Verified pattern list
8 Letter Words Starting With CH
This verified list contains 193 CORE words starting with CH, plus 96 entries in the broader extended tier.
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What the CH list contains
Most common letters immediately after CH
- A67 words
- E41 words
- I37 words
- O25 words
- U18 words
Vowels per word
- 2 vowels105 words
- 3 vowels82 words
- 4 vowels6 words
Repeated letters
72%
139 of 193 CORE words repeat at least one letter.
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8 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns
8 Letter Words Starting With ST255 CORE · 103 extendedstabling, stacking, stalking, stamping8 Letter Words Starting With CO400 CORE · 153 extendedconfirms, converts, covertly, cowardly8 Letter Words Starting With SH164 CORE · 54 extendedshackled, shafting, shamrock, sharping8 Letter Words Starting With CH193 CORE · 96 extendedchagrins, chalking, chambers, champing8 Letter Words Ending In ED1376 CORE · 341 extendedblanched, blighted, blotched, branched8 Letter Words Ending In ER749 CORE · 342 extendedcylinder, slighter, splinter, stancher8 Letter Words Ending In CH26 CORE · 20 extendeddispatch, sandwich, inasmuch, mismatch8 Letter Words Ending In LY387 CORE · 112 extendedabruptly, absurdly, ardently, boringly
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How to use words starting with CH
This page starts from 193 CORE 8-letter words whose first letters are CH. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.
Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 96 extended entries after the CORE results.
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Questions about this word list
How many 8-letter words start with CH?
This verified set contains 193 CORE words and 96 extended words, for 289 total matches.
What is the average Scrabble score for this CH group?
The 193 CORE words average 15.9 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.
Do these CH words often repeat letters?
139 of 193 CORE words repeat at least one letter.