9-Letter Words Starting With SCLE
- 15 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With SCLE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With SCLE 15 words
How common is SCLE at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 15 nine-letter words that start with SCLE. They average 11.7 points, the best is SCLEROTIC (13 points) and 46.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 15
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.7
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 46.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 46.7%
- c 13.3%
- l 13.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ei13.3%
- ia6.7%
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 SCLE
s 1c 3l 1e 1r 1o 1t 1i 1c 3
S 1 + C 3 + L 1 + E 1 + R 1 + O 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
sclerotic
- adjectiverelating to or having sclerosis; hardened“a sclerotic patient”
- adjectiveof or relating to the sclera of the eyeball“sclerotic tissue”
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How many nine-letter words that start with SCLE are there?
There are 15 nine-letter words that start with SCLE 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 SCLE?
SCLEROTIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SCLEREMAS (13), SCLERITIC (13), SCLEROMAS (13).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with SCLE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SCLEREMAS (13), SCLERITIC (13), SCLEROMAS (13), SCLEREIDE (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.