9 Letter Words Containing SEL

There are 165+ nine letter words with SEL in our English dictionary. Every nine-letter SEL word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with SEL.

Popular 9-Letter Words With SEL

selection 11
precisely 16
selective 14
selecting 12
ourselves 12
adversely 16
baseliner 11
ciseleurs 11
damselfly 18
deselects 12
gooselike 14
houselike 16

All 9-Letter Words With SEL (118 words)

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How Common is SEL as a Middle 9 Letter word?

There are 165 9-letter words containing SEL in English. The average Scrabble score here is 12.4, with -S endings dominating (36% of them).

Total Words
165
Avg Scrabble Score
12.4
Most Common Ending (36%)
S
Top Vowel Pairs
OU
EA

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Highest-Scoring 9-Letter SEL-Words in Scrabble

diffusely 19
dieselize 19
damselfly 18
selfishly 18
obversely 17
verbosely 17

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains SEL?

19 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains SEL is diffusely with a total of 19 points.

D 2
I 1
F 4
F 4
U 1
S 1
E 1
L 1
Y 4

FAQ 9 Letter Words With SEL

  • How many 9 letter words containing SEL are in the English dictionary?

    There are 165 9-letter words in the English dictionary that contain SEL. The average Scrabble score across them is 12.4.

  • Are there any rare 9 letter words containing SEL worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 9-letter words like "dieselize", "tasselier", "damselfly", "adversely" contain SEL and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "dieselize" is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 9 letter words containing SEL?

    Everyday 9-letter words containing SEL include "selection", "precisely", "selective", "selecting", "ourselves".