6-Letter Words Starting With BOM
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 6-Letter Words Starting With BOM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 6-Letter Words Starting With BOM 7 words
How common is BOM at the start of six-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 six-letter words that start with BOM. They average 14.6 points and the best is BOMBYX (22 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.6
- out of 22 max
- Everyday words
- 29%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 28.6%
- x 28.6%
- d 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ie14.3%
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 six-letter word that starts with BOM
b 3o 1m 3b 3y 4x 8
B 3 + O 1 + M 3 + B 3 + Y 4 + X 8 = 22 points
- Double word
- 44 pts
- Triple word
- 66 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
bombyx
- nountype genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth
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How many six-letter words that start with BOM are there?
There are 7 six-letter words that start with BOM 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 six-letter word that starts with BOM?
BOMBYX is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BOMBAX (19), BOMBED (13), BOMBER (12).
Which rare six-letter words that start with BOM score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include BOMBYX (22), BOMBAX (19), BOMBES (12), BOMBOS (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.