12-Letter Words Starting With DIVE
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With DIVE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With DIVE 13 words
How common is DIVE at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 twelve-letter words that start with DIVE. They average 18.6 points, the best is DIVERSIFYING (23 points) and 38.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 18.6
- out of 23 max
- Everyday words
- 8%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 38.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 38.5%
- d 7.7%
- g 7.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie15.4%
- io15.4%
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 DIVE
d 2i 1v 4e 1r 1s 1i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 2
D 2 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + S 1 + I 1 + F 4 + Y 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 23 points
- Double word
- 46 pts
- Triple word
- 69 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
diversifying
Form of diversify
- verbmake (more) diverse“diversify a course of study”
- verbspread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate“The plants on this island diversified”
- verbvary in order to spread risk or to expand“The company diversified”
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How many twelve-letter words that start with DIVE are there?
There are 13 twelve-letter words that start with DIVE 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 DIVE?
DIVERSIFYING is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DIVERTICULUM (20), DIVERSIONARY (19), DIVERGENCIES (19).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with DIVE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DIVELLICATED (19), DIVERGEMENTS (19), DIVERSIFIERS (19), DIVELLICATES (18). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.