8-Letter Words Starting With POTA
- 10 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With POTA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With POTA 10 words
How common is POTA at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 10 eight-letter words that start with POTA. They average 11.5 points, the best is POTASHED (14 points) and 60% end in S.
- Total words
- 10
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.5
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 10%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 60% of words
Most common last letters
- s 60%
- c 10%
- d 10%
Top vowel pairs
- io10%
- oe10%
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 POTA
p 3o 1t 1a 1s 1h 4e 1d 2
P 3 + O 1 + T 1 + A 1 + S 1 + H 4 + E 1 + D 2 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
potashed
Form of potash
- nouna potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry
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How many eight-letter words that start with POTA are there?
There are 10 eight-letter words that start with POTA 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 POTA?
POTASHED is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are POTASHES (13), POTATORY (13), POTABLES (12).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with POTA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include POTASHED (14), POTASHES (13), POTATORY (13), POTAGERS (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.