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Words containing ET

Words that have the letters ET in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 7,357 playable words containing ET in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACETOPHENETIDIN. The highest-scoring is METHOXYFLURANES, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing ET

HYPOTHETICAL22
COMPETITIVE21
HETEROSEXUAL21
SYMPATHETIC21
ALPHABETICAL20
INCOMPETENCE20
JACKETS20
MISINTERPRETING20
AESTHETICALLY19
JACKET19
MISINTERPRETED19
SUPERMARKET19
THEORETICALLY19
ALPHABETIC18
BRACKETING18
COMPETENCE18
COMPLETELY18
COMPLETENESS18

Highest-scoring words containing ET

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

METHOXYFLURANES31
STRAIGHTJACKETS31
METHOXYFLURANE30
STRAIGHTJACKET30
UNAPPETIZINGLY30
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY30
STRAITJACKETING29
METHOXYCHLORS29
HETEROZYGOSITY29
HEXAMETHONIUMS29
ALPHABETIZATION29
HEXACHLORETHANE29

2-letter words containing ET (1)

3-letter words containing ET (17)

BET5
ETA3
ETH5
FET6
GET4
HET5
JET11
LET3
MET5
NET3
PET5
RET3
SET3
TET3
VET7
WET6
YET5

4-letter words containing ET (59)

ABET6
BEET6
BETA6
BETH8
BETS6
BLET6
CETE6
DEET5
DIET5
DUET6
ETAS4
ETCH8
ETHS6
ETIC6
ETNA4
ETUI5
FEET7
FETA7
FETE7
FETS7
FRET7
GETA5
GETS5
HAET6
HETH8
HETS6
JETE12
JETS12
KEET7
KETO7
KHET9
LEET4
LETS4
MEET6
META6
METE6
METH8
NETS4
NETT4
PETS6
POET6
RETE4
RETS4
SETA4
SETS4
SETT4
STET4
SUET5
TETH6
TETS4
TRET4
VETO8
VETS8
WEET7
WETS7
WHET9
YETI6
YETT6
ZETA12

5-letter words containing ET (165)

ABETS7
ASSET5
BEETS7
BERET7
BESET7
CADET8
CIVET11
COMET9
COVET11
DETER6
DETOX12
DIETS6
DUETS7
DUVET11
ETHER7
ETHIC9
ETHOS7
FACET10
FETCH12
FETED9
FETID9
FETUS9
FILET8
FLEET8
FRETS8
GREET6
INLET5
JETTY15
KETCH12
LETUP8
MEETS7
METAL7
METED8
METER7
METES7
METRE7
METRO7
ONSET5
PETAL7
PETER7
PETTY9
PIETY9
POETS7
QUIET14
RESET5
RETCH9
RETRY7
RIVET9
SHEET7
SLEET5
SWEET8
TEETH7
TENET5
THETA7
TWEET8
UNSET6
UPSET8
VALET9
VETCH13
WHETS10

The 60 most common shown, 105 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing ET (515)

ASSETS6
BALLET8
BASKET11
BETTER8
BUCKET14
BUDGET11
BUFFET15
BULLET9
CARPET10
CLOSET8
DELETE7
DETACH11
DETAIL7
DETECT9
ETHICS10
ETHNIC10
FAUCET12
FORGET10
HELMET10
JACKET19
JUNKET18
KETTLE9
LETHAL8
LETTER6
MARKET11
METERS8
METHOD11
METRES8
METRIC10
METROS8
OFFSET12
OUTSET7
PACKET13
PETROL8
PLANET8
POCKET13
POETIC10
POETRY10
PRETTY10
RACKET11
REGRET7
RESETS6
RETAIL6
RETAIN6
RETIRE6
RETURN7
ROCKET11
SAFETY11
SECRET8
SETTLE6
SHEETS8
SKETCH13
SOCKET11
STREET6
SUBSET9
TARGET7
TICKET11
TOILET6
UPSETS9
WALLET9

The 60 most common shown, 455 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing ET (864)

BETTING10
BETWEEN12
BLANKET12
BOOKLET12
BOUQUET19
BRACKET14
BULLETS10
CABINET11
COMPETE13
CRICKET14
DELETED9
DELETES8
DETAILS8
DETECTS10
DETRACT10
ETERNAL7
ETHICAL11
FORGETS11
GENETIC10
GETTING9
JACKETS20
JUNKETS19
LEAFLET10
LETTERS7
LETTING8
MARKETS12
MEETING10
METHODS12
NETWORK13
OFFSETS13
PACKETS14
PLANETS9
POCKETS14
PRETEND10
PROPHET13
QUIETER16
QUIETLY18
REGRETS8
RETAINS7
RETIRED8
RETIRES7
RETRACT9
RETURNS8
SCARLET9
SECRETS9
SETTING8
SETTLED8
SETTLES7
SOCIETY11
SOCKETS12
STREETS7
STRETCH11
TARGETS8
TICKETS12
TOILETS7
TRUMPET12
TYPESET11
VARIETY13
WETTING11
WHETHER14

The 60 most common shown, 804 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ET (1,094)

ALPHABET14
BANQUETS19
BOUQUETS20
BRACKETS15
BRETHREN12
BUCKETED17
BUFFETED18
BULLETIN11
CASSETTE10
COMPETED15
COMPETES14
COMPLETE14
CONCRETE12
DELETING10
DELETION9
DETACHED14
DETACHES13
DETAILED10
DETECTED12
DETECTOR11
DIAMETER11
DISCRETE11
DISQUIET18
ENTIRETY10
ETERNITY10
EXCRETED17
GAZETTED18
GAZETTES17
GENETICS11
GEOMETRY13
JUNKETED21
LEAFLETS11
LIFETIME13
MAGNETIC13
MARKETED14
MEETINGS11
METAPHOR14
NETWORKS14
OBSOLETE10
PATHETIC14
PRETENDS11
PRETZELS18
QUARTETS17
QUIETEST17
QUIETING18
RETAINED9
RETIRING9
RETRIEVE12
RETURNED10
SECRETLY12
SETTINGS9
SETTLING9
SKELETON11
SKETCHES15
SOMETIME12
SUBTLETY13
SYMMETRY16
TOGETHER11
TYPESETS12
WRETCHED16

The 60 most common shown, 1,034 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ET (1,096)

AESTHETIC13
APATHETIC15
APPETIZER21
ASYMMETRY17
BANQUETED21
BRACKETED17
BUCKETING18
BUFFETING19
CASSETTES11
CIGARETTE12
COMPETENT15
COMPETING16
COMPLETED16
COMPLETES15
DETACHING15
DETAILING11
DETECTING13
DETECTION12
DETECTIVE16
DETERMINE12
DETERRENT10
DISQUIETS19
ETIQUETTE18
ETYMOLOGY16
EXCRETING18
EXPLETIVE21
FIFTIETHS17
FORGETFUL17
FRETFULLY18
GAZETTING19
INTERPRET11
JETTISONS17
JUNKETING22
MAGNETIZE20
MARKETING15
NETWORKED16
PARAMETER13
PERPETUAL14
PLANETARY13
PRETENDED13
REGRETTED11
RESETTING10
RETAINING10
RETRIEVAL13
RETRIEVED14
RETRIEVES13
RETURNING11
SECRETARY13
SKYROCKET19
SOCIETIES11
SOMETHING14
SOMETIMES13
STRETCHED14
STRETCHES13
SYMMETRIC17
TIMETABLE13
TWENTIETH14
UPSETTING13
VARIETIES13
VEGETABLE16

The 60 most common shown, 1,036 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ET (1,019)

ALPHABETIC18
ALTOGETHER13
APPETIZERS22
APPETIZING23
ARCHETYPAL18
ARITHMETIC16
BANQUETING22
BASKETBALL17
BLANKETING16
BRACKETING18
COMPETENCE18
COMPETITOR16
COMPLETELY18
COMPLETING17
COMPLETION16
CROCHETING17
DETACHABLE17
DETACHMENT17
DETECTABLE15
DETECTIVES17
DETERMINED14
DETERMINES13
DISCRETION13
DISQUIETED21
EXPLETIVES22
FORGETTING15
INCOMPLETE16
INTERPRETS12
JETTISONED19
MAGNETIZED22
MAGNETIZES21
MARKETABLE17
METHODICAL17
NETWORKING17
NEWSLETTER13
OFFSETTING17
PARAMETERS14
PETRIFYING18
PICKPOCKET24
PLUMMETING18
POCKETBOOK22
PRETENDING14
QUADRUPLET23
QUINTUPLET22
RACETRACKS17
REGRETTING12
REPETITION12
REPETITIVE16
RETIREMENT12
RETRIEVING15
RHETORICAL14
RICOCHETED17
SKETCHIEST17
SKYROCKETS20
STRETCHING15
SUBTLETIES13
TOURNIQUET20
VEGETABLES17
VEGETARIAN15
WRETCHEDER18

The 60 most common shown, 959 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ET (848)

AMPHETAMINE19
BASKETBALLS18
BITTERSWEET16
CARBURETORS16
CARBURETTOR16
COMPETENCES19
COMPETENTLY19
COMPETITION17
COMPETITIVE21
COMPETITORS17
CYBERNETICS19
DETACHMENTS18
DETERMINING15
DETERMINISM16
DISQUIETING22
ETYMOLOGIES16
FORETHOUGHT20
GENETICALLY16
IMPETUOUSLY19
IMPROPRIETY19
INCOMPETENT17
INTERPRETED14
INTERPRETER13
JETTISONING20
KITCHENETTE18
MAGNETIZING23
MARKETPLACE20
METABOLISMS17
METAPHYSICS21
METEOROLOGY16
METHODOLOGY19
MICROMETERS17
NEWSLETTERS14
NONETHELESS13
PERPETRATED16
PERPETUALLY18
PERPETUATED17
PICKPOCKETS25
POCKETBOOKS23
PRETENTIOUS14
PROPRIETARY17
QUADRUPLETS24
QUINTUPLETS23
RACKETEERED17
REGRETTABLY16
RETROACTIVE17
RICOCHETING18
SECRETARIES13
SIDETRACKED18
SKYROCKETED22
STETHOSCOPE17
SUPERMARKET19
SYMMETRICAL19
SYMPATHETIC21
THEORETICAL15
THERMOMETER17
TOURNIQUETS21
TYPESETTING16
WASTEBASKET19
WRETCHEDEST19

The 60 most common shown, 788 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ET (649)

ALPHABETICAL20
ALPHABETIZED27
ALPHABETIZES26
AMPHETAMINES20
ANAESTHETICS16
APPETIZINGLY27
BITTERSWEETS17
CARBURETTORS17
COMPETITIONS18
COMPLETENESS18
DEMAGNETIZED25
DETERIORATED14
DETERIORATES13
DETERMINABLE17
ETYMOLOGICAL19
HETEROSEXUAL21
HYPOTHETICAL22
IMPENETRABLE18
INCOMPETENCE20
INCOMPETENTS18
INDISCRETION15
INTERPRETERS14
INTERPRETING15
KITCHENETTES19
MARKETPLACES21
METAMORPHOSE20
METAPHORICAL20
METAPHYSICAL22
METROPOLISES16
METROPOLITAN16
MISINTERPRET16
OBSTETRICIAN16
OPTOMETRISTS16
PATHETICALLY20
PENETRATIONS14
PERPETRATING17
PERPETRATORS16
PERPETUATING18
PLANETARIUMS17
POCKETKNIVES26
PROLETARIANS14
RACKETEERING18
RETALIATIONS12
RETRIBUTIONS15
RETROSPECTED17
SIDETRACKING19
SILHOUETTING16
SKYROCKETING23
SPEEDOMETERS17
SPREADSHEETS17
STETHOSCOPES18
STRAITJACKET25
SUPERMARKETS20
TEETOTALLERS12
THERMOMETERS18
TRIGONOMETRY17
UNAPPETIZING26
VETERINARIAN16
VETERINARIES16
WASTEBASKETS20

The 60 most common shown, 589 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

7,357 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (4.4%) are containing ET. Most of them, 1,096, have 9 letters. 230 start with ET, 661 end with it and 6,467 have it only in the middle.

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Longer chunks with ET

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing ET?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 7,357 words containing ET, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ET?

METHOXYFLURANES, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: STRAIGHTJACKETS (31), METHOXYFLURANE (30) and STRAIGHTJACKET (30).

What are the most common words containing ET?

HYPOTHETICAL, COMPETITIVE, HETEROSEXUAL, SYMPATHETIC, ALPHABETICAL and INCOMPETENCE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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