12-Letter Words With ENTION
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words With ENTION
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words With ENTION 8 words
How often does ENTION appear in twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 twelve-letter words containing ENTION. They average 14.6 points and the best is CONVENTIONAL (17 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.6
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- n 25%
- l 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- io100%
- ei12.5%
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 twelve-letter word containing ENTION
c 3o 1n 1v 4e 1n 1t 1i 1o 1n 1a 1l 1
C 3 + O 1 + N 1 + V 4 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + O 1 + N 1 + A 1 + L 1 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
conventional
- adjectivefollowing accepted customs and proprieties“conventional wisdom”
- adjectiveconforming with accepted standards“a conventional view of the world”
- adjective(weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy“conventional warfare”
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12-Letter Words With ENTION FAQ
How many twelve-letter words containing ENTION are there?
There are 8 twelve-letter words containing ENTION 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 twelve-letter word containing ENTION?
CONVENTIONAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SUPERVENTION (17), CONVENTIONER (17), INTERVENTION (15).
Which rare twelve-letter words containing ENTION score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include INATTENTIONS (12), IRRETENTIONS (12), RETENTIONIST (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.