12-letter words ending in R

588 12-letter words ending in R make a broad set, from familiar words like commissioner to rare high-scoring entries.

588 wordsTop pick COMMISSIONERHighest score KATZENJAMMER 36

13 of 588 are everyday words (2%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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S ends the most 12-letter words (9,681); U ends the fewest (1). R ranks #10 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 13 · most-used first

COMMISSIONER₁₈
PHOTOGRAPHER₂₃
MANUFACTURER₁₉
ENTREPRENEUR₁₄
INVESTIGATOR₁₆
PRACTITIONER₁₆
REFRIGERATOR₁₆
MANSLAUGHTER₁₈
INTERSTELLAR₁₂
SCREENWRITER₁₇
COLLABORATOR₁₆
CHEESEBURGER₂₀

Showing the top 12 of 13 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 588

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

ACCLIMATISER₁₈
ACCLIMATIZER₂₇
ACCOMMODATOR₂₁
ACCOMPLISHER₂₃
ACKNOWLEDGER₂₃
AGROFORESTER₁₆
ALBUMBLATTER₁₈
ALPHABETISER₁₉
ALPHABETIZER₂₈
AMPHITHEATER₂₂
ANIMADVERTER₁₈
ANTHOLOGISER₁₆
ANTHOLOGIZER₂₅
ANTICONSUMER₁₆
ANTIMACASSAR₁₆
ANTIPREDATOR₁₅
ANTITAKEOVER₁₉
APPENDICULAR₁₉
APPROPRIATOR₁₈
ARITHMOMETER₁₉
ASSASSINATOR₁₂
AUTOINJECTOR₂₁
AVERRUNCATOR₁₇
BACKGROUNDER₂₂
BACKWOODSIER₂₄
BALLADMONGER₁₈
BARORECEPTOR₁₈
BASKETBALLER₂₀
BASKETWEAVER₂₄
BEAUTIFULLER₁₇
BIOMOLECULAR₁₈
BODYSNATCHER₂₃
BONNYCLABBER₂₃
BOOTSTRAPPER₁₈
BOULEVARDIER₁₈
BRAINSTORMER₁₆
BRASSFOUNDER₁₈
BREASTFEEDER₁₈
BREASTSUMMER₁₈
BREATHALYSER₂₀
BREATHALYZER₂₉
BREECHLOADER₂₀
BRICKFIELDER₂₄
BROCCOFLOWER₂₄
BRONCOBUSTER₁₈
CABINETMAKER₂₂
CACKERMANDER₂₃
CALLIGRAPHER₂₀
CAMPANOLOGER₁₉
CANDLEHOLDER₁₉
CANDYSTRIPER₂₀
CARDBOARDIER₁₈
CARDIOVERTER₁₈
CARILLONNEUR₁₄
CARPETBAGGER₂₀
CARPETMONGER₁₉
CARTOGRAPHER₂₀
CATHETOMETER₁₉
CEPHALOMETER₂₁
CHECKWEIGHER₃₀
CHEESEBURGER₂₀
CHEESECUTTER₁₉
CHEESEHOPPER₂₄
CHEESEMONGER₂₀
CHEESETASTER₁₇
CHIROGRAPHER₂₃
CHIROPRACTOR₂₁
CHLOROFORMER₂₂
CHOKERSETTER₂₁
CHOREGRAPHER₂₃
CHOROGRAPHER₂₃
CHORUSMASTER₁₉
CHROMOCENTER₂₁
CIRCULARISER₁₆
CIRCULARIZER₂₅
CIRCUMCENTER₂₀
CIRCUMVENTER₂₁
CIRCUMVENTOR₂₁
COACHBUILDER₂₂
COADMINISTER₁₇
COCURRICULAR₁₈
CODISCOVERER₂₀
COLLABORATOR₁₆
COMMEMORATOR₂₀
COMMISERATOR₁₈
COMMISSIONER₁₈
COMMUNALISER₁₈
COMMUNALIZER₂₇
COMMUNICATOR₂₀
COMPLIMENTER₂₀
COMPREHENDER₂₂
CONCENTRATOR₁₆
CONCESSIONER₁₆
CONCORDANCER₁₉
CONFABULATOR₁₉
CONFECTIONER₁₉
CONFERENCIER₁₉
CONQUISTADOR₂₄
CONSOLIDATOR₁₅
CONTAMINATOR₁₆
CONTEMPLATOR₁₈
CONTRADICTER₁₇
CONTRADICTOR₁₇
CONTROVERTER₁₇
CONVENTICLER₁₉
CONVENTIONER₁₇
COPROPRIETOR₁₈
CORESEARCHER₁₉
CORRECTIONER₁₆
CORROBORATOR₁₆
COSMOGRAPHER₂₂
COSTERMONGER₁₇
COULOMBMETER₂₀
COUNTENANCER₁₆
COUNTEROFFER₂₀
COUNTERORDER₁₅
COUNTERPOWER₁₉
COUNTERTENOR₁₄
CROSSBENCHER₂₁
CRYSTALLISER₁₇
CRYSTALLIZER₂₆
CUCKOOFLOWER₂₆
DECARBONATOR₁₇
DECARBONISER₁₇
DECARBONIZER₂₆
DECLINOMETER₁₇
DECOMPRESSOR₁₉
DECORTICATOR₁₇
DEFRAGMENTER₁₉
DEHUMIDIFIER₂₂
DEMAGNETISER₁₆
DEMAGNETIZER₂₅
DEMOCRATISER₁₇
DEMOCRATIZER₂₆
DEMONSTRATOR₁₅
DENSITOMETER₁₅
DEPHLEGMATOR₂₁
DEPROGRAMMER₂₀
DESENSITISER₁₃
DESENSITIZER₂₂
DESTABILISER₁₅
DESTABILIZER₂₄
DETERMINATOR₁₅
DIASTEREOMER₁₅
DISASSEMBLER₁₇
DISCOGRAPHER₂₁
DISCONNECTER₁₇
DISCONTINUER₁₅
DISENCHANTER₁₈
DISINHIBITOR₁₈
DISORGANISER₁₄
DISORGANIZER₂₃
DISPOSSESSOR₁₅
DISQUALIFIER₂₅
DISSEMINATOR₁₅
DISSIMULATOR₁₅
DIVERTICULAR₁₈
DOMESTICATOR₁₇
DOPPELGANGER₁₉
DOUBLEHEADER₁₉
EAVESDROPPER₂₀
EBULLIOMETER₁₆
EFFUSIOMETER₂₀
ELECTROFLUOR₁₇
ELECTROLYSER₁₇
ELECTROLYZER₂₆
ELECTROMETER₁₆
ELECTROMOTOR₁₆
ELECTROPOLAR₁₆
ELECTROTYPER₁₉
EMPOVERISHER₂₂
ENCAPSULATOR₁₆
ENCUMBRANCER₂₀
ENDOSMOMETER₁₇
ENFRANCHISER₂₀
ENTREPRENEUR₁₄
EPICUTICULAR₁₈
EQUILIBRATOR₂₃
ETHNOGRAPHER₂₁
EVAPORIMETER₁₉
EVAPOROMETER₁₉
EVERYWHITHER₂₇
EXHIBITIONER₂₄
EXPECTORATOR₂₃
EXPEDITIONER₂₂
EXPERIMENTER₂₃
EXPOSTULATOR₂₁
EXPROPRIATOR₂₃
EXTEMPORISER₂₃
EXTEMPORIZER₃₂
EXTENSIMETER₂₁
EXTENSOMETER₂₁
EXTERMINATOR₂₁
EXTEROCEPTOR₂₃
EXTINGUISHER₂₃
EXTRANUCLEAR₂₁
EXTRAPOLATOR₂₁
FAMILIARISER₁₇
FAMILIARIZER₂₆
FENNELFLOWER₂₁
FESTIVALGOER₁₉
FILIBUSTERER₁₇
FINGERPICKER₂₄
FLAMEPROOFER₂₂
FLAMETHROWER₂₃
FLOWERBEARER₂₀
FORESHADOWER₂₂
FORMULARISER₁₇
FORMULARIZER₂₆
FOUNDATIONER₁₆
FRACTIONATOR₁₇
FRONTBENCHER₂₂
FUNAMBULATOR₁₉
GALACTOMETER₁₇
GALVANOMETER₁₈
GASTROSOPHER₁₈
GESTICULATOR₁₅
GLOBETROTTER₁₅
GOSSIPMONGER₁₈
GRANDSTANDER₁₅
GRAVITOMETER₁₈
GREENSKEEPER₁₉
GUBERNACULAR₁₇
HAGIOGRAPHER₂₂
HAIRSPLITTER₁₇
HALLUCINATOR₁₇
HANDICRAFTER₂₁
HARBORMASTER₁₉
HARMONOMETER₁₉
HARQUEBUSIER₂₆
HASENPFEFFER₂₆
HEADSHRINKER₂₃
HEARTBREAKER₂₁
HELIOGRAPHER₂₁
HEPHTHEMIMER₂₇
HIEROGRAPHER₂₁
HIPPOCENTAUR₂₁
HOLIDAYMAKER₂₅
HOMESCHOOLER₂₂
HONEYCREEPER₂₂
HORNSWOGGLER₂₀
HORSEWHIPPER₂₅
HOUSEBREAKER₂₁
HOUSEPAINTER₁₇
HYDROCRACKER₂₇
HYDROGENATOR₂₀
HYDROGRAPHER₂₅
HYMNOGRAPHER₂₆
HYPERREACTOR₂₂
HYPOTHECATOR₂₅
HYPOTHESISER₂₃
HYPOTHESIZER₃₂
IAMBOGRAPHER₂₂
ICONOGRAPHER₂₀
IMMORTALISER₁₆
IMMORTALIZER₂₅
IMPERSONATOR₁₆
IMPOVERISHER₂₂
IMPROPRIATOR₁₈
IMPROVISATOR₁₉
INCARCERATOR₁₆
INCLINOMETER₁₆
INCORPORATOR₁₆
INCRIMINATOR₁₆
INDISCREETER₁₅
INDIVIDUATOR₁₇
INFUNDIBULAR₁₈
INTERCHANGER₁₈
INTERCHAPTER₁₉
INTERCLUSTER₁₄
INTERLAMINAR₁₄
INTERLOBULAR₁₄
INTERLOCUTOR₁₄
INTERMEDDLER₁₆
INTERNUCLEAR₁₄
INTEROCEPTOR₁₆
INTERPLEADER₁₅
INTERPOLATER₁₄
INTERPOLATOR₁₄
INTERROGATOR₁₃
INTERSTELLAR₁₂
INTRANUCLEAR₁₄
INTRAPRENEUR₁₄
INVESTIGATOR₁₆
ISOPERIMETER₁₆
JITTERBUGGER₂₃
JUSTIFICATOR₂₄
KATHAROMETER₂₁
KATZENJAMMER₃₆
KIRSCHWASSER₂₄
KLIPSPRINGER₂₁
LITHOGRAPHER₂₁
LITHOTRIPTER₁₇
LITHOTRIPTOR₁₇
MACRONUCLEAR₁₈
MAGNETOMETER₁₇
MAINSTREAMER₁₆
MANSLAUGHTER₁₈
MANUFACTURER₁₉
MASTERSINGER₁₅
MATERIALISER₁₄
MATERIALIZER₂₃
MATRICULATOR₁₆
MEMORIALISER₁₆
MEMORIALIZER₂₅
MERCHANDISER₂₀
MERCHANDIZER₂₉
METACOMPUTER₂₀
METHANOMETER₁₉
METHOXYCHLOR₃₂
MICROBROWSER₂₁
MICROGRAPHER₂₂
MICROMANAGER₁₉
MICROSCOOTER₁₈
MICROTUBULAR₁₈
MIDDLEBUSTER₁₈
MILLIAMMETER₁₈
MINICOMPUTER₂₀
MISBEHAVIOUR₂₂
MISCEGENATOR₁₇
MISCONCEIVER₂₁
MISDEMEANOUR₁₇
MOLLYCODDLER₂₁
MONEYCHANGER₂₃
MOTHERFUCKER₂₆
MOUTHBREEDER₂₀
MOUTHBROODER₂₀
MUCKSPREADER₂₃
MULTIANGULAR₁₅
MULTICHAMBER₂₃
MULTILOBULAR₁₆
MULTILOCULAR₁₆
MULTINUCLEAR₁₆
MUZZLELOADER₃₃
MYOFIBRILLAR₂₂
MYTHOGRAPHER₂₆
MYTHOLOGISER₂₁
MYTHOLOGIZER₃₀
NARROWCASTER₁₇
NATIONALISER₁₂
NATIONALIZER₂₁
NEANDERTALER₁₃
NECROGRAPHER₂₀
NEEDLEWORKER₂₀
NEPHELOMETER₁₉
NEWSWORTHIER₂₁
NIGHTCLUBBER₂₂
NOCIRECEPTOR₁₈
NONCHARACTER₁₉
NONCOLLECTOR₁₆
NONCOLLINEAR₁₄
NONCONDUCTOR₁₇
NONCONFORMER₁₉
NONCROSSOVER₁₇
NONLANDOWNER₁₆
NONMOLECULAR₁₆
NONPERFORMER₁₉
NONRESPONDER₁₅
NOTEWORTHIER₁₈
OFFICEHOLDER₂₄
OLFACTOMETER₁₉
ONEIROMANCER₁₆
ORCHESTRATER₁₇
ORCHESTRATOR₁₇
ORTHOGRAPHER₂₁
OVERACHIEVER₂₃
OVERENGINEER₁₆
OVERFAMILIAR₂₀
PALEOGRAPHER₂₀
PANTOGRAPHER₂₀
PARTICIPATOR₁₈
PASQUEFLOWER₂₉
PENETROMETER₁₆
PERAMBULATOR₁₈
PEREGRINATOR₁₅
PERIVASCULAR₁₉
PERSEVERATOR₁₇
PETROGRAPHER₂₀
PHONOGRAPHER₂₃
PHOTOGRAPHER₂₃
PHOTONUCLEAR₁₉
PHOTOPOLYMER₂₄
PHRASEMONGER₂₀
PHYTOGRAPHER₂₆
PICKLEBALLER₂₂
PLURILOCULAR₁₆
POLICYHOLDER₂₃
POLITICASTER₁₆
PONTIFICATOR₁₉
PORNOGRAPHER₂₀
POSTCONSUMER₁₈
PRACTITIONER₁₆
PRALLTRILLER₁₄
PREAMPLIFIER₂₁
PRECIPITATOR₁₈
PRECONCILIAR₁₈
PREDOMINATOR₁₇
PREMEDITATOR₁₇
PREPROCESSOR₁₈
PRESLAUGHTER₁₈
PRESTIGIATOR₁₅
PRETENSIONER₁₄
PRETERMITTER₁₆
PREVARICATOR₁₉
PRIMOGENITOR₁₇
PRIZEFIGHTER₃₀
PROCESSIONER₁₆
PROLIFERATOR₁₇
PROSELYTISER₁₇
PROSELYTIZER₂₆
PSEUDOMARTYR₂₀
PSEUDOSCALAR₁₇
PSEUDOVECTOR₂₀
PSYCHROMETER₂₄
QUADRANGULAR₂₃
QUALIFICATOR₂₆
QUARRYMASTER₂₆
RADIOGRAPHER₁₉
RATIOCINATOR₁₄
RATIONALISER₁₂
RATIONALIZER₂₁
READMINISTER₁₅
RECEPTACULAR₁₈
RECIPROCATOR₁₈
RECONNOITRER₁₄
RECRIMINATOR₁₆
REDEMPTIONER₁₇
REDISCOVERER₁₈
REFRIGERATOR₁₆
RELINQUISHER₂₄
REMEMBRANCER₂₀
REMONSTRATOR₁₄
RENOVASCULAR₁₇
REPROGRAPHER₂₀
RESOLUTIONER₁₂
RESPIROMETER₁₆
RESTAURATEUR₁₂
RESUSCITATOR₁₄
REVERBERATOR₁₇
REVOLUTIONER₁₅
RHABDOMANCER₂₂
RHEORECEPTOR₁₉
RHYTHMOMETER₂₅
RODOMONTADER₁₆
ROLLERBLADER₁₅
RUBBERNECKER₂₂
RUMOURMONGER₁₇
SCARIFICATOR₁₉
SCENESHIFTER₂₀
SCENOGRAPHER₂₀
SCHOOLMASTER₁₉
SCHUSSBOOMER₂₁
SCINTILLATOR₁₄
SCREENWRITER₁₇
SCRIMSHANDER₂₀
SCRIPTWRITER₁₉
SEARCHMASTER₁₉
SEMICIRCULAR₁₈
SEMICYLINDER₂₀
SEMIDIAMETER₁₇
SEMIGLOBULAR₁₇
SENSITOMETER₁₄
SENSORIMOTOR₁₄
SEQUESTRATOR₂₁
SHARECROPPER₂₁
SHARPSHOOTER₂₀
SHEEPSHEARER₂₀
SHELLCRACKER₂₃
SHIRTWAISTER₁₈
SHORTCHANGER₂₁
SIGNIFICATOR₁₈
SINKERBALLER₁₈
SKATEBOARDER₁₉
SKELETONISER₁₆
SKELETONIZER₂₅
SKRIMSHANKER₂₅
SLEDGEHAMMER₂₁
SLOCKDOLAGER₂₀
SLOCKDOLIGER₂₀
SLOCKDOLOGER₂₀
SNOBOGRAPHER₂₀
SNOLLYGOSTER₁₆
SOLILOQUISER₂₁
SOLILOQUIZER₃₀
SPECKSIONEER₂₀
SPECKTIONEER₂₀
SPECTROMETER₁₈
SPEECHWRITER₂₂
SPELLCHECKER₂₅
SPHYGMOMETER₂₅
SPORTSCASTER₁₆
SPORTSWRITER₁₇
SPRINGKEEPER₂₁
SQUIRRELLIER₂₁
STABILISATOR₁₄
STABILIZATOR₂₃
STAIRCLIMBER₁₈
STANDARDISER₁₄
STANDARDIZER₂₃
STAYCATIONER₁₇
STENOGRAPHER₁₈
STEPDAUGHTER₁₉
STEREOISOMER₁₄
STERNWHEELER₁₈
STICKHANDLER₂₂
STOCKBREEDER₂₁
STRAIGHTENER₁₆
STRATOTANKER₁₆
STREETKEEPER₁₈
STREETWALKER₁₉
STRENGTHENER₁₆
STRESSBUSTER₁₄
SUBAURICULAR₁₆
SUBINSPECTOR₁₈
SUBOPERCULAR₁₈
SUBORBICULAR₁₈
SUBORDINATOR₁₅
SUBTREASURER₁₄
SUBUMBRELLAR₁₈
SUPERCARRIER₁₆
SUPERCHARGER₂₀
SUPERCLUSTER₁₆
SUPERNACULAR₁₆
SUPERPOLYMER₂₁
SUPERTEACHER₁₉
SUPPLEMENTER₁₈
SURREJOINDER₂₀
SWASHBUCKLER₂₆
SYNCHRONISER₂₀
SYNCHRONIZER₂₉
SYSTEMATISER₁₇
SYSTEMATIZER₂₆
TABERNACULAR₁₆
TACHYGRAPHER₂₆
TECHNICOLOUR₁₉
TELECOMMUTER₁₈
TELEMARKETER₁₈
TELEOPERATOR₁₄
TELEPROMPTER₁₈
TELLUROMETER₁₄
TENDEROMETER₁₅
TESTIFICATOR₁₇
THEOLOGASTER₁₆
THEREINAFTER₁₈
THROUGHITHER₂₂
THROUGHOTHER₂₂
TRAILBREAKER₁₈
TRAINSPOTTER₁₄
TRANQUILISER₂₁
TRANQUILIZER₃₀
TRANSGRESSOR₁₃
TRANSPLANTER₁₄
TRANSSHIPPER₁₉
TRENDSPOTTER₁₅
TRIGONOMETER₁₅
TRIMOLECULAR₁₆
TROCHEAMETER₁₉
TROPOSCATTER₁₆
TROUBLEMAKER₂₀
TURBIDIMETER₁₇
TURBOCHARGER₂₀
UNDERBUILDER₁₆
UNDERPROPPER₁₉
UNDERSKINKER₂₁
UNDERSTANDER₁₄
UNFRIENDLIER₁₆
UNIMOLECULAR₁₆
URANOGRAPHER₁₈
VEGGIEBURGER₂₀
VELOCIRAPTOR₁₉
VERSIFICATOR₂₀
VIDEOGRAPHER₂₂
VISCEROMOTOR₁₉
VISCOSIMETER₁₉
VITICULTURER₁₇
WAISTCOATEER₁₇
WATERPROOFER₂₀
WEIGHTLIFTER₂₂
WEISENHEIMER₂₀
WHENCESOEVER₂₃
WHITEPAINTER₂₀
WICKETKEEPER₂₇
WONDERMONGER₁₉
WOOLGATHERER₁₉
WUNDERKINDER₂₁
YELLOWHAMMER₂₅
ZEITGEISTIER₂₂
ZINCOGRAPHER₂₉

Letters by positionIn 72% of these words the 11th letter is E.

5th letter

O16%
E13%
R12%

7th letter

R16%
O15%
I10%

8th letter

A16%
I11%
E11%

9th letter

A18%
I13%
E10%

10th letter

T36%
H9%
L8%

11th letter

E72%
O19%
A7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 18 in Scrabble; KATZENJAMMER tops the list with 36. Scores before board bonuses.

1212 points: 6 words
13 points: 4 words
1414 points: 34 words
15 points: 29 words
1616 points: 68 words
17 points: 62 words
1818 points: 70 words
19 points: 62 words
2020 points: 64 words
21 points: 50 words
2222 points: 34 words
23 points: 33 words
2424 points: 15 words
25 points: 16 words
2626 points: 19 words
27 points: 6 words
2828 points: 1 words
29 points: 5 words
3030 points: 5 words
31 points: 0 words
3232 points: 3 words
33 points: 1 words
3434 points: 0 words
35 points: 0 words
3636 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
KATZENJAMMER	36	41	All three
MUZZLELOADER	33	37	NWL only
METHOXYCHLOR	32	32	All three
HYPOTHESIZER	32	30	Collins · NWL
EXTEMPORIZER	32	34	All three
TRANQUILIZER	30	33	All three
PRIZEFIGHTER	30	31	All three
MYTHOLOGIZER	30	31	All three
SOLILOQUIZER	30	33	All three
CHECKWEIGHER	30	31	Collins only
BREATHALYZER	29	29	Collins only
SYNCHRONIZER	29	30	All three

These matches cover jobs, objects, and compounds. Commissioner, photographer, manufacturer, entrepreneur, and investigator are recognizable examples; screenwriter and stepdaughter show how readily R endings turn up in compounds. Still, familiarity is the exception: only 13 entries meet our frequency cutoff, so a match is not necessarily an everyday word.

12-letter words ending in R at a glance

The set contains 588 words, but just 13 meet our frequency cutoff.
Definitions are available for 452 of the 588 entries, so most candidates have a meaning to look up.
Collins includes 538 matches, compared with 385 in NWL2023 and 307 in ENABLE.
S is the most frequent first letter, with 85 words; C follows with 77.
Recognizable examples include commissioner, photographer, refrigerator, and cheeseburger.

Which starting letters appear most often?

S leads the opening-letter group with 85 entries, ahead of C at 77; P drops to 46. When a crossing pattern leaves the first letter open, test S and C before less frequent starters.

The neighboring lengths change the picture sharply: 11-letter words ending in R number 1,056, while the 13-letter group has 257. The 10-letter list is larger at 1,684, and the 14-letter list shrinks to 127. Use the exact length as a firm filter before checking possible openings.

How do these long words score?

Length alone does not guarantee a huge tile total. The average score is 19.3; muzzleloader scores 33, and the highest score reaches 36. Look at the letters as well as the length, then consider whether a premium square can improve your play.

Dictionary coverage is a real constraint: 538 words appear in Collins, 385 in NWL2023, and 307 in ENABLE. Those counts overlap rather than forming separate piles. For 12-letter words ending in R, verify a candidate against your game's active lexicon; the 588 total includes words from at least one supported tournament dictionary.

Questions people ask

Is commissioner a 12-letter word ending in R?

Yes, commissioner is a 12-letter word ending in R. Other recognizable matches include photographer, manufacturer, entrepreneur, and investigator. The wider set also contains compounds such as screenwriter and stepdaughter, but only 13 entries meet our frequency cutoff.

Which first letter is most common for these words?

S is the most common first letter, with 85 entries, and C follows with 77. P comes next at 46, then M at 44. If the opening tile is unknown, those four letters give you the densest starting points before you test less frequent initials.

How many of these words are in NWL2023?

NWL2023 contains 385 of the 588 words, while Collins includes 538 and ENABLE includes 307. The dictionaries overlap, so these counts cannot be added to get the total. A word outside NWL2023 may still be accepted in another supported lexicon.

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