8-Letter Words Starting With DON
- 17 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With DON
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With DON 17 words
How common is DON at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 17 eight-letter words that start with DON. They average 10.6 points, the best is DONSHIPS (14 points) and 35.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 17
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.6
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 12%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 35.3% of words
Most common last letters
- s 35.3%
- d 17.6%
- y 11.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ie11.8%
- io5.9%
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 DON
d 2o 1n 1s 1h 4i 1p 3s 1
D 2 + O 1 + N 1 + S 1 + H 4 + I 1 + P 3 + S 1 = 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).
donships
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words that start with DON are there?
There are 17 eight-letter words that start with DON 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 DON?
DONSHIPS is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DONNIKER (13), DONATIVE (12), DONATARY (12).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with DON score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DONSHIPS (14), DONNIKER (13), DONATARY (12), DONATORY (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.