUID S QUAIR S QUEAN S QUIRK S
EQUIP S QUAKE S QUEEN S QUIRT S
FAQIR S QUAKY QUEER S QUIST S
FIQUE S QUALE QUELL S QUITE S
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GUQIN S QUALM S QUEME S QUOAD

MAQUI S QUANT S QUENA S QUOIF S
NIQAB S QUARE QUERN S QUOIN S
PIQUE S QUARK S QUERY QUOIT S
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QAJAQ S QUART S QUEST S QUOLL S

QANAT S QUASH QUEUE S QUONK S
QUEYN S QUOTA S
QUICH QUOTE S
Note QUICK S
QUIET S
QUOTH
QURSH
Both QURSH and QUYTE are
especially difficult to spot because QUIFF S QUYTE S
you are unlikely to put anything QUILL S ROQUE S
other than AEIOU after a QU in QUILT S SQUAB S
looking for possible plays. QUINA S SQUAD S
QUINE S SQUAT S

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 ADDAX
COAX ATAXY
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HOAX GALAX
FAXED
MALAX
MAXED BRAXY
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HAPAX
RAXED FLAXY
FAXES PANAX
TAXED FLAX
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MAXES FAX LIMAX
WAXED
RAXES MAX BORAX
WAXEN RAX HYRAX
TAXES
WAXY WAXES TAX AXING
JAXIE s WAX
JAXY
CAXON s AXED
TAXON s
TAXOL s TAXA TAXER s AXAL AXIAL
PL
TAXOR s TAXI s WAXER s AXEL s AXILE
TAXUS MAXI s LAXER
ax AXIL s AXITE s
MAXIM s AXLE s AXLED

UNTAX RETAX
E AXE s
AXIS
AXON s
DEWAX REWAX LAXES LAX AXOID s
RELAX PAXES PAX AXONE s
SAXE s
SAXES SAX
ZAXES ZAX AXIOM s
LAXLY AXION s
AXMAN
AXMEN
mON
s = word takes an S extension

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MISSPACE S MISSTEER S MISTOUCH MISTYPED

MISSPEAK S MISSTYLE S MISTRACE S MISUNION S
MISSPELL S MISTAKEN MISTRAIN S MISUSAGE S
MISSPELT MISTAKER S MISTREAT S MISUSING
MISSPEND S MISTEACH MISTRIAL S MISVALUE S
MISSPENT MISTHINK S MISTRUST S MISWRITE S
MISSPOKE MISTHREW MISTRUTH S MISWROTE

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MISSTAMP S MISTHROW S MISTRYST S MISYOKED
MISSTART S MISTIMED MISTUNED
MISSTATE S MISTITLE S MISTUTOR S

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Words beginning with the prefix NON

An s shows that a word can take a valid s hook.

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Words are excluded that happen to take the prefix NON but are not genuine
NON- words. Thus words such as NONARY NONAGON are omitted.

Six-letter NON words

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NONAGE S NONFAT NONPAR NONWAR S
NONART S NONGAY S NONRUN
NONEGO S NONMAN NONTAX
NONFAN S NONMEN NONUSE S
PL

Seven-letter NON words

NONACID S NONFOOD S NONORAL NONSTOP S
NONAGED NONFUEL S NONPAID NONSUCH
NONBANK S NONGAME NONPAST S NONSUIT S
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NONBODY NONHEME NONPEAK S NONUSER S

NONBOOK S NONHERO NONPLAY S NONWAGE
NONCASH NONHOME NONPLUS NONWOOL
NONCOLA S NONIRON NONPOOR S NONWORD S
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NONCORE NONJURY NONPROS NONWORK S

NONDRIP NONLIFE NONSELF NONZERO
NONDRUG NONMEAT S NONSKED S
NONFACT S NONNEWS NONSKID
NONFARM NONOILY NONSLIP

Eight-letter NON words

NONACTOR S NONBLACK S NONCOLOR S NONDANCE S
NONADULT S NONBRAND NONCOUNT NONELECT
NONBASIC NONCLASS NONCRIME S NONELITE
NONBEING S NONCLING NONDAIRY NONEMPTY

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UPTOSSED UPTURNED UPWAFTED

UPTOSSES UPVALUED UPWELLED

Suffixes

Suffixes are just as useful as prefixes for the same reasons, but it can be less

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easy to spot opportunities to employ them. Therefore, its a good idea to
study the lists of the most commonly available suffixes to help you find those
elusive bonus words. This list is also useful for studying which adjective stems
also form adverbs, as a glance at the -LY list demonstrates.

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As with the prefixes list, words which end in the suffix letters by coincidence
rather than etymology are excluded. For example, ENCAGE is omitted from
the AGE words, DEMOLISH is omitted from the ISH words. Example of words
omitted, if any, are given at the start of each suffix list.

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Unlike prefixes though, the root part of the word may not always be a
stand-alone word because often the root is modified when the suffix is added
(eg DUTIFUL, EQUABLE).
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Words 6-8 in length ending in the suffix ABLE
PL

Some can be pluralized as shown by the s. The addition of -ABLY shows where
valid adverbial forms are allowed.

Words that happen to end in ABLE but not as a suffix are excluded so words
such as BISTABLE and OVERABLE are omitted.
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Six-letter ABLE words

ARABLE S SUABLE -ABLY
DOABLE USABLE -ABLY
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DYABLE VIABLE -ABLY

LIABLE

Seven-letter ABLE words

ACCABLE BUYABLE S
ACTABLE CAPABLE -ABLY
ADDABLE CITABLE
AFFABLE -ABLY CODABLE
AMIABLE -ABLY CURABLE -ABLY
BATABLE DATABLE
BITABLE DOWABLE

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SOOTHER S SOOTHEST TEUCHER TEUCHEST

SOUNDER S SOUNDEST TEUGHER TEUGHEST
SPARSER SPARSEST THICKER THICKEST
SPICKER SPICKEST THINNER S THINNEST
SPRUCER SPRUCEST TIGHTER TIGHTEST
SQUARER S SQUAREST TIMIDER TIMIDEST
STABLER S STABLEST TIREDER TIREDEST

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STAIDER STAIDEST TOUGHER TOUGHEST
STARKER S STARKEST TRIFFER TRIFFEST
STEEPER S STEEPEST TRIGGER S TRIGGEST
STEEVER STEEVEST TRIMMER S TRIMMEST
STERNER STERNEST UNIQUER UNIQUEST

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STIEVER STIEVEST UNRIPER UNRIPEST
STIFFER STIFFEST UNSAFER UNSAFEST
STILLER S STILLEST UNSURER UNSUREST
STOUTER STOUTEST UNTRUER UNTRUEST
SUBTLER
SUPPLER
SVELTER
SWANKER S
SUBTLEST
SUPPLEST
SVELTEST
SWANKEST
O UNWISER
URBANER
UTTERER S
VALIDER
UNWISEST
URBANEST
UTTEREST
VALIDEST
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SWEETER SWEETEST VAPIDER VAPIDEST
SWEIRER SWEIREST VIVIDER VIVIDEST
SWELLER S SWELLEST WEIRDER WEIRDEST
SWIFTER S SWIFTEST WERSHER WERSHEST
PL

SWISHER S SWISHEST WRONGER S WRONGEST

TEPIDER TEPIDEST YOUNGER S YOUNGEST

Adjectival forms in IER and IEST derived from adjectives

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ending in Y EY or IE.
Five- and six-letter IER/IEST words
DRIER S DRIEST SHIER S SHIEST
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FLIER S FLIEST SLIER SLIEST

GOIER GOIEST WRIER WRIEST
ICIER ICIEST

Six- and seven-letter IER/IEST words

ACHIER ACHIEST AWNIER AWNIEST
AERIER AERIEST BABIER BABIEST
AIRIER AIRIEST BLUIER BLUIEST
ARSIER ARSIEST BONIER BONIEST
ARTIER ARTIEST BOXIER BOXIEST
ASHIER ASHIEST BUSIER BUSIEST

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completeness, and because there are so many, this lists includes adjectives
that happen to end in LY where the Y is just the suffix.

Six-letter LY adjectives
AUNTLY -LIER/-LIEST JIGGLY -LIER/-LIEST
BABBLY -LIER/-LIEST JINGLY -LIER/-LIEST
BOBBLY -LIER/-LIEST JUMBLY -LIER/-LIEST

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BRAWLY -LIER/-LIEST JUNGLY -LIER/-LIEST
BUBBLY -LIER/-LIEST KINDLY -LIER/-LIEST
BURBLY -LIER/-LIEST KINGLY -LIER/-LIEST
CHILLY -LIER/-LIEST KITTLY -LIER/-LIEST
COGGLY -LIER/-LIEST KNARLY -LIER/-LIEST

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COMELY -LIER/-LIEST KNOLLY -LIER/-LIEST
COSTLY -LIER/-LIEST KNURLY -LIER/-LIEST
CRAWLY -LIER/-LIEST LAIDLY -LIER/-LIEST
CUDDLY -LIER/-LIEST LANELY
DANGLY
DEADLY
DIMPLY
DINKLY
-LIER/-LIEST
-LIER/-LIEST
-LIER/-LIEST
-LIER/-LIEST
O LIKELY
LIONLY
LIVELY
LONELY
-LIER/-LIEST

-LIER/-LIEST
-LIER/-LIEST
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DRAWLY -LIER/-LIEST LORDLY -LIER/-LIEST
DROOLY -LIER/-LIEST LOVELY -LIER/-LIEST
DRUMLY -LIER/-LIEST MARBLY -LIER/-LIEST
FEATLY -LIER/-LIEST MEASLY -LIER/-LIEST
PL

FIDDLY -LIER/-LIEST MIZZLY -LIER/-LIEST

FRILLY -LIER/-LIEST MUDDLY -LIER/-LIEST
GAINLY -LIER/-LIEST MUMBLY -LIER/-LIEST
GANGLY -LIER/-LIEST MUSCLY -LIER/-LIEST
GASHLY -LIER/-LIEST NEBULY
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GIGGLY -LIER/-LIEST NEEDLY -LIER/-LIEST

GNARLY -LIER/-LIEST NETTLY -LIER/-LIEST
GOGGLY -LIER/-LIEST NIBBLY
GOODLY -LIER/-LIEST NIGGLY -LIER/-LIEST
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GRISLY -LIER/-LIEST NUBBLY -LIER/-LIEST

GROOLY -LIER/-LIEST OUGHLY
GROWLY -LIER/-LIEST PARKLY
GURGLY -LIER/-LIEST PEARLY -LIER/-LIEST
HACKLY -LIER/-LIEST PEBBLY -LIER/-LIEST
HOMELY -LIER/-LIEST PIDDLY -LIER/-LIEST
HOSTLY PIMPLY -LIER/-LIEST
HUBBLY -LIER/-LIEST POORLY -LIER/-LIEST
JANGLY -LIER/-LIEST POPPLY -LIER/-LIEST
JEESLY PORTLY -LIER/-LIEST
JEEZLY PUDDLY -LIER/-LIEST

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 144 | Unique beginnings and endings

Here are some fascinating words with unique beginnings and endings to
impress your opponents with, some perhaps more useful in Scrabble than
others. Note that in some cases with beginnings there are other forms of the
same word or its plural form that also begin with the same two letters (eg
ZLOTE ZLOTYS ZLOTIES ZLOTYCH are also valid as well as ZLOTY but it is still
worthy of being considered a word with a unique beginning. An additional list
of words with a rare J or Q ending has also been included.

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Words with unique first two letters
BD : BDELLIUM African or Asian tree yielding gum resin
CS : CSARDAS Hungarian folk dance

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CT : CTENE comblike swimming organ
GM : GMELINITE zeolitic mineral
HM : HMM interjection expressing doubt
HR : HRYVNA monetary unit of Ukraine
IH
IJ
IU
IW
:
:
:
:
IHRAM
IJTIHAD
IURE
IWI
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white robes worn by Muslim pilgrims to Mecca
effort deriving a legal ruling from the Koran
by right or by law
any Maori tribe
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JN : JNANA type of yoga
KB : KBAR unit of atmospheric pressure
KG : KGOTLA assembly of tribal elders in Botswana
KS : KSAR old form of tsar
PL

LH : LHERZOLITE olivine mineral

LW : LWEI monetary unit of Angola
MG : MGANGA witch doctor
MM : MMM expressing enjoyment of taste or smell
MP : MPRET former Albanian ruler
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MR : MRIDANG drum used in Indian music

MV : MVULE tropical African tree
NH : NHANDU South American ostrich
NK : NKOSI South African address to a superior
SA

OJ : OJIME Japanese bead used to secure cords

OQ : OQUASSA North American trout
PN : PNEUMA a persons breath, spirit or soul
PW : PWN to humiliate an opponent in online gaming
PZ : PZAZZ pizzazz, attractive energy and style
QW : QWERTY type of standard English keyboard
SB : SBIRRO Italian police officer
SG : SGRAFFITI ceramic decoration technique
TJ : TJANTING tool used for applying wax in batik
TM : TMESES interpolation of a word within a compound word
UA : UAKARI South American monkey

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Words with multiple us

Four-letter words with two Us

Patter U U with repeated parts
BUBU MUMU
Note
For this set, it is deemed
HUHU PUPU worthwhile including the few with
JUJU RURU

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other vowels apart from the Us.
KUKU SUSU
LULU TUTU

Others with pattern U U

FUGU PUDU Note

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GURU PUKU Quite a few of the above words,
JUKU PULU and those following are worth
KUDU SULU noting as hooks of three-letter
KURU WUDU words, eg HUH(U), (K)UTU, (L)
KUTU
KUZU

Other patterns
YUZU
ZULU O
ULU, (M)UMU or MUM(U).

Note
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UNAU URUS
MUUMUU is one of the most
Five-letter words with three Us unlikely six-letter word in
UHURU URUBU
PL

Scrabble, requiring all the Ms and

Us from the set on the rack at the
Six-letter words with three or same time, or at least five of them
more Us and one available on the board.
MUTUUM MUUMUU
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Light words

While duplicate vowels on your rack can be a real pain, having too many
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vowels in general can be frustrating. For this reason, its helpful to have a
number of light words up your sleeve words that contain a high proportion
of vowels. The lists of light words include words from three to six letters,
excluding S plurals, where more than half the letters are vowels. In addition
there are lists of vowel-heavy seven- and eight-letter bonus words. In this
case they include S plurals. The sevens and eights are those with five or more
vowels. Seven-letter words with four vowels are in abundance and not
considered especially vowel heavy.

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UTOPIA VOUDOU WOODIE ZOARIA

UVEOUS WAIATA WOOHOO ZOECIA
UVULAE WAIRUA WOOLIE ZOOEAE
VAUDOO WEENIE WOOPIE ZOOEAL
VEEPEE WEEPIE YAUTIA ZOOIER
VOIDEE WEEWEE ZAIKAI ZOOZOO
VOODOO WIENIE ZOAEAE ZOUAVE

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Seven-letter bonus words with five or more vowels, including S plurals
ABOULIA AURORAE EVACUEE OUAKARI
ACEQUIA AUTOCUE EXUVIAE OUGUIYA
AECIDIA CAMAIEU IPOMOEA QUEENIE

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AENEOUS COUTEAU KOEKOEA RAOULIA
AEOLIAN DEQUEUE MIAOUED ROULEAU
AEONIAN DIANOIA MOINEAU SAOUARI
AERADIO DOULEIA NOUVEAU SEQUOIA
AEROBIA
AGEUSIA
AIERIES
ALIENEE
EATERIE
ENQUEUE
EPINAOI
EPUISEE
O OIDIOID
OLEARIA
OOGONIA
OUABAIN
TAENIAE
URAEMIA
ZOOECIA
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AMOEBAE EQUINIA
ANAEMIA
AQUARIA
ETAERIO
EUCAINE
Note
MIAOUED is an aesthetically
AQUEOUS EUGARIE
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pleasing vowel-heavy bonus word

AREOLAE EUGENIA
containing all of the vowels AEIOU
AUDITEE EULOGIA together in the middle, and the
AUREATE EUOUAES only seven to have five vowels in a
AURELIA EUPNOEA row apart from the plural of
AUREOLA EUTAXIA EUOUAE shown above.
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AUREOLE EUTEXIA

Eight-letter bonus words with five or more vowels including S plurals

ABOIDEAU ACIDURIA AECIDIUM AEROFOIL
SA

ABOITEAU ACIERAGE AEDICULE AEROLITE

ABOULIAS ACIERATE AEGIRINE AERONAUT
ACADEMIA ACOELOUS AEGIRITE AEROTONE
ACAUDATE ACOEMETI AEGLOGUE AGACERIE
ACAULINE ACQUIREE AENEUSES AGENESIA
ACAULOSE ACTINIAE AEQUORIN AGEUSIAS
ACAULOUS ACUITIES AERADIOS AGIOTAGE
ACEQUIAS ACULEATE AERATION AGOUTIES
ACHAENIA ADEQUATE AERIFIED AGUACATE
ACICULAE ADULARIA AERIFIES AGUELIKE
ACIDEMIA AECIDIAL AEROBIUM AGUEWEED

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Two Ps Two Vs
APP VAV
PAP VIVA
PEP VIVE
PIP VIVO
POP EVOVAE
PUP

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OPPO
PAPA Note
PAPE EVOVAE (a Gregorian chant) has
PEEP an alternative spelling EUOUAE,
PEPO the latter being easily

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PIPA remembered by imagining the Us
PIPE as Vs.
PIPI
POEP
POOP
POPE
PUPA
PUPU
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Two Ws
WAW
WOW
WAWA
E
APOOP WAWE
APPUI WOWEE
OPEPE WEEWEE
PEEPE
PL

POUPE Two Ys
PUPAE YAY
EPOPEE AYAYA
PIOPIO
PIUPIU
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EPOPOEIA

Note
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EPOPOEIA means the same as

EPOPEE (an epic poem) and is also
noteworthy as being one of only
five eights with six vowels.

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Heavy words

In contrast to light words, heavy words have a high proportion of

consonants. Arranged by word-length, these lists contain words with no
vowels (and no Ys), words with Y as the only vowel, and words of six-letters
with only one vowel (AEIOUY). Plurals ending in S have not been included in
these lists. Even if you have a rack of seven consonants you may only need an

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appropriate vowel on the board to use four or five of them.

Words with none of AEIOUY

CH TSK
HM TWP Note

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MM ZZZ Words such as MMM, HMMM,
SH BRRR TSKTSK are unlikely to be valuable
ST GRRL because they would need a blank
BRR HMMM to be played, and ZZZ even more so,
CWM
GRR
HMM
MMM
PFFT
PSST
SHHH
CRWTH
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requiring both blanks. And you are
unlikely to want to waste two Ss in
PSST. Whereas words like CRWTH
and CWTCH are much more useful
with five different letters.
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NTH CWTCH
PHT GRRRL
PST PHPHT
PWN TSKTSK
PL

SHH

Words with only a Y as a vowel

BY PRY WYN SPRY
FY PYX BYRL SYNC
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KY RHY CYST SYND

MY SHY FYRD SYPH
NY SKY GYMP TRYP
CLY SLY HWYL TYMP
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CRY SNY HYMN TYND

DRY SPY JYNX TYPP
FLY STY KYND WYCH
FRY SWY LYCH WYND
GYM SYN LYNX WYNN
GYP THY MYTH XYST
HYP TRY RYND YMPT
LYM TYG SCRY CHYND
MYC VLY SKRY CRYPT
NYM WHY SKYF GHYLL
PLY WRY SKYR GLYPH

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ADEINR: The RAINED seven-letter set

(Ranked No.6)

A G M R
ARANEID AREDING ADERMIN DRAINER
DEARING INARMED RANDIER

B
DERAIGN

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N S
EARDING
BANDIER GRADINE
BRAINED GRAINED NARDINE RANDIES
READING SANDIER

C
SARDINE

CAIRNED
T

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CARNIED
DANCIER RAINED ANTIRED
DETRAIN

D
TRAINED

DANDIER
DRAINED

F
H
HANDIER

I
O O
ANEROID

P
U
UNAIRED
URANIDE
E
FRIANDE DENARII PARDINE
V
INVADER
RAVINED
PL
M
SA

Note
A mnemonic to help remember which letters RAINED combines with is:
STORM GIVING BAD FA CUP MATCH
Note the association of the keyword RAINED with STORM

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The RAINED eights where there are no sevens.

These are the eights to watch out for when you have RAINED and a seventh
letter that doesnt yield a seven.

E K W

LY
+C DERACINE +G DAKERING NONE
+F FREDAINE +P KIDNAPER
+G REGAINED X
+L
+M
RENAILED
REMAINED
L NONE
+B BILANDER
Y

N
+P PINDAREE +E RENAILED
+S ARSENIDE +F FILANDER
DENARIES +G DERAYING
+G DANGLIER READYING
DRAISENE DEARLING YEARDING
+T

+V
NEARSIDE
DETAINER
RETAINED
REINVADE

J
+H
+N
+S
O
DRAGLINE
HARDLINE
INLANDER
ISLANDER

Q
+M
+S
+V
DAIRYMEN
SYNEDRIA
VINEYARD

Z
E
NONE +M ZEMINDAR
NONE +N RENDZINA
+O ANODIZER
PL
M
SA

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AEEILRT: The REALTIE seven-letter set

(Ranked No.14)

B M S
LIBERATE EREMITAL ATELIERS
MATERIEL EARLIEST

D
REALTIME LATERISE

LY
LEARIEST
DETAILER
N
REALTIES
ELATERID
RETAILED ELATERIN
ENTAILER T
F
TREENAIL LATERITE
LITERATE

N
FEATLIER
FRAILTEE

REALTIE V
G
LEVIRATE

LITREAGE

H
ETHERIAL
O O
AEROLITE
RELATIVE

Z
LATERIZE
E
P
K PEARLITE
TEARLIKE
PL

R
L RETAILER
LAETRILE
M
SA

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Top 1000 most likely seven-letter words

These 1000 seven-letter words, arranged in anagram form, represent the

most likely ones that will occur given the distribution of letters in the Scrabble
set. This list is largely complementary to the seven-letter words listed in the
bonus word sets but there are some words appearing in both.

LY
AABEIOR AEROBIA AAEIRTW AWAITER REBOANT
AACEINR ACARINE AAELORS AREOLAS ACDEINO CODEINA
CARINAE AAELORU AUREOLA OCEANID
AADEENR ANEARED AAENRST ANESTRA ACDEINR CAIRNED
AADEERT AERATED SANTERA CARNIED

N
AADEILR RADIALE AAENRTU NATURAE DANCIER
AADEINR ARANEID TAUREAN ACEEINR CINEREA
AADEINS NAIADES AAEORRT AERATOR ACEENOR CORNEAE
AADEIOR AERADIO AAEORST AEROSAT ACEENOT ACETONE
AADEIRS
AADEIRT
ARAISED
AIRDATE
RADIATE
TIARAED
O
AAIINRT
AAILNOT

AAINOST
ANTIAIR
AILANTO
ALATION
ATONIAS
ACEEORT
ACEGINO
ACEILNR
ACEILOR
OCREATE
COINAGE
CARLINE
CALORIE
E
AAEEINT TAENIAE AAINRST ANTIARS CARIOLE
AAEELOR AREOLAE ARTISAN COALIER
AAEELRT LAETARE TSARINA LORICAE
AAEERST AERATES ABDEINR BANDIER ACEILOT ALOETIC
PL

AAEERTU AUREATE BRAINED ACEILRT ARTICLE

AAEGINR ANERGIA ABEEINT BETAINE RECITAL
AAEGIST AGATISE ABEEIRT BEATIER TALCIER
AAEILNO AEOLIAN EBRIATE ACEINOS ACINOSE
AAEILNT ANTLIAE ABEEORT ABORTEE ACEINOT ACONITE
M

AAEILOR OLEARIA ABEGINO BEGONIA ANOETIC

AAEILRS AERIALS ABEIINT BAINITE ACEINRS ARCSINE
AAEILRU AURELIA ABEINOT NIOBATE ARSENIC
AAEIMNT AMENTIA ABEINRT ATEBRIN CARNIES
SA

ANIMATE ABEINST BANTIES CERASIN

AAEIMRT AMIRATE BASINET ACEINRT CANTIER
AAEINNO AEONIAN BESAINT CERATIN
AAEINST ENTASIA BESTAIN CERTAIN
TAENIAS ABEIORS ISOBARE CREATIN
AAEIPRT APTERIA ABEIOST BOATIES CRINATE
AAEIRRT TARAIRE ABEIRST BAITERS NACRITE
AAEIRST ARISTAE BARITES TACRINE
ASTERIA REBAITS ACEINST ACETINS
ATRESIA TERBIAS CANIEST
AAEIRTT ARIETTA ABENORT BARONET CINEAST

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Top 1000 most likely eight-letter words

These 1000 eight-letter words, arranged in anagram form, represent the

most likely ones that will occur given the distribution of letters in the Scrabble
set and the likelihood of common letters being available to play through on
the board. This list is largely complementary to the eight-letter words listed in
the bonus word sets but there are some words appearing in both.

LY
AABEINRT ATABRINE AAEGINRS ANERGIAS
RABATINE ANGARIES
AABEIOTU ABOITEAU ARGINASE
AACEEIRT ACIERATE AAEGINRT AERATING

N
AACEINRT CARINATE AAEGINST SAGINATE
CRANIATE AAEILNRU AURELIAN
AADEEIRT ERADIATE AAEILORS OLEARIAS
AADEGINR AREADING AAEILRSU AURELIAS

AADEGINT
AADEILNT
DRAINAGE
GARDENIA
INDAGATE
DENTALIA
O AAEIMNOT
AAEIMNRT

AAEINORT
METANOIA
ANIMATER
MARINATE
AERATION
E
AADEILRS SALARIED AAEINPRT ANTIRAPE
AADEILRT LARIATED AAEINRST ANTISERA
AADEINRS ARANEIDS ARTESIAN
AADEINRT DENTARIA RATANIES
PL

RAINDATE RESINATA
AADEIORS AERADIOS SANTERIA
AADEIRST AIRDATES SEATRAIN
DATARIES AAEINRTT ATTAINER
RADIATES REATTAIN
M

AADILNOR ORDALIAN AAEINRTU INAURATE

AADINORT ANTIDORA AAEINRTW ANTIWEAR
AAEEGILN ALIENAGE AAELNRST ASTERNAL
AAEEGINS AGENESIA AAEMNORT EMANATOR
SA

AAEEGNRT TAGAREEN AAENORST ANOESTRA

AAEEILNT ALIENATE AAENORSU ARANEOUS
AAEEINTT TAENIATE AAENORTU AERONAUT
AAEELORT AREOLATE AAILNORS ORINASAL
AAEELORU AUREOLAE AAILNORT NOTARIAL
AAEENRST ARSENATE RATIONAL
SERENATA AAILNOST AILANTOS
AAEGILNR GERANIAL ALATIONS
REGALIAN ABDEEIRT EBRIATED
AAEGILNT AGENTIAL REBAITED
ALGINATE ABDEINOR DEBONAIR

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-EI/-IE
BEIN - BIEN REIVE - RIEVE
CEIL - CIEL REIVER - RIEVER
CEILED - CIELED REIVING - RIEVING
CEILING - CIELING SCREICH - SCRIECH
DEID - DIED SCREICHED - SCRIECHED
DEIL - DIEL SCREICHING - SCRIECHING

LY
DREIGH - DRIEGH SHEILING - SHIELING
FEINT - FIENT SHREIK - SHRIEK
FEIRIER - FIERIER SHREIKED - SHRIEKED
FEIRIEST - FIERIEST SHREIKING - SHRIEKING
FEIST - FIEST SKREIGH - SKRIEGH

N
GREISLY - GRIESLY SKREIGHED - SKRIEGHED
HEID - HIED SKREIGHING - SKRIEGHING
KEIR - KIER SPEIL - SPIEL
KEISTER - KIESTER SPEILED - SPIELED
LEIGER - LIEGER
LEIR - LIER
MEIN - MIEN
NEIF - NIEF
O
SPEILING - SPIELING
SPEILS - SPIELS
SPEIR - SPIER
SPEIRED - SPIERED
E
NEIVE - NIEVE SPEIRING - SPIERING
OMNEITY - OMNIETY WEIL - WIEL
PREIF - PRIEF WEINER - WIENER
PREIFE - PRIEFE
PL

-EN/-IN
ENACTION - INACTION ENCHASE - INCHASE
ENACTIVE - INACTIVE ENCHASED - INCHASED
M

ENARCH - INARCH ENCHASING - INCHASING

ENARCHED - INARCHED ENCLASP - INCLASP
ENARCHING - INARCHING ENCLASPED - INCLASPED
ENARM - INARM ENCLOSE - INCLOSE
SA

ENARMED - INARMED ENCLOSED - INCLOSED

ENARMING - INARMING ENCLOSER - INCLOSER
ENCAGE - INCAGE ENCLOSES - INCLOSES
ENCAGED - INCAGED ENCLOSING - INCLOSING
ENCAGING - INCAGING ENCLOSURE - INCLOSURE
ENCASE - INCASE ENCREASE - INCREASE
ENCASED - INCASED ENCREASED - INCREASED
ENCASING - INCASING ENCRUST - INCRUST
ENCAVE - INCAVE ENCRUSTED - INCRUSTED
ENCAVED - INCAVED ENCUMBER - INCUMBER
ENCAVING - INCAVING ENDART - INDART

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Two-letter root words

AA ADZ NAH DAM BAR
BAA AE PAH GAM CAR
CAA DAE RAH HAM EAR
FAA FAE YAH JAM FAR
MAA GAE AHA KAM GAR
AAH HAE AHI LAM JAR

LY
AAL KAE AHS MAM LAR
AAS MAE AI NAM MAR
AB NAE JAI PAM OAR
CAB SAE KAI RAM PAR
DAB TAE RAI SAM SAR

N
FAB VAE SAI TAM TAR
GAB WAE TAI YAM VAR
JAB YAE WAI AMA WAR
KAB AG AIA AME YAR
LAB
NAB
SAB
TAB
BAG
CAG
DAG
FAG
O
AID
AIL
AIM
AIN
AMI
AMP
AMU
AN
ARB
ARC
ARD
ARE
E
WAB GAG AIR BAN ARF
ABA HAG AIS CAN ARK
ABB JAG AIT DAN ARM
ABO LAG AL EAN ARS
PL

ABS MAG AAL FAN ART

ABY NAG BAL GAN ARY
AD RAG CAL HAN AS
BAD SAG DAL MAN AAS
CAD TAG GAL NAN BAS
M

DAD VAG MAL PAN DAS

FAD WAG PAL RAN EAS
GAD YAG SAL SAN FAS
HAD ZAG ALA TAN GAS
SA

LAD AGA ALB VAN HAS

MAD AGE ALE WAN KAS
PAD AGO ALF ANA LAS
RAD AGS ALL AND MAS
SAD AH ALP ANE NAS
TAD AAH ALS ANI PAS
WAD BAH ALT ANN RAS
YAD DAH ALU ANS TAS
ADD FAH AM ANT VAS
ADO HAH BAM ANY WAS
ADS LAH CAM AR YAS

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AGUE AIMS VAIRY AKING KALES

VAGUE KAIMS AITS ALAN MALES
AGUED MAIMS BAITS ALAND PALES
AGUES SAIMS GAITS ALANE RALES
AHED AINE RAITS ALANG SALES
AAHED DAINE TAITS ALANS TALES
RAHED FAINE WAITS ALANT VALES

LY
AIAS RAINE AITU ALAP WALES
RAIAS SAINE AITUS JALAP YALES
AIDA AINEE AJIS ALAPA ALEW
ZAIDA AINS HAJIS ALAPS ALEWS
AIDAS CAINS AKAS ALAR ALFA

N
AIDE FAINS HAKAS MALAR HALFA
WAIDE GAINS KAKAS TALAR ALFAS
AIDED HAINS TAKAS ALARM ALFS
AIDER KAINS VAKAS ALARY CALFS
AIDES
AIDS
CAIDS
GAIDS
MAINS
PAINS
RAINS
SAINS
O
WAKAS
AKED
BAKED
CAKED
ALAS
BALAS
GALAS
MALAS
HALFS
ALGA
ALGAE
ALGAL
E
KAIDS TAINS FAKED NALAS ALGAS
LAIDS WAINS LAKED PALAS ALIF
MAIDS AIRN NAKED TALAS CALIF
QAIDS BAIRN OAKED ALAY KALIF
PL

RAIDS CAIRN RAKED PALAY ALIFS

SAIDS AIRNS WAKED ALAYS ALKO
AIGA AIRS AKEE ALBA ALKOS
SAIGA FAIRS RAKEE ALBAS ALKY
TAIGA GAIRS AKEES ALBE BALKY
M

AIGAS HAIRS AKES ALBEE TALKY

AILS LAIRS BAKES ALCO ALKYD
BAILS MAIRS CAKES ALCOS ALKYL
FAILS PAIRS FAKES ALEC ALLS
SA

HAILS SAIRS HAKES ALECK BALLS

JAILS VAIRS JAKES ALECS CALLS
KAILS WAIRS LAKES ALEF FALLS
MAILS AIRT MAKES ALEFS GALLS
NAILS AIRTH RAKES ALEFT HALLS
PAILS AIRTS SAKES ALES LALLS
RAILS AIRY TAKES BALES MALLS
SAILS DAIRY WAKES DALES PALLS
TAILS FAIRY AKIN EALES TALLS
VAILS HAIRY LAKIN GALES WALLS
WAILS LAIRY TAKIN HALES ALLY

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Words ending in past tense ED that take an S

ASSURED -S LAMED -S
BELOVED -S LIMITED -S
BETROTHED -S MALTED -S
CLASSIFIED -S MARRIED -S
COLORED -S MOPED -S
COLOURED -S NEWLYWED -S

LY
COMBINED -S PUREBRED -S
CROSSBRED -S SADDLEBRED -S
DECEASED -S SIGNIFIED -S
DEPARTED -S STANDARDBRED -S
ELEVATED -S STRAIGHTBRED -S

N
FROSTED -S UNDECIDED -S
HOMEBRED -S UNEMPLOYED -S
ILLUSTRATED -S UNINSURED -S
INBRED -S UNLEADED -S
INCROSSBRED -S
INSURED -S
INTENDED -S
O UNMARRIED -S
UNWASHED -S
WICKED S

Words that are irregular past-tenses that take an S

E
ATE -S PENT -S
BOUGHT -S RANG -S
BRED -S SAID -S
PL

CAME -S SANG -S
CHOSE -S SENT -S
DUG -S SOLD -S
FED -S SPRANG -S
FLEW -S STANK -S
M

FORLORN -S TORE -S
GIVEN -S TROD -S
GREW -S WENT -S
HAD -S WOULD -S
SA

HEARD -S WOVEN -S
MET -S

Words ending in an S form that then take another S

ABBES -S BAS -S
ABYS -S BIBLES -S
ACROS -S BOS -S
ADVENTURES -S BRAS -S
AMAS -S BULGINES -S
AMIS -S BUTTERINES -S
ASSES -S CAMAS -S

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