NSA Club #3 Scrabble Vocabulary Lesson 9: High-Probability Eight-Letter Words

Revised: Wed Dec 4 17:14:41 EST 2002

This lesson includes all words which have at least a 1/14203 chance of being drawn out of a full bag. Words are first listed in probability order, arranged in anagram sets. They are then divided according to how most players look for them.

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All of Them

arointed- ordinate+ rationed- oriental+ relation+ notaries- senorita+ aeration+ aerolite+ delation+ idolater+ tailored- aneroids- astonied- sedation+ asteroid+ ailerons- alienors- elations- insolate+ toenails- outraise+ sautoire+ detainer+ retained- elaterin+ entailer+ treenail+ arenites- arsenite+ resinate+ stearine+ trainees- ideation+ iodinate+ anointer+ reanoint+ anterior- inertiae- earstone+ resonate+ oriented- oneriest- serotine+ baritone+ obtainer+ reobtain+ taborine+ anoretic+ creation+ reaction+ antihero- atropine+ organdie+ geraniol+ regional+ gelation+ legation+ organise+ detrains- randiest- strained- indurate+ ruinated- urinated- entrails- latrines- ratlines- retinals- trenails- auntlier- retinula+ tenurial- ruinates- taurines- uranites- urinates- gratinee+ interage- antisera- ratanies- seatrain+ daintier- inertial- inertias- rainiest- darioles- diastole+ isolated- sodalite+ outlearn+ outearns- retinols- outliner+ routines- snoutier-

Categorized Common Prefixes: AERation+ AERolite+ ANTihero- ANTisera- DElation+ DEtainer+ DEtrains- ENtailer+ ENtrails- INdurate+ INertiae- INertial- INertias- INsolate+ INterage- OUTearns- OUTlearn+ OUTliner+ OUTraise+ REaction+ REanoint+ REgional+ RElation+ REobtain+ REsinate+ REsonate+ REtained- REtinals- REtinols- REtinula+
Common Suffixes: interAGE- inertiAL- orientAL+ regionAL+ tenuriAL- indurATE+ insolATE+ iodinATE+ ordinATE+ resinATE+ resonATE+ arointED- astoniED- isolatED- orientED- rationED- retainED- ruinatED- strainED- tailorED- urinatED- gratinEE+ anointER+ detainER+ entailER+ idolatER+ obtainER+ outlinER+ oneriEST- rainiEST- randiEST- anoretIC+ auntlIER- daintIER- snoutIER- notarIES- ratanIES- atropINE+ serotINE+ stearINE+ taborINE+ aeratION+ creatION+ delatION+ gelatION+ ideatION+ legatION+ reactION+ relatION+ sedatION+ organISE+ outraISE+ aerolITE+ arsenITE+ sodalITE+ asterOID+ baritONE+ earstONE+
Inflections of Shorter Words: ailerons- alienors- aneroids- anterior- arenites- arointed- astonied- auntlier- daintier- darioles- detrains- elations- inertiae- inertias- isolated- latrines- notaries- oneriest- oriented- outearns- rainiest- randiest- ratanies- rationed- ratlines- retained- retinals- retinols- routines- ruinated- ruinates- snoutier- strained- tailored- taurines- toenails- trainees- trenails- uranites- urinated- urinates-
Other Compound Words: earstone+ seatrain+ treenail+
Everything Else: diastole+ elaterin+ geraniol+ organdie+ sautoire+ senorita+
Not in OSPD Phonies: slantier*
SOWPODS: deration# taileron# anoestri# arsonite# notarise# rosinate# etaerios# donaries# douanier# alerions# soterial# taenioid# inornate# tentoria# actioner# ergatoid# ignaroes# origanes# erionite# daturine# dentaria# raindate# artesian# resinata# inaurate# nodalise# solidare# soredial# solidate# aerotone# tornades# droniest#

+ takes an S; - does not take an S; * is not acceptable; # is only acceptable in SOWPODS.