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Words That Start With ONT

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Popular Words That Start With ONT

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

All Words That Start With ONT 18 words

11-Letter Words Starting With ONT 5

Full 11-letter list

How common is ONT at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 18 words that start with ONT. Most are 11 letters long, they average 12.7 points, the best is ONTOGENETICALLY (21 points) and 33.3% end in Y.

Total words
18
Most common length
11 letters
5 words
Average Scrabble score
12.7
out of 21 max
Longest word
ONTOGENETICALLY
15 letters
Most common ending
Y
33.3% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • y 33.3%
  • s 27.8%
  • c 22.2%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie11.1%

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 ONT

o 1n 1t 1o 1g 2e 1n 1e 1t 1i 1c 3a 1l 1l 1y 4

O 1 + N 1 + T 1 + O 1 + G 2 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + T 1 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 21 points

Double word
42 pts
Triple word
63 pts

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

ontogenetically

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 ONT are there?

There are 18 words that start with ONT in our combined English word list. The most common length is 11 letters, with 5 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 ONT?

ONTOGENETICALLY is worth 21 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ONTOGENICALLY (19), ONTOLOGICALLY (19), ONTOLOGICAL (14).

What is the longest word that starts with ONT?

ONTOGENETICALLY has 15 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, ONTO (4 letters) is the longest common one.