3-Letter Words Starting With EA
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 3-Letter Words Starting With EA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 3-Letter Words Starting With EA 5 words
How common is EA at the start of three-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 three-letter words that start with EA. They average 3 points and the best is EAT (3 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 3
- out of 3 max
- Everyday words
- 40%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- N
- 20% of words
Most common last letters
- n 20%
- r 20%
- s 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ea100%
- au20%
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 three-letter word that starts with EA
e 1a 1t 1
E 1 + A 1 + T 1 = 3 points
- Double word
- 6 pts
- Triple word
- 9 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
eat
- verbtake in solid food“She was eating a banana”
- verbeat a meal; take a meal“We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls”
- verbtake in food; used of animals only“This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat”
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How many three-letter words that start with EA are there?
There are 5 three-letter words that start with EA 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 three-letter word that starts with EA?
EAT is worth 3 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are EAR (3), EAU (3), EAN (3).
Which rare three-letter words that start with EA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include EAN (3), EAS (3). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.