8-Letter Words

Eight-letter words appear in advanced Scrabble play (extending a 7-letter word by one tile), in challenging crossword puzzles, and in academic writing. They tend to have more specific meanings than shorter words and reward a deep vocabulary. Our 8-letter list includes common words like COMPUTER, ELEPHANT, and MOUNTAIN.

Word length

8 letters

Shown here

500

Total in dictionary

119,750

Common uses

•Advanced Scrabble: extending a 7-letter play with an existing tile
•Difficult crossword puzzles
•Academic and professional writing
•Anagram mastery for advanced puzzlers

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A500 words

AARDVARK AARDWOLF ABACTION ABACULUS ABAISSED ABAMPERE ABARINGE ABASEDLY ABATABLE ABATISED ABATTOIR ABBATIAL ABDALLAH ABDICANT ABDICATE ABDITIVE ABDITORY ABDUCENS ABDUCENT ABDUCTOR ABELMOSK ABELTREE ABERRANT ABERRATE ABETMENT ABEYANCE ABEYANCY ABHISEKA ABHORRED ABHORRER ABIDANCE ABIETATE ABIETENE ABIOGENY ABIOLOGY ABJECTLY ABLATION ABLATIVE ABLEGATE ABLENESS ABLEPSIA ABLUTION ABLUVION ABNEGATE ABNERVAL ABNEURAL ABNORMAL ABOMASUM ABOMASUS ABORALLY ABORTION ABORTIVE ABOUNDED ABOUNDER ABRACHIA ABRADANT ABRASION ABRASIVE ABRASTOL ABRIDGED ABRIDGER ABRISTLE ABROCOME ABROGATE ABROTINE ABRUPTLY ABSCISSA ABSCISSE ABSCONCE ABSCONSA ABSENCES ABSENTED ABSENTEE ABSENTER ABSENTIA ABSENTLY ABSFARAD ABSHENRY ABSINTHE ABSOLUTE ABSOLVER ABSONANT ABSONOUS ABSORBED ABSORBER ABSTERGE ABSTRACT ABSTRUSE ABSURDLY ABUNDANT ABUSABLE ABUSEDLY ABUSEFUL ABUSIOUS ABUTMENT ABUTTING ACACETIN ACADEMEH ACADEMIC ACALYCAL ACAMPSIA ACANTHAD ACANTHIN ACANTHON ACANTHUS ACAPNIAL ACAPULCO ACARDIAC ACARPOUS ACAUDATE ACAULINE ACAULOSE ACAULOUS ACCENSOR ACCENTED ACCENTOR ACCENTUS ACCEPTED ACCEPTER ACCEPTOR ACCESSES ACCIDENT ACCISMUS ACCLAIMS ACCLINAL ACCOLADE ACCOLENT ACCORDED ACCORDER ACCOSTED ACCOUCHE ACCOUNTS ACCOUPLE ACCOUTER ACCREDIT ACCRESCE ACCRETAL ACCROACH ACCRUING ACCUMBER ACCURACY ACCURATE ACCURSED ACCUSANT ACCUSING ACCUSIVE ACCUSTOM ACEDIAST ACENTRIC ACEOLOGY ACERBATE ACERBITY ACERVATE ACERVOSE ACESCENT ACETATED ACETENYL ACETONIC ACETONYL ACETOXYL ACETRACT ACETURIC ACETYLIC ACHAEANS ACHEILIA ACHEIRIA ACHEIRUS ACHENIAL ACHENIUM ACHEWEED ACHIEVED ACHIEVER ACHIEVES ACHILARY ACHILLES ACHINGLY ACHOLOUS ACHORDAL ACHROITE ACHROMAT ACHROMIA ACHROMIC ACHROOUS ACHYLOUS ACHYMOUS ACICULAR ACICULUM ACIDEMIA ACIDIFIC ACIDNESS ACIDOSIS ACIDOTIC ACIDURIC ACIERAGE ACIERATE ACILIATE ACINACES ACINETAN ACINETIC ACLASTIC ACLIDIAN ACNEFORM ACOELOUS ACOLOGIC ACONITAL ACONITIA ACONITIC ACONITIN ACONTIUM ACOPYRIN ACOSMISM ACOSMIST ACOUSTIC ACQUAINT ACQUIRED ACQUIRER ACQUIRES ACRANIAL ACREABLE ACRIDIAN ACRIDINE ACRIDITY ACRIDONE ACRIMONY ACROATIC ACROBACY ACROBATS ACROCYST ACRODONT ACROGAMY ACROLEIN ACROLITH ACROLOGY ACROMIAL ACROMION ACRONYCH ACROSARC ACROSOME ACROSTIC ACROTISM ACRYLATE ACTIFIER ACTINIAN ACTININE ACTINISM ACTINIUM ACTINOID ACTINOST ACTINULA ACTIONAL ACTIONER ACTIVATE ACTIVELY ACTIVISM ACTIVIST ACTIVITY ACTIVIZE ACTUALLY ACTUATED ACTUATOR ACTUTATE ACUATION ACULEATE ACUPRESS ACYLOGEN ADAMSITE ADAPTERS ADAPTING ADAPTION ADAPTIVE ADDEBTED ADDENDUM ADDICENT ADDICTED ADDIMENT ADDITION ADDITIVE ADDITORY ADDLINGS ADDORSED ADDUCENT ADDUCTOR ADELOPOD ADEMPTED ADENALGY ADENAUER ADENDRIC ADENITIS ADENOMAS ADENOSIS ADENYLIC ADEQUACY ADEQUATE ADFECTED ADHAMANT ADHERENT ADHESION ADHESIVE ADIAPHON ADIATION ADINIDAN ADIPINIC ADIPOSIS ADIPSOUS ADJACENT ADJOINED ADJOURNS ADJUDGED ADJUDGER ADJUNCTS ADJUSTED ADJUSTER ADJUTAGE ADJUTANT ADJUTORY ADJUVANT ADLUMINE ADMEDIAL ADMEDIAN ADMIRALS ADMIRERS ADMIRING ADMITTED ADMITTEE ADMITTER ADMONISH ADNATION ADNERVAL ADNEURAL ADOLESCE ADOLPHUS ADONIDIN ADONIRAM ADONITOL ADOPTANT ADOPTIAN ADOPTING ADOPTION ADOPTIVE ADORABLE ADORABLY ADORALLY ADRADIAL ADRADIUS ADREAMED ADRECTAL ADRENINE ADRIATIC ADROITLY ADSCRIPT ADSESSOR ADSHEART ADSORBED ADULARIA ADULATOR ADULTERY ADULTOID ADUMBRAL ADUNCATE ADUNCITY ADUNCOUS ADUSTION ADVANCED ADVANCER ADVANCES ADVEHENT ADVISERS ADVISING ADVISIVE ADVISORS ADVISORY ADVOCACY ADVOCATE ADVOWSON ADYNAMIA ADYNAMIC AECIDIAL AECIDIUM AEDEAGUS AEDICULA AEDILIAN AEDILITY AEGAGRUS AEGERIAN AEGERIID AEGIRINE AEGIRITE AEGYRITE AELUROID AERARIAN AERARIUM AERATION AERIALLY AERIFORM AEROBATE AEROBIAN AEROBION AEROBIUM AEROBOAT AEROCYST AERODONE AERODYNE AEROFOIL AEROGRAM AEROIDES AEROLITE AEROLITH AEROLOGY AERONAUT AEROPHOR AEROSOLS AEROSTAT AESTHETE AETHERED AETHOGEN AETOSAUR AFEBRILE AFFAIRES AFFECTED AFFECTER AFFEERER AFFERENT AFFIANCE AFFIDAVY AFFINELY AFFINITE AFFINITY AFFIRMED AFFIRMER AFFIXION AFFLATUS AFFLUENT AFFORDED AFFOREST AFFRAYER AFFRIGHT AFFRONTE AFFUSION AFIKOMEN AFLICKER AFLUKING AFLUTTER AFRICANS AFTERACT AFTERAGE AFTEREND AFTEREYE AFTERGAS AFTEROAR AFTERTAN AFTERWAR AFTERWIT AFTWARDS AGABANEE AGACANTE AGACELLA AGALAXIA AGALLOCH AGALWOOD AGAPETAE AGAPETID AGARICIC AGARICIN AGASTRIC AGATHISM AGATHIST AGEDNESS AGENCIES AGENESIA AGENESIC AGENESIS AGENTESS AGENTIAL AGENTIVE AGEUSTIA AGGERATE AGGEROSE AGGRIEVE AGIOTAGE AGITABLE AGITATED AGITATOR AGITPROP AGLIMMER AGLITTER AGLOSSAL AGLOSSIA AGMATINE AGMINATE AGNATHIA AGNATHIC AGNATION AGNOSTIC AGONIADA AGONIZED AGONIZER AGONIZES AGPAITIC AGRAFFEE AGRAPHIA

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