8-Letter Words Starting With HIS
- 10 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With HIS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With HIS 10 words
How common is HIS at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 10 eight-letter words that start with HIS. They average 11.8 points, the best is HISTORIC (13 points) and 40% end in N.
- Total words
- 10
- Average Scrabble score
- 11.8
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 10%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- N
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- n 40%
- s 30%
- c 10%
Top vowel pairs
- io30%
- ie10%
- oi10%
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 HIS
h 4i 1s 1t 1o 1r 1i 1c 3
H 4 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + C 3 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
historic
- adjectivebelonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past“historic victories”
- adjectiveimportant in history“the historic first voyage to outer space”
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How many eight-letter words that start with HIS are there?
There are 10 eight-letter words that start with HIS 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 HIS?
HISTORIC is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HISTAMIN (13), HISSINGS (12), HISTOGEN (12).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with HIS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HISTAMIN (13), HISTIDIN (12), HISTIOID (12), HISSIEST (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.