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Most likely seven-letter words

According to Scrabulous ETAERIO is the most likely seven-letter word to get in Scrabble. It refers to an aggregate fruit, like a raspberry - which is actually lots of little fruits joined at their bases. Another likely word is TAENIAE - the plural of TAENIA which was an ancient Greek hairband.

Some other high-probability bingos containing five vowels, in order of likelihood, include:


AEOLIAN - relating to the wind (the image is of an aeolian harp - a harp played by the wind)
OLEARIA - daisy bush
AIERIES - eyries or eagles' nests
DOULEIA - veneration of saints in RC Church
AEONIAN - everlasting
AENEOUS - brass coloured or greenish-gold
AREOLAE - coloured rings around human nipples
AUREOLE - halo
ALIENEE - person to whom a transfer of property is made
EUGENIA - plant of the clove family
AEROBIA - organisms that require oxygen

Comments

James said…
Hi, I Love your website - it's fascinating for me to see the 'other' word list. I also have a scrabble blog that you may find entertaining - though I only concentrate on the North American variety as I can't seem to keep words separate in my head! Keep up the good work and I'll be back regularly.
Hunchermuncher said…
Looking at your blog, its amazing how many words are allowable in both versions, but I do agree, it would be hard to learn both and keep them separate in your head!
blazer said…
Well I put in the seven letter word AIERIES hoping for the bonus but it was an unacceptable word in the scrabble dictionary
Unknown said…
maybe it's because it's supposed to be spelled aeries, not aieries.
Hunchermuncher said…
Hi Penny

AIERIES is in fact an allowable word in SOWPODS Scrabble - as is AERIES. Thank you for pointing this out!

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