8-Letter Words Starting With WIE
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With WIE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With WIE 3 words
How common is WIE at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 eight-letter words that start with WIE. They average 12.3 points and the best is WIELDING (13 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.3
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- G
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- g 33.3%
- r 33.3%
- s 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ie100%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with WIE
w 4i 1e 1l 1d 2i 1n 1g 2
W 4 + I 1 + E 1 + L 1 + D 2 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 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).
wielding
Form of wield
- verbhave and exercise“wield power and authority”
- verbhandle effectively“The burglar wielded an axe”
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How many eight-letter words that start with WIE are there?
There are 3 eight-letter words that start with WIE 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 WIE?
WIELDING is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WIELDERS (12), WIELDIER (12).