8-Letter Words Starting With FISS
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With FISS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With FISS 6 words
How common is FISS at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words that start with FISS. They average 11.8 points and the best is FISSIPED (14 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.8
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- d 33.3%
- s 33.3%
- g 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- io16.7%
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 FISS
f 4i 1s 1s 1i 1p 3e 1d 2
F 4 + I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + P 3 + 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).
fissiped
- nounterrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons
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How many eight-letter words that start with FISS are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words that start with FISS 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 FISS?
FISSIPED is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FISSURED (12), FISSLING (12), FISSURES (11).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with FISS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FISSIPED (14), FISSLING (12), FISSURAL (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.