7-Letter Words Starting With OCTA
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 7-Letter Words Starting With OCTA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 7-Letter Words Starting With OCTA 9 words
How common is OCTA at the start of seven-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 seven-letter words that start with OCTA. They average 10.7 points and the best is OCTAVES (12 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.7
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 22%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 44.4% of words
Most common last letters
- s 44.4%
- l 22.2%
- a 11.1%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring seven-letter word that starts with OCTA
o 1c 3t 1a 1v 4e 1s 1
O 1 + C 3 + T 1 + A 1 + V 4 + E 1 + S 1 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
octaves
Form of octave
- nouna feast day and the seven days following it
- nouna musical interval of eight tones
- nouna rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
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How many seven-letter words that start with OCTA are there?
There are 9 seven-letter words that start with OCTA 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 OCTA?
OCTAVES is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are OCTAVOS (12), OCTADIC (12), OCTAVAL (12).
Which rare seven-letter words that start with OCTA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include OCTADIC (12), OCTAVAL (12), OCTAPLA (11), OCTANOL (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.