9-Letter Words Starting With BACT
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With BACT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With BACT 8 words
How common is BACT at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 nine-letter words that start with BACT. They average 14.5 points and the best is BACTERIZE (22 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.5
- out of 22 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- e 25%
- s 25%
- d 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ia37.5%
- iu12.5%
- oi12.5%
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 nine-letter word that starts with BACT
b 3a 1c 3t 1e 1r 1i 1z 10e 1
B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 22 points
- Double word
- 44 pts
- Triple word
- 66 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bacterize
- verbsubject to the action of bacteria
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How many nine-letter words that start with BACT are there?
There are 8 nine-letter words that start with BACT 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 nine-letter word that starts with BACT?
BACTERIZE is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BACTERIUM (15), BACTEROID (14), BACTERIAL (13).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with BACT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BACTERIZE (22), BACTERIAN (13), BACTERIAS (13), BACTERINS (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.