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12-Letter Words Starting With ADO

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Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With ADO

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

All 12-Letter Words Starting With ADO 8 words

How common is ADO at the start of twelve-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 8 twelve-letter words that start with ADO. They average 16.8 points and the best is ADOPTABILITY (20 points).

Total words
8
Average Scrabble score
16.8
out of 20 max
Everyday words
13%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
75% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 75%
  • y 25%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia25%
  • io25%

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 twelve-letter word that starts with ADO

a 1d 2o 1p 3t 1a 1b 3i 1l 1i 1t 1y 4

A 1 + D 2 + O 1 + P 3 + T 1 + A 1 + B 3 + I 1 + L 1 + I 1 + T 1 + Y 4 = 20 points

Double word
40 pts
Triple word
60 pts

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

adoptability

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

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How many twelve-letter words that start with ADO are there?

There are 8 twelve-letter words that start with ADO 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 twelve-letter word that starts with ADO?

ADOPTABILITY is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ADOLESCENTLY (18), ADOLESCENCES (17), ADOPTIANISMS (17).

Which rare twelve-letter words that start with ADO score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include ADOPTABILITY (20), ADOLESCENTLY (18), ADOPTIANISMS (17), ADOPTIONISMS (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.