9-Letter Words Starting With WAYL
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With WAYL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With WAYL 3 words
How common is WAYL at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 nine-letter words that start with WAYL. They average 18.3 points and the best is WAYLAYING (19 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 18.3
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 66.7%
- g 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ea33.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with WAYL
w 4a 1y 4l 1a 1y 4i 1n 1g 2
W 4 + A 1 + Y 4 + L 1 + A 1 + Y 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 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).
waylaying
Form of waylay
- verbwait in hiding to attack
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- 6 letters1
- 7 letters3
- 8 letters3
- 9 letters3
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How many nine-letter words that start with WAYL are there?
There are 3 nine-letter words that start with WAYL 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 WAYL?
WAYLAYING is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WAYLAYERS (18), WAYLEAVES (18).