3-Letter Words Starting With IO
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 3-Letter Words Starting With IO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 3-Letter Words Starting With IO 2 words
How common is IO at the start of three-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 three-letter words that start with IO. They average 3 points and the best is ION (3 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 3
- out of 3 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- N
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- n 50%
- s 50%
Top vowel pairs
- io100%
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 IO
i 1o 1n 1
I 1 + O 1 + N 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).
ion
- nouna particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
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How many three-letter words that start with IO are there?
There are 2 three-letter words that start with IO 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 IO?
ION is worth 3 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are IOS (3).