Words That Start With SCHM

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

SCHMALTZIEST is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SCHMALTZY (28), SCHMALTZIER (27), SCHMOOZING (27).

Q: What are some common words that start with SCHM?

Everyday examples include SCHMALTZIER , SCHMALTZIEST , SCHMALTZY , SCHMOOZE , SCHMALTZ , SCHMUCK , SCHMUCKS , SCHMOOZING . Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

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All Words That Start With SCHM 51 words

How common is SCHM at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 51 words that start with SCHM. Most are 8 letters long, they average 20.7 points, the best is SCHMALTZIEST (28 points) and 31.4% end in S.

Total words: 51
Most common length: 8 letters; 12 words
Average Scrabble score: 20.7; out of 28 max
Longest word: SCHMALTZIEST; 12 letters
Most common ending: S; 31.4% of words

Most common last letters

s 31.4%
r 13.7%
e 9.8%

Top vowel pairs

oo29.4%
ie11.8%
ea7.8%

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Highest-scoring word that starts with SCHM

s ₁c ₃h ₄m ₃a ₁l ₁t ₁z ₁₀i ₁e ₁s ₁t ₁

S 1 + C 3 + H 4 + M 3 + A 1 + L 1 + T 1 + Z 10 + I 1 + E 1 + S 1 + T 1 = 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).

schmaltziest

Form of schmaltzy

adjectiveeffusively or insincerely emotional“a bathetic novel”

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How many words that start with SCHM are there?

There are 51 words that start with SCHM in our combined English word list. The most common length is 8 letters, with 12 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 SCHM?

SCHMALTZIEST is worth 28 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SCHMALTZY (28), SCHMALTZIER (27), SCHMOOZING (27).

What are some common words that start with SCHM?

Everyday examples include SCHMALTZIER, SCHMALTZIEST, SCHMALTZY, SCHMOOZE, SCHMALTZ, SCHMUCK, SCHMUCKS, SCHMOOZING. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with SCHM?

SCHMALTZIEST has 12 letters.