9-Letter Words With SILK
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words With SILK
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With SILK 8 words
How often does SILK appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 nine-letter words containing SILK. They average 14.3 points and the best is SILKWORMS (18 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.3
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- e 37.5%
- g 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ai12.5%
- ee12.5%
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 SILK
s 1i 1l 1k 5w 4o 1r 1m 3s 1
S 1 + I 1 + L 1 + K 5 + W 4 + O 1 + R 1 + M 3 + S 1 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
silkworms
Form of silkworm
- nounthe commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
- nounlarva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
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How many nine-letter words containing SILK are there?
There are 8 nine-letter words containing SILK 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 SILK?
SILKWORMS is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SILKWEEDS (17), SILKENING (14), SILKINESS (13).
Which rare nine-letter words containing SILK score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SILKENING (14), SILKALENE (13), SILKOLINE (13), SILKTAILS (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.