Words That Start With BLACK
- 137 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With BLACK
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With BLACK 137 words
6-Letter Words Starting With BLACK 1
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With BLACK 4
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With BLACK 12
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With BLACK 32
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With BLACK 33
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With BLACK 26
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With BLACK 17
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With BLACK 8
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With BLACK 3
Full 14-letter listHow common is BLACK at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 137 words that start with BLACK. Most are 10 letters long, they average 21.5 points, the best is BLACKJACKING (34 points) and 40.9% end in S.
- Total words
- 137
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 33 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 21.5
- out of 34 max
- Longest word
- BLACKBERRYINGS
- 14 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 40.9% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 40.9%
- d 16.1%
- g 10.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ai5.8%
- ea5.1%
- ua5.1%
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 word that starts with BLACK
b 3l 1a 1c 3k 5j 8a 1c 3k 5i 1n 1g 2
B 3 + L 1 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 + J 8 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 34 points
- Double word
- 68 pts
- Triple word
- 102 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
blackjacking
Form of blackjack
- verbexert pressure on someone through threats
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How many words that start with BLACK are there?
There are 137 words that start with BLACK in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 33 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with BLACK?
BLACKJACKING is worth 34 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are BLACKJACKED (33), BLACKJACKS (31), BLACKJACK (30).
What are some common words that start with BLACK?
Everyday examples include BLACK, BLACKBOARD, BLACKMAIL, BLACKJACK, BLACKS, BLACKHEAD, BLACKLIST, BLACKEST. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with BLACK?
BLACKBERRYINGS has 14 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, BLACKBERRYING (13 letters) is the longest common one.