7-Letter Words Starting With PETR
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 7-Letter Words Starting With PETR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 7-Letter Words Starting With PETR 6 words
How common is PETR at the start of seven-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 seven-letter words that start with PETR. They average 10.5 points and the best is PETRIFY (15 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.5
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- y 33.3%
- e 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ou16.7%
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 PETR
p 3e 1t 1r 1i 1f 4y 4
P 3 + E 1 + T 1 + R 1 + I 1 + F 4 + Y 4 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
petrify
- verbcause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright“The horror petrified his feelings”
- verbchange into stone“the wood petrified with time”
- verbmake rigid and set into a conventional pattern“rigidify the training schedule”
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How many seven-letter words that start with PETR are there?
There are 6 seven-letter words that start with PETR 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 PETR?
PETRIFY is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PETRARY (12), PETRELS (9), PETROUS (9).
Which rare seven-letter words that start with PETR score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PETRARY (12), PETRALE (9), PETROLS (9). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.