Word intelligence

11 Letter Word Statistics

Explore exact letter frequencies and word shapes across 11,887 verified US-English 11-letter words. Every figure is calculated from the same versioned word data used by the Finder.

11,887verified words
130,757letter positions counted
97.6%with repeated letters
8.54average unique letters

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Which letters appear most often?

Counted across 11,887 verified words

“Words containing” counts each word once, even when the letter repeats. This makes the ranking more useful than a raw tile count when choosing letters to test.

  1. 1E9,20577.4%
  2. 2I8,61772.5%
  3. 3S7,70764.8%
  4. 4A7,64364.3%
  5. 5R7,55363.5%
  6. 6T7,49663.1%
  7. 7N7,25461.0%
  8. 8O6,64655.9%
  9. 9L5,30544.6%
  10. 10C4,94341.6%
  11. 11U3,56130.0%
  12. 12D3,54229.8%
  13. 13P3,41128.7%
  14. 14M3,32328.0%
  15. 15G3,18826.8%
  16. 16H2,78223.4%
  17. 17B2,02017.0%
  18. 18Y1,98716.7%
  19. 19F1,32411.1%
  20. 20V1,27410.7%
  21. 21K6765.7%
  22. 22Z6465.4%
  23. 23W6435.4%
  24. 24X3663.1%
  25. 25Q2101.8%
  26. 26J1451.2%

Position heatmap

Where each letter appears

Each percentage uses all 11,887 words as its denominator

Darker cells represent more words. Every cell also shows its exact verified count, so the visualization remains meaningful without relying on color alone.

Letter counts and percentages for positions one through 11
Letter1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th
A8307.0%1,26910.7%9227.8%7696.5%7846.6%1,0078.5%1,71214.4%1,44112.1%5884.9%5504.6%1070.9%
B5044.2%980.8%3172.7%1821.5%2512.1%2562.2%1481.2%770.6%3382.8%90.1%30.0%
C1,29310.9%2171.8%7896.6%6515.5%4934.1%6345.3%6215.2%3953.3%2912.4%2652.2%2642.2%
D8026.7%800.7%3813.2%4073.4%3002.5%2101.8%2472.1%2482.1%1931.6%2211.9%9838.3%
E5905.0%2,04117.2%8357.0%1,50812.7%1,21810.2%1,0829.1%1,0959.2%7356.2%1,36411.5%3,03325.5%1,1769.9%
F3893.3%570.5%2201.9%1811.5%1781.5%1881.6%1010.8%930.8%370.3%220.2%60.1%
G3102.6%380.3%2512.1%2522.1%3032.5%3432.9%2502.1%2402.0%2031.7%1451.2%1,19310.0%
H4463.8%4483.8%1141.0%3272.8%3893.3%3773.2%3362.8%2532.1%2322.0%1411.2%580.5%
I7296.1%1,0729.0%5744.8%9838.3%1,1239.4%1,1749.9%1,47512.4%1,60113.5%3,24727.3%5084.3%130.1%
J420.4%50.0%340.3%370.3%100.1%80.1%30.0%40.0%20.0%00.0%00.0%
K620.5%110.1%200.2%1331.1%1151.0%270.2%410.3%1211.0%900.8%730.6%370.3%
L2602.2%4583.9%7196.0%5604.7%6455.4%8116.8%6815.7%6525.5%4573.8%1,0538.9%3513.0%
M6455.4%2522.1%5304.5%3903.3%4243.6%4133.5%3012.5%2562.2%1611.4%1851.6%1981.7%
N2592.2%1,20910.2%1,0679.0%6035.1%6055.1%7976.7%6605.6%1,0358.7%7486.3%1,93516.3%6035.1%
O3873.3%1,55613.1%7466.3%9157.7%1,1749.9%8056.8%9778.2%5915.0%1,0118.5%6025.1%160.1%
P1,0989.2%2211.9%6585.5%4994.2%3643.1%3502.9%2452.1%1931.6%1491.3%860.7%310.3%
Q460.4%360.3%380.3%320.3%270.2%140.1%100.1%60.1%30.0%00.0%00.0%
R6825.7%1,0488.8%1,0518.8%1,0649.0%1,26810.7%1,0428.8%9347.9%7976.7%3452.9%9237.8%4864.1%
S1,1789.9%1361.1%9217.7%6005.0%6135.2%6715.6%5124.3%5484.6%7246.1%7096.0%4,69739.5%
T5334.5%2462.1%9988.4%9828.3%8637.3%8677.3%9778.2%1,71614.4%1,0799.1%8477.1%4844.1%
U4113.5%7426.2%3633.1%4794.0%4413.7%4423.7%2942.5%3583.0%1821.5%2982.5%10.0%
V1731.5%1751.5%1521.3%1351.1%1010.8%1471.2%680.6%1181.0%750.6%1611.4%00.0%
W1861.6%200.2%500.4%480.4%790.7%920.8%950.8%710.6%230.2%130.1%70.1%
X100.1%1611.4%450.4%300.3%230.2%270.2%140.1%160.1%320.3%40.0%40.0%
Y80.1%2872.4%810.7%1050.9%830.7%850.7%760.6%1311.1%300.3%110.1%1,1689.8%
Z140.1%40.0%110.1%150.1%130.1%180.2%140.1%1911.6%2832.4%930.8%10.0%

Position leaders

Most common letter in each position

1st positionC

1,293 words · 10.9%

2nd positionE

2,041 words · 17.2%

3rd positionN

1,067 words · 9.0%

4th positionE

1,508 words · 12.7%

5th positionR

1,268 words · 10.7%

6th positionI

1,174 words · 9.9%

7th positionA

1,712 words · 14.4%

8th positionT

1,716 words · 14.4%

9th positionI

3,247 words · 27.3%

10th positionE

3,033 words · 25.5%

11th positionS

4,697 words · 39.5%

Word shape

Vowels and repeated letters

The average word has 4.20 vowels and 8.54 unique letters.

Vowels per word

  1. 0 vowels00.0%
  2. 1 vowel00.0%
  3. 2 vowels1411.2%
  4. 3 vowels2,08417.5%
  5. 4 vowels5,34945.0%
  6. 5 vowels3,86732.5%
  7. 6 vowels4413.7%
  8. 7 vowels50.0%
  9. 8 vowels00.0%
  10. 9 vowels00.0%
  11. 10 vowels00.0%
  12. 11 vowels00.0%
97.6%

contain a repeated letter

11,600 words repeat at least one letter; 287 use 11 unique letters.

Word boundaries

Most common starting and ending letters

Starting letters

  1. C1,293 · 10.9%
  2. S1,178 · 9.9%
  3. P1,098 · 9.2%
  4. A830 · 7.0%
  5. D802 · 6.7%
  6. I729 · 6.1%
  7. R682 · 5.7%
  8. M645 · 5.4%

Ending letters

  1. S4,697 · 39.5%
  2. G1,193 · 10.0%
  3. E1,176 · 9.9%
  4. Y1,168 · 9.8%
  5. D983 · 8.3%
  6. N603 · 5.1%
  7. R486 · 4.1%
  8. T484 · 4.1%

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Calculation notes

A reproducible statistical snapshot

This snapshot was generated on September 10, 2026. Counts use normalized lowercase US-English11-letter records after format, duplicate, length, and abbreviation checks.

CORE and EXTENDED are product coverage tiers, not precise popularity scores. This page does not claim official Wordle-answer or Scrabble-word status.

Use the 11 Letter Words page to search the records behind these aggregates, compare the calculation rules in the methodology, review new visitor features in Product Updates, or apply a custom pattern in Word Finder.

Data-backed FAQ

Questions about the statistics

What is the most common letter in these 11-letter words?

E appears in 9,205 of 11,887 verified words (77.4%). Each word is counted once even if the letter repeats.

What is the most common final letter in 11-letter words?

S is the most common final letter, appearing at the end of 4,697 verified 11-letter words.

How many 11-letter words contain repeated letters?

11,600 words (97.6%) contain at least one repeated letter in this dataset.