8-Letter Words With LOUR
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With LOUR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With LOUR 13 words
How often does LOUR appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 eight-letter words containing LOUR. They average 11 points, the best is FLOURISH (14 points) and 46.2% end in R.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 11
- out of 14 max
- Everyday words
- 15%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- R
- 46.2% of words
Most common last letters
- r 46.2%
- g 15.4%
- s 15.4%
Top vowel pairs
- ou100%
- ie15.4%
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 containing LOUR
f 4l 1o 1u 1r 1i 1s 1h 4
F 4 + L 1 + O 1 + U 1 + R 1 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 = 14 points
- Double word
- 28 pts
- Triple word
- 42 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
flourish
- nouna showy gesture“she entered with a great flourish”
- nounan ornamental embellishment in writing
- nouna display of ornamental speech or language
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How many eight-letter words containing LOUR are there?
There are 13 eight-letter words containing LOUR 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 LOUR?
FLOURISH is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RYEFLOUR (14), FLOURING (12), BICOLOUR (12).
Which rare eight-letter words containing LOUR score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include RYEFLOUR (14), BICOLOUR (12), CLOURING (11), COLOURED (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.