8-Letter Words Starting With HEX
- 14 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With HEX
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With HEX 14 words
How common is HEX at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 14 eight-letter words that start with HEX. They average 20.6 points, the best is HEXARCHY (26 points) and 35.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 14
- Average Scrabble score
- 20.6
- out of 26 max
- Everyday words
- 7%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 35.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 35.7%
- e 14.3%
- y 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- oi14.3%
- ei7.1%
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 HEX
h 4e 1x 8a 1r 1c 3h 4y 4
H 4 + E 1 + X 8 + A 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4 + Y 4 = 26 points
- Double word
- 52 pts
- Triple word
- 78 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hexarchy
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 HEX are there?
There are 14 eight-letter words that start with HEX 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 HEX?
HEXARCHY is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HEXAPODY (24), HEXAGRAM (21), HEXAFOIL (21).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with HEX score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HEXAFOIL (21), HEXAPODS (21), HEXYLENE (21), HEXAMINE (20). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.