9-Letter Words Starting With LIS
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With LIS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With LIS 8 words
How common is LIS at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 nine-letter words that start with LIS. They average 11.3 points and the best is LISPINGLY (15 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.3
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 25%
- g 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ia25%
- ou12.5%
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 LIS
l 1i 1s 1p 3i 1n 1g 2l 1y 4
L 1 + I 1 + S 1 + P 3 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + L 1 + Y 4 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
lispingly
- adverbwith a lisp“she spoke lispingly”
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How many nine-letter words that start with LIS are there?
There are 8 nine-letter words that start with LIS 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 LIS?
LISPINGLY is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LISSOMELY (14), LISPOUNDS (12), LISTSERVS (12).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with LIS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include LISPINGLY (15), LISPOUNDS (12), LISTSERVS (12), LISTERIAL (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.