8-Letter Words With STING
- 80 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With STING
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With STING 80 words
How often does STING appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 80 eight-letter words containing STING. They average 11.2 points, the best is QUESTING (18 points) and 65% end in G.
- Total words
- 80
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.2
- out of 18 max
- Everyday words
- 34%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- G
- 65% of words
Most common last letters
- g 65%
- s 31.3%
- y 2.5%
Top vowel pairs
- oa6.3%
- oi6.3%
- ea5%
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 STING
q 10u 1e 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 2
Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 18 points
- Double word
- 36 pts
- Triple word
- 54 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
questing
Form of quest
- verbmake a search (for)“Things that die with their eyes open and questing”
- verbsearch the trail of (game)“The dog went off and quested”
- verbbark with prolonged noises, of dogs
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How many eight-letter words containing STING are there?
There are 80 eight-letter words containing STING 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 STING?
QUESTING is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are EXISTING (16), JOUSTING (16), JESTINGS (16).
What are some common eight-letter words containing STING?
Everyday examples include TRUSTING, EXISTING, BURSTING, BLASTING, TWISTING, STINGIER, LISTINGS, WRESTING. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare eight-letter words containing STING score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include JESTINGS (16), JOISTING (16), WHISTING (15), CHESTING (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.