8-Letter Words With ETAIN
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
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Popular 8-Letter Words With ETAIN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With ETAIN 6 words
How often does ETAIN appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words containing ETAIN. They average 9.2 points and the best is DETAINED (10 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.2
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- d 33.3%
- r 33.3%
- e 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
- ee16.7%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing ETAIN
d 2e 1t 1a 1i 1n 1e 1d 2
D 2 + E 1 + T 1 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
detained
Form of detain
- verbdeprive of freedom; take into confinement
- verbstop or halt“Please stay the bloodshed!”
- verbcause to be slowed down or delayed“Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”
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How many eight-letter words containing ETAIN are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words containing ETAIN in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing ETAIN?
DETAINED is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BETAINES (10), RETAINED (9), DETAINEE (9).
What are some common eight-letter words containing ETAIN?
Everyday examples include RETAINER, RETAINED, DETAINEE, DETAINED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.