8-Letter Words With RISS
- 12 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With RISS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With RISS 12 words
How often does RISS appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 12 eight-letter words containing RISS. They average 10.5 points, the best is PRISSILY (13 points) and 41.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 12
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.5
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 41.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 41.7%
- a 8.3%
- g 8.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ie16.7%
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 RISS
p 3r 1i 1s 1s 1i 1l 1y 4
P 3 + R 1 + I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 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).
prissily
- adverbin a prissy manner“the new teacher alienates the children by behaving prissily”
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How many eight-letter words containing RISS are there?
There are 12 eight-letter words containing RISS 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 RISS?
PRISSILY is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are VIBRISSA (13), FRISSONS (11), HARISSAS (11).
Which rare eight-letter words containing RISS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HARISSAS (11), HERISSON (11), PRISSING (11), THRISSEL (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.