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Words That Start With CIS

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Popular Words That Start With CIS

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

All Words That Start With CIS 43 words

7-Letter Words Starting With CIS 7

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8-Letter Words Starting With CIS 12

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9-Letter Words Starting With CIS 10

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How common is CIS at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 43 words that start with CIS. Most are 8 letters long, they average 10.6 points, the best is CISSIFIED (15 points) and 41.9% end in S.

Total words
43
Most common length
8 letters
12 words
Average Scrabble score
10.6
out of 15 max
Longest word
CISMONTANE
10 letters
Most common ending
S
41.9% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 41.9%
  • e 14%
  • n 9.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie9.3%
  • ae7%
  • eu4.7%

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 CIS

c 3i 1s 1s 1i 1f 4i 1e 1d 2

C 3 + I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + F 4 + I 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 15 points

Double word
30 pts
Triple word
45 pts

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

cissified

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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How many words that start with CIS are there?

There are 43 words that start with CIS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 12 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 CIS?

CISSIFIED is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CISMONTANE (14), CISPADANE (14), CISTACEOUS (14).

What is the longest word that starts with CIS?

CISMONTANE has 10 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, CISTERNS (8 letters) is the longest common one.