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9-Letter Words Starting With CIPH

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Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With CIPH

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

All 9-Letter Words Starting With CIPH 3 words

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

Our combined English word list has 3 nine-letter words that start with CIPH. They average 16.3 points and the best is CIPHERING (17 points).

Total words
3
Average Scrabble score
16.3
out of 17 max
Everyday words
33%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
66.7% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 66.7%
  • g 33.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie33.3%

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 CIPH

c 3i 1p 3h 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

C 3 + I 1 + P 3 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 17 points

Double word
34 pts
Triple word
51 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

ciphering

Form of cipher

  1. verbconvert ordinary language into code“We should encode the message for security reasons”
  2. verbmake a mathematical calculation or computation
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How many nine-letter words that start with CIPH are there?

There are 3 nine-letter words that start with CIPH 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 CIPH?

CIPHERING is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CIPHERERS (16), CIPHONIES (16).

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

Uncommon but valid choices include CIPHERERS (16), CIPHONIES (16). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.