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Words Containing CTEN

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All Words Containing CTEN 17 words

9-Letter Words With CTEN 5

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How often does CTEN appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 17 words containing CTEN. Most are 9 letters long, they average 13.9 points, the best is PHLYCTENAE (20 points) and 23.5% end in S.

Total words
17
Most common length
9 letters
5 words
Average Scrabble score
13.9
out of 20 max
Longest word
CTENOPHORANS
12 letters
Most common ending
S
23.5% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 23.5%
  • e 17.6%
  • a 11.8%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia17.6%
  • ae5.9%
  • 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 word containing CTEN

p 3h 4l 1y 4c 3t 1e 1n 1a 1e 1

P 3 + H 4 + L 1 + Y 4 + C 3 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + A 1 + E 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).

phlyctenae

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words containing CTEN are there?

There are 17 words containing CTEN in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 5 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring word containing CTEN?

PHLYCTENAE is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CTENOPHORANS (19), PHLYCTENA (19), CTENOPHORES (18).

What is the longest word containing CTEN?

CTENOPHORANS has 12 letters.