9-Letter Words With WAVE
- 19 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words With WAVE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With WAVE 19 words
How often does WAVE appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 19 nine-letter words containing WAVE. They average 17.8 points, the best is WAVEFORMS (20 points) and 47.4% end in E.
- Total words
- 19
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.8
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 5%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 47.4% of words
Most common last letters
- e 47.4%
- s 31.6%
- t 10.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ai5.3%
- ie5.3%
- ui5.3%
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 WAVE
w 4a 1v 4e 1f 4o 1r 1m 3s 1
W 4 + A 1 + V 4 + E 1 + F 4 + O 1 + R 1 + M 3 + S 1 = 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).
waveforms
Form of waveform
- nounthe shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time
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How many nine-letter words containing WAVE are there?
There are 19 nine-letter words containing WAVE 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 WAVE?
WAVEFORMS is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PICOWAVED (20), WAVESHAPE (20), MICROWAVE (19).
Which rare nine-letter words containing WAVE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PICOWAVED (20), WAVESHAPE (20), CRIMEWAVE (19), LIGHTWAVE (19). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.