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13 Letter Words Starting With GO

There are 44 valid 13 letter words that start with GO, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

gobsmackingly - 28 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

gobsmackingly - 28 points

Words With Friends

gobsmackingly - 34 points

13 Letter Words (44)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With go

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 44 word list is 67.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 goatishnesses 17 17 18 52
#2 gobbledegooks 24 24 29 77
#3 gobbledygooks 27 27 31 85
#4 gobiesociform 23 23 27 73
🏆 #5 gobsmackingly 28 28 34 90
#6 godfatherhood 25 25 24 74
#7 godfathership 26 26 26 78
#8 godlessnesses 15 15 18 48
#9 godlikenesses 19 19 22 60
#10 godmotherhood 24 24 24 72
#11 godmothership 25 25 26 76
#12 goldenberries 17 17 21 55
#13 goldenmouthed 21 21 25 67
#14 goldsmithries 20 20 22 62
#15 gonadectomies 19 19 23 61
#16 gonadotrophic 22 22 25 69
#17 gonadotrophin 20 20 23 63
#18 gonadotropins 17 17 21 55
#19 gonapophysial 24 24 27 75
#20 gonidiogenous 16 16 21 53

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 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 GO will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with GO for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with go?

gobsmackingly — worth 90 combined points (US Scrabble: 28, UK Scrabble: 28, Words With Friends: 34).

How many 13 letter words start with go?

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

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter go words will come up far more often.