8-Letter Words Starting With NEAR
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With NEAR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With NEAR 3 words
How common is NEAR at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words that start with NEAR. They average 8.3 points and the best is NEARSIDE (9 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 8.3
- out of 9 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- e 33.3%
- r 33.3%
- s 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ea100%
- ie33.3%
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 NEAR
n 1e 1a 1r 1s 1i 1d 2e 1
N 1 + E 1 + A 1 + R 1 + S 1 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1 = 9 points
- Double word
- 18 pts
- Triple word
- 27 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
nearside
- nounthe side of a vehicle nearest the kerb
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How many eight-letter words that start with NEAR are there?
There are 3 eight-letter words that start with NEAR 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 NEAR?
NEARSIDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NEARNESS (8), NEARLIER (8).