9 Letter Words That Start With SUM

There are 23+ nine letter words beginning with SUM in our English dictionary. Every nine-letter SUM word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words starting with SUM.

Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With SUM

summaries 13

summarise 13

summarist 13

summarize 22

summating 14

summation 13

summative 16

summerier 13

summering 14

summerset 13

summiteer 13

summiting 14

All 9-Letter Words Starting With SUM (19 words)

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How Common is SUM as a Start 9 Letter word?

There are 23 9-letter words starting with SUM in English. The average Scrabble score here is 14.2, with -S endings dominating (35% of them).

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Highest-Scoring 9-Letter SUM-Words in Scrabble

summarize 22

sumpweeds 17

sumptuary 16

summative 16

summarily 16

sumpsimus 15

What is the highest scoring word in
Scrabble that starts with SUM?

22 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with SUM is summarize with a total of 22 points.

S 1

U 1

M 3

A 1

R 1

I 1

Z 10

E 1

verb 1. give a brief statement of the main points of (something)

Synonyms:

sum upabridgecondenseencapsulateoutlinegive an outline ofput in a nutshellrecaprecapitulatedigestgive/make a summary ofgive a synopsis ofsynopsizeprecisgive a precis ofgive a résumé ofgive an abstract ofabstractsketchgive the main points ofgive a rundown ofgive the gist ofreview

FAQ 9 Letter Words That Start With SUM

How many 9 letter words starting with SUM are in the English dictionary?

There are 23 9-letter words in the English dictionary that start with SUM. The average Scrabble score across them is 14.2.
Are there any rare 9 letter words starting with SUM worth more in Scrabble?

Yes. Uncommon 9-letter words like "summarize", "sumptuary", "summarist", "summarily" start with SUM and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "summarize" is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.
What are the most common 9 letter words starting with SUM?

Everyday 9-letter words starting with SUM include "summaries", "summarise", "summarist", "summarize", "summating".