Words Containing LO
Browse every English word that contains the sequence LO. Knowing words with rare letter combinations — especially Q, X, Z, and digraphs like TH, CH, and SH — is a key strategy for scoring big in Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Data at a glance — 17,594 matches, 30.3 avg pts, 15 avg letters.
- Total words
- 17,594
- Avg length
- 15 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 30.3 pts
- Highest scoring
- benzopyrazolone (40 pts)
- Longest word
- benzopyrazolone (15 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 63(32%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
Our dictionary returns 17,594 matches — a deep pool for anagram practice, crossword solving, and vocabulary building. Scrabble players will notice 63 words carrying Q, X, Z, J, or K — letters that separate casual players from competitive ones. Watch for recurring suffixes like -GY, -IC, -LY, -OGY when planning hooks and parallel plays. Top scorer: benzopyrazolone (40 pts). Average Scrabble value across the list is 30.3 points per word. Wordle players can use this list to build a mental model of valid pattern words before guessing — especially when narrowing by known greens and yellows. In tournament Scrabble, knowing word counts and score distributions for common patterns saves seconds per turn — seconds that add up over 30+ games. With a vowel ratio of 0.36, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
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Strategy & study tips
Large lists pair well with the Pattern Finder: add exclusions or second constraints to carve study-sized subsets from the full dictionary count. About 32% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Average Scrabble value here is 30.3 points — use that as a floor for acceptable plays when board space is tight. Anchor words: highest scorer BENZOPYRAZOLONE, longest BENZOPYRAZOLONE. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 17,594 matches. Review related searches at the bottom of this page to hop between adjacent patterns without competing URLs in search results.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- BENZOPYRAZOLONE (15 letters, 40 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY (15 letters, 39 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- CHROMOXYLOGRAPH (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- CZECHOSLOVAKIAN (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — balanced vowels and consonants playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- MYXOTHALLOPHYTA (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- CYCLOHEXYLAMINE (15 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- HYPOCHLORHYDRIC (15 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 17,594 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
15-letter words
- benzopyrazolone40 pts
- photoxylography39 pts
- chromoxylograph38 pts
- czechoslovakian38 pts
- myxothallophyta38 pts
- xylotypographic38 pts
- cyclohexylamine37 pts
- hypochlorhydric37 pts
- pestalozzianism37 pts
- soliloquizingly37 pts
- ventriloquizing37 pts
- cyclohexadienyl36 pts
- quinquepetaloid36 pts
- xylographically36 pts
- xylopyrographer36 pts
- demythologizing35 pts
- hexachloraphene35 pts
- hexachlorophene35 pts
- hylozoistically35 pts
- hypochlorhydria35 pts
- myelolymphocyte35 pts
- phytophysiology35 pts
- quinqueloculine35 pts
- unphilosophized35 pts
- zoophytological35 pts
- zoopsychologist35 pts
- chemophysiology34 pts
- chylophyllously34 pts
- pathopsychology34 pts
- phytomorphology34 pts
- phytophylogenic34 pts
- psychopathology34 pts
- staphylorrhaphy34 pts
- hamamelidoxylon33 pts
- hexachlorethane33 pts
- mythologization33 pts
- phylloporphyrin33 pts
- podophyllotoxin33 pts
- amylohydrolytic32 pts
- amylophosphoric32 pts
- antiphylloxeric32 pts
- brachycephalous32 pts
- cephalothoraxes32 pts
- chromocollotypy32 pts
- cyclohexatriene32 pts
- dichlorobenzene32 pts
- ethnopsychology32 pts
- omphalopsychite32 pts
- onychopathology32 pts
- paleichthyology32 pts
- pathophysiology32 pts
- philosophocracy32 pts
- physicotheology32 pts
- physiopathology32 pts
- zoopathological32 pts
- brachydactylous31 pts
- embryopathology31 pts
- encephalography31 pts
- heredosyphilogy31 pts
- hieroglyphology31 pts
- hypochloridemia31 pts
- paleopsychology31 pts
- pathomorphology31 pts
- phytopathologic31 pts
- poikilocythemia31 pts
- psychologically31 pts
- psychosociology31 pts
- trachelorrhaphy31 pts
- amylohydrolysis30 pts
- archphilosopher30 pts
- cyclopaedically30 pts
- ethnozoological30 pts
- etymologization30 pts
- euchlorophyceae30 pts
- histophysiology30 pts
- holosaprophytic30 pts
- hydrencephaloid30 pts
- hyperchloraemia30 pts
- megalokaryocyte30 pts
- micromorphology30 pts
- nonzoologically30 pts
- philosophership30 pts
- philosophically30 pts
- phyllobranchial30 pts
- phyllomorphosis30 pts
- poliomyelopathy30 pts
- pseudozealously30 pts
- semipsychologic30 pts
- staphylomycosis30 pts
- theophilosophic30 pts
- toxicologically30 pts
- ventriloquially30 pts
- ventriloquously30 pts
- zeuctocoelomata30 pts
- zoopaleontology30 pts
- ankyloblepharon29 pts
- callorhynchidae29 pts
- cephalothoracic29 pts
- chemicobiologic29 pts
- chloramphenicol29 pts
- chromocollotype29 pts
- chrysochloridae29 pts
- cryptocephalous29 pts
- crystallography29 pts
- cupressinoxylon29 pts
- dihydrochloride29 pts
- encephalopathic29 pts
- epichlorohydrin29 pts
- grandiloquently29 pts
- hematopathology29 pts
- histomorphology29 pts
- holographically29 pts
- hydrochlorauric29 pts
- hymenopterology29 pts
- hyperlogicality29 pts
- hyposyllogistic29 pts
- neuropsychology29 pts
- palaeophytology29 pts
- paleophysiology29 pts
- paleozoological29 pts
- philomathematic29 pts
- physiologically29 pts
- polyphloisboism29 pts
- protozoological29 pts
- rhombencephalon29 pts
- scaphocephalous29 pts
- scapuloaxillary29 pts
- semiphilosophic29 pts
- spondylotherapy29 pts
- supereloquently29 pts
- theromorphology29 pts
- ventriloquistic29 pts
- achlorophyllous28 pts
- allochlorophyll28 pts
- biopsychologies28 pts
- biopsychologist28 pts
- blockheadedness28 pts
- bolographically28 pts
- campylospermous28 pts
- cephalochordata28 pts
- cephalochordate28 pts
- cerebellocortex28 pts
- chlorococcaceae28 pts
- conchologically28 pts
- contraclockwise28 pts
- cyclospondylous28 pts
- embryologically28 pts
- fuchsinophilous28 pts
- horologiography28 pts
- immunopathology28 pts
- logarithmomancy28 pts
- lymphogranuloma28 pts
- megalophthalmus28 pts
- morphologically28 pts
- myelosyphilosis28 pts
- paromphalocelic28 pts
- photocollograph28 pts
- phytobiological28 pts
- phytoecological28 pts
- phytosociologic28 pts
- poikilothermism28 pts
- prelocalization28 pts
- pseudozoogloeal28 pts
- psychobiologist28 pts
- pteroclomorphic28 pts
- soliloquisingly28 pts
- somniloquacious28 pts
- spondylodidymia28 pts
- staphyloschisis28 pts
- subpodophyllous28 pts
- sulphhemoglobin28 pts
- tablefellowship28 pts
- trichloromethyl28 pts
- typhlohepatitis28 pts
- unpsychological28 pts
- ventriloquising28 pts
- amphibiological27 pts
- antiphilosophic27 pts
- arthropathology27 pts
- brachiocyllosis27 pts
- carbohemoglobin27 pts
- cephalothoraces27 pts
- chancellorships27 pts
- chlorochromates27 pts
- chlorosulphonic27 pts
- chromatophilous27 pts
- crystallophobia27 pts
- decolourization27 pts
- discolorization27 pts
- encephalopathia27 pts
- encephalopyosis27 pts
- encyclopaedical27 pts
- encyclopediacal27 pts
- explorativeness27 pts
- hematencephalon27 pts
- holosymmetrical27 pts
- hydrobiological27 pts
- hypermiraculous27 pts
- hyperscrupulous27 pts
- intercolonizing27 pts
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- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 17,594 words matching this pattern. The average length is 15 letters and the average Scrabble score is 30.3 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is benzopyrazolone (40 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 63 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
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- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
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- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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