Words Containing IOU
- 1,036 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Containing IOU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing IOU 1,036 words
6-Letter Words With IOU 2
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words With IOU 32
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words With IOU 38
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words With IOU 104
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words With IOU 109
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With IOU 152
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With IOU 125
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words With IOU 146
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words With IOU 107
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words With IOU 105
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words With IOU 57
17-Letter Words With IOU 35
18-Letter Words With IOU 14
19-Letter Words With IOU 8
20-Letter Words With IOU 1
How often does IOU appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 1,036 words containing IOU. Most are 11 letters long, they average 17 points, the best is QUINQUEFARIOUS (35 points) and 77.1% end in S.
- Total words
- 1,036
- Most common length
- 11 letters
- 152 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 17
- out of 35 max
- Longest word
- HYPERCONSCIOUSNESSES
- 20 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 77.1% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 77.1%
- y 20.9%
- r 0.7%
Top vowel pairs
- io100%
- ou100%
- au2.8%
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 IOU
q 10u 1i 1n 1q 10u 1e 1f 4a 1r 1i 1o 1u 1s 1
Q 10 + U 1 + I 1 + N 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 + F 4 + A 1 + R 1 + I 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 35 points
- Double word
- 70 pts
- Triple word
- 105 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
quinquefarious
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words containing IOU are there?
There are 1,036 words containing IOU in our combined English word list. The most common length is 11 letters, with 152 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing IOU?
QUINQUEFARIOUS is worth 35 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HYPERCONSCIOUSNESSES (32), HYPERCONSCIOUSNESS (30), INEFFICACIOUSNESSES (29).
What are some common words containing IOU?
Everyday examples include OBVIOUSLY, CURIOUS, VARIOUS, PREVIOUSLY, RELIGIOUS, TEDIOUS, MYSTERIOUS, DUBIOUS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing IOU?
HYPERCONSCIOUSNESSES has 20 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, CONSCIOUSNESSES (15 letters) is the longest common one.