8-Letter Words Starting With CIVIL
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With CIVIL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With CIVIL 5 words
How common is CIVIL at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words that start with CIVIL. They average 15.4 points and the best is CIVILIZE (22 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.4
- out of 22 max
- Everyday words
- 40%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- e 40%
- n 20%
- t 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ia20%
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 CIVIL
c 3i 1v 4i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1
C 3 + I 1 + V 4 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 22 points
- Double word
- 44 pts
- Triple word
- 66 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
civilize
- verbteach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment“Cultivate your musical taste”
- verbraise from a barbaric to a civilized state“The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized”
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How many eight-letter words that start with CIVIL are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words that start with CIVIL 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 CIVIL?
CIVILIZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CIVILITY (16), CIVILIAN (13), CIVILISE (13).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with CIVIL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include CIVILIZE (22), CIVILISE (13), CIVILIST (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.