8-Letter Words Starting With DIES
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With DIES
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With DIES 5 words
How common is DIES at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words that start with DIES. They average 10.8 points and the best is DIESTOCK (15 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.8
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 20%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- s 40%
- d 20%
- k 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ie100%
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 DIES
d 2i 1e 1s 1t 1o 1c 3k 5
D 2 + I 1 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + O 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
diestock
- nouna device that holds the dies that cut external threads on metal cylinders
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How many eight-letter words that start with DIES are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words that start with DIES 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 DIES?
DIESTOCK is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DIESTRUM (11), DIESELED (10), DIESTERS (9).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with DIES score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DIESTRUM (11), DIESTERS (9), DIESTRUS (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.