Words Containing OCT
- 357 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words Containing OCT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words Containing OCT 357 words
5-Letter Words With OCT 6
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words With OCT 16
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words With OCT 31
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words With OCT 35
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words With OCT 52
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words With OCT 73
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words With OCT 56
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words With OCT 42
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words With OCT 25
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words With OCT 13
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words With OCT 6
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words With OCT 1
How often does OCT appear in words?
Our combined English word list has 357 words containing OCT. Most are 10 letters long, they average 15 points, the best is EQUINOCTIALLY (27 points) and 41.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 357
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 73 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15
- out of 27 max
- Longest word
- SUBCONTRAOCTAVES
- 16 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 41.7% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 41.7%
- e 10.9%
- n 6.4%
Top vowel pairs
- io6.4%
- ia6.2%
- ie3.4%
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 OCT
e 1q 10u 1i 1n 1o 1c 3t 1i 1a 1l 1l 1y 4
E 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + I 1 + N 1 + O 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 27 points
- Double word
- 54 pts
- Triple word
- 81 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
equinoctially
Form of equinoctial
- nounthe great circle on the celestial sphere midway between the celestial poles
- adjectiverelating to the vicinity of the equator
- adjectiverelating to an equinox (when the lengths of night and day are equal)
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How many words containing OCT are there?
There are 357 words containing OCT in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 73 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word containing OCT?
EQUINOCTIALLY is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PROCTORIZING (26), RHIZOCTONIAS (26), PROCTORIZED (25).
What are some common words containing OCT?
Everyday examples include DOCTOR, DOCTRINE, CONCOCT, OCTAL, CONCOCTION, DOCTORS, OCTAVE, INDOCTRINATE. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word containing OCT?
SUBCONTRAOCTAVES has 16 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, INDOCTRINATING (14 letters) is the longest common one.