8-Letter Words Starting With HEAT
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With HEAT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With HEAT 9 words
How common is HEAT at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 eight-letter words that start with HEAT. They average 13.7 points and the best is HEATHERY (17 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.7
- out of 17 max
- Everyday words
- 22%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 44.4% of words
Most common last letters
- s 44.4%
- y 22.2%
- e 11.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ea100%
- ie11.1%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with HEAT
h 4e 1a 1t 1h 4e 1r 1y 4
H 4 + E 1 + A 1 + T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + Y 4 = 17 points
- Double word
- 34 pts
- Triple word
- 51 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
heathery
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words that start with HEAT are there?
There are 9 eight-letter words that start with HEAT in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with HEAT?
HEATHERY is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HEATEDLY (15), HEATHENS (14), HEATHERS (14).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with HEAT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HEATHIER (14), HEATABLE (13), HEATSPOT (13), HEATINGS (12). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.