12-Letter Words Starting With PT
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With PT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With PT 7 words
How common is PT at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 twelve-letter words that start with PT. They average 18.9 points and the best is PTERIDOPHYTE (23 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 18.9
- out of 23 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- e 28.6%
- s 28.6%
- a 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ia28.6%
- au14.3%
- ue14.3%
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 PT
p 3t 1e 1r 1i 1d 2o 1p 3h 4y 4t 1e 1
P 3 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + D 2 + O 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + T 1 + E 1 = 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).
pteridophyte
- nounplants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores
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How many twelve-letter words that start with PT are there?
There are 7 twelve-letter words that start with PT 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 PT?
PTERIDOPHYTE is worth 23 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PTERODACTYLS (20), PTERODACTYLE (20), PTERIDOSPERM (19).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with PT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PTERODACTYLE (20), PTERIDOSPERM (19), PTYALAGOGUES (19), PTERIDOMANIA (17). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.