Ten-letter words
There are 20,297 ten-letter words in our dictionary. Browse them by starting letter below, or jump to the ones you are most likely to need — the everyday words and the highest-scoring Scrabble plays.
Most common ten-letter words
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- university
- management
- technology
- government
- department
- categories
- conditions
- experience
- activities
- additional
- discussion
- collection
- conference
- individual
- everything
- production
- commercial
- newsletter
- registered
- protection
- employment
- commission
- electronic
- particular
Highest-scoring ten-letter words
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- razzmatazz 48
- whizzbangs 37
- dizzyingly 36
- showbizzes 36
- blizzardly 34
- kolkhoznik 34
- puzzlingly 34
- bemuzzling 33
- dazzlingly 33
- embezzling 33
- schizziest 33
- schnozzles 33
- zygomorphy 33
- bedazzling 32
- chiffchaff 32
- embezzlers 32
- mizzenmast 32
- podzolized 32
- pozzolanic 32
- puzzlement 32
- zigzagging 32
- blackjacks 31
- crackajack 31
- equivoques 31
All 20,297 ten-letter words
A 1,308
- aardwolves
- abacterial
- abandoners
- abandoning
- abasements
- abashments
- abatements
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abdicators
- abducentes
- abductions
- abductores
- aberrances
- aberrantly
- aberration
- abeyancies
- abhorrence
- abiogenist
- abjections
- abjectness
- abjuration
- ablatively
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnegators
- abnormally
- abolishers
- abolishing
- abolitions
- abominable
- abominably
- abominated
- abominates
- abominator
B 972
- babbitting
- babblement
- babesioses
- babesiosis
- babysitter
- bacchanals
- bacchantes
- bacitracin
- backbiters
- backbiting
- backbitten
- backblocks
- backboards
- backcloths
- backcourts
- backdating
- backfields
- backfilled
- backfiring
- backfitted
- backgammon
- background
- backhanded
- backhander
- backhauled
- backhouses
- backlashed
- backlasher
- backlashes
- backlights
- backlisted
- backlogged
- backpacked
- backpacker
- backpedals
- backrushes
C 1,995
- cabalettas
- cabalistic
- caballeros
- cabdrivers
- cablegrams
- cabriolets
- cacciatore
- cachinnate
- caciquisms
- cacodemons
- cacography
- cacomistle
- cadaverine
- cadaverous
- caddisworm
- cadetships
- caducities
- caecilians
- caesareans
- caesarians
- caespitose
- cafeterias
- cafetorium
- caginesses
- cairngorms
- cajolement
- cajoleries
- cakewalked
- cakewalker
- calabashes
- calabooses
- calamander
- calamaries
- calamining
- calamities
- calamitous
D 1,226
- dachshunds
- daftnesses
- daggerlike
- daintiness
- dairymaids
- dalliances
- dalmatians
- damagingly
- damascened
- damascenes
- damnations
- damnedests
- damnifying
- dampnesses
- damselfish
- dandelions
- dandifying
- dandyishly
- danknesses
- dapperness
- daredevils
- daringness
- darknesses
- dartboards
- dashboards
- datelining
- daundering
- daunomycin
- dauntingly
- davenports
- dawsonites
- daydreamed
- daydreamer
- dayflowers
- daylighted
- dazzlingly
E 975
- earlywoods
- earmarking
- earthbound
- earthiness
- earthliest
- earthlight
- earthlings
- earthmover
- earthquake
- earthrises
- earthshine
- earthstars
- earthwards
- earthworks
- earthworms
- earwigging
- earwitness
- easinesses
- easterlies
- easterners
- eavesdrops
- ebullience
- ebulliency
- ebullition
- eccentrics
- ecchymoses
- ecchymosis
- ecchymotic
- ecdysiasts
- echeloning
- echeverias
- echinoderm
- echiuroids
- echolalias
- eclampsias
- eclipsises
F 750
- fabricants
- fabricated
- fabricates
- fabricator
- fabulistic
- fabulously
- facecloths
- faceplates
- facileness
- facilitate
- facilities
- facsimiles
- factiously
- factitious
- factorable
- factorages
- factorials
- factorized
- factorizes
- factorship
- factualism
- factualist
- factuality
- fairground
- fairleader
- fairnesses
- fairylands
- faithfully
- falconries
- faldstools
- fallacious
- fallfishes
- fallowness
- falsehoods
- falseworks
- falsifiers
G 550
- gabardines
- gaberdines
- gadgeteers
- gadgetries
- gadolinite
- gadolinium
- gadrooning
- gadzookery
- gaillardia
- gaingiving
- gainsayers
- gainsaying
- galactoses
- galactosyl
- galantines
- galavanted
- galenicals
- galingales
- galivanted
- gallamines
- gallanting
- galleasses
- gallerying
- galleryite
- galliasses
- gallicisms
- gallicized
- gallicizes
- gallinules
- gallivants
- gallonages
- gallopades
- gallstones
- galumphing
- galvanised
- galvanises
H 709
- habergeons
- habiliment
- habilitate
- habitation
- habitually
- habituated
- habituates
- hacendados
- haciendado
- hackamores
- hackmatack
- hackneying
- hadrosaurs
- haematites
- hagberries
- haggadists
- hagiologic
- hagioscope
- hailstones
- hailstorms
- haircloths
- haircutter
- hairpieces
- hairspring
- hairstreak
- hairstyles
- halenesses
- halfnesses
- hallelujah
- hallmarked
- halocarbon
- haloclines
- halogenate
- halogenous
- halogetons
- halophiles
I 940
- iatrogenic
- ibuprofens
- iceboaters
- iceboating
- icebreaker
- ichneumons
- ickinesses
- iconically
- iconoclasm
- iconoclast
- iconolatry
- iconoscope
- icosahedra
- idealising
- idealistic
- idealities
- idealizers
- idealizing
- idealogies
- idealogues
- ideational
- idempotent
- identified
- identifier
- identifies
- identities
- ideogramic
- ideographs
- ideography
- ideologies
- ideologist
- ideologize
- ideologues
- idioblasts
- idiolectal
- idiopathic
J 118
- jaborandis
- jaboticaba
- jacarandas
- jackanapes
- jackassery
- jackbooted
- jacketless
- jackfishes
- jackfruits
- jackhammer
- jackknifed
- jackknifes
- jackknives
- jacklights
- jackrabbit
- jackrolled
- jackscrews
- jacksmelts
- jackstraws
- jacqueries
- jaculating
- jaggedness
- jaggheries
- jaguarondi
- jaguarundi
- jailbreaks
- jailhouses
- jambalayas
- janisaries
- janitorial
- janizaries
- japanizing
- jardiniere
- jargonized
- jargonizes
- jarovizing
K 109
- kaiserdoms
- kaiserisms
- kalanchoes
- kallikrein
- kanamycins
- kaolinites
- kaolinitic
- karabiners
- karateists
- karyologic
- karyolymph
- karyosomes
- karyotyped
- karyotypes
- karyotypic
- kazatskies
- keelhaling
- keelhauled
- keennesses
- keeshonden
- kennelling
- kenspeckle
- kentledges
- keratinize
- keratinous
- keratomata
- keratotomy
- kerchiefed
- kerchieves
- kerfuffles
- kernelling
- kerplunked
- kerseymere
- kerygmatic
- kettledrum
- keyboarded
L 492
- labialized
- labializes
- labilities
- labiovelar
- laboratory
- labyrinths
- laccoliths
- lacerating
- laceration
- lacerative
- lachrymose
- lacinesses
- lackluster
- lacquerers
- lacquering
- lacqueying
- lacrimator
- lactations
- lactogenic
- lacustrine
- ladderlike
- ladyfinger
- ladyfishes
- lagniappes
- lagomorphs
- lakefronts
- lakeshores
- lamaseries
- lambasting
- lambencies
- lambrequin
- lamebrains
- lamenesses
- lamentable
- lamentably
- lamentedly
M 1,230
- macadamias
- macadamize
- macaronics
- macaronies
- macedoines
- macerating
- maceration
- macerators
- machinable
- machinated
- machinates
- machinator
- machinists
- mackintosh
- macrocosms
- macrocytes
- macrocytic
- macromeres
- macrophage
- macrophyte
- macroscale
- maculating
- maculation
- madeleines
- madrepores
- madreporic
- madrilenes
- maelstroms
- mafficking
- magazinist
- magdalenes
- magistracy
- magistrate
- magnesites
- magnesiums
- magnetised
N 484
- naboberies
- nabobesses
- nalorphine
- naltrexone
- namelessly
- nameplates
- nanometers
- nanosecond
- nanoteslas
- naphthenes
- naphthenic
- naprapathy
- narcissism
- narcissist
- narcolepsy
- narcotized
- narcotizes
- narrations
- narratives
- narrowband
- narrowness
- nasalising
- nasalities
- nasalizing
- nascencies
- nasturtium
- natalities
- natatorial
- natatorium
- nationally
- nationhood
- nationwide
- nativeness
- nativistic
- nativities
- natrolites
O 791
- oafishness
- oasthouses
- obbligatos
- obduracies
- obdurately
- obediences
- obediently
- obeisances
- obeisantly
- obfuscated
- obfuscates
- obituaries
- obituarist
- objections
- objectives
- objectless
- objurgated
- objurgates
- oblateness
- obligately
- obligating
- obligation
- obligatory
- obligingly
- obliterate
- obnubilate
- obscurants
- obsequious
- observable
- observably
- observance
- observants
- obsessions
- obsessives
- obsolesced
- obsolesces
P 1,801
- pacemakers
- pacemaking
- pacesetter
- pachyderms
- pachytenes
- pacifiable
- pacificism
- pacificist
- pacifistic
- packboards
- packhorses
- packnesses
- packsaddle
- packthread
- paddleball
- paddleboat
- paddlefish
- paddocking
- padlocking
- paediatric
- paedogenic
- paganising
- paganizers
- paganizing
- paginating
- pagination
- paillettes
- painfuller
- painkiller
- painlessly
- paintbrush
- paintworks
- palaestrae
- palanquins
- palatalize
- palatially
Q 88
- quackeries
- quadplexes
- quadrangle
- quadrantal
- quadrantes
- quadratics
- quadrating
- quadrature
- quadrennia
- quadriceps
- quadrilles
- quadrivial
- quadrivium
- quadrumvir
- quadrupeds
- quadrupled
- quadruples
- quadruplet
- quadrupole
- quagmirier
- quaintness
- qualifiers
- qualifying
- qualmishly
- quandaries
- quantified
- quantifier
- quantifies
- quantitate
- quantities
- quantizers
- quantizing
- quarantine
- quarrelers
- quarreling
- quarrelled
R 1,223
- rabbinates
- rabbinical
- rabbinisms
- rabbitries
- rabblement
- rabidities
- racecourse
- racehorses
- racemizing
- racetracks
- racewalker
- rachitides
- racialisms
- racialists
- racinesses
- racketeers
- racketiest
- raconteurs
- radarscope
- radiancies
- radiations
- radicalise
- radicalism
- radicalize
- radicating
- radicchios
- radiogenic
- radiograms
- radiograph
- radiolabel
- radiologic
- radiolyses
- radiolysis
- radiolytic
- radiometer
- radiometry
S 2,247
- sabadillas
- sabbatical
- sabotaging
- sacahuista
- sacahuiste
- saccharase
- saccharide
- saccharify
- saccharine
- saccharins
- sacculated
- sacerdotal
- sackcloths
- sacraments
- sacredness
- sacrificed
- sacrificer
- sacrifices
- sacrileges
- sacristans
- sacristies
- sacroiliac
- sacrosanct
- saddlebags
- saddlebows
- saddlebred
- saddleless
- saddleries
- saddletree
- safeguards
- safelights
- safenesses
- safflowers
- safranines
- sagacities
- saganashes
T 906
- tabboulehs
- tabernacle
- tablatures
- tablecloth
- tablelands
- tablemates
- tablespoon
- tabletting
- tablewares
- tabulating
- tabulation
- tabulators
- tacamahacs
- tachometer
- tackboards
- tackifiers
- tackifying
- tactically
- tacticians
- tactlessly
- taffetized
- tailboards
- tailcoated
- tailenders
- tailgaters
- tailgating
- taillights
- tailorbird
- tailorings
- tailpieces
- tailplanes
- tailslides
- tailwaters
- talebearer
- talentless
- talismanic
U 664
- ubiquinone
- ubiquities
- ubiquitous
- udometries
- ufological
- ufologists
- uglinesses
- uintahites
- ulcerating
- ulceration
- ulcerative
- ulteriorly
- ultimacies
- ultimately
- ultimating
- ultimatums
- ultrabasic
- ultraclean
- ultradense
- ultrafiche
- ultraheats
- ultraheavy
- ultrahuman
- ultraistic
- ultralight
- ultramafic
- ultramicro
- ultraquiet
- ultrarapid
- ultraright
- ultrasharp
- ultrashort
- ultraslick
- ultrasmall
- ultrasmart
- ultrasonic
V 316
- vacantness
- vacationed
- vacationer
- vaccinated
- vaccinates
- vaccinator
- vacillated
- vacillates
- vacillator
- vacuolated
- vagabonded
- vagilities
- vaginismus
- vagotomies
- vagotonias
- vagrancies
- vainnesses
- valentines
- valiancies
- validating
- validation
- validities
- valleculae
- vallecular
- valorising
- valorizing
- valorously
- valuations
- valvulites
- valvulitis
- vampirisms
- vanaspatis
- vandalised
- vandalises
- vandalisms
- vandalized
W 328
- wadsetting
- wageworker
- wagonettes
- wainscoted
- wainwright
- waistbands
- waistcoats
- waistlines
- waitperson
- waitressed
- waitresses
- walkabouts
- walkathons
- wallboards
- wallflower
- wallpapers
- wampishing
- wampumpeag
- wanderings
- wanderlust
- wantonness
- wapentakes
- warbonnets
- wardenries
- wardenship
- wardresses
- warehoused
- warehouser
- warehouses
- warinesses
- warlordism
- warmnesses
- warmongers
- warrantees
- warranters
- warranties
X 19
- xanthomata
- xenobiotic
- xenogamies
- xenogeneic
- xenogenies
- xenografts
- xenolithic
- xenophiles
- xenophobes
- xenophobia
- xenophobic
- xenotropic
- xerography
- xerophytes
- xerophytic
- xylographs
- xylography
- xylophones
- xylotomies
Y 22
- yardmaster
- yardsticks
- yearningly
- yeastiness
- yellowfins
- yellowlegs
- yellowtail
- yellowware
- yellowwood
- yeomanries
- yesterdays
- yesteryear
- yohimbines
- yokefellow
- youngberry
- younglings
- youngsters
- yourselves
- youthening
- youthfully
- youthquake
- ytterbiums
Z 34
- zabaglione
- zamindaris
- zaninesses
- zapateados
- zealotries
- zebrawoods
- zeitgebers
- zeitgeists
- zibellines
- zidovudine
- zigzagging
- zincifying
- zinfandels
- zinkifying
- zirconiums
- zitherists
- zombielike
- zombifying
- zookeepers
- zoolatries
- zoological
- zoologists
- zoometries
- zoomorphic
- zoophilies
- zoophilous
- zoosterols
- zucchettos
- zwitterion
- zygodactyl
- zygomorphy
- zygosities
- zygospores
- zymologies
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Common questions
How many ten-letter words are there?
Our dictionary contains 20,297 ten-letter words. It is built from ENABLE, the public-domain lexicon most word games use, so it covers far more than everyday vocabulary — see the sources page for details.
What are the most common ten-letter words?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: university, management, technology, government, department, categories, conditions, experience. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring ten-letter word in Scrabble?
razzmatazz scores 48 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.