9-Letter Words With ETAIN
- 5 words
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Popular 9-Letter Words With ETAIN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With ETAIN 5 words
How often does ETAIN appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 nine-letter words containing ETAIN. They average 10 points and the best is DETAINING (11 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 10
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 60%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 60% of words
Most common last letters
- s 60%
- g 40%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
- ee20%
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 containing ETAIN
d 2e 1t 1a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 2
D 2 + E 1 + T 1 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
detaining
Form of detain
- verbdeprive of freedom; take into confinement
- verbstop or halt“Please stay the bloodshed!”
- verbcause to be slowed down or delayed“Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”
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How many nine-letter words containing ETAIN are there?
There are 5 nine-letter words containing ETAIN 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 ETAIN?
DETAINING is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RETAINING (10), DETAINEES (10), DETAINERS (10).
What are some common nine-letter words containing ETAIN?
Everyday examples include RETAINING, RETAINERS, DETAINING, DETAINEES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.