7-Letter Words Starting With LECT
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 7-Letter Words Starting With LECT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 7-Letter Words Starting With LECT 6 words
How common is LECT at the start of seven-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 seven-letter words that start with LECT. They average 9 points and the best is LECTURE (9 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 9
- out of 9 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- N
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- n 50%
- s 33.3%
- e 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- io16.7%
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 seven-letter word that starts with LECT
l 1e 1c 3t 1u 1r 1e 1
L 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + U 1 + R 1 + E 1 = 9 points
- Double word
- 18 pts
- Triple word
- 27 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
lecture
- nouna speech that is open to the public“he attended a lecture on telecommunications”
- nouna lengthy rebuke“a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline”
- nounteaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
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How many seven-letter words that start with LECT are there?
There are 6 seven-letter words that start with LECT 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 seven-letter word that starts with LECT?
LECTURE is worth 9 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LECTERN (9), LECTION (9), LECTORS (9).
Which rare seven-letter words that start with LECT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include LECTINS (9), LECTURN (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.