8-Letter Words Starting With HELL
- 11 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With HELL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With HELL 11 words
How common is HELL at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 11 eight-letter words that start with HELL. They average 12.9 points, the best is HELLKITE (15 points) and 36.4% end in S.
- Total words
- 11
- Average Scrabble score
- 12.9
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 36.4% of words
Most common last letters
- s 36.4%
- e 27.3%
- t 18.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ie9.1%
- io9.1%
- oi9.1%
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 HELL
h 4e 1l 1l 1k 5i 1t 1e 1
H 4 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + K 5 + I 1 + T 1 + E 1 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hellkite
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 HELL are there?
There are 11 eight-letter words that start with HELL 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 HELL?
HELLKITE is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HELLWARD (15), HELLHOLE (14), HELLFIRE (14).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with HELL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HELLWARD (15), HELLICAT (13), HELLOING (12), HELLERIS (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.