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8-Letter Words Starting With SMELLI

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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With SMELLI

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words Starting With SMELLI 3 words

How common is SMELLI at the start of eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words that start with SMELLI. They average 10.3 points and the best is SMELLING (11 points).

Total words
3
Average Scrabble score
10.3
out of 11 max
Everyday words
67%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
G
33.3% of words

Most common last letters

  • g 33.3%
  • r 33.3%
  • s 33.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie66.7%

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 SMELLI

s 1m 3e 1l 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

S 1 + M 3 + E 1 + L 1 + L 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).

smelling

  1. nounthe act of perceiving the odor of something
  2. adjective(used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous“the hall was redolent of floor wax”
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How many eight-letter words that start with SMELLI are there?

There are 3 eight-letter words that start with SMELLI 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 SMELLI?

SMELLING is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SMELLIER (10), SMELLIES (10).