367 words

Words starting with trans-

367 words start with trans-, of which 49 are everyday words. Across. Five letters including an awkward pair, so it clears a lot of rack at once.

367
Words starting trans-
49
Everyday words among them
5 pts
The prefix trans- is worth this on its own
27 pts
Best score, from TRANSPARENTIZED

Prefixes are worth less than endings

Worth saying plainly, because most advice treats them as equivalent. A prefix has to go in front of a word, which means you need an empty run of squares to the left of wherever you are building. An ending can hook onto a letter already on the board.

So learn the endings first. Prefixes earn their place in crosswords, where the grid tells you the first letter anyway, and on an open board where you have room to work leftward.

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15 letter words

28

14 letter words

46

13 letter words

59

12 letter words

80

11 letter words

68

10 letter words

50

9 letter words

24

8 letter words

10

7 letter words

2