8 Letter Words That Start With FAM

There are 12+ eight letter words beginning with FAM in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter FAM 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 FAM.

Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With FAM

families 13

familiar 13

famously 16

fameless 13

familial 13

familism 15

familist 13

familles 13

famished 17

famishes 16

famoused 14

famouses 13

All 8-Letter Words Starting With FAM (10 words)

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How Common is FAM as a Start 8 Letter word?

There are 12 8-letter words starting with FAM in English. The average Scrabble score here is 14.1, with -S endings dominating (42% of them).

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8 Letter Words beginning with FAM are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 8 Letter Words with FAM.

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter FAM-Words in Scrabble

famished 17

famously 16

famishes 16

familism 15

famoused 14

families 13

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

17 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with FAM is famished with a total of 17 points.

F 4

A 1

M 3

I 1

S 1

H 4

E 1

D 2

adjective 1. suffering from starvation; severely affected by lack of food

Synonyms:

very hungryravenousstarvingstarving to deathstarveddying of hungerfaint from lack of fooddeprived of foodempty

verb 1. reduce (someone) to extreme hunger

FAQ 8 Letter Words That Start With FAM

How many 8 letter words starting with FAM are in the English dictionary?

There are 12 8-letter words in the English dictionary that start with FAM. The average Scrabble score across them is 14.1.
Are there any rare 8 letter words starting with FAM worth more in Scrabble?

Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "familist", "familiar", "familial", "famously" start with FAM and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "famously" is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.
What are the most common 8 letter words starting with FAM?

Everyday 8-letter words starting with FAM include "families", "familiar", "famously", "fameless", "familial".