8-Letter Words Starting With MEDU
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With MEDU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With MEDU 5 words
How common is MEDU at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words that start with MEDU. They average 11.2 points and the best is MEDUSOID (12 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.2
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- s 40%
- d 20%
- e 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ae20%
- oi20%
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 MEDU
m 3e 1d 2u 1s 1o 1i 1d 2
M 3 + E 1 + D 2 + U 1 + S 1 + O 1 + I 1 + D 2 = 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).
medusoid
- nounone of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles
- adjectiverelating to or resembling a medusa
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How many eight-letter words that start with MEDU are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words that start with MEDU 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 MEDU?
MEDUSOID is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MEDULLAS (11), MEDULLAR (11), MEDULLAE (11).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with MEDU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include MEDUSOID (12), MEDULLAE (11), MEDUSANS (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.