8-Letter Words Starting With BOMB
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With BOMB
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With BOMB 13 words
How common is BOMB at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 eight-letter words that start with BOMB. They average 16.2 points, the best is BOMBYXES (24 points) and 53.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.2
- out of 24 max
- Everyday words
- 15%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 53.8% of words
Most common last letters
- s 53.8%
- e 23.1%
- d 15.4%
Top vowel pairs
- oa7.7%
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 BOMB
b 3o 1m 3b 3y 4x 8e 1s 1
B 3 + O 1 + M 3 + B 3 + Y 4 + X 8 + E 1 + S 1 = 24 points
- Double word
- 48 pts
- Triple word
- 72 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bombyxes
Form of bombyx
- nountype genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
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How many eight-letter words that start with BOMB are there?
There are 13 eight-letter words that start with BOMB 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 BOMB?
BOMBYXES is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BOMBAXES (21), BOMBYCID (20), BOMBABLE (16).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with BOMB score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BOMBYXES (24), BOMBAXES (21), BOMBABLE (16), BOMBARDE (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.