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Words That Start With LIVE

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Popular Words That Start With LIVE

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

All Words That Start With LIVE 66 words

6-Letter Words Starting With LIVE 6

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7-Letter Words Starting With LIVE 6

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8-Letter Words Starting With LIVE 17

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9-Letter Words Starting With LIVE 12

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10-Letter Words Starting With LIVE 7

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11-Letter Words Starting With LIVE 6

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12-Letter Words Starting With LIVE 4

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How common is LIVE at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 66 words that start with LIVE. Most are 8 letters long, they average 13.7 points, the best is LIVERISHNESSES (20 points) and 43.9% end in S.

Total words
66
Most common length
8 letters
17 words
Average Scrabble score
13.7
out of 20 max
Longest word
LIVEABLENESSES
14 letters
Most common ending
S
43.9% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 43.9%
  • d 13.6%
  • e 6.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ea13.6%
  • ie7.6%
  • oo6.1%

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 LIVE

l 1i 1v 4e 1r 1i 1s 1h 4n 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

L 1 + I 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 20 points

Double word
40 pts
Triple word
60 pts

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

liverishnesses

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 LIVE are there?

There are 66 words that start with LIVE in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 17 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 LIVE?

LIVERISHNESSES is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are LIVETRAPPING (20), LIVEABILITY (19), LIVEABLENESSES (19).

What are some common words that start with LIVE?

Everyday examples include LIVE, LIVEST, LIVELY, LIVER, LIVED, LIVES, LIVELIHOOD, LIVEN. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with LIVE?

LIVEABLENESSES has 14 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, LIVELIHOODS (11 letters) is the longest common one.