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11 Letter Words Starting With IT

There are 32 valid 11 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 11-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

italicizing - 23 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

italicizing - 23 points

Words With Friends

italicizing - 27 points

11 Letter Words (32)

View all words starting with IT

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 11 Letter Words Starting With it

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 32 word list is 47.6 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 itacolumite 15 15 19 49
#2 italianated 12 12 14 38
#3 italianates 11 11 13 35
#4 italianiron 11 11 14 36
#5 italianised 12 12 14 38
#6 italianises 11 11 13 35
#7 italianized 21 21 23 65
#8 italianizer 20 20 22 62
#9 italianizes 20 20 22 62
#10 italicanist 13 13 16 42
#11 italicising 14 14 18 46
🏆 #12 italicizing 23 23 27 73
#13 itatartaric 13 13 14 40
#14 itatartrate 11 11 11 33
#15 itchinesses 16 16 17 49
#16 itemisation 13 13 15 41
#17 itemization 22 22 24 68
#18 iteratively 17 17 18 52
#19 iteroparity 16 16 16 48
#20 iteroparous 13 13 15 41

Where 11 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 11 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 11 letter words starting with IT for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 11 letter word starting with it?

italicizing — worth 73 combined points (US Scrabble: 23, UK Scrabble: 23, Words With Friends: 27).

How many 11 letter words start with it?

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

Are 11 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 11 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter it words will come up far more often.