Words Containing STAPHY

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

STAPHYLORRHAPHY is worth 34 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are STAPHYLOCOCCIC (30), STAPHYLOCOCCUS (28), STAPHYLOCOCCAL (28).

Q: What is the longest word containing STAPHY?

STAPHYLORRHAPHY has 15 letters.

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All Words Containing STAPHY 15 words

How often does STAPHY appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 15 words containing STAPHY. Most are 14 letters long, they average 24.2 points, the best is STAPHYLORRHAPHY (34 points) and 33.3% end in S.

Total words: 15
Most common length: 14 letters; 4 words
Average Scrabble score: 24.2; out of 34 max
Longest word: STAPHYLORRHAPHY; 15 letters
Most common ending: S; 33.3% of words

Most common last letters

s 33.3%
a 13.3%
c 13.3%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing STAPHY

s ₁t ₁a ₁p ₃h ₄y ₄l ₁o ₁r ₁r ₁h ₄a ₁p ₃h ₄y ₄

S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 + L 1 + O 1 + R 1 + R 1 + H 4 + A 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 = 34 points

Double word: 68 pts
Triple word: 102 pts

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

staphylorrhaphy

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

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