8-Letter Words Starting With PLI
- 16 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With PLI
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With PLI 16 words
How common is PLI at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 16 eight-letter words that start with PLI. They average 13 points, the best is PLIGHTED (15 points) and 25% end in S.
- Total words
- 16
- Average Scrabble score
- 13
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- s 25%
- d 12.5%
- e 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- io25%
- au6.3%
- ia6.3%
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 PLI
p 3l 1i 1g 2h 4t 1e 1d 2
P 3 + L 1 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + T 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 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).
plighted
Form of plight
- verbgive to in marriage
- verbpromise solemnly and formally“I pledge that I will honor my wife”
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How many eight-letter words that start with PLI are there?
There are 16 eight-letter words that start with PLI 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 PLI?
PLIGHTED is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PLIMMING (15), PLINKING (15), PLIOFILM (15).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with PLI score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PLIMMING (15), PLINKING (15), PLIOFILM (15), PLINKERS (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.