8-Letter Words Starting With PSY
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With PSY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With PSY 7 words
How common is PSY at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 eight-letter words that start with PSY. They average 17.9 points and the best is PSYCHICS (20 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.9
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 29%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- M
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- m 28.6%
- s 28.6%
- d 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- iu14.3%
- oi14.3%
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 PSY
p 3s 1y 4c 3h 4i 1c 3s 1
P 3 + S 1 + Y 4 + C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + C 3 + S 1 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
psychics
Form of psychic
- nouna person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception
- adjectiveaffecting or influenced by the human mind“psychic energy”
- adjectiveoutside the sphere of physical science“psychic phenomena”
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How many eight-letter words that start with PSY are there?
There are 7 eight-letter words that start with PSY 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 PSY?
PSYCHICS is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PSYCHISM (20), PSYCHING (19), PSYCHOID (19).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with PSY score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PSYCHOID (19), PSYCHIST (18), PSYLLIUM (15), PSYLLIDS (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.