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8-Letter Words Starting With MELT

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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With MELT

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words Starting With MELT 7 words

How common is MELT at the start of eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 7 eight-letter words that start with MELT. They average 11.9 points and the best is MELTDOWN (14 points).

Total words
7
Average Scrabble score
11.9
out of 14 max
Everyday words
0%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
57.1% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 57.1%
  • e 14.3%
  • n 14.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie14.3%

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 MELT

m 3e 1l 1t 1d 2o 1w 4n 1

M 3 + E 1 + L 1 + T 1 + D 2 + O 1 + W 4 + N 1 = 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).

meltdown

  1. nounsevere overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping
  2. nouna disaster comparable to a nuclear meltdown“there is little likelihood of a meltdown comparable to the American banking collapse in March 1933”
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How many eight-letter words that start with MELT are there?

There are 7 eight-letter words that start with MELT 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 MELT?

MELTDOWN is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MELTITHS (13), MELTABLE (12), MELTEMIS (12).

Which rare eight-letter words that start with MELT score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include MELTITHS (13), MELTEMIS (12), MELTAGES (11), MELTINGS (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.