Words Containing GOV

There are over 74 words with the letters GOV in English. From short GOV-words to long ones, find all the words that have GOV in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends.

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3-Letter Words With GOV

Short high-frequency GOV-words:

gov

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4-Letter Words With GOV

Common 4-letter GOV-words:

govs

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6-Letter Words With GOV

Common 6-letter GOV-words:

govern

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7-Letter Words With GOV

Common 7-letter GOV-words:

governs

legover

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8-Letter Words With GOV

Common 8-letter GOV-words:

governor

governed

hangover

hungover

legovers

wingover

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9-Letter Words With GOV

Common 9-letter GOV-words:

governing

governors

governall

governess

hangovers

misgovern

wingovers

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10-Letter Words With GOV

Common 10-letter GOV-words:

government

governance

governable

governalls

governante

governessy

misgoverns

overgovern

ungoverned

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11-Letter Words With GOV

Common 11-letter GOV-words:

governments

governances

governantes

governessed

governesses

governorate

misgoverned

misgovernor

overgoverns

workingover

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12-Letter Words With GOV

Common 12-letter GOV-words:

governmental

governessier

governessing

governorates

governorship

misgoverning

misgovernors

overgoverned

ungovernable

ungovernably

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13-Letter Words With GOV

Common 13-letter GOV-words:

governability

governessiest

governmentese

governorships

misgovernance

misgovernment

nongovernment

overgoverning

subgovernment

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14-Letter Words With GOV

Common 14-letter GOV-words:

antigovernment

governableness

governmentally

governmenteses

misgovernances

misgovernaunce

misgovernments

nongovernments

subgovernments

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15-Letter Words With GOV

Common 15-letter GOV-words:

governabilities

governmentalise

governmentalism

governmentalist

governmentalize

misgovernaunces

nongovernmental

supergovernment

ungovernability

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74 Common Words with GOV

Most Common Length
11
(10 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
17.6
(out of 30)
Most Common Ending
s
(34%)

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

30 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains GOV is governmentalize with a total of 30 points.

G 2
O 1
V 4
E 1
R 1
N 1
M 3
E 1
N 1
T 1
A 1
L 1
I 1
Z 10
E 1

A list of all GOV words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with GOV. Also commonly searched for are words that end in GOV. Try our five letter words with GOV page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters GOV

  • How many words containing GOV are in the English dictionary?

    There are 74 words in the English dictionary that contain GOV, and most of them are 11 letters long (10 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing GOV?

    The longest word containing GOV is "governmentalist" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "governmental" is the longest common word containing GOV.

  • Are there any rare words containing GOV worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "governmentalize", "governmentalist", "ungovernability", "governmentalism" contain GOV and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "governmentalize" is worth 30 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing GOV?

    Most words containing GOV are 11 letters long, including everyday words like "governments", "governances", "governantes", "governessed", "governesses".