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8-Letter Words Starting With TWIST

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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With TWIST

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

All 8-Letter Words Starting With TWIST 4 words

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

Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words that start with TWIST. They average 11.3 points and the best is TWISTING (12 points).

Total words
4
Average Scrabble score
11.3
out of 12 max
Everyday words
50%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
50% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 50%
  • g 25%
  • r 25%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie25%

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 TWIST

t 1w 4i 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

T 1 + W 4 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 12 points

Double word
24 pts
Triple word
36 pts

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

twisting

  1. nounthe act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
  2. nounthe act of rotating rapidly“he gave the crank a spin”
  3. adjectivemarked by repeated turns and bends“a tortuous road up the mountain”
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How many eight-letter words that start with TWIST are there?

There are 4 eight-letter words that start with TWIST 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 TWIST?

TWISTING is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are TWISTERS (11), TWISTIER (11), TWISTORS (11).