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8-Letter Words Starting With SUD

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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With SUD

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

All 8-Letter Words Starting With SUD 11 words

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

Our combined English word list has 11 eight-letter words that start with SUD. They average 10.5 points, the best is SUDDENLY (13 points) and 27.3% end in S.

Total words
11
Average Scrabble score
10.5
out of 13 max
Everyday words
9%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
27.3% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 27.3%
  • y 27.3%
  • a 9.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie18.2%
  • io9.1%
  • iu9.1%

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 SUD

s 1u 1d 2d 2e 1n 1l 1y 4

S 1 + U 1 + D 2 + D 2 + E 1 + N 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 13 points

Double word
26 pts
Triple word
39 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

suddenly

  1. adverbhappening unexpectedly“suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side”
  2. adverbquickly and without warning“he stopped suddenly”
  3. adverbon impulse; without premeditation“he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment”
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How many eight-letter words that start with SUD are there?

There are 11 eight-letter words that start with SUD 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 SUD?

SUDDENLY is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SUDDENTY (13), SUDATORY (12), SUDARIUM (11).

Which rare eight-letter words that start with SUD score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include SUDDENTY (13), SUDAMINA (11), SUDATING (10), SUDARIES (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.