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8 Letter Words Starting With IT

There are 31 valid 8 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 8-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

itemized - 20 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

itemized - 20 points

Words With Friends

itemized - 21 points

8 Letter Words (31)

View all words starting with IT

Top 20 Highest-Scoring 8 Letter Words Starting With it

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 31 word list is 40.2 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 itacisms 12 12 14 38
#2 itaconic 12 12 15 39
#3 italians 8 8 10 26
#4 italical 10 10 13 33
#5 italican 10 10 13 33
#6 italiote 8 8 9 25
#7 itamalic 12 12 15 39
#8 itchiest 13 13 13 39
#9 itchings 14 14 16 44
#10 itchless 13 13 14 40
#11 itchreed 14 14 14 42
#12 itchweed 17 17 17 51
#13 itchwood 17 17 17 51
#14 iteaceae 10 10 11 31
#15 itemised 11 11 12 34
#16 itemiser 10 10 11 31
#17 itemises 10 10 11 31
🏆 #18 itemized 20 20 21 61
#19 itemizer 19 19 20 58
#20 itemizes 19 19 20 58

Where 8 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 8 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 8 letter words starting with IT for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 8 letter word starting with it?

itemized — worth 61 combined points (US Scrabble: 20, UK Scrabble: 20, Words With Friends: 21).

How many 8 letter words start with it?

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

Are 8 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 8 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter it words will come up far more often.