8-Letter Words With IRU
- 14 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With IRU
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With IRU 14 words
How often does IRU appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 14 eight-letter words containing IRU. They average 11.9 points, the best is POXVIRUS (20 points) and 42.9% end in S.
- Total words
- 14
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.9
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 7%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 42.9% of words
Most common last letters
- s 42.9%
- e 14.3%
- t 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ae7.1%
- eo7.1%
- ie7.1%
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 IRU
p 3o 1x 8v 4i 1r 1u 1s 1
P 3 + O 1 + X 8 + V 4 + I 1 + R 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
poxvirus
- nounany of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates
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How many eight-letter words containing IRU are there?
There are 14 eight-letter words containing IRU 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 IRU?
POXVIRUS is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are VIRUCIDE (14), PROVIRUS (13), SUBVIRUS (13).
Which rare eight-letter words containing IRU score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include POXVIRUS (20), VIRUCIDE (14), PROVIRUS (13), SUBVIRUS (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.