8-Letter Words Starting With PENT
- 18 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With PENT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With PENT 18 words
How common is PENT at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 18 eight-letter words that start with PENT. They average 11.7 points, the best is PENTARCH (15 points) and 44.4% end in S.
- Total words
- 18
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.7
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 44.4% of words
Most common last letters
- s 44.4%
- c 11.1%
- d 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ia5.6%
- oo5.6%
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 PENT
p 3e 1n 1t 1a 1r 1c 3h 4
P 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + A 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pentarch
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 PENT are there?
There are 18 eight-letter words that start with PENT 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 PENT?
PENTARCH is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PENTOMIC (14), PENTADIC (13), PENTHIAS (13).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with PENT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PENTARCH (15), PENTADIC (13), PENTHIAS (13), PENTICED (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.