Edit: Immediately below is a quick answer to the numerical problem. That is followed by a more general discussion.
We ask how many $k$-digit numbers there are. The digits we use can be chosen in $\binom{9}{k}$ ways. For each such choice, the $k$ digits can be arranged in $k!$ ways. So the total is $\sum_{k=1}^9 \binom{9}{k}k!.$
For calculation, use $9+(9\cdot 8)+(9\cdot 8\cdot 7)+\cdots+(9\cdot 8\cdots 2)+(9\cdot 8\cdots 1).$ By using the "memory" function of the calculator, we can find the answer ($986409$) with not many key presses. For a much nicer way, see below!
Remark: First we change the problem slightly by including the empty word. (If we don't like the empty word, subtract $1$ at the end. The mathematics likes the empty word.) And instead of $9$ symbols we use $n$.
The number of $k$-letter words with no repeated letter is $\binom{n}{k}k!$. Note that $\binom{n}{k}k!=\frac{n!}{(n-k)!}$. Add up from $k=0$ to $k=n$. We get $n!\left(\frac{1}{n!}+\frac{1}{(n-1)!}+\frac{1}{1!}+\frac{1}{0!}\right)$. Reverse the order. We get $n!\left(1+\frac{1}{1!}+\frac{1}{2!}+\cdots +\frac{1}{n!}\right).$ We recognize the first $n+1$ terms in the usual series for $e$.
Add in the "missing" $n!\left(\frac{1}{(n+1)!}+\frac{1}{(n+2)!}+\cdots\right)$. These add up to less than the sum of the geometric series $\frac{1}{n+1}+\frac{1}{(n+1)^2}+\frac{1}{(n+1)^3}+\cdots$, which is less than $1$.
So the total number of words, including the empty word, is $\left\lfloor n!e\right\rfloor,$ where $\lfloor x\rfloor$ is the "floor" function.
In the case $n=9$, $\lfloor n! e\rfloor\approx 986410.11$, so the number of non-empty words is $986409$.