9-letter words

Here are 9,260 common 9-letter words, grouped by first letter, with up to 40 of the most common words shown for each letter. QUIZZICAL scores the most at 38 points.

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9-letter words starting with A 40

abandoned13abilities11abolished15accepting16according15achieving18acquiring21addressed12addresses11admitting13advancing16advantage14advertise13affecting18afternoon12afterward16agreement12algorithm15alternate9ambiguous14anonymous14answering13apologies12apologise12apologize21appearing14approving17arbitrary14arguments12arranging11assembler13assistant9associate11attaching15attempted14attending11attention9authority15automatic13available14

9-letter words starting with B 40

bachelors16backbones19backfired21backfires20backhands21backpacks25backslash20backspace21backwards21bacterium15balancing14bandwagon16bandwidth19barrister11basically16batteries11beautiful14beginners12beginning13behaviour17believers14believing15belonging13biography20biologist12blackmail19blatantly14bookshops20bookstore15borrowing15bothering15bracketed18breakdown19breakfast18breathing15brightest15brilliant11broadcast14buffering18buildings13

9-letter words starting with C 40

calculate13candidate13cardboard15carefully17catalogue12certainly14character16collected14combining16commented16committee15community18comparing16complains15complaint15completed16completes15component15composing16computers15computing16concerned14condition12confident15confirmed17confusing15confusion14connected14considers12construct13contained12continued12continues11convinced17convinces16corrected14correctly16corrupted14criticism15currently14

9-letter words starting with D 40

damnation12dangerous11databases12debatable14debugging15decisions12declaring13declining13decreased13decreases12dedicated14dedicates13deduction13defeating14defective18defending15delivered14depending14described15describes14designing12desirable12desperate12destroyed14detailing11detecting13determine12developed16different16difficult18directing13direction12directory15disappear14discovers15discussed13discusses12displayed16disturbed13documents14

9-letter words starting with E 40

eccentric15economics15economies13editorial10educating13education12effective20efficient17elaborate11elections11elsewhere15embarrass13emergency17encounter11encourage12engineers10entitling10equipment22essential9establish14everybody21examining19excellent18exception20excessive21excluding20exclusive21executing19existence18expanding20expansion18expecting21expensive21explained19expressed19expresses18extending18extension16extensive19extremely21

9-letter words starting with F 40

factories14factually17faculties14fantasies12fantastic14fascinate14fashioned16favorable17favorites15favouring16favourite15featuring13feminists14fictional14filtering13finalised13finalises12finalized22finalizes21financial14finishing16fireworks19followers15following16footnotes12forbidden16forecasts14foreigner13forgiving17forgotten13formation14formatted15fortnight16fortunate12forwarded17fractions14fragments15framework21frequency26functions14

9-letter words starting with G 40

gallantry13galleries10gallivant13galloping13galvanise13galvanize22gangplank17gangrened12gangrenes11gangsters11gardeners11gardenias11gardening12gargoyles14garlanded12garnished14garnishes13garrisons10garrulous10gathering14gauntlets10gazetting20genealogy14generally13generated11generates10generator10gentility13gentleman12gentlemen12genuinely13geography19gibberish17governing14gradually14graduated12graduates11graphical17guarantee10guideline11

9-letter words starting with H 40

habitable16hackneyed22hailstone12hairlines12hallmarks18haltering13hamburger17hammering17hampering17hamstring15hamstrung15handbooks19handcuffs21handicaps17handiwork20handlebar15handrails13handshake20handsomer15hangovers16hankering17haphazard27happening17happiness16hardening14headlines13hideously16hierarchy20highlight20hilarious12hindsight17historian12honouring13hopefully20horrified16horrifies15hospitals14household16hypocrisy22hypocrite19

9-letter words starting with I 40

identical12ignorance12illegally13illogical12imaginary15imagining13imbalance15immediate14implement15important13improving17inability14inclining12including13incorrect13increased12increases11indicates12influence14informing15initially12inputting12inserting10insisting10installed10instantly12insurance11intending11intention9interests9interface14interpret11intervals12introduce12inventing13invisible14involving16irritated10irritates9isolating10

9-letter words starting with J 40

jabbering21jackasses22jackknife29jaggedest19jamborees20jaundiced20jaundices19jauntiest16jawboning22jaywalked27jaywalker26jealously19jellyfish25jettisons16jewellers19jewellery22jewelling20jewelries19jiggering19jigsawing21jitterier16jockeying26jockstrap24journeyed20joyfuller22joyridden21joyriders20joyriding21joysticks25judgement20judgments20judiciary22judicious19junctions18junctures18junketing21justified20justifies19juveniles19juxtapose25

9-letter words starting with K 40

kamikazes28kangaroos14keepsakes19kenneling14kennelled14kerchiefs21keyboards19keynoting17keystones16keystroke20kibbutzim28kibitzers24kibitzing25kickbacks27kickstand20kidnapped19kidnapper18kielbasas15killdeers14kilobytes18kilocycle20kilograms16kilohertz25kilometer15kilometre15kilowatts16kindliest14kinematic17kingliest14klutziest22knapsacks21knighting18knobbiest17knockouts19knottiest13knowingly20knowledge18knuckling20koshering17kowtowing20

9-letter words starting with L 40

labelling12laborious11labourers11labouring12labyrinth17lacerated12lacerates11lacquered21laddering12lamenting12lampooned14landlords11landmarks16landowner13landscape14landslide11languages11larcenies11lateraled10lathering13latitudes10laughable15launchers14launching15lecturers11lecturing12legendary14liability14liberties11librarian11libraries11licensing12lifestyle15lightning14listening10literally12locations11logically15ludicrous12lunchtime16

9-letter words starting with M 40

machinery19magazines21magnitude13mainframe16maintains11malicious13mandatory15manifesto14marketing16marvelous14massively17materials11meanwhile17measuring12mechanics18mechanism18megabytes17memorable15mentality14mentioned12microwave19migrating13migration12ministers11misdirect14miserable13miserably16misguided14misguides13misplaced16misplaces15mistaking16modelings13modelling13modifying19molecular13molecules13monitored12mortality14movements16

9-letter words starting with N 40

nakedness14namesakes15napalming14narcotics13narrating10narration9narrative12narrators9narrowest12narrowing13nastiness9nationals9naturally12naughtier13naughtily16nauseated10nauseates9navigable15navigated14navigates13necessary14necessity14neglected13negotiate10neighbors15neighbour15networked17newcomers16newspaper16nicknames17nightmare15nominally14nominated12nominates11normality14nostalgia10notifying16notorious9numbering14numerical13

9-letter words starting with O 40

objecting21objection20objective23obnoxious18obscuring14obscurity16observers14observing15obsessing12obsession11obstructs13obtaining12obviously17occasions13occupying19occurring14offenders16offending17offensive18offerings16officials17offspring18omissions11operating12operation11operators11opponents13oppressed14oppresses13optimised14optimises13optimized23optimizes22orchestra14organised11organises10organized20organizes19otherwise15ourselves12

9-letter words starting with P 40

packaging19painfully17paintings12paperback21paragraph17parallels11parameter13partially14perfectly19performed17permanent13permitted14persuaded13persuades12pointless11political13positions11potential11practical15precisely16preferred15preparing14presented12president12prevented15primitive16principle15procedure14processed14processes13processor13producing15programme16promising14proposing14protected14providing16publicity18published17publishes16

9-letter words starting with Q 40

quadrants19quadratic21quadrille19quadruped22quadruple21quagmires21quaintest18qualified22qualifier21qualifies21qualities18quarreled19quarrying22quartered19quarterly21quatrains18quavering22queasiest18queenlier18queerness18quenching24querulous18questions18quibblers22quibbling23quickened25quicklime26quickness24quicksand25quiescent20quietness18quietuses18quintuple20quirkiest22quislings19quivering22quizzical38quotation18quotidian19quotients18

9-letter words starting with R 40

realising10realizing19receiving15reception13recognise12recognize21recommend16recording13recovered15reduction12redundant11reference14referring13reflected15regarding12registers10regularly13rejecting19releasing10relevance14religious10reluctant11remaining12remembers15reminding13repeating12replacing14reporting12represent11reproduce14requested19requiring19reserving13resources11responses11restoring10restricts11resulting10returning10revealing13

9-letter words starting with S 40

satisfied13satisfies12searching15secondary15secretary14selecting12selection11sensitive12sentences11sequences20seriously12similarly14sincerely14situation9solutions9someplace15something15sometimes13somewhere17specially16specified17specifies16splitting12spreading13standards11statement11statistic11structure11submitted14suffering16suggested12supplying17supported14supposing14surprised12surprises11surviving16suspected14suspended13suspicion13

9-letter words starting with T 40

tailoring10tasteless9taxpayers21technical16technique23teenagers10telephone14telescope13temporary16tentative12terminals11terminate11terrified13terrifies12territory12terrorism11terrorist9textbooks22therefore15thickness18thousands13threatens12threshold16thrusting13timescale13timetable13tolerance11tolerated10tolerates9tradition10transfers12transform14transient9translate9transmits11transport11traveling13travelled13treatment11triangles10

9-letter words starting with U 40

ultimatum13umbrellas13unaltered10unanimity14unanimous11unblocked18unburdens12uncannier11unceasing12uncertain11unchanged16uncleaner11uncovered15undamaged14undaunted11undefined14undergoes11undergone11underlain10underlies10underline10undertake14undertook14underwent13unfounded14unhealthy18unhelpful17uniformly17universal12unlimited12unlocking16unnatural9unpopular13unrelated10unusually12unwelcome16unwilling13upgrading14upsetting12utilities9

9-letter words starting with V 40

vacancies16vacations14vaccinate16vacillate14vacuuming17vagabonds16vagueness13valentine12validated14validates13valuables14valueless12vandalise13vandalism15vandalize22vanguards14vanishing16vaporised15vaporises14vaporized24vaporizes23variables14variation12varieties12variously15varnished16varnishes15varsities12vegetable15veneering13venerable14venerated13verifying19versatile12viewpoint17violation12violently15virtually15voluntary15volunteer12

9-letter words starting with W 40

waistline12walloping15wallowing16wallpaper16wanderers13wandering14wantoning13wardrobes15warehouse15warranted13washables17washcloth20washrooms17wasteland13watchdogs19watchword21waterfall15wateriest12watermark18watershed16waterways18waylaying19weakening17weaklings17wealthier15weariness12wearisome14welcoming17whereupon17whichever23willingly16windowing17withdrawn19withdraws19witnessed13witnesses12wonderful16wondering14worldwide17worthless15

9-letter words starting with X 1

xylophone24

9-letter words starting with Y 17

yachtsman19yachtsmen19yammering17yardstick19yarmulkes18yearbooks18yearlings13yearnings13yeastiest12yellowest15yellowing16yellowish18yesterday16yieldings14yodellers13yodelling14youngster13

9-letter words starting with Z 8

zealously21zeppelins22zestfully24zigzagged31zippering23zirconium22zoologist19zucchinis25

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