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12-Letter Words Starting With PAL

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Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With PAL

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

All 12-Letter Words Starting With PAL 34 words

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

Our combined English word list has 34 twelve-letter words that start with PAL. They average 18.3 points, the best is PALEOZOOLOGY (27 points) and 32.4% end in S.

Total words
34
Average Scrabble score
18.3
out of 27 max
Everyday words
0%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
32.4% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 32.4%
  • y 26.5%
  • c 11.8%

Top vowel pairs

  • eo29.4%
  • ae14.7%
  • io11.8%

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 PAL

p 3a 1l 1e 1o 1z 10o 1o 1l 1o 1g 2y 4

P 3 + A 1 + L 1 + E 1 + O 1 + Z 10 + O 1 + O 1 + L 1 + O 1 + G 2 + Y 4 = 27 points

Double word
54 pts
Triple word
81 pts

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

paleozoology

  1. nounthe study of fossil animals
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How many twelve-letter words that start with PAL are there?

There are 34 twelve-letter words that start with PAL 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 PAL?

PALEOZOOLOGY is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PALATALIZING (24), PALAEOGRAPHY (23), PALEOGRAPHIC (22).

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

Uncommon but valid choices include PALEOZOOLOGY (27), PALATALIZING (24), PALEOGRAPHIC (22), PALAEBIOLOGY (20). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.