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9-Letter Words Starting With CENTI

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Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With CENTI

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 9-Letter Words Starting With CENTI 5 words

How common is CENTI at the start of nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 5 nine-letter words that start with CENTI. They average 12.2 points and the best is CENTIPEDE (14 points).

Total words
5
Average Scrabble score
12.2
out of 14 max
Everyday words
20%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
40% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 40%
  • e 20%
  • l 20%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia20%

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 CENTI

c 3e 1n 1t 1i 1p 3e 1d 2e 1

C 3 + E 1 + N 1 + T 1 + I 1 + P 3 + E 1 + D 2 + E 1 = 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).

centipede

  1. nounchiefly nocturnal predacious arthropod having a flattened body of 15 to 173 segments each with a pair of legs, the foremost pair being modified as prehensors
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How many nine-letter words that start with CENTI are there?

There are 5 nine-letter words that start with CENTI 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 CENTI?

CENTIPEDE is worth 14 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CENTIGRAM (14), CENTIARES (11), CENTINELL (11).

Which rare nine-letter words that start with CENTI score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include CENTIARES (11), CENTINELL (11), CENTINELS (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.