1,157 words · highest scoring is emphasizing at 28 points
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11 Letter Word Finder
Eleven-letter words belong to the world of crosswords, cryptics and anagram challenges — long, structured words that reward pattern recognition. The list above is ready to browse; the tips below help you find the one you need faster.
Pattern-matching long words
With eleven letters, guessing blind is hopeless — you solve by pattern. Once a few crossing letters are in place, filter the tool by their positions and the candidate list collapses to a handful. Prefixes (UN-, RE-, PRE-) and suffixes (-TION, -MENT, -ABLE) narrow it even further.
Anagrams and cryptics
For anagram and cryptic clues, break the word into likely roots and affixes, then test combinations. Our Unscramble tool turns a jumble of eleven letters into valid words in seconds.
11-letter words worth knowing
Here are a few eleven-letter words that punch above their weight:
- INFORMATION — an everyday word and frequent puzzle answer.
- TEMPERATURE — common crossword fill of exactly eleven letters.
- PHOTOGRAPHY — a PH-heavy word that stumps letter-by-letter guessing.
- ACKNOWLEDGE — useful when a K appears in a long clue.
- COMFORTABLE — a smooth, high-frequency eleven-letter answer.
How to use this 11 letter word list
Sort the list above by Scrabble points to find your highest-scoring option, or switch to alphabetical order to browse. Use the dictionary filters to match crosswords, anagrams and word puzzles, and toggle Common Words Only to hide the obscure entries when you just want words people actually know.
Word tools that help
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11 Letter Words at a Glance
Highest Scoring 11 Letter Words
- emphasizing28
- objectively28
- objectivity28
- quarterback28
- citizenship27
- earthquakes27
- heavyweight27
- synthesized27
Common 11 Letter Words
- abandonment16
- challenging18
- criticizing25
- ethnicities16
- inexpensive23
- nominations13
- qualitative23
- suitability16
11 Letter Words Defined
- abandonmentNoun · 16 points
- the action or fact of abandoning or being abandoned
- compositionNoun · 17 points
- the nature of something's ingredients or constituents; the way in which a whole or mixture is made up
- duplicationNoun · 16 points
- the action or process of duplicating something
- inexpensiveAdjective · 23 points
- not costing a great deal; cheap
- percentagesNoun · 16 points
- a rate, number, or amount in each hundred
- situationalAdjective · 11 points
- relating to or dependent on a set of circumstances or state of affairs
11 Letter Words: Questions
How many eleven letter words are there?
There are 1,157 eleven letter words in our dictionary, and 1,157 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among eleven letter words?
EMPHASIZING is the highest scoring option at 28 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common eleven letter words?
ABANDONMENT, DUPLICATION, PERCENTAGES are among the most familiar eleven letter words. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these eleven letter words valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.