8-Letter Words Starting With DESTR
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With DESTR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With DESTR 3 words
How common is DESTR at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words that start with DESTR. They average 10.7 points and the best is DESTROYS (12 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.7
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- R
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- r 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- t 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ie33.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with DESTR
d 2e 1s 1t 1r 1o 1y 4s 1
D 2 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + R 1 + O 1 + Y 4 + S 1 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
destroys
Form of destroy
- verbdo away with, cause the destruction or undoing of“The fire destroyed the house”
- verbdestroy completely; damage irreparably“You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!”
- verbdefeat soundly and humiliatingly“The home team demolished the visitors”
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How many eight-letter words that start with DESTR are there?
There are 3 eight-letter words that start with DESTR 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 DESTR?
DESTROYS is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DESTRUCT (11), DESTRIER (9).