8-Letter Words Starting With PURSU
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With PURSU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With PURSU 5 words
How common is PURSU at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words that start with PURSU. They average 10.2 points and the best is PURSUING (11 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.2
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 40%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 60% of words
Most common last letters
- s 60%
- g 20%
- t 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ua40%
- ui40%
- ue20%
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 PURSU
p 3u 1r 1s 1u 1i 1n 1g 2
P 3 + U 1 + R 1 + S 1 + U 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pursuing
- adjectivefollowing in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit“the fox fled from the pursuing hounds”
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How many eight-letter words that start with PURSU are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words that start with PURSU 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 PURSU?
PURSUING is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PURSUITS (10), PURSUANT (10), PURSUERS (10).
What are some common eight-letter words that start with PURSU?
Everyday examples include PURSUING, PURSUANT, PURSUITS, PURSUERS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.