8-Letter Words Starting With THW
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With THW
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With THW 6 words
How common is THW at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words that start with THW. They average 16.8 points and the best is THWACKED (21 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.8
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- d 33.3%
- r 33.3%
- s 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ai16.7%
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 THW
t 1h 4w 4a 1c 3k 5e 1d 2
T 1 + H 4 + W 4 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 + E 1 + D 2 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
thwacked
Form of thwack
- verbdeliver a hard blow to“The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved”
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How many eight-letter words that start with THW are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words that start with THW 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 THW?
THWACKED is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are THWACKER (20), THWARTLY (17), THWARTED (15).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with THW score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include THWARTLY (17), THWAITES (14), THWARTER (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.