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10-Letter Words Starting With SPH

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Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With SPH

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 10-Letter Words Starting With SPH 19 words

How common is SPH at the start of ten-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 19 ten-letter words that start with SPH. They average 17.5 points, the best is SPHINXLIKE (26 points) and 31.6% end in E.

Total words
19
Average Scrabble score
17.5
out of 26 max
Everyday words
0%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
E
31.6% of words

Most common last letters

  • e 31.6%
  • s 31.6%
  • l 10.5%

Top vowel pairs

  • ae10.5%
  • oi10.5%
  • ia5.3%

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 ten-letter word that starts with SPH

s 1p 3h 4i 1n 1x 8l 1i 1k 5e 1

S 1 + P 3 + H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + X 8 + L 1 + I 1 + K 5 + E 1 = 26 points

Double word
52 pts
Triple word
78 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

sphinxlike

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many ten-letter words that start with SPH are there?

There are 19 ten-letter words that start with SPH 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 ten-letter word that starts with SPH?

SPHINXLIKE is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SPHYGMUSES (21), SPHERICITY (20), SPHEROCYTE (20).

Which rare ten-letter words that start with SPH score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include SPHYGMUSES (21), SPHEROCYTE (20), SPHERELIKE (19), SPHENOPSID (18). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.