Here are 10,273 common 8-letter words, grouped by first letter, with up to 40 of the most common words shown for each letter. QUIZZING scores the most at 36 points.
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8-letter words starting with A 40
absolute10academic15accepted15accident13accorded14accounts12accuracy17accurate12achieved17achieves16acquired20acquires19activity16actually13addition10adequate18admitted12adopting12advanced15advances14advising13affected17agreeing10allowing12altering9although15analogue9analysis11announce10annoying12answered12anyplace15anything15anywhere17apparent12appeared13applying16approach17approval15approved16
8-letter words starting with B 40
backbone18backward20bacteria12baffling17balanced13balances12bankrupt16barriers10basement12bathroom15bearding12becoming15beginner11behaving17behavior16believed14believer13believes13belonged12benefits13biblical14bicycles17billfold14billions10birthday17biscuits12blasting11blessing11blocking17bookshop19borrowed14bothered14boundary14brackets16branches15breaking15bringing12building12bulletin10business10
8-letter words starting with C 40
campaign15capacity17carrying14cassette10catching16category14chairman15changing15channels13charging15cheapest15checking20chemical17chequing23children14choosing14claiming13clearest10clearing11collapse12collects12colleges11combined15combines14commands15comments14commonly17compared15compares14compiler14complain14complete14composed15composes14computed15computer14computes14concerns12concrete12confirms15
8-letter words starting with D 40
damaging13database11deciding13decision11declared12declares11decrease11dedicate12defining13definite12deleting10delivers12delivery15depended13deriving13describe13designed11desiring10destroys12detailed10detected12develops14devoting13directed12directly14director11disagree10disaster9discount11discover14displays14distance11distinct11district11disturbs11dividing14division12document13doubtful14dropping14
8-letter words starting with E 40
earliest8economic14editions9educated12educates11electing11election10electric12elements10elevator11emphasis15employee15engineer9enormous10ensuring9entering9entirely11entitled9entitles8entrance10estimate10evenings12everyone14evidence14examined18examines17examples19exchange21excluded19excludes18executed18executes17exercise17existing16expanded19expected20explains17explicit19extended17external15
8-letter words starting with F 40
facility16failures11faintest11fairness11faithful17familiar13families13farewell14farthest14fashions14favoring15favorite14favoured15feasible13featured12features11feedback20feelings12feminist13festival14fiddling14fighting16figuring13filtered12finalise11finalize20finances13findings13finished15finishes14firework18flashing15flexible20floating12followed15fraction13frequent20friendly15function13furthest14
8-letter words starting with G 40
galactic13galaxies16gallants9galloped12gamblers13gambling14gangling11gangrene10gangster10gangways16garbling12gasoline9gathered13generate9generous9genetics11genocide12geometry14gleaning10globally14glorious9goldfish16goodness10gorgeous10governed13governor12grabbing14graduate10graffiti15graffito15granting10graphics16grateful12greatest9grinding11grouping12guarding11guessing10guidance12gullible11
8-letter words starting with H 40
habitats13habitual13hackneys20hacksaws20handbook18handicap16handling13hangover15happened16happiest15hardback20hardened13hardship17hardware15harmless13headache17headline12heartily14heaviest14helpless13heritage12herrings12hesitate11highways21historic13hitherto14holidays15honestly14honorary14honoring12honoured12hopeless13horrible13horribly16horrific16hospital13humanity16humorous13hundreds13hydrogen16
8-letter words starting with I 40
identify15identity12ideology13ignoring10implying16imposing13improved16improves15incident11inclined11inclines10included12includes11increase10indicate11industry12inferior11infinite11informed14initials8innocent10inputted11inserted9insisted9installs8instance10integers9integral9intended10interact10interest8internal8interval11invented12inviting12involved15involves14irritate8isolated9isolates8
8-letter words starting with J 40
jabbered20jackpots23jaggeder18jalopies17jamboree19jangling17janitors15jaundice18jauntier15jauntily18jaunting16javelins18jawboned21jawbones20jaywalks25jealousy18jellying19jeopardy21jerkiest19jettison15jewelers18jeweling19jewelled19jeweller18jiggling18jigsawed20jingling17jockeyed25jointing16jolliest15jollying19jostling16journals15journeys18jovially21joyfully24joyously21judgment19junction17juvenile18
8-letter words starting with K 40
kangaroo13kayaking20keepsake18kenneled13kerchief20kerosene12keyboard18keyholes18keynoted16keynotes15keystone15keywords19kickback26kickoffs24killings13kilobyte17kilogram15kilowatt15kindlier13kindling14kindness13kingdoms16kinkiest16kitchens17knapsack20kneading14kneecaps16kneeling13knickers18knighted17knitting13knockers18knocking19knockout18knottier12knotting13knowings16knuckled19knuckles18koshered16
8-letter words starting with L 40
labeling11labelled11laborers10laboring11laboured11labourer10lacerate10lacquers19lacrosse10laddered11landlord10language10laughing13laughter12launched14launches13lavatory14laziness17leaflets11learning9lectured11lecturer10lectures10licences12licensed11licenses10lifetime13lightest12lighting13likewise15limiting11listened9listener8listings9literary11literate8locating11location10loophole13lowering12
8-letter words starting with M 40
machines15magazine20magnetic13maintain10majority20managers11managing12mangling12manpower15manually13marginal11marketed15marriage11marrying14matching16material10matrices12maximise19maximize28meanings11meantime12measured11measures10mechanic17medicine13meetings11mentions10messages11midnight15military13millions10minority13misleads11mistaken14mistakes14modified15modifies14mornings11movement15multiple12
8-letter words starting with N 40
nameless10namesake14napalmed13narcotic12narrated9narrates8narrator8narrowed12narrower11narrowly14nastiest8national8nativity14nattiest8naturals8nauseate8nauseous8nautical10navigate12neatness8needless9negative12neglects11neighbor14networks15newcomer15nickname16nominate10nonsense8normally13northern11notation8noticing11notified12notifies11nowadays15nuisance10numbered13numerals10numerous10
8-letter words starting with O 40
objected20obliging12obscured13obscures12observed14observer13observes13obsessed11obsesses10obsolete10obstruct12obtained11occasion12occupied15occupies14occurred13offences16offended16offender15offenses14offering15officers16official16omission10omitting11operated11operates10operator10opinions10opponent12opposing13opposite12optimise12optimize21optional10ordering10ordinary12organise9organize18original9
8-letter words starting with P 40
packages17parallel10patterns10peculiar12performs15personal10persuade11physical18pictures12planning11pleasant10pleasing11pointing11policies12position10positive13possible12possibly15powerful16practice14practise12prepared13prepares12presence12presents10preserve13pressing11pressure10prevents13previous13printers10printing11printout10probably17problems14produced14produces13products13programs13progress11
8-letter words starting with Q 40
quacking24quadrant18quagmire20quailing18quainter17quandary21quantify23quantity20quarrels17quarried18quarries17quarters17quartets17quashing21quavered21queasier17queening18queerest17queering18quelling18quenched23quenches22querying21questing18question17quibbled22quibbles21quickens23quickest23quietest17quieting18quilting18quintets17quipping22quirking22quitters17quitting18quivered21quizzing36quotient17
8-letter words starting with R 40
randomly14reaching14reaction10readable11realised9realises8realized18realizes17received14receives13recently13recorded12recovers13reducing12referred12reflects13refusing12regarded11register9rejected18relating9relation8relative11released9releases8relevant11reliable10religion9remained11remember14reminded12remotely13removing14repeated11replaced13replaces12replying14reported11requests17required18
8-letter words starting with S 40
sciences12searched14searches13secondly14sections10security13selected11sensible10sensibly13sentence10separate10sequence19services13sessions8settling9severely14shopping16shortage12shortest11shutting12simplest12slightly15smallest10software14solution8somebody16sometime12somewhat16sounding10southern11speakers14speaking15specific17spelling11spending12spotting11standard10standing10starting9stations8
8-letter words starting with T 40
tackling15tactical12tactless10tailored9talented9taxation15taxpayer20teachers13teaching14teenager9tempting13tendency14terminal10terrible10terribly13textbook21thankful18thanking16theology15theorems13theories11thinking16thorough15thoughts15thousand12threaten11throwing15tiresome10together12tolerant8tolerate8tomatoes10tomorrow13touching14tourists8training9transfer11trapping13treating9trusting9
8-letter words starting with U 40
ugliness9ulterior8ultimate10umbrella12umpiring13unawares11unbiased11unblocks16unbroken14unburden11uncommon14uncovers13undercut11underdog11underlay12underlie9undertow12undoings10unearths11uneasier8uneasily11unerring9unevenly14unfairer11unfairly14unfasten11unifying15uniquely20universe11unlikely15unlocked15unstable10unusable10unwanted12updating12upgraded13upgrades12upstairs10urgently12usefully14
8-letter words starting with V 40
vacating14vacation13vaccines15vacuumed16vagabond15vagaries12vagrants12valeting12validate12validity15valuable13vampires15vanguard13vanillas11vanished15vanishes14vanities11vanquish23vaporise13vaporize22variable13variance13variants11vastness11vaulting12vehement16vehicles16velocity16verbally16verbatim15verified15verifies14versions11vertical13vicinity16villages12violence13visiting12visitors11visually14
8-letter words starting with W 40
waddling14waffling18wagering13waitress11wakening16walkouts15walloped14wallowed15walruses11waltzing21wandered13wanderer12wantoned12warbling14warnings12warranty14wasteful14watching17weakness15weekends16welcomed16welcomes15whatever17whenever17wherever17whistles14withdraw18withdrew18wondered13wondrous12workable17workings16workload16workshop20worrying15wrappers15wrapping16wrecking18wretched17writings12
8-letter words starting with Y 25
yachting17yammered16yardages13yardarms14yarmulke17yearbook17yearlies11yearling12yearning12yeastier11yellowed15yellower14yeshivas17yielding13yodelers12yodeling13yodelled13yodeller12youngest12youngish15yourself14youthful17yuckiest17yuletide12yummiest15
8-letter words starting with Z 9
zaniness17zeppelin21zillions17zincking24zippered22zippiest21zodiacal20zucchini24zwieback28