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12-Letter Words Starting With DIFF

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Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With DIFF

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

All 12-Letter Words Starting With DIFF 12 words

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

Our combined English word list has 12 twelve-letter words that start with DIFF. They average 20.7 points, the best is DIFFERENCING (22 points) and 41.7% end in S.

Total words
12
Average Scrabble score
20.7
out of 22 max
Everyday words
17%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
41.7% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 41.7%
  • e 16.7%
  • d 8.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie33.3%
  • io25%
  • ia16.7%

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 DIFF

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

  1. nounthe quality of being unlike or dissimilar“there are many differences between jazz and rock”
  2. nouna variation that deviates from the standard or norm“the deviation from the mean”
  3. 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 DIFF are there?

There are 12 twelve-letter words that start with DIFF 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 DIFF?

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 DIFF 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.