8-Letter Words Starting With AMO
- 16 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With AMO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With AMO 16 words
How common is AMO at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 16 eight-letter words that start with AMO. They average 11.6 points, the best is AMORTIZE (19 points) and 37.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 16
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.6
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- e 18.8%
- d 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- oe12.5%
- ea6.3%
- io6.3%
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 AMO
a 1m 3o 1r 1t 1i 1z 10e 1
A 1 + M 3 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
amortize
- verbliquidate gradually
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How many eight-letter words that start with AMO are there?
There are 16 eight-letter words that start with AMO 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 AMO?
AMORTIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are AMOOVING (14), AMORALLY (13), AMOEBOID (13).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with AMO score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include AMORTIZE (19), AMOOVING (14), AMOEBEAN (12), AMORANCE (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.