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Words containing IA

Words that have the letters IA 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 5,503 playable words containing IA in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACHONDROPLASIAS. The highest-scoring is BENZODIAZEPINES, worth 36 points.

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Popular words containing IA

JUSTIFIABLY27
JUSTIFIABLE25
SPECIALIZING25
SPECIALIZED24
CONFIDENTIALITY23
SPECIALIZES23
SUPERFICIALLY23
COMMERCIALLY22
INITIALIZATION22
MATHEMATICIANS22
SPECIALIZE22
ABBREVIATING21
ABBREVIATIONS21
APPROPRIATELY21
INITIALIZING21
MATHEMATICIAN21
ABBREVIATED20
ABBREVIATION20

Highest-scoring words containing IA

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

BENZODIAZEPINES36
BENZODIAZEPINE35
EXTRAJUDICIALLY35
QUINQUENNIALLY34
COMMERCIALIZING32
OVERSPECIALIZED32
PROVINCIALIZING32
COMMERCIALIZED31
OVERSPECIALIZES31
EXTRAJUDICIAL31
QUINQUENNIALS31
DIAZOTIZATIONS31

3-letter words containing IA (3)

PIA5
RIA3
VIA7

4-letter words containing IA (25)

AMIA6
ARIA4
BIAS6
CHIA8
CIAO6
DIAL5
FIAR7
FIAT7
GLIA5
IAMB8
ILIA4
INIA4
IXIA10
JIAO12
LIAR4
OBIA6
OHIA6
PIAL6
PIAN6
PIAS6
RAIA4
RIAL4
RIAS4
SIAL4
VIAL8

5-letter words containing IA (100)

AECIA7
ALIAS5
AMIAS7
ARIAS5
ATRIA5
AVIAN9
AXIAL11
BIALY9
BRIAR7
CHIAO9
CHIAS9
CILIA7
COBIA9
CURIA8
DIALS6
DIARY8
DIAZO14
FACIA10
FERIA8
FIARS8
FIATS8
FOLIA8
FRIAR8
GIANT6
IAMBI9
IAMBS9
IXIAS11
KAIAK11
KIANG9
LABIA7
LIARS5
MAFIA10
MANIA7
MARIA7
MEDIA8
MIAOU8
MIAOW10
MIASM9
MIAUL8
NAIAD6
NUBIA8
PHIAL9
PIANO7
PODIA8
SEPIA7
TAFIA8
TIARA5
TIBIA7
TRIAD6
TRIAL5
UMIAC10
UMIAK11
UMIAQ16
UNCIA8
URBIA8
VARIA9
VIALS9
VIAND10
XENIA11
ZAMIA15

The 60 most common shown, 40 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing IA (247)

ACACIA10
AERIAL6
ANEMIA8
APIARY10
AVIARY12
BIASED9
BIASES8
BRIARS8
BURIAL9
CASSIA8
CAVIAR12
DAHLIA9
DENIAL7
DIADEM10
DIALED8
DIALOG8
DIAPER9
DIATOM9
FACIAL11
FIASCO11
FILIAL9
FRIARS9
GENIAL7
GIANTS7
HERNIA8
HIATUS9
IAMBIC12
JOVIAL18
LIABLE8
MANIAC10
MANIAS8
MEDIAL9
MEDIAN9
MEDIAS9
MENIAL8
MIAOWS11
MIASMA10
MYOPIA12
MYRIAD11
PARIAH10
PHIALS10
PHOBIA12
PIANOS8
PIAZZA24
PLIANT8
RACIAL8
RADIAL7
RAFFIA12
SERIAL6
SOCIAL8
TIARAS6
TRIALS6
TRIVIA10
UMIAKS12
UTOPIA9
VENIAL10
VIABLE12
VIANDS11
ZINNIA14
ZODIAC17

The 60 most common shown, 187 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing IA (485)

ALIASES7
AMIABLE11
AMIABLY13
AMMONIA11
AMNESIA9
ANAEMIA9
AVIATOR11
BESTIAL9
BIASING10
BURIALS10
CARDIAC12
CORDIAL10
CRUCIAL12
DEFIANT11
DENIALS8
DEVIANT12
DEVIATE12
DIAGRAM11
DIALECT10
DIALING9
DIALLED9
DIAMOND11
DIAPERS10
DIARIES8
FACIALS12
FOLIAGE11
GLACIAL10
HERNIAS9
INERTIA7
INITIAL7
LESBIAN9
LIAISON7
MALARIA9
MANIACS11
MARTIAL9
MEDIATE10
MENIALS9
MIAOWED13
MILITIA9
MYRIADS12
NUPTIAL10
PARTIAL9
PETUNIA10
PHOBIAS13
PIANIST9
PLIABLE11
RADIALS8
RADIANT8
RADIATE8
RUFFIAN14
SOCIALS9
SPACIAL11
SPATIAL9
SPECIAL11
SUNDIAL9
TRIVIAL11
VALIANT11
VARIANT11
VIADUCT15
ZODIACS18

The 60 most common shown, 425 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing IA (791)

ALLIANCE10
AMBIANCE14
AVIATION12
AVIATORS12
BACTERIA12
BINOMIAL12
CARRIAGE11
CIVILIAN14
COMEDIAN13
CRITERIA10
DEFIANCE14
DEVIATED14
DEVIATES13
DIABETIC13
DIAGONAL10
DIAGRAMS12
DIALECTS11
DIALINGS10
DIALLING10
DIALOGUE11
DIAMETER11
DIAMONDS12
DIAPERED12
DYSLEXIA17
ENVIABLE14
ESPECIAL12
FAMILIAR13
FIASCOES13
HYSTERIA12
IMPERIAL12
INITIALS8
INITIATE8
JOVIALLY22
JUDICIAL20
LEUKEMIA14
MAGICIAN13
MANIACAL12
MARRIAGE11
MATERIAL10
MEDIATED12
MEMORIAL12
MIAOWING14
MUSICIAN13
OFFICIAL16
OPTICIAN12
PARANOIA10
PECULIAR13
RACIALLY12
RELIABLE10
RELIABLY12
RUFFIANS15
SOCIALLY12
TRIANGLE9
TUTORIAL9
UNBIASED12
VARIABLE14
VARIANCE14
VARIANTS12
VERBIAGE15
VIADUCTS16

The 60 most common shown, 731 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing IA (804)

ADVERBIAL16
AFFILIATE15
ALLEVIATE13
AMBIANCES15
AMPHIBIAN17
APPLIANCE15
ASSOCIATE11
AUXILIARY18
BRILLIANT11
CAFETERIA14
CIVILIANS15
COMEDIANS14
COMPLIANT15
CORDIALLY14
CRUCIALLY16
DEFIANTLY15
DEVIATING15
DEVIATION14
DIABETICS14
DIAGNOSIS11
DIALLINGS11
DIAPHRAGM17
EDITORIAL10
ESSENTIAL9
FINANCIAL14
HISTORIAN11
IMMEDIATE14
INITIALLY11
INITIATED10
INITIATES9
JUDICIARY23
LEUKAEMIA15
LIABILITY13
LIBRARIAN11
LUXURIANT17
LUXURIATE17
MAMMALIAN15
MATERIALS11
MATRIARCH15
MUSICIANS14
NEGOTIATE10
NOSTALGIA10
OFFICIALS17
OFFICIATE17
PAROCHIAL15
PARTIALLY13
PATRIARCH15
PHYSICIAN17
POTENTIAL11
RADIATION10
SOCIALISM13
SOCIALIST11
SOCIALIZE19
SPECIALLY15
SPECIALTY15
TRIANGLES10
TRIVIALLY15
VARIABLES15
VARIATION13
VIABILITY17

The 60 most common shown, 744 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing IA (760)

ABBREVIATE18
ADVERBIALS17
AFFILIATED17
AMPHIBIANS18
ANTISOCIAL12
APPRECIATE16
ARTIFICIAL15
ASPHYXIATE22
ASSOCIATED13
ASSOCIATES12
BENEFICIAL17
COLLOQUIAL21
COMMERCIAL18
COMPLIANCE18
DIAGNOSTIC14
DIAPHRAGMS18
ENTHUSIASM15
EQUATORIAL19
EQUESTRIAN19
ESPECIALLY16
EXPATRIATE18
HEMOPHILIA18
HISTORIANS12
INDUSTRIAL12
INITIALIZE18
INITIATING11
INITIATIVE14
INVARIABLY18
JUDICIALLY24
LUXURIATED19
LUXURIATES18
NEGOTIABLE13
NEGOTIATED12
NEGOTIATES11
OFFICIALLY20
OFFICIATED19
OFFICIATES18
PARLIAMENT14
PEDESTRIAN13
PHYSICIANS18
PLAGIARIZE21
POLITICIAN14
POLYNOMIAL16
PROVERBIAL18
PROVINCIAL18
PSYCHIATRY20
SEQUENTIAL19
SOCIALIZED21
SOCIALIZES20
SPECIALISE14
SPECIALIST14
SPECIALITY16
SPECIALIZE22
SUBSIDIARY16
UNFAMILIAR16
UNOFFICIAL19
UNRELIABLE13
VARIATIONS14
VEGETARIAN15
XENOPHOBIA22

The 60 most common shown, 700 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing IA (677)

ABBREVIATED20
ABBREVIATES19
AFFILIATING18
AFFILIATION17
APPRECIABLE19
APPRECIATED18
APPRECIATES17
APPROPRIATE17
ASPHYXIATED24
ASPHYXIATES23
ASSOCIATING14
ASSOCIATION13
ASSOCIATIVE17
AUXILIARIES18
BENEFICIARY20
BRILLIANTLY15
CARRIAGEWAY19
COMMERCIALS19
DEPRECIATED17
DIAGNOSTICS15
DIAGRAMMING18
EQUESTRIANS20
ESSENTIALLY13
EXISTENTIAL17
EXPATRIATED20
EXPATRIATES19
EXPONENTIAL19
FAMILIARITY18
FAMILIARIZE24
FINANCIALLY18
IMMEDIATELY18
INFLUENTIAL15
INITIALIZED20
INITIALIZES19
JUDICIARIES23
JUSTIFIABLE25
JUSTIFIABLY27
LUXURIATING20
MATERIALIZE21
NEGOTIATING13
NEGOTIATION12
OFFICIATING20
PECULIARITY18
PEDESTRIANS14
PLAGIARIZED23
PLAGIARIZES22
POLITICIANS15
POTENTIALLY15
PREJUDICIAL25
PROVINCIALS19
PSYCHIATRIC21
RELIABILITY15
SACRIFICIAL18
SOCIALIZING22
SPECIALISED16
SPECIALISES15
SPECIALIZED24
SPECIALIZES23
SUBSTANTIAL14
SUPERFICIAL19

The 60 most common shown, 617 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing IA (607)

ABBREVIATING21
ABBREVIATION20
AFFILIATIONS18
APPRECIATING19
APPRECIATION18
APPRECIATIVE22
APPROPRIATED19
APPROPRIATES18
ARTIFICIALLY19
ASPHYXIATING25
ASPHYXIATION24
ASSOCIATIONS14
BICENTENNIAL16
COMMERCIALLY22
CONCILIATING17
CONCILIATION16
CONFIDENTIAL18
DENUNCIATION16
DEPRECIATING18
DEPRECIATION17
DIFFERENTIAL19
DISSOCIATING16
DISSOCIATION15
ELECTRICIANS16
ENCYCLOPEDIA21
ENTHUSIASTIC17
EXCRUCIATING24
EXPATRIATING21
FAMILIARISED18
FAMILIARISES17
FAMILIARIZED26
FAMILIARIZES25
HUMANITARIAN17
HUMILIATIONS17
HYPOCHONDRIA23
IDENTIFIABLE18
IMPARTIALITY18
INITIALIZING21
INTERMEDIARY17
INTERMEDIATE15
MATERIALIZED23
MATERIALIZES22
MEGALOMANIAC19
MISCARRIAGES17
NEGOTIATIONS13
OBSTETRICIAN16
ONOMATOPOEIA16
PEDIATRICIAN17
PENITENTIARY16
PLAGIARISING16
PLAGIARIZING24
PREFERENTIAL17
PSYCHIATRIST20
REPUDIATIONS16
SEQUENTIALLY23
SPECIALISING17
SPECIALITIES16
SPECIALIZING25
SUBSIDIARIES16
VETERINARIAN16

The 60 most common shown, 547 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

5,503 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.3%) are containing IA. Most of them, 804, have 9 letters. 11 start with IA, 804 end with it and 4,688 have it only in the middle.

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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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How many words are there containing IA?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 5,503 words containing IA, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing IA?

BENZODIAZEPINES, worth 36 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: BENZODIAZEPINE (35), EXTRAJUDICIALLY (35) and QUINQUENNIALLY (34).

What are the most common words containing IA?

JUSTIFIABLY, JUSTIFIABLE, SPECIALIZING, SPECIALIZED, CONFIDENTIALITY and SPECIALIZES. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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