7 Letter Words Starting With IT
There are 22 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
itemize - 18 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
itemize - 18 points
Words With Friends
itemize - 19 points
7 Letter Words (22)
View all words starting with ITTop 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With it
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 22 word list is 30.6 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | itacism | 11 | 11 | 13 | 35 |
| #2 | itacist | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| #3 | italian | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #4 | italici | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #5 | italics | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #6 | italiot | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #7 | italite | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #8 | itchier | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| #9 | itchily | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| #10 | itching | 13 | 13 | 15 | 41 |
| #11 | itelmes | 9 | 9 | 11 | 29 |
| #12 | iteming | 10 | 10 | 13 | 33 |
| #13 | itemise | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 🏆 #14 | itemize | 18 | 18 | 19 | 55 |
| #15 | itenean | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| #16 | iterant | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #17 | iterate | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #18 | ithacan | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| #19 | itoland | 8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| #20 | itonama | 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 IT will give you far more flexible options try 7 letter words starting with IT for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with it?
itemize — worth 55 combined points (US Scrabble: 18, UK Scrabble: 18, Words With Friends: 19).
How many 7 letter words start with it?
22 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 it words will come up far more often.