7 Letter Words Starting With IS
There are 107 valid 7 letter words that start with IS, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
isazoxy - 26 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
isazoxy - 26 points
Words With Friends
isazoxy - 25 points
7 Letter Words (107)
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Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 107 word list is 32.5 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | isabels | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #2 | isadora | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #3 | isagoge | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #4 | isamine | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #5 | isander | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #6 | isatate | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #7 | isatide | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #8 | isatine | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #9 | isatins | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| 🏆 #10 | isazoxy | 26 | 26 | 25 | 77 |
| #11 | ischiac | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| #12 | ischial | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #13 | ischium | 14 | 14 | 16 | 44 |
| #14 | ischury | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| #15 | isegrim | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 |
| #16 | iserine | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #17 | iserite | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #18 | isfahan | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| #19 | ishmael | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #20 | isiacal | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 7 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 IS will give you far more flexible options try 7 letter words starting with IS for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with is?
isazoxy — worth 77 combined points (US Scrabble: 26, UK Scrabble: 26, Words With Friends: 25).
How many 7 letter words start with is?
107 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter is words will come up far more often.