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9-Letter Words With RARE

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Popular 9-Letter Words With RARE

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

All 9-Letter Words With RARE 6 words

How often does RARE appear in nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 6 nine-letter words containing RARE. They average 11.8 points and the best is RAREFYING (16 points).

Total words
6
Average Scrabble score
11.8
out of 16 max
Everyday words
0%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
66.7% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 66.7%
  • e 16.7%
  • g 16.7%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie16.7%

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 containing RARE

r 1a 1r 1e 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 2

R 1 + A 1 + R 1 + E 1 + F 4 + Y 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 16 points

Double word
32 pts
Triple word
48 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

rarefying

Form of rarefy

  1. verblessen the density or solidity of“The bones are rarefied”
  2. verbmake more subtle or refined
  3. verbweaken the consistency of (a chemical substance)
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How many nine-letter words containing RARE are there?

There are 6 nine-letter words containing RARE 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 RARE?

RAREFYING is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are INFRAREDS (13), RAREFIERS (12), RARERIPES (11).

Which rare nine-letter words containing RARE score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include INFRAREDS (13), RAREFIERS (12), RARERIPES (11), ULTRAREDS (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.