14-Letter Words

100 words

Fourteen-letter words represent the outer limits of everyday vocabulary. These linguistic heavyweights pack complex ideas into single terms, from scientific nomenclature to philosophical concepts. Here you'll find thousands of words that challenge both memory and spelling.

Words starting with A

11

Words starting with C

14

Words starting with D

7

Words starting with E

3

Words starting with F

1

Words starting with G

2

Words starting with H

3

Words starting with I

11

Words starting with M

6

Words starting with N

1

Words starting with O

3

Words starting with P

4

Words starting with R

10

Words starting with S

9

Words starting with T

2

Words starting with U

12

Words starting with W

1

Pattern Guide

Insights and recommendations for these words.

Words this long rarely appear in casual play, but knowing a few can dramatically shift a game's momentum.

Vocabulary & Language

Linguistic patterns and usage statistics

At fourteen letters, words almost always combine multiple morphemes—prefixes like hyper-, bio-, or auto- attached to Greek or Latin roots, often with suffixes like -ation, -ology, or -ness extending the meaning. Scientific and medical terminology dominates this length because technical language builds systematically: anesthesiology, bioelectricity, bioengineering. These words aren't arbitrary; they're constructed from predictable parts that, once learned, unlock entire families of vocabulary.

Total Words

3,201

1.1% of dictionary

Top Scrabble

METHOXYBENZENE

40 points

Parts of Speech

Nouns
70%
Verbs
2%
Adjectives
23%
Adverbs
5%

Latin and French overwhelmingly dominate fourteen-letter words, with Ancient Greek and Middle English providing substantial support. This reflects how English absorbed scholarly and technical vocabulary during the Renaissance, when Latin was the language of science and French the language of law and administration. The Greek influence appears strongest in scientific terminology, where combining forms like bio- and -logy create systematic nomenclature.

Word Games

High-value words for board games

Top 14-Letter Words

METHOXYBENZENE
40 pts
NEBUCHADNEZZAR

(Old Testament) king of Chaldea who captured and destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the Israelites to Babylonia (630?-562 BC)

40 pts
SCHIZOPHYCEOUS
38 pts
BENZODIAZEPINE

any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency

37 pts
HYPERCIVILIZED
37 pts
HYPOPHYSECTOMY

surgical removal of the pituitary gland

37 pts
QUINQUEVALENCE
37 pts
HYPERIMMUNIZED
36 pts

NEBUCHADNEZZAR tops both games—40 points in Scrabble, 44 in Words With Friends—making it the ultimate fourteen-letter showpiece if you ever manage to play it. QUINQUEVALENCE demonstrates WWF's higher Q value, jumping from 37 to 44 points between games. METHOXYBENZENE rewards the X and Z with 40 points in Scrabble and 42 in WWF. At this length, you're rarely playing these words fresh; you're extending existing words or finding miraculous board alignments.

Hidden Gems

Rare but valid words to surprise opponents

ANESTHESIOLOGY

the branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics

AUTOSUGGESTION

a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s

BIOELECTRICITY

electric phenomena in animals or plants

BIOENGINEERING

the branch of engineering science in which biological science is used to study the relation between workers and their environments

AUTOSUGGESTION deserves attention—it refers to Émile Coué's early 20th-century self-improvement system, famous for the mantra "Every day, in every way, I'm getting better and better." Beyond its historical curiosity, the word uses common letters and represents a rare blend of psychology and self-help that entered mainstream vocabulary during the Jazz Age.

Popular crossword answers

Words frequently used in crossword puzzles with common clues.