9-Letter Words With WIVE
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words With WIVE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words With WIVE 9 words
How often does WIVE appear in nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 nine-letter words containing WIVE. They average 18 points and the best is FISHWIVES (21 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 18
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 77.8% of words
Most common last letters
- s 77.8%
- d 11.1%
- g 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- oo22.2%
- ae11.1%
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 WIVE
f 4i 1s 1h 4w 4i 1v 4e 1s 1
F 4 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 + W 4 + I 1 + V 4 + 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).
fishwives
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many nine-letter words containing WIVE are there?
There are 9 nine-letter words containing WIVE 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 WIVE?
FISHWIVES is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FARMWIVES (20), KALEWIVES (19), WIVEHOODS (19).
Which rare nine-letter words containing WIVE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FARMWIVES (20), KALEWIVES (19), WIVEHOODS (19), GOODWIVES (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.