9-Letter Words Starting With DIFF
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With DIFF
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With DIFF 13 words
How common is DIFF at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 nine-letter words that start with DIFF. They average 17.2 points, the best is DIFFUSELY (19 points) and 30.8% end in T.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.2
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 39%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- T
- 30.8% of words
Most common last letters
- t 30.8%
- s 23.1%
- e 15.4%
Top vowel pairs
- io7.7%
- ue7.7%
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 nine-letter word that starts with DIFF
d 2i 1f 4f 4u 1s 1e 1l 1y 4
D 2 + I 1 + F 4 + F 4 + U 1 + S 1 + E 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
diffusely
- adverbin a diffuse manner“the arteries were diffusely narrowed”
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How many nine-letter words that start with DIFF are there?
There are 13 nine-letter words that start with DIFF 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 DIFF?
DIFFUSELY is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DIFFUSIVE (19), DIFFICULT (18), DIFFRACTS (18).
What are some common nine-letter words that start with DIFF?
Everyday examples include DIFFERENT, DIFFICULT, DIFFERING, DIFFUSION, DIFFIDENT, DIFFUSING, DIFFUSELY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.