9-Letter Words Ending in WAVE
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Ending in WAVE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Ending in WAVE 6 words
How common is WAVE at the end of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 nine-letter words ending in WAVE. They average 18.2 points and the best is MICROWAVE (19 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 18.2
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common first letter
- S
- 33.3% of words
Most common first letters
- s 33.3%
- b 16.7%
- c 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ai16.7%
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 nine-letter word ending in WAVE
m 3i 1c 3r 1o 1w 4a 1v 4e 1
M 3 + I 1 + C 3 + R 1 + O 1 + W 4 + A 1 + V 4 + E 1 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
microwave
- nouna short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
- nounkitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food
- verbcook or heat in a microwave oven“You can microwave the leftovers”
- Scrabble US
- Scrabble UK
- Words With Friends
Runners-up
Explore related word lists
9-letter words ending in…
Words ending in WAVE by length
Add a letter before WAVE
Each link adds one letter and keeps only combinations that have words.
Change the first letter of WAVE
Trending word lists
Five-letter lists built from the letters of yesterday's Wordle answer. The set changes every day.
- 5-letter words with LID
- 5-letter words with ID
- 5-letter words with LI
- 5-letter words starting with SLI
- 5-letter words starting with S
- 5-letter words ending in DE
- 5-letter words starting with SL
- 5-letter words ending in IDE
- 5-letter words with L
- 5-letter words with I
- 5-letter words with D
- 5-letter words ending in E
How to use this word list
Why endings like WAVE matter
9-Letter Words Ending in WAVE by the numbers
9-Letter Words Ending in WAVE FAQ
How many nine-letter words ending in WAVE are there?
There are 6 nine-letter words ending in WAVE 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 nine-letter word ending in WAVE?
MICROWAVE is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CRIMEWAVE (19), LIGHTWAVE (19), SHORTWAVE (18).
Which rare nine-letter words ending in WAVE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CRIMEWAVE (19), LIGHTWAVE (19), SUPERWAVE (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.