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10 Letter Words Starting With IT

There are 26 valid 10 letter words that start with IT, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 10-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

italicized - 22 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

italicized - 22 points

Words With Friends

italicized - 24 points

10 Letter Words (26)

View all words starting with IT

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 10 Letter Words Starting With it

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 26 word list is 45.3 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 italianate 10 10 12 32
#2 italianise 10 10 12 32
#3 italianish 13 13 14 40
#4 italianism 12 12 15 39
#5 italianist 10 10 12 32
#6 italianity 13 13 14 40
#7 italianize 19 19 21 59
#8 italically 15 15 18 48
#9 italicised 13 13 15 41
#10 italicises 12 12 14 38
🏆 #11 italicized 22 22 24 68
#12 italicizes 21 21 23 65
#13 italomania 12 12 15 39
#14 italophile 15 15 17 47
#15 itcheoglan 16 16 19 51
#16 iterations 10 10 11 31
#17 ithomiidae 16 16 16 48
#18 ithomiinae 15 15 16 46
#19 ithyphalli 21 21 21 63
#20 itinerancy 15 15 17 47

Where 10 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 10 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with IT will give you far more flexible options try 10 letter words starting with IT for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 10 letter word starting with it?

italicized — worth 68 combined points (US Scrabble: 22, UK Scrabble: 22, Words With Friends: 24).

How many 10 letter words start with it?

26 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 10 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 10 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter it words will come up far more often.