8-Letter Words Starting With GOLD
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With GOLD
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With GOLD 13 words
How common is GOLD at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 eight-letter words that start with GOLD. They average 11.9 points, the best is GOLDSIZE (19 points) and 38.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.9
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 15%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 38.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 38.5%
- e 15.4%
- d 7.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ai7.7%
- ie7.7%
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 GOLD
g 2o 1l 1d 2s 1i 1z 10e 1
G 2 + O 1 + L 1 + D 2 + S 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
goldsize
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 GOLD are there?
There are 13 eight-letter words that start with GOLD 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 GOLD?
GOLDSIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GOLDFISH (16), GOLDBUGS (13), GOLDENLY (13).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with GOLD score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include GOLDSIZE (19), GOLDBUGS (13), GOLDENLY (13), GOLDEYES (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.