8-Letter Words Starting With DAMP
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With DAMP
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With DAMP 5 words
How common is DAMP at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words that start with DAMP. They average 13.4 points and the best is DAMPENED (14 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.4
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 40%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- s 40%
- d 20%
- r 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ie20%
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 DAMP
d 2a 1m 3p 3e 1n 1e 1d 2
D 2 + A 1 + M 3 + P 3 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
dampened
Form of dampen
- verbsuppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity“Stifle your curiosity”
- verbmake moist“The dew moistened the meadows”
- verbdeaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
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How many eight-letter words that start with DAMP are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words that start with DAMP 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 DAMP?
DAMPENED is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DAMPINGS (14), DAMPNESS (13), DAMPENER (13).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with DAMP score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DAMPINGS (14), DAMPIEST (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.