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9-Letter Words With I

There are 15,171 nine-letter words containing I in our dictionary; 6,791 of them are common words.

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The 600 most common of 15,171 words

  • technique23 points
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Quick facts

  • Total words: 15,171
  • By usage: 3,590 very common, 3,201 common, 8,380 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. quizzical 38
  2. showbizzy 38
  3. whizzbang 36
  4. chazzanim 34
  5. chazzenim 34
  6. huzzahing 34
  7. jazziness 34
  8. blizzardy 33
  9. pizzalike 33
  10. schizzier 32

Most common

  1. technique
  2. equipment
  3. qualified
  4. acquiring
  5. apologize
  6. excessive
  7. exclusive
  8. expecting
  9. expensive
  10. objecting

Definitions

technique (noun)
A practical method or art applied to some particular task.
equipment (noun)
An instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service.
qualified (adjective)
Meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task.
acquiring (noun)
The act of acquiring something.

This page lists every one of the 15,171 nine-letter words containing I in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so TECHNIQUE, EQUIPMENT and QUALIFIED sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.

How to use this page

To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.

Tips

A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.

Questions

What is the highest-scoring word among the nine-letter words containing I?

QUIZZICAL scores 38 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.

Why are some of these words unfamiliar?

8,380 of the 15,171 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.