8-Letter Words Starting With FAIL
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With FAIL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With FAIL 2 words
How common is FAIL at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 eight-letter words that start with FAIL. They average 11.5 points and the best is FAILINGS (12 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.5
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 100%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 100% of words
Most common last letters
- s 100%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with FAIL
f 4a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2s 1
F 4 + A 1 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + 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).
failings
Form of failing
- nouna flaw or weak point“he was quick to point out his wife's failings”
- nounfailure to reach a minimum required performance“his failing the course led to his disqualification”
- adjectivebelow acceptable in performance“received failing grades”
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How many eight-letter words that start with FAIL are there?
There are 2 eight-letter words that start with FAIL 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 FAIL?
FAILINGS is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FAILURES (11).