8-Letter Words With SET
- 83 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With SET
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With SET 83 words
How often does SET appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 83 eight-letter words containing SET. They average 10.8 points, the best is QUICKSET (23 points) and 41% end in S.
- Total words
- 83
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.8
- out of 23 max
- Everyday words
- 12%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 41% of words
Most common last letters
- s 41%
- d 13.3%
- t 13.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ea6%
- oo2.4%
- ou2.4%
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 SET
q 10u 1i 1c 3k 5s 1e 1t 1
Q 10 + U 1 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5 + S 1 + E 1 + T 1 = 23 points
- Double word
- 46 pts
- Triple word
- 69 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
quickset
- nouncuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines“a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard”
- adjectivegrown from cuttings planted directly in the ground“a quickset hawthorn hedge”
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How many eight-letter words containing SET are there?
There are 83 eight-letter words containing SET 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 SET?
QUICKSET is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HEAVYSET (17), THICKSET (17), EQUISETA (17).
What are some common eight-letter words containing SET?
Everyday examples include CASSETTE, SETTLING, TYPESETS, UNSETTLE, SETTINGS, FALSETTO, MARMOSET, CLOSETED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare eight-letter words containing SET score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include QUICKSET (23), EQUISETA (17), BACKSETS (16), PHYSETER (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.