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Words containing IO

Words that have the letters IO 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 9,189 playable words containing IO in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 12 letters, and the longest word is ABSTRACTIONISMS. The highest-scoring is PODZOLIZATIONS, worth 33 points.

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Popular words containing IO

QUALIFICATIONS28
JUSTIFICATION27
OBJECTIONABLE27
PRIVATIZATION27
QUALIFICATION27
CIVILIZATION26
APPROXIMATION25
EXCEPTIONALLY25
EXPERIMENTATION25
AUTHORIZATION24
CONJUNCTION24
GENERALIZATIONS24
OPTIMIZATION24
AUTOBIOGRAPHY23
COMMUNICATIONS23
GENERALIZATION23
QUESTIONABLE23
SPECIFICATIONS23

Highest-scoring words containing IO

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

PODZOLIZATIONS33
EXTEMPORIZATION33
PODZOLIZATION32
JUXTAPOSITIONAL32
OBJECTIFICATION32
PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY32
SUBVOCALIZATION32
JUXTAPOSITIONS31
MAXIMIZATIONS31
DIAZOTIZATIONS31
ZOMBIFICATIONS31
AXIOMATIZATIONS31

3-letter words containing IO (2)

BIO5
ION3

4-letter words containing IO (14)

AGIO5
BIOS6
BRIO6
CION6
DIOL5
IONS4
IOTA4
LION4
OLIO4
PION6
RIOT4
THIO6
TRIO4
VIOL8

5-letter words containing IO (51)

ADIOS6
AGIOS6
AIOLI5
ANION5
AUDIO7
AVION9
AXIOM13
AXION11
BIOME9
BIONT7
BIOTA7
BRIOS7
CIONS7
CURIO8
DANIO6
DIODE7
DIOLS6
FIORD9
FOLIO8
FUGIO10
GRIOT6
HELIO7
IDIOM8
IDIOT6
INION5
IODIC8
IODID7
IODIN6
IONIC7
IOTAS5
KIOSK11
LIONS5
OLIOS5
ONION5
PATIO7
PIONS7
PIOUS8
POLIO7
PRION7
PRIOR7
RADIO6
RATIO5
RIOJA13
RIOTS5
SCION7
THIOL7
TRIOL5
TRIOS5
UNION6
VIOLA9
VIOLS9

6-letter words containing IO (134)

ACTION8
ADAGIO8
ANIONS6
AUDIOS8
AXIOMS14
BARRIO8
BIONIC10
BIOPSY12
BUNION9
CATION8
CURIOS9
DIODES8
DIOXIN13
FOLIOS9
FUSION10
IDIOCY11
IDIOMS9
IDIOTS7
IODINE7
IODISE7
IODIZE15
IONISE6
IONIZE14
JUNIOR15
KIOSKS12
LEGION7
LESION6
LOTION6
MINION8
MOTION8
NATION6
NOTION6
NUNCIO9
ODIOUS8
ONIONS6
OPIOID9
OPTION8
ORIOLE6
PATIOS8
PERIOD9
PINION8
POLIOS8
POTION8
PRIORS8
PRIORY10
RADIOS7
RATION6
RATIOS6
REGION7
RIOTED7
RIOTER6
SAVIOR10
SCIONS8
SENIOR6
STUDIO8
UNIONS7
VIOLAS10
VIOLET10
VIOLIN10
VISION10

The 60 most common shown, 74 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing IO (286)

ACTIONS9
ANXIOUS14
AUCTION10
BILLION9
BIOLOGY12
BULLION10
BUNIONS10
CAPTION11
CAUTION10
CHARIOT11
COPIOUS12
CURIOUS11
CUSHION12
DEVIOUS13
DICTION10
DIOCESE10
DIOXIDE15
DUBIOUS12
EDITION8
EMOTION9
ENVIOUS12
EVASION11
FACTION12
FASHION12
FICTION12
FURIOUS12
IDIOTIC10
JUNIORS16
MENTION9
MILLION9
MISSION9
MOTIONS9
NATIONS7
NOTIONS7
NOXIOUS14
OBVIOUS14
OPINION9
OPTIONS9
OVATION11
PASSION9
PERIODS10
PORTION9
REGIONS8
SAVIORS11
SAVIOUR12
SECTION9
SERIOUS8
SESSION7
STATION7
TEDIOUS9
TENSION7
VARIOUS12
VERSION11
VICIOUS14
VIOLATE11
VIOLENT11
VIOLETS11
VIOLINS11
VISIONS11
ZILLION15

The 60 most common shown, 226 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing IO (516)

ADDITION10
ADOPTION11
BEHAVIOR16
BILLIONS10
CHAMPION16
CREATION10
DECISION11
DELETION9
DELUSION10
DIVISION13
DONATION9
DURATION10
EDITIONS9
ELECTION10
EMOTIONS10
EQUATION17
FASHIONS13
FRACTION13
FRICTION13
FUNCTION14
GLORIOUS10
ILLUSION9
INFERIOR11
INTERIOR8
INVASION12
JUNCTION19
LOCATION10
MENTIONS10
MILLIONS10
NATIONAL8
NOTATION8
OCCASION12
OMISSION10
OPINIONS10
OPTIONAL10
PERIODIC13
PORTIONS10
POSITION10
PRECIOUS13
PREVIOUS15
PRIORITY12
QUESTION17
RATIONAL8
REACTION10
REGIONAL9
RELATION8
RELIGION9
REVISION12
ROTATION8
SCENARIO10
SECTIONS10
SESSIONS8
SOLUTION9
SPURIOUS12
STATIONS8
SUPERIOR11
TAXATION14
VACATION14
VERSIONS12
VIOLENCE14

The 60 most common shown, 456 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing IO (786)

ADMISSION12
AFFECTION17
AMBITIOUS14
BEHAVIOUR18
BIOGRAPHY18
BIOLOGIST12
COMPANION15
CONDITION12
CONFUSION15
CONSCIOUS14
CURIOSITY14
CURIOUSLY15
DAMNATION12
DECISIONS12
DEDUCTION14
DELICIOUS13
DETECTION12
DEVIATION14
DIMENSION12
DIRECTION12
DIVISIONS14
EDUCATION13
EMULATION12
EQUATIONS18
EVOLUTION14
EXCEPTION19
EXCLUSION18
EXECUTION18
EXPANSION17
EXPLOSION17
EXTENSION15
FASHIONED15
FICTIONAL14
FORMATION14
FRACTIONS14
FUNCTIONS15
HILARIOUS12
INCLUSION12
INDUCTION13
INFECTION14
INVENTION13
MALICIOUS14
OBJECTION21
OBNOXIOUS18
OBVIOUSLY18
OCCASIONS13
PRECISION13
PROMOTION13
PROVISION15
QUESTIONS18
QUOTATION18
RECEPTION13
REDUCTION13
REJECTION19
SALVATION13
SUSPICION14
VACATIONS15
VARIATION13
VIOLATION13
VIOLENTLY15

The 60 most common shown, 726 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing IO (1,083)

ACCUSATION15
ASSUMPTION15
BIOLOGICAL15
COLLECTION14
COMMISSION16
COMPASSION16
COMPLETION16
COMPULSION17
CONCEPTION16
CONCLUSION15
CONNECTION14
CONVENTION16
CONVERSION16
CONVICTION18
CORRECTION14
CORRUPTION15
DEDUCTIONS15
DEFINITION14
DICTIONARY15
DISCUSSION14
DISRUPTION14
EVALUATION15
EXCEPTIONS20
EXHIBITION20
EXPEDITION19
EXPLOSIONS18
EXPRESSION18
EXTENSIONS16
EXTINCTION18
EXTRACTION18
FALLACIOUS16
FASHIONING16
FOUNDATION15
FUNCTIONAL16
FUNCTIONED17
IMPRESSION14
INHIBITION14
MOTIVATION16
MYSTERIOUS15
OBJECTIONS22
OCCUPATION17
PERCEPTION16
PERFECTION17
PHYSIOLOGY19
POPULATION15
PRECAUTION15
PREDICTION15
PREVENTION16
PREVIOUSLY19
PRODUCTION16
PROFESSION15
PROJECTION22
PROVISIONS16
QUESTIONED20
QUOTATIONS19
REFLECTION15
REVOLUTION15
SUBMISSION15
SUCCESSION15
SUSPICIOUS16

The 60 most common shown, 1,023 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing IO (1,417)

ABSTRACTION15
ACCUSATIONS16
ACQUISITION22
APPLICATION17
ASSUMPTIONS16
CALCULATION16
CELEBRATION15
CIRCULATION16
COLLECTIONS15
COMBINATION17
COMMISSIONS17
COMPETITION17
COMPILATION17
COMPOSITION17
COMPRESSION17
COMPUTATION18
CONCLUSIONS16
CONDITIONED15
CONJUNCTION24
CONNECTIONS15
CONSCIOUSLY18
CONSUMPTION18
CONVENTIONS17
CONVERSIONS17
CONVICTIONS19
COOPERATION15
DESCRIPTION16
DUPLICATION17
EXAMINATION19
EXCEPTIONAL21
EXCLAMATION21
EXPECTATION21
EXPLANATION19
EXPLORATION19
EXPRESSIONS19
FASHIONABLE18
FLUCTUATION18
FORMULATION17
FOUNDATIONS16
FUNCTIONING18
IMPLICATION17
INFERIORITY16
INFORMATION16
MALFUNCTION19
OBSERVATION17
POPULATIONS16
PRECAUTIONS16
PREDICTIONS16
PROSECUTION16
PROVISIONAL17
PUBLICATION18
PUNCTUATION17
QUESTIONING21
REALIZATION19
SPECULATION16
SUPERIORITY16
SUPERVISION18
SUPPRESSION16
UNCONSCIOUS17
WORKSTATION17

The 60 most common shown, 1,357 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing IO (1,498)

ABBREVIATION20
ADDITIONALLY16
ANTICIPATION16
APPLICATIONS18
APPRECIATION18
BIOCHEMISTRY22
CALCULATIONS17
CIVILISATION18
CIVILIZATION26
COMBINATIONS18
COMMISSIONED19
COMPENSATION18
COMPLICATION20
CONDEMNATION17
CONDITIONING16
CONFIRMATION19
CONSERVATION18
CONSTITUTION15
CONSTRUCTION17
CONSULTATION15
CONTINUATION15
CONTRIBUTION17
CONVENTIONAL18
CONVERSATION18
DESCRIPTIONS17
DISTRIBUTION16
EVOLUTIONARY19
EXPECTATIONS22
EXPLANATIONS20
EXPLOITATION20
FLUCTUATIONS19
IMPLICATIONS18
INTERVENTION16
INTRODUCTION16
MANIPULATION17
MODIFICATION20
MYSTERIOUSLY19
NOTIFICATION17
OBSERVATIONS18
OCCASIONALLY18
OPTIMISATION16
OPTIMIZATION24
ORGANIZATION21
PERIODICALLY19
PRESCRIPTION18
PROFESSIONAL17
PROPORTIONAL16
PUBLICATIONS19
QUESTIONABLE23
RECOLLECTION16
RELATIONSHIP16
REPRODUCTION18
RESERVATIONS16
SATISFACTION17
SUBSCRIPTION19
SUBSTITUTION16
SUPERVISIONS19
SUSPICIOUSLY20
VERIFICATION21
WORKSTATIONS18

The 60 most common shown, 1,438 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

9,189 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (5.5%) are containing IO. Most of them, 1,498, have 12 letters. 82 start with IO, 53 end with it and 9,054 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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Questions

How many words are there containing IO?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 9,189 words containing IO, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing IO?

PODZOLIZATIONS, worth 33 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: EXTEMPORIZATION (33), PODZOLIZATION (32) and JUXTAPOSITIONAL (32).

What are the most common words containing IO?

QUALIFICATIONS, JUSTIFICATION, OBJECTIONABLE, PRIVATIZATION, QUALIFICATION and CIVILIZATION. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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