8-Letter Words Starting With STEN
- 14 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With STEN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With STEN 14 words
How common is STEN at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 14 eight-letter words that start with STEN. They average 10.1 points, the best is STENCHED (14 points) and 42.9% end in S.
- Total words
- 14
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.1
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 14%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 42.9% of words
Most common last letters
- s 42.9%
- g 21.4%
- d 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ou7.1%
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 STEN
s 1t 1e 1n 1c 3h 4e 1d 2
S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + H 4 + E 1 + D 2 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
stenched
Form of stench
- nouna distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
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How many eight-letter words that start with STEN are there?
There are 14 eight-letter words that start with STEN 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 STEN?
STENCHED is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are STENLOCK (14), STENCHES (13), STENGAHS (12).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with STEN score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include STENCHED (14), STENLOCK (14), STENGAHS (12), STENDING (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.