8-Letter Words Starting With OCTA
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With OCTA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With OCTA 8 words
How common is OCTA at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words that start with OCTA. They average 12.3 points and the best is OCTARCHY (18 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.3
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- y 25%
- e 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- oo12.5%
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 OCTA
o 1c 3t 1a 1r 1c 3h 4y 4
O 1 + C 3 + T 1 + A 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4 + Y 4 = 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).
octarchy
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words that start with OCTA are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words that start with OCTA 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 OCTA?
OCTARCHY is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OCTAPODY (16), OCTAPLAS (12), OCTAGONS (11).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with OCTA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include OCTAPODY (16), OCTAPLAS (12), OCTANOLS (10), OCTAROON (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.