9-Letter Words Ending in STORIES

Q: What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word ending in STORIES?

HISTORIES is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CASTORIES (11).

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All 9-Letter Words Ending in STORIES 2 words

How common is STORIES at the end of nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 2 nine-letter words ending in STORIES. They average 11.5 points and the best is HISTORIES (12 points).

Total words: 2
Average Scrabble score: 11.5; out of 12 max
Everyday words: 50%; common in ordinary English
Most common first letter: C; 50% of words

Most common first letters

c 50%
h 50%

Top vowel pairs

ie100%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring nine-letter word ending in STORIES

h ₄i ₁s ₁t ₁o ₁r ₁i ₁e ₁s ₁

H 4 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 12 points

Double word: 24 pts
Triple word: 36 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

histories

Form of history

nounthe aggregate of past events“a critical time in the school's history”
nouna record or narrative description of past events“a history of France”
nounthe discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings“he teaches Medieval history”

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