8-Letter Words Starting With WHIST
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With WHIST
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With WHIST 4 words
How common is WHIST at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words that start with WHIST. They average 14.5 points and the best is WHISTLED (15 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.5
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- d 25%
- g 25%
- r 25%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with WHIST
w 4h 4i 1s 1t 1l 1e 1d 2
W 4 + H 4 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + L 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
whistled
Form of whistle
- verbmake whistling sounds“He lay there, snoring and whistling”
- verbmove with, or as with, a whistling sound“The bullets whistled past him”
- verbutter or express by whistling“She whistled a melody”
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How many eight-letter words that start with WHIST are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words that start with WHIST 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 WHIST?
WHISTLED is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WHISTING (15), WHISTLES (14), WHISTLER (14).
What are some common eight-letter words that start with WHIST?
Everyday examples include WHISTLES, WHISTLER, WHISTLED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.