8-Letter Words Starting With MELA
- 14 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With MELA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With MELA 14 words
How common is MELA at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 14 eight-letter words that start with MELA. They average 11.7 points, the best is MELANIZE (19 points) and 28.6% end in E.
- Total words
- 14
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.7
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- e 28.6%
- s 28.6%
- m 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ia7.1%
- oi7.1%
- ou7.1%
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 MELA
m 3e 1l 1a 1n 1i 1z 10e 1
M 3 + E 1 + L 1 + A 1 + N 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).
melanize
- verbconvert into, or infiltrate with melanin
- verbmake or become black“The smoke blackened the ceiling”
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How many eight-letter words that start with MELA are there?
There are 14 eight-letter words that start with MELA 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 MELA?
MELANIZE is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MELAMDIM (15), MELANOMA (12), MELAMINE (12).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with MELA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include MELANIZE (19), MELAMDIM (15), MELANICS (12), MELANIAN (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.