8-Letter Words Starting With SCIS
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With SCIS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With SCIS 6 words
How common is SCIS at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words that start with SCIS. They average 10 points and the best is SCISSORS (10 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 10
- out of 10 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- e 33.3%
- n 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- io16.7%
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 SCIS
s 1c 3i 1s 1s 1o 1r 1s 1
S 1 + C 3 + I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + O 1 + R 1 + S 1 = 10 points
- Double word
- 20 pts
- Triple word
- 30 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
scissors
- nounan edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
- nouna wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze
- nouna gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move
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How many eight-letter words that start with SCIS are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words that start with SCIS 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 SCIS?
SCISSORS is worth 10 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SCISSILE (10), SCISSION (10), SCISSURE (10).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with SCIS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SCISSELS (10), SCISSILS (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.