8-Letter Words With GENCY
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With GENCY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With GENCY 8 words
How often does GENCY appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words containing GENCY. They average 16.1 points and the best is EXIGENCY (21 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.1
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- Y
- 100% of words
Most common last letters
- y 100%
Top vowel pairs
- ea12.5%
- oa12.5%
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 GENCY
e 1x 8i 1g 2e 1n 1c 3y 4
E 1 + X 8 + I 1 + G 2 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + Y 4 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
exigency
- nouna pressing or urgent situation“the health-care exigency”
- nouna sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action“he never knew what to do in an emergency”
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How many eight-letter words containing GENCY are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words containing GENCY 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 GENCY?
EXIGENCY is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FULGENCY (17), VERGENCY (17), PUNGENCY (16).
Which rare eight-letter words containing GENCY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FULGENCY (17), VERGENCY (17), COAGENCY (16), REAGENCY (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.