Daily word games to challenge your mind
A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Endings like ARD often mark word families—helpful to confirm tense or morphology. For example: afterward, backboard, baseboard.
| Word | Definition | Length | Syllables |
|---|---|---|---|
| afterward | 9 | 3 | |
| backboard | 9 | 2 | |
| baseboard | 9 | 3 | |
| billboard | 9 | 2 | |
| biohazard | 9 | 3 | |
| bluebeard | 9 | 2 | |
| bodyguard | 9 | 3 | |
| boulevard | 9 | 3 | |
| brickyard | 9 | 2 | |
| buckboard | 9 | 2 | |
| cardboard | 9 | 2 | |
| chipboard | 9 | 2 | |
| clapboard | 9 | 2 | |
| clipboard | 9 | 2 | |
| coastward | 9 | 2 | |
| communard | 9 | 3 | |
| corkboard | 9 | 2 | |
| courtyard | 9 | 2 | |
| dartboard | 9 | 2 | |
| dashboard | 9 | 2 | |
| disregard | 9 | 3 | |
| duckboard | 9 | 2 | |
| earthward | 9 | 2 | |
| fireguard | 9 | 3 | |
| flashcard | 9 | 2 | |
| footboard | 9 | 2 | |
| freeboard | 9 | 2 | |
| frontward | 9 | 2 | |
| graveyard | 9 | 2 | |
| graybeard | 9 | 2 | |
| haphazard | 9 | 3 | |
| hardboard | 9 | 2 | |
| headboard | 9 | 2 | |
| interlard | 9 | 3 | |
| kickboard | 9 | 2 | |
| lifeguard | 9 | 3 | |
| moldboard | 9 | 2 | |
| northward | 9 | 2 | |
| noseguard | 9 | 3 | |
| overboard | 9 | 3 | |
| overheard | 9 | 3 | |
| packboard | 9 | 2 | |
| rearguard | 9 | 2 | |
| rightward | 9 | 2 | |
| riverward | 9 | 3 | |
| safeguard | 9 | 3 | |
| sailboard | 9 | 2 | |
| scorecard | 9 | 3 | |
| shipboard | 9 | 2 | |
| shoreward | 9 | 3 | |
| sideboard | 9 | 3 | |
| signboard | 9 | 2 | |
| snowboard | 9 | 2 | |
| southward | 9 | 2 | |
| spaceward | 9 | 3 | |
| spikenard | 9 | 3 | |
| starboard | 9 | 2 | |
| steelyard | 9 | 2 | |
| sternward | 9 | 2 | |
| stockyard | 9 | 2 | |
| surfboard | 9 | 2 | |
| tackboard | 9 | 2 | |
| tailboard | 9 | 2 | |
| undercard | 9 | 3 | |
| wallboard | 9 | 2 | |
| washboard | 9 | 2 |
What’s typical about ARD-ending words?
ARD often marks suffix families; think about derivatives when guessing.
Do you include UK/US spellings?
Where they exist, both may appear.