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9-Letter Words With TERY

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Popular 9-Letter Words With TERY

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

All 9-Letter Words With TERY 17 words

How often does TERY appear in nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 17 nine-letter words containing TERY. They average 15.1 points, the best is APTERYXES (21 points) and 70.6% end in Y.

Total words
17
Average Scrabble score
15.1
out of 21 max
Everyday words
12%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
Y
70.6% of words

Most common last letters

  • y 70.6%
  • s 11.8%
  • d 5.9%

Top vowel pairs

  • ai5.9%
  • ia5.9%
  • iu5.9%

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 TERY

a 1p 3t 1e 1r 1y 4x 8e 1s 1

A 1 + P 3 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + Y 4 + X 8 + E 1 + S 1 = 21 points

Double word
42 pts
Triple word
63 pts

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

apteryxes

Form of apteryx

  1. nounnocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
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How many nine-letter words containing TERY are there?

There are 17 nine-letter words containing TERY 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 TERY?

APTERYXES is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HUCKSTERY (21), PTERYGIUM (17), DYSENTERY (16).

Which rare nine-letter words containing TERY score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include HUCKSTERY (21), PTERYGIUM (17), PERIPTERY (16), PTERYGOID (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.