8-Letter Words Starting With MAINS
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With MAINS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With MAINS 2 words
How common is MAINS at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 eight-letter words that start with MAINS. They average 11.5 points and the best is MAINSTAY (13 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.5
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- L
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- l 50%
- y 50%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with MAINS
m 3a 1i 1n 1s 1t 1a 1y 4
M 3 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1 + S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + Y 4 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
mainstay
- nouna prominent supporter“he is a pillar of the community”
- nouna central cohesive source of support and stability“faith is his anchor”
- nounthe forestay that braces the mainmast
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How many eight-letter words that start with MAINS are there?
There are 2 eight-letter words that start with MAINS 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 MAINS?
MAINSTAY is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MAINSAIL (10).