9-letter words
There are 24,873 nine-letter words in our dictionary. The most common are NECESSITY, NECKLACES, NEFARIOUS, NEGATIVES and NEGLECTED.
Long words like these rarely fit in one go, but they are the answers to many jumbles, spelling challenges and word-ladder puzzles. Most are built from a shorter root plus a common prefix or suffix.
9-letter words
- necessity14
- necklaces17
- nefarious12
- negatives13
- neglected13
- negligent11
- negotiate10
- neighbour15
- nervously15
- neurology13
- newcomers16
- nicknamed18
- nicknames17
- nightclub17
- nightfall16
- nightlife16
- nighttime15
- nocturnal11
- nominally14
- nonlinear9
- nonprofit14
- normalize20
- normative14
- northward16
- nostalgia10
- nostalgic12
- notebooks15
- notifying16
- notoriety12
- notorious9
- novelists12
- numbering14
- numerical13
- nurseries9
- nurturing10
- nutrients9
- obedience14
- objection20
- obligated13
- oblivious14
- obnoxious18
- obscurity16
- observant14
- observers14
- observing15
- obsession11
- obsessive14
- obstacles13
- obtaining12
- occupancy20
- occupants15
- occupying19
- occurring14
- offenders16
- offending17
- offerings16
- offspring18
- olfactory17
- ombudsman16
- omissions11
- onslaught13
- operative14
- opposites13
- oppressed14
- optimized23
- ordinance12
- organiser10
- organisms12
- organizer19
- organizes19
- originals10
- originate10
- ornaments11
- orphanage15
- orthodoxy23
- outbreaks15
- outbursts11
- outlining10
- outsiders10
- outskirts13
- outspoken15
- outwardly16
- overboard15
- overdrive16
- overgrown16
- overheard16
- overlooks16
- overrated13
- overruled13
- oversight16
- oversized22
- overtaken16
- overthrow18
- overwhelm20
- oxidation17
- oxidative20
- packaging19
- painfully17
- palatable13
- palladium14
- pamphlets18
- panicking18
- panoramic15
- pantomime15
- paparazzi31
- paperback21
- paperwork20
- parachute16
- parallels11
- paralysis14
- paralyzed24
- paramedic16
- parameter13
- paramount13
- parasites11
- parasitic13
- parchment18
- parenting12
- parochial16
- partisans11
- partition11
- partnered12
- partridge13
- passively17
- passports13
- passwords15
- patchwork23
- paternity14
- pathogens15
- pathology18
- patiently14
- patriarch16
- patriotic13
- patronage12
- patterned12
- peacetime15
- pediatric14
- pedophile17
- penalized21
- penetrate11
- penthouse14
- pepperoni15
- perennial11
- perfected17
- performer16
- perimeter13
- periphery19
- perpetual13
- perplexed21
- persisted12
- persuaded13
- pertinent11
- pervasive17
- perverted15
- pesticide14
- petitions11
- petrified15
- petroleum13
- phenomena16
- phenotype19
- phosphate19
- physicist19
- pictorial13
- pineapple15
- pioneered12
- pipelines13
- pitchfork23
- plaintiff17
- planetary14
- plastered12
- plausible13
- playhouse17
- playlists14
- pleasures11
- plentiful14
- plurality14
- plutonium13
- pneumatic15
- pneumonia13
- pointless11
- poisoning12
- poisonous11
- polarized21
- policeman15
- policemen15
- polishing15
- polluting12
- polyester14
- pondering13
- popularly16
- populated14
- porcelain13
- portraits11
- portrayal14
- portrayed15
- positives14
- possessed12
- possesses11
- postcards14
- posterior11
- postponed14
- potassium13
- powerless14
- practiced16
- practised14
- pragmatic16
- preachers16
- preaching17
- precedent14
- preceding15
- precincts15
- precursor13
- predators12
- predatory15
- predictor14
- prejudice21
- premature13
- premiered14
- premieres13
- preschool16
- prescribe15
- preseason11
- presenter11
- presently14
- preserves14
- presiding13
- pressured12
- pressures11
- pretended13
- prettiest11
- prevailed15
- prevalent14
- priceless13
- primaries13
- primitive16
- proactive16
- probation13
- proceeded15
- processed14
- processor13
- profanity17
- professed15
- profiling15
- prognosis12
- prohibits16
- projected21
- projector20
- prolonged13
- promenade14
- promoters13
- prompting16
- pronounce13
- propagate14
- propelled14
- propeller13
- prophetic18
- proponent13
- proposing14
- prosecute13
- protector13
- protested12
- protester11
- protocols13
- prototype16
- provoking19
- proximity23
- pseudonym17
- psychosis19
- psychotic21
- publicist15
- publishes16
- pulmonary16
- punishing15
- purchaser16
- purgatory15
- purported14
- purposely16
- quadruple21
- qualifier21
- qualifies21
- quarterly21
- quotation18
- racetrack17
- radiating11
- radically15
- radiology14
- railroads10
- rainwater12
- raspberry16
- rationale9
- rationing10
- readiness10
- realising10
- realities9
- realizing19
- rearrange10
- reassured10
- rebellion11
- recalling12
- recapture13
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