12-Letter Words Starting With DIF
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With DIF
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With DIF 13 words
How common is DIF at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 twelve-letter words that start with DIF. They average 20.5 points, the best is DIFFERENCING (22 points) and 38.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 20.5
- out of 22 max
- Everyday words
- 15%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 38.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 38.5%
- e 15.4%
- l 15.4%
Top vowel pairs
- ie30.8%
- io30.8%
- ia15.4%
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 DIF
d 2i 1f 4f 4e 1r 1e 1n 1c 3i 1n 1g 2
D 2 + I 1 + F 4 + F 4 + E 1 + R 1 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 22 points
- Double word
- 44 pts
- Triple word
- 66 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
differencing
Form of difference
- nounthe quality of being unlike or dissimilar“there are many differences between jazz and rock”
- nouna variation that deviates from the standard or norm“the deviation from the mean”
- nouna disagreement or argument about something important“he had a dispute with his wife”
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How many twelve-letter words that start with DIF are there?
There are 13 twelve-letter words that start with DIF 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 DIF?
DIFFERENCING is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DIFFERENCIED (22), DIFFRANGIBLE (22), DIFFICULTIES (21).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with DIF score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DIFFERENCIED (22), DIFFRANGIBLE (22), DIFFERENCIES (21), DIFFORMITIES (21). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.