8-Letter Words Starting With MOSS
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With MOSS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With MOSS 4 words
How common is MOSS at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words that start with MOSS. They average 13.3 points and the best is MOSSBACK (18 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.3
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- d 25%
- e 25%
- k 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ie25%
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 MOSS
m 3o 1s 1s 1b 3a 1c 3k 5
M 3 + O 1 + S 1 + S 1 + B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
mossback
- nounan extremely old-fashioned conservative
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How many eight-letter words that start with MOSS are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words that start with MOSS 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 MOSS?
MOSSBACK is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are MOSSLIKE (14), MOSSLAND (11), MOSSIEST (10).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with MOSS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include MOSSLIKE (14), MOSSLAND (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.