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Simply enter a letter or letters into the search box and click “Words that Start With” to find all of the words in the database that start with your searched letter. Click “Contains” to find words in the database that contain your letter/letters and click “Words that End With” to search for words that end with your searched letter. You can enter up to 14 letters at a time!
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Wordplays.com is a resource for all of your word game puzzlements! We know that coming up with Words that start with certain letters can be difficult and helping the solver get through these moments is our specialty. We found that Q, X and Z are the rarest and most challenging letters, which is why they are worth the highest points in the game of Scrabble® or Words with Friends®.
Learning about prefixes can be helpful when constructing words. You can use prefixes to make multiple words which is an important asset for games like Text Twist. You can also add them to existing words to lengthen your word for additional points. For example, the prefix auto- can be added to pilot to make autopilot, or mobile to make automobile.
The Letter Q: When you think of words that start with the letter Q what is the first word that comes to mind? Maybe it’s quilt, or quest. Common prefixes for the letter Q are quin- or quad- which lead to words like quintessential or quadrilateral.
The Letter X: The letter X can be tricky, especially when you’re in a time crunch! Think of the prefixes xeno- and xylo-, which words come to mind? Xylophone and xenograft are two popular Words that Start with X.
The Letter Z: A few shorter words that start with Z are zip, zoo, and zero. But there are plenty of lengthy words that start with the letter Z. The prefix zoo- can make zoological or zooplankton and the prefix zygo- can make zygote or zygospore.
Words that Contain
If you’re looking for words that contain a certain string of letters, the Words that Contain feature is for you! Simply enter your string of up to 14 letters into the text box and click “Contains”. The tool will work its magic and come up with a list of all of the words in the database with your searched letters.
The Contains feature is perfect for Scrabble®, Boggle, Words with Friends®, Text Twist, and more. Let’s say you’re playing a game of Scrabble® and throw together a letter combo from your rack. To shoot for more points, enter the string into the search tool to display longer word options.
For example, if you have a Scrabble® rack of R,I,G,W,C,U,T and want to see what words contain the letters UR, enter UR into the search box and click “Contains”. Curt, uric, and cur can be made with the letters UR.
There are a myriad of ways to use the Contains feature. Have you ever wondered how many words contain the word Hippo? Something as simple as the word Hippo is found in over 49 words! Are you curious about the words that contain the letters of your name? The name Nick is found in over 140 words. Ferronickel, persnickety, and camiknicker are just a few.
Words that End With
If you think coming up with words that start with Q, X and Z are tough, what about words that end with J, Q, and V? In the game of Scrabble or Words with Friends these tiles are high value and rare. In order to best your opponent, it’s advantageous to memorize a few words with rare letter-endings.
Which words end with the letter J?
There are only 14 words in the dictionary that end with the letter J, most of which aren’t used in everyday conversation. Words as short as three-letters that end with J are haj, raj and taj. Words as long as six-letters that end with J are baseej, svaraj and swaraj. To search for more words ending with the letter J, click the link above or type J into the search box and click “Ends with”.
Which words end with the letter Q?
Due to its difficulty, Scrabble players know that it’s best to play the letter Q as soon as possible. Worth a whopping 10-points, playing the letter Q on a premium square is bound to give you an advantage. With these few words that end with Q in your back pocket, you can really start racking up those points. There is only one three-letter word that ends with Q, suq. There are three five-letter words that end with Q, talaq, tranq and umiaq and one seven-letter word, tsaddiq/tzaddiq.
Which words end with the letter V?
Although there are more than 40 words that end with the letter V, coming up with these words can be tricky. Using the letter V early in a game of Scrabble® or Words with Friends® can award a player between eight and 12 points. Imagine wowing your opponent with a 11-letter word ending in V, kalashnikov or the nine-letter word leitmotiv.
Three-letter Words that End With V
Dev, Div, Gov, Guv, Lav, Lev, Luv, Pav, Rav, Rev, Sav, Sov, Tav, Vav
Four-letter Words that End with V
Chav, Chiv, Deev, Derv, Erev, Eruv, Grav, Kiev, Mirv, Omov, Perv, Shiv, Spiv
Check out the Words that End With tool to explore all of the words that end with the letter V.
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