Words Containing NSECTO

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing NSECTO?

INSECTOLOGISTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are INSECTOLOGY (17), INSECTOLOGIES (16), INSECTOLOGIST (16).

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All Words Containing NSECTO 4 words

How often does NSECTO appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 4 words containing NSECTO. Most are 13 letters long, they average 16.5 points and the best is INSECTOLOGISTS (17 points).

Total words: 4
Most common length: 13 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 16.5; out of 17 max
Longest word: INSECTOLOGISTS; 14 letters
Most common ending: S; 50% of words

Most common last letters

s 50%
t 25%
y 25%

Top vowel pairs

ie25%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing NSECTO

i ₁n ₁s ₁e ₁c ₃t ₁o ₁l ₁o ₁g ₂i ₁s ₁t ₁s ₁

I 1 + N 1 + S 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + O 1 + L 1 + O 1 + G 2 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + S 1 = 17 points

Double word: 34 pts
Triple word: 51 pts

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

insectologists

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

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