8-Letter Words With CISS
- 14 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With CISS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With CISS 14 words
How often does CISS appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 14 eight-letter words containing CISS. They average 10.4 points, the best is ABSCISSA (12 points) and 42.9% end in S.
- Total words
- 14
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.4
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 7%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 42.9% of words
Most common last letters
- s 42.9%
- e 28.6%
- a 7.1%
Top vowel pairs
- au7.1%
- ie7.1%
- io7.1%
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 containing CISS
a 1b 3s 1c 3i 1s 1s 1a 1
A 1 + B 3 + S 1 + C 3 + I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + A 1 = 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).
abscissa
- nounthe value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis
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How many eight-letter words containing CISS are there?
There are 14 eight-letter words containing CISS 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 containing CISS?
ABSCISSA is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ABSCISSE (12), CISSINGS (11), CISSOIDS (11).
Which rare eight-letter words containing CISS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include ABSCISSE (12), CISSINGS (11), CISSOIDS (11), CISSIEST (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.