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9-Letter Words With NGU

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Popular 9-Letter Words With NGU

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 9-Letter Words With NGU 64 words

How often does NGU appear in nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 64 nine-letter words containing NGU. They average 12.2 points, the best is THINGUMMY (20 points) and 39.1% end in S.

Total words
64
Average Scrabble score
12.2
out of 20 max
Everyday words
19%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
39.1% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 39.1%
  • d 17.2%
  • e 14.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ui26.6%
  • ue21.9%
  • ua15.6%

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 NGU

t 1h 4i 1n 1g 2u 1m 3m 3y 4

T 1 + H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + U 1 + M 3 + M 3 + Y 4 = 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).

thingummy

  1. nounsomething unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known“she eased the ball-shaped doodad back into its socket”
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How many nine-letter words containing NGU are there?

There are 64 nine-letter words containing NGU 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 NGU?

THINGUMMY is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are KEKERENGU (18), OXTONGUES (17), ENGULPHED (16).

What are some common nine-letter words containing NGU?

Everyday examples include LANGUAGES, BILINGUAL, ORANGUTAN, HARANGUED, HARANGUES, SINGULARS, LANGUIDLY, ANGUISHED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

Which rare nine-letter words containing NGU score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include KEKERENGU (18), OXTONGUES (17), ENGULPHED (16), INGULPHED (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.