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Words That Start With ROT

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Popular Words That Start With ROT

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

All Words That Start With ROT 135 words

5-Letter Words Starting With ROT 12

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6-Letter Words Starting With ROT 17

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7-Letter Words Starting With ROT 17

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8-Letter Words Starting With ROT 21

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9-Letter Words Starting With ROT 24

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10-Letter Words Starting With ROT 20

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11-Letter Words Starting With ROT 10

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12-Letter Words Starting With ROT 6

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How common is ROT at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 135 words that start with ROT. Most are 9 letters long, they average 9.7 points, the best is ROTOGRAPHING (19 points) and 40.7% end in S.

Total words
135
Most common length
9 letters
24 words
Average Scrabble score
9.7
out of 19 max
Longest word
ROTTENSTONING
13 letters
Most common ending
S
40.7% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 40.7%
  • e 12.6%
  • r 9.6%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie5.9%
  • io2.2%
  • ei1.5%

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 ROT

r 1o 1t 1o 1g 2r 1a 1p 3h 4i 1n 1g 2

R 1 + O 1 + T 1 + O 1 + G 2 + R 1 + A 1 + P 3 + H 4 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 = 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).

rotographing

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 ROT are there?

There are 135 words that start with ROT in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 24 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 ROT?

ROTOGRAPHING is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are ROTOGRAPHED (18), ROTOGRAVURES (16), ROTATIVELY (16).

What are some common words that start with ROT?

Everyday examples include ROTATION, ROT, ROTTEN, ROTATE, ROTE, ROTATING, ROTTENER, ROTARY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with ROT?

ROTTENSTONING has 13 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, ROTISSERIES (11 letters) is the longest common one.