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8-Letter Words Starting With API

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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With API

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words Starting With API 7 words

How common is API at the start of eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 7 eight-letter words that start with API. They average 11.9 points and the best is APICALLY (15 points).

Total words
7
Average Scrabble score
11.9
out of 15 max
Everyday words
0%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
28.6% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 28.6%
  • y 28.6%
  • a 14.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia57.1%
  • ie14.3%
  • io14.3%

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 API

a 1p 3i 1c 3a 1l 1l 1y 4

A 1 + P 3 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 15 points

Double word
30 pts
Triple word
45 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

apically

Form of apical

  1. adjectivesituated at an apex
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How many eight-letter words that start with API are there?

There are 7 eight-letter words that start with API 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 API?

APICALLY is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are APIOLOGY (14), APICULUS (12), APIMANIA (12).

Which rare eight-letter words that start with API score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include APIOLOGY (14), APICULUS (12), APIMANIA (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.