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Words That Start With FILE

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Popular Words That Start With FILE

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

All Words That Start With FILE 18 words

8-Letter Words Starting With FILE 6

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How common is FILE at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 18 words that start with FILE. Most are 8 letters long, they average 11.7 points, the best is FILEFISHES (19 points) and 38.9% end in S.

Total words
18
Most common length
8 letters
6 words
Average Scrabble score
11.7
out of 19 max
Longest word
FILEFISHES
10 letters
Most common ending
S
38.9% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 38.9%
  • d 16.7%
  • e 16.7%

Top vowel pairs

  • ea5.6%

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 FILE

f 4i 1l 1e 1f 4i 1s 1h 4e 1s 1

F 4 + I 1 + L 1 + E 1 + F 4 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 + E 1 + S 1 = 19 points

Double word
38 pts
Triple word
57 pts

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

filefishes

Form of filefish

  1. nounnarrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine
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How many words that start with FILE are there?

There are 18 words that start with FILE in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 6 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 FILE?

FILEFISHES is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are FILEFISH (17), FILECARDS (15), FILENAMES (14).

What are some common words that start with FILE?

Everyday examples include FILE, FILED, FILES, FILET. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with FILE?

FILEFISHES has 10 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, FILED (5 letters) is the longest common one.