With EN
289 words · highest scoring is appendix at 20 points
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About 8 Letter Words With EN
There are 289 eight letter words containing EN in our dictionary. The highest scoring is appendix at 20 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 289 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — ABSENCES, ENSEMBLE, ORIENTAL among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
For a wider net, try Words With EN, which drops the length limit entirely.
8 Letter Words With EN at a Glance
Highest Scoring 8 Letter Words With EN
- appendix20
- frequent20
- chickens19
- citizens19
- enjoying19
- judgment19
- sequence19
- adjacent18
Common 8 Letter Words With EN
- absences12
- citizens19
- eminence12
- envision11
- hardened13
- nineteen8
- prevents13
- spending12
8 Letter Words With EN Defined
- absencesNoun · 12 points
- the state of being away from a place or person
- currencyNoun · 15 points
- a system of money in general use in a particular country
- ensembleNoun · 12 points
- a group of musicians, actors, or dancers who perform together
- hardenedAdjective · 13 points
- having become or been made hard or harder
- orientalAdjective · 8 points
- of, from, or characteristic of Asia, especially East Asia
- sentenceNoun · 10 points
- a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses
8 Letter Words With EN: Questions
How many eight letter words containing EN are there?
There are 289 eight letter words containing EN in our dictionary, and 289 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among eight letter words containing EN?
APPENDIX is the highest scoring option at 20 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common eight letter words containing EN?
ABSENCES, ENSEMBLE, ORIENTAL are among the most familiar eight letter words containing EN. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these eight letter words containing EN 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.