8-Letter Words Starting With WHIM
- 11 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With WHIM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With WHIM 11 words
How common is WHIM at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 11 eight-letter words that start with WHIM. They average 17.9 points, the best is WHIMMING (19 points) and 36.4% end in S.
- Total words
- 11
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.9
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 9%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 36.4% of words
Most common last letters
- s 36.4%
- d 18.2%
- r 18.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ie36.4%
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 WHIM
w 4h 4i 1m 3m 3i 1n 1g 2
W 4 + H 4 + I 1 + M 3 + M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
whimming
Form of whim
- nouna sudden desire“he bought it on an impulse”
- nounan odd or fanciful or capricious idea“the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories”
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How many eight-letter words that start with WHIM are there?
There are 11 eight-letter words that start with WHIM 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 WHIM?
WHIMMING is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WHIMPLED (19), WHIMSEYS (19), WHIMSILY (19).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with WHIM score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include WHIMMING (19), WHIMPLED (19), WHIMSEYS (19), WHIMSILY (19). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.