8-Letter Words Starting With NOV
- 15 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With NOV
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With NOV 15 words
How common is NOV at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 15 eight-letter words that start with NOV. They average 12.7 points, the best is NOVELIZE (20 points) and 33.3% end in E.
- Total words
- 15
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.7
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 7%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- e 33.3%
- m 13.3%
- s 13.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ae6.7%
- ie6.7%
- io6.7%
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 NOV
n 1o 1v 4e 1l 1i 1z 10e 1
N 1 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
novelize
- verbconvert into the form or the style of a novel“The author novelized the historical event”
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How many eight-letter words that start with NOV are there?
There are 15 eight-letter words that start with NOV 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 NOV?
NOVELIZE is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are NOVALIKE (15), NOVELDOM (14), NOVELISH (14).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with NOV score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include NOVELIZE (20), NOVALIKE (15), NOVELDOM (14), NOVELISH (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.