There are 67,965 words in the English language that contain at least one set of double letters. In addition to this, 216 words start with a double letter, and 8,093 words end with a double letter. You can find all of these words, grouped by letters, listed on this page.
Words with double letters are among the most overlooked words in popular word games, and they can give players a lot of trouble if they don’t keep them in mind. For example, words with double letters are among the most challenging words to guess in Wordle, and one of the main reasons for that is players do not even consider potential solutions. They are also very useful for other word games, especially Scrabble and Words With Friends.
Page | Words |
Words With AA | 212 |
Words With BB | 1,592 |
Words With CC | 1,592 |
Words With DD | 1,753 |
Words With EE | 6,410 |
Words With FF | 2,614 |
Words With GG | 2,126 |
Words With HH | 73 |
Words With II | 109 |
Words With JJ | 6 |
Words With KK | 134 |
Words With LL | 13,575 |
Words With MM | 2,949 |
Words With NN | 2,937 |
Words With OO | 6,684 |
Words With PP | 3,006 |
Words With RR | 4,121 |
Words With SS | 16,229 |
Words With TT | 5,139 |
Words With UU | 40 |
Words With VV | 79 |
Words With WW | 49 |
Words With XX | 2 |
Words With YY | 4 |
Words With ZZ | 713 |
Words Ending in EE | 565 |
Below is the list of words with double letters of specific length:
23.88% of all double-letter words contain a double S, making SS the most common double-letter combination in the dictionary. Almost 20% of all words with double letters contain double L, and 9.83% contain double O.
On the other hand, there are no English words with a double Q; there are only 2 words with a double X, 4 words with YY, and 6 words with JJ. But knowing these words might bring you lots of Scrabble points, as these words are among the highest-scoring double-letter words on average.
Group | Number of words | Share of double letter words | Average length | Average points | Value per letter |
Words with AA | 212 | 0.31% | 6.9 | 11.3 | 1.63 |
Words with BB | 1,592 | 2.34% | 8.4 | 15.9 | 1.88 |
Words with CC | 1,592 | 2.34% | 10.3 | 17.5 | 1.69 |
Words with DD | 1,753 | 2.58% | 8.5 | 13.9 | 1.64 |
Words with EE | 6,410 | 9.43% | 8.7 | 14.1 | 1.62 |
Words with FF | 2,614 | 3.85% | 9.0 | 18.2 | 2.01 |
Words with GG | 2,126 | 3.13% | 8.8 | 14.3 | 1.62 |
Words with HH | 73 | 0.11% | 10.1 | 21.0 | 2.07 |
Words with II | 109 | 0.16% | 8.7 | 13.4 | 1.54 |
Words with JJ | 6 | 0.01% | 5.7 | 23.7 | 4.18 |
Words with KK | 134 | 0.20% | 7.6 | 19.4 | 2.56 |
Words with LL | 13,575 | 19.97% | 10.3 | 15.9 | 1.55 |
Words with MM | 2,949 | 4.34% | 10.4 | 18.2 | 1.76 |
Words with NN | 2,937 | 4.32% | 9.4 | 13.5 | 1.43 |
Words with OO | 6,684 | 9.83% | 8.6 | 14.6 | 1.71 |
Words with PP | 3,006 | 4.42% | 9.6 | 16.9 | 1.77 |
Words with QQ | 0 | 0.00% | – | – | – |
Words with RR | 4,121 | 6.06% | 10.0 | 14.6 | 1.46 |
Words with SS | 16,229 | 23.88% | 11.3 | 15.7 | 1.39 |
Words with TT | 5,139 | 7.56% | 9.3 | 13.1 | 1.41 |
Words with UU | 40 | 0.06% | 9.0 | 14.8 | 1.64 |
Words with VV | 79 | 0.12% | 7.7 | 16.8 | 2.19 |
Words with WW | 49 | 0.07% | 9.1 | 19.3 | 2.12 |
Words with XX | 2 | 0.00% | 10.5 | 27.5 | 2.62 |
Words with YY | 4 | 0.01% | 6.5 | 14.0 | 2.15 |
Words with ZZ | 713 | 1.05% | 8.0 | 30.2 | 3.80 |