8-Letter Words Starting With CHIV
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With CHIV
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With CHIV 6 words
How common is CHIV at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words that start with CHIV. They average 19 points and the best is CHIVYING (20 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 19
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- G
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- g 33.3%
- d 16.7%
- e 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie33.3%
- ee16.7%
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 CHIV
c 3h 4i 1v 4y 4i 1n 1g 2
C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + V 4 + Y 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
chivying
Form of chivy
- verbannoy continually or chronically“He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked”
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How many eight-letter words that start with CHIV are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words that start with CHIV 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 CHIV?
CHIVYING is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CHIVVIED (20), CHIVVING (20), CHIVALRY (19).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with CHIV score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CHIVVIED (20), CHIVVING (20), CHIVVIES (19). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.