8-Letter Words Starting With ALIEN
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With ALIEN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With ALIEN 8 words
How common is ALIEN at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words that start with ALIEN. They average 8.5 points and the best is ALIENISM (10 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.5
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- e 25%
- g 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ie100%
- ee12.5%
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 ALIEN
a 1l 1i 1e 1n 1i 1s 1m 3
A 1 + L 1 + I 1 + E 1 + N 1 + I 1 + S 1 + M 3 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
alienism
- nounan obsolete term for the study and treatment of mental illness
- nounthe quality of being alien
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How many eight-letter words that start with ALIEN are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words that start with ALIEN 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 ALIEN?
ALIENISM is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ALIENING (9), ALIENAGE (9), ALIENATE (8).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with ALIEN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ALIENEES (8), ALIENERS (8), ALIENORS (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.