Words Containing TO
Browse every English word that contains the sequence TO. Knowing words with rare letter combinations — especially Q, X, Z, and digraphs like TH, CH, and SH — is a key strategy for scoring big in Scrabble and Words with Friends.
Data at a glance — 19,454 matches, 30.2 avg pts, 15 avg letters.
- Total words
- 19,454
- Avg length
- 15 letters
- Avg Scrabble score
- 30.2 pts
- Highest scoring
- photoxylography (39 pts)
- Longest word
- photoxylography (15 letters)
- High-value letter words
- 64(32%)
- Words containing Q, X, Z, J, K (8–10 pt tiles)
About this word list
Our dictionary returns 19,454 matches — a deep pool for anagram practice, crossword solving, and vocabulary building. Scrabble players will notice 64 words carrying Q, X, Z, J, or K — letters that separate casual players from competitive ones. Watch for recurring suffixes like -IC, -MY, -HY, -OMY when planning hooks and parallel plays. Top scorer: photoxylography (39 pts). Average Scrabble value across the list is 30.2 points per word. Wordle players can use this list to build a mental model of valid pattern words before guessing — especially when narrowing by known greens and yellows. In tournament Scrabble, knowing word counts and score distributions for common patterns saves seconds per turn — seconds that add up over 30+ games. With a vowel ratio of 0.36, this list skews consonant-heavy — keep extra vowels on your rack when targeting these words.
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Strategy & study tips
Large lists pair well with the Pattern Finder: add exclusions or second constraints to carve study-sized subsets from the full dictionary count. About 32% of sampled words include a high-value letter (Q, X, Z, J, or K) — useful when planning premium-square plays.
Average Scrabble value here is 30.2 points — use that as a floor for acceptable plays when board space is tight. Anchor words: highest scorer PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY, longest PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY. Build mnemonics around those two before expanding into the full 19,454 matches. Review related searches at the bottom of this page to hop between adjacent patterns without competing URLs in search results.
Top words preview
Scrabble-focused summaries for high-value entries (not full dictionary definitions). Tap a word for score breakdowns and anagrams.
- PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY (15 letters, 39 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- KNICKKNACKATORY (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
- SYMPATHECTOMIZE (15 letters, 38 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- LYMPHOCYTOTOXIN (15 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PHOTOZINCOGRAPH (15 letters, 37 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- FRONTOZYGOMATIC (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- HYSTERECTOMIZED (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry. Includes rare letters (Q, X, or Z) prized in competitive Scrabble.
- PHOTOCHROMOTYPY (15 letters, 35 Scrabble pts) — consonant-heavy playable entry.
Word list
Showing top 200 of 19,454 matches, sorted by length and Scrabble score.
15-letter words
- photoxylography39 pts
- knickknackatory38 pts
- sympathectomize38 pts
- lymphocytotoxin37 pts
- photozincograph37 pts
- frontozygomatic35 pts
- hysterectomized35 pts
- photochromotypy35 pts
- photosynthesize35 pts
- phytochemically35 pts
- phytophysiology35 pts
- thyroidectomize35 pts
- zoophytological35 pts
- fibromyomectomy34 pts
- hepatectomizing34 pts
- hysterectomizes34 pts
- nephrectomizing34 pts
- oophorectomized34 pts
- orbitozygomatic34 pts
- phacocystectomy34 pts
- phototypography34 pts
- phytomorphology34 pts
- phytophylogenic34 pts
- phytotopography34 pts
- pyrophotography34 pts
- calyptorhynchus33 pts
- choledochectomy33 pts
- costopneumopexy33 pts
- excommunicatory33 pts
- laryngectomized33 pts
- podophyllotoxin33 pts
- autophytography32 pts
- autotyphization32 pts
- chartophylacium32 pts
- cholecystectomy32 pts
- cryptophthalmos32 pts
- dichotomization32 pts
- ektodynamorphic32 pts
- hematodystrophy32 pts
- hyperequatorial32 pts
- megaphotography32 pts
- ovariectomizing32 pts
- photochemically32 pts
- photochromotype32 pts
- photoplaywright32 pts
- phytogeographic32 pts
- stapedectomized32 pts
- sympathetectomy32 pts
- tracheotomizing32 pts
- celiomyomectomy31 pts
- choledochostomy31 pts
- dacryocystotomy31 pts
- eucalyptography31 pts
- gonadectomizing31 pts
- improvisatorize31 pts
- photomicroscopy31 pts
- photonephograph31 pts
- phototopography31 pts
- phytopathogenic31 pts
- phytopathologic31 pts
- phytoplanktonic31 pts
- psychotomimetic31 pts
- splenectomizing31 pts
- anaglyptography30 pts
- brachystochrone30 pts
- chemoautotrophy30 pts
- cholecystostomy30 pts
- chromatographic30 pts
- cricothyreotomy30 pts
- cryptographical30 pts
- cystenchymatous30 pts
- cystolithectomy30 pts
- dyschromatoptic30 pts
- excitometabolic30 pts
- excommunicators30 pts
- frontomaxillary30 pts
- grammatophyllum30 pts
- hematoporphyria30 pts
- hematoporphyrin30 pts
- histochemically30 pts
- histophysiology30 pts
- hydatopyrogenic30 pts
- macrophotograph30 pts
- microphotograph30 pts
- panhysterectomy30 pts
- photohyponastic30 pts
- photomacrograph30 pts
- photomicrograph30 pts
- photosensitized30 pts
- phototachometry30 pts
- phytogeographer30 pts
- proctovalvotomy30 pts
- thyreotoxicosis30 pts
- toxicologically30 pts
- zeuctocoelomata30 pts
- zoopaleontology30 pts
- achromatophilic29 pts
- adrenalectomize29 pts
- aerophotography29 pts
- autopathography29 pts
- cholecystokinin29 pts
- chromatospheric29 pts
- chromocytometer29 pts
- cryptocephalous29 pts
- cryptogrammatic29 pts
- cryptovolcanism29 pts
- cytoplasmically29 pts
- dermatoglyphics29 pts
- excitosecretory29 pts
- frontosquamosal29 pts
- galactophthysis29 pts
- hematopathology29 pts
- hemilaminectomy29 pts
- hemistrumectomy29 pts
- hemochromatotic29 pts
- hemocytoblastic29 pts
- histomorphology29 pts
- hyetometrograph29 pts
- kinematographic29 pts
- laparomyomotomy29 pts
- megagametophyte29 pts
- microphotometry29 pts
- nonubiquitously29 pts
- orbitomaxillary29 pts
- palaeophytology29 pts
- palatomaxillary29 pts
- phenylketonuric29 pts
- phlebotomically29 pts
- phonophotoscope29 pts
- photoheliograph29 pts
- photoionization29 pts
- photojournalism29 pts
- photolithograph29 pts
- photomechanical29 pts
- photonephoscope29 pts
- photoperceptive29 pts
- photosensitizer29 pts
- photosensitizes29 pts
- phototelegraphy29 pts
- phytolaccaceous29 pts
- plasmatorrhexis29 pts
- proctocystotomy29 pts
- protozoological29 pts
- psychoautomatic29 pts
- sphincterectomy29 pts
- sympathicotonic29 pts
- symptomatically29 pts
- telephotography29 pts
- unpictorialized29 pts
- autohemotherapy28 pts
- azotobacterieae28 pts
- chartographical28 pts
- chromatodysopia28 pts
- dacryocystocele28 pts
- dacryocystotome28 pts
- dyschromatopsia28 pts
- haematorrhachis28 pts
- hemigastrectomy28 pts
- hydatopneumatic28 pts
- hyperodontogeny28 pts
- iconomatography28 pts
- lithonephrotomy28 pts
- microphotoscope28 pts
- monosymptomatic28 pts
- nephrolithotomy28 pts
- nonphotographic28 pts
- numismatography28 pts
- pachydermatosis28 pts
- pelviolithotomy28 pts
- pharyngectomies28 pts
- phenakistoscope28 pts
- phonautographic28 pts
- photocollograph28 pts
- photoconductive28 pts
- photometrograph28 pts
- photomicroscope28 pts
- phytobiological28 pts
- phytoecological28 pts
- phytosociologic28 pts
- pneumatomorphic28 pts
- polyautographic28 pts
- protocolization28 pts
- schistorrhachis28 pts
- skeletonization28 pts
- telecryptograph28 pts
- thyreoantitoxin28 pts
- tonsillectomize28 pts
- topographically28 pts
- toxicotraumatic28 pts
- xanthodermatous28 pts
- achromatophilia27 pts
- alphitomorphous27 pts
- autolithography27 pts
- automorphically27 pts
- autonephrectomy27 pts
- autonephrotoxin27 pts
- bluestockingish27 pts
- brachistochrone27 pts
- brachystomatous27 pts
- chaetophoraceae27 pts
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Frequently asked questions
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- Use the Pattern Finder "contains" field or browse our words-containing pages. Enter any substring (e.g. QU, TH, XYZ) to see all dictionary matches with Scrabble scores.
- How many words match this pattern?
- Our dictionary contains 19,454 words matching this pattern. The average length is 15 letters and the average Scrabble score is 30.2 points. The highest-scoring entry shown is photoxylography (39 pts).
- Are there high-scoring words in this list?
- 64 words in this sample include premium letters (Q, X, Z, J, or K). These are strong candidates for double- and triple-letter square plays in Scrabble.
- Is this page useful for Wordle?
- Yes. Wordle uses 5-letter words, so length-filtered lists and pattern pages help you validate guesses and build a mental dictionary of allowed combinations before you play.
- Are these valid Scrabble words?
- Yes. Results are drawn from a standard English word list that aligns closely with the official Scrabble dictionary. All displayed words are accepted in competitive Scrabble play.
- Can I use these words in Words with Friends?
- Most Scrabble-valid words are also legal in Words with Friends. The two games use slightly different word lists, but the overlap is large. Use this list as a solid starting point for either game.
- How are the point scores calculated?
- Scores are the raw sum of standard Scrabble letter values (A=1, B=3, C=3, D=2 … Z=10) without board multipliers. Higher-scoring words contain rarer letters like Q, X, or Z.
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- The dictionary contains over 350 000 English words, covering everything from common 2-letter words to rare 15-letter entries, with proper nouns and abbreviations excluded.
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