12-Letter Words Starting With LIS
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With LIS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With LIS 3 words
How common is LIS at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 twelve-letter words that start with LIS. They average 14.3 points and the best is LISTENERSHIP (17 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.3
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 66.7%
- p 33.3%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with LIS
l 1i 1s 1t 1e 1n 1e 1r 1s 1h 4i 1p 3
L 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + R 1 + S 1 + H 4 + I 1 + P 3 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
listenership
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 LIS are there?
There are 3 twelve-letter words that start with LIS 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 LIS?
LISTENERSHIP is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LISSOMNESSES (14), LISTLESSNESS (12).