9-Letter Words Starting With PIST
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With PIST
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With PIST 9 words
How common is PIST at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 nine-letter words that start with PIST. They average 12.3 points and the best is PISTACHIO (16 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.3
- out of 16 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- O
- 22.2% of words
Most common last letters
- o 22.2%
- r 22.2%
- s 22.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ee22.2%
- ie11.1%
- io11.1%
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 PIST
p 3i 1s 1t 1a 1c 3h 4i 1o 1
P 3 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + C 3 + H 4 + I 1 + O 1 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pistachio
- nounsmall tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts
- nounnut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel
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How many nine-letter words that start with PIST are there?
There are 9 nine-letter words that start with PIST 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 PIST?
PISTACHIO is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PISTACHES (16), PISTOLING (12), PISTOLLED (12).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with PIST score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PISTACHES (16), PISTOLING (12), PISTOLLED (12), PISTOLERO (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.