8-Letter Words Starting With PETE
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With PETE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With PETE 4 words
How common is PETE at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words that start with PETE. They average 12.5 points and the best is PETECHIA (15 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.5
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- N
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- n 50%
- a 25%
- g 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ia25%
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 PETE
p 3e 1t 1e 1c 3h 4i 1a 1
P 3 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + A 1 = 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).
petechia
- nouna minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)
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How many eight-letter words that start with PETE are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words that start with PETE 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 PETE?
PETECHIA is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PETERMAN (12), PETERMEN (12), PETERING (11).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with PETE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PETERMAN (12), PETERMEN (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.