With IO
115 words · highest scoring is fixation at 18 points
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About 8 Letter Words With IO
There are 115 eight letter words containing IO in our dictionary. The highest scoring is fixation at 18 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 115 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — ABORTION, EVICTION, PERIODIC 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 IO, which drops the length limit entirely.
8 Letter Words With IO at a Glance
Highest Scoring 8 Letter Words With IO
- fixation18
- champion17
- ejection17
- equation17
- junction17
- question17
- behavior16
- exterior15
Common 8 Letter Words With IO
- abortion10
- champion17
- duration9
- fraction13
- junction17
- optional10
- reaction10
- stallion8
8 Letter Words With IO Defined
- abortionNoun · 10 points
- the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy, most often performed during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy
- cushionsNoun · 13 points
- a bag of cloth stuffed with a mass of soft material, used as a comfortable support for sitting or leaning on
- evictionNoun · 13 points
- the action of expelling someone from a property; expulsion
- junctionNoun · 17 points
- a point where two or more things are joined
- periodicAdjective · 13 points
- appearing or occurring at intervals
- sectionsNoun · 10 points
- any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up
8 Letter Words With IO: Questions
How many eight letter words containing IO are there?
There are 115 eight letter words containing IO in our dictionary, and 115 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among eight letter words containing IO?
FIXATION is the highest scoring option at 18 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common eight letter words containing IO?
ABORTION, EVICTION, PERIODIC are among the most familiar eight letter words containing IO. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these eight letter words containing IO 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.