9-Letter Words Starting With FOS
- 11 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With FOS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With FOS 11 words
How common is FOS at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 11 nine-letter words that start with FOS. They average 14.4 points, the best is FOSSILIZE (21 points) and 36.4% end in E.
- Total words
- 11
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.4
- out of 21 max
- Everyday words
- 9%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 36.4% of words
Most common last letters
- e 36.4%
- s 18.2%
- d 9.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ia9.1%
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 FOS
f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 1i 1z 10e 1
F 4 + O 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 = 21 points
- Double word
- 42 pts
- Triple word
- 63 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
fossilize
- verbconvert to a fossil“The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone”
- verbbecome mentally inflexible
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How many nine-letter words that start with FOS are there?
There are 11 nine-letter words that start with FOS 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 FOS?
FOSSILIZE is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FOSSICKED (19), FOSSICKER (18), FOSCARNET (14).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with FOS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include FOSSILIZE (21), FOSSICKED (19), FOSSICKER (18), FOSCARNET (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.