10-Letter Words Starting With WAIT
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With WAIT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With WAIT 8 words
How common is WAIT at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 ten-letter words that start with WAIT. They average 15 points and the best is WAITSTAFFS (19 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 15
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 13%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- s 50%
- d 37.5%
- n 12.5%
Top vowel pairs
- ai100%
- oo12.5%
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 WAIT
w 4a 1i 1t 1s 1t 1a 1f 4f 4s 1
W 4 + A 1 + I 1 + T 1 + S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + F 4 + F 4 + S 1 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
waitstaffs
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 WAIT are there?
There are 8 ten-letter words that start with WAIT 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 WAIT?
WAITSTAFFS is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are WAITERHOOD (17), WAITPERSON (15), WAITERAGES (14).
Which rare ten-letter words that start with WAIT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include WAITSTAFFS (19), WAITERHOOD (17), WAITERAGES (14), WAITERINGS (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.