9-Letter Words With LIW
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words With LIW
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With LIW 9 words
How often does LIW appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 nine-letter words containing LIW. They average 15.7 points and the best is BAILIWICK (20 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.7
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 55.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 55.6%
- g 11.1%
- k 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ai11.1%
- au11.1%
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 LIW
b 3a 1i 1l 1i 1w 4i 1c 3k 5
B 3 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + W 4 + I 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bailiwick
- nounthe area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- nouna branch of knowledge“in what discipline is his doctorate?”
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Words containing LIW by length
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- 8 letters5
- 9 letters9
- 10 letters5
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How many nine-letter words containing LIW are there?
There are 9 nine-letter words containing LIW 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 LIW?
BAILIWICK is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WILLIWAWS (18), POLLIWOGS (15), GALLIWASP (15).
Which rare nine-letter words containing LIW score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include GOLLIWOGG (15), POLLIWIGS (15), WILLIWAUS (15), MILLIWATT (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.