Words That Start With RIZ

Q: What is the highest-scoring word that starts with RIZ?

RIZZARING is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are RIZZERING (28), RIZZORING (28), RIZZARED (27).

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All Words That Start With RIZ 19 words

How common is RIZ at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 19 words that start with RIZ. Most are 7 letters long, they average 22.9 points, the best is RIZZARING (28 points) and 31.6% end in S.

Total words: 19
Most common length: 7 letters; 5 words
Average Scrabble score: 22.9; out of 28 max
Longest word: RIZZARING; 9 letters
Most common ending: S; 31.6% of words

Most common last letters

s 31.6%
d 21.1%
g 15.8%

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Highest-scoring word that starts with RIZ

r ₁i ₁z ₁₀z ₁₀a ₁r ₁i ₁n ₁g ₂

R 1 + I 1 + Z 10 + Z 10 + A 1 + R 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 28 points

Double word: 56 pts
Triple word: 84 pts

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

rizzaring

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

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