10-letter words

There are 35,784 ten-letter words in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is RAZZMATAZZ at 48 points. 10 letter words average 16.2 points each, and S starts more of them than any other letter, 4,076 in all.

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Ten-letter words are rare on a crowded board, yet knowing them helps you spot long plays through existing tiles. To unscramble 10 letter words from your own rack, type the tiles into the solver above: it only returns words of exactly 10 letters, and ? stands in for a blank. Y starts the fewest ten-letter words, 48 in all.

10-letter words in numbers

Words
35,784
Highest scoring
RAZZMATAZZ 48 pts
Average score
16.2 pts
With a definition
15,529 (43%)
Words by first letter
  1. A2,202
  2. B1,711
  3. C3,357
  4. D2,174
  5. E1,688
  6. F1,284
  7. G1,052
  8. H1,328
  9. I1,365
  10. J225
  11. K270
  12. L852
  13. M2,169
  14. N780
  15. O1,289
  16. P3,349
  17. Q161
  18. R1,959
  19. S4,076
  20. T1,678
  21. U1,417
  22. V572
  23. W609
  24. X54
  25. Y48
  26. Z115

Highest-scoring 10-letter words

10-letter words (35,784)

These 300 of the 35,784 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.

Download all 35,784 as JSON

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Frequently asked questions

How many 10 letter words are there?

Unscrambly's word list has 35,784 words of exactly 10 letters, 13% of its 269,870 words. 15,529 of them have a dictionary definition.

What is the highest scoring 10 letter word?

RAZZMATAZZ scores 48 points in Scrabble, before bonus squares. Next come QUIZZIFIED (41), QUIZZIFIES (40) and WHIZZINGLY (38). The average ten-letter word scores 16.2 points.

How do I unscramble 10 letter words?

Type your letters into the solver at the top of this page. It only returns words of exactly 10 letters, so you see which of the 35,784 on this list your tiles can make. Use ? or * for a blank tile.

Which letter starts the most 10 letter words?

S starts 4,076 of them (11%), followed by C with 3,357. Y starts the fewest, 48.

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