9-Letter Words With DRIVE
- 16 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words With DRIVE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With DRIVE 16 words
How often does DRIVE appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 16 nine-letter words containing DRIVE. They average 14.6 points, the best is DRIVEWAYS (19 points) and 37.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 16
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.6
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- e 18.8%
- r 18.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ou12.5%
- ea6.3%
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 containing DRIVE
d 2r 1i 1v 4e 1w 4a 1y 4s 1
D 2 + R 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + W 4 + A 1 + Y 4 + S 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).
driveways
Form of driveway
- nouna road leading up to a private house“they parked in the driveway”
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How many nine-letter words containing DRIVE are there?
There are 16 nine-letter words containing DRIVE 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 containing DRIVE?
DRIVEWAYS is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CABDRIVER (17), OVERDRIVE (16), BEDRIVELS (15).
Which rare nine-letter words containing DRIVE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BEDRIVELS (15), CODRIVERS (15), DRIVEABLE (15), MISDRIVEN (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.