8-Letter Words Starting With SPH
- 16 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With SPH
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With SPH 16 words
How common is SPH at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 16 eight-letter words that start with SPH. They average 15.6 points, the best is SPHYNXES (23 points) and 43.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 16
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.6
- out of 23 max
- Everyday words
- 6%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 43.8% of words
Most common last letters
- s 43.8%
- d 18.8%
- e 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- oi12.5%
- ae6.3%
- ai6.3%
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 SPH
s 1p 3h 4y 4n 1x 8e 1s 1
S 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + N 1 + X 8 + E 1 + S 1 = 23 points
- Double word
- 46 pts
- Triple word
- 69 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
sphynxes
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words that start with SPH are there?
There are 16 eight-letter words that start with SPH 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 SPH?
SPHYNXES is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SPHYGMIC (21), SPHINXES (20), SPHYGMUS (19).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with SPH score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SPHYNXES (23), SPHYGMUS (19), SPHINGID (15), SPHERING (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.