8-Letter Words Starting With ADA
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With ADA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With ADA 9 words
How common is ADA at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words that start with ADA. They average 12.2 points and the best is ADAMANCY (16 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.2
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 22%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- e 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- g 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- io11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with ADA
a 1d 2a 1m 3a 1n 1c 3y 4
A 1 + D 2 + A 1 + M 3 + A 1 + N 1 + C 3 + Y 4 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
adamancy
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words that start with ADA are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words that start with ADA in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with ADA?
ADAMANCY is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ADAPTIVE (14), ADAMANCE (13), ADAPTING (12).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with ADA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ADAMANTS (11), ADAPTERS (11), ADAPTORS (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.