8-Letter Words Starting With HUNG
- 5 words
- All English dictionaries
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Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With HUNG
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With HUNG 5 words
How common is HUNG at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 5 eight-letter words that start with HUNG. They average 14 points and the best is HUNGRILY (15 points).
- Total words
- 5
- Average Scrabble score
- 14
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 60%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- R
- 40% of words
Most common last letters
- r 40%
- y 40%
- d 20%
Top vowel pairs
- ie20%
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 HUNG
h 4u 1n 1g 2r 1i 1l 1y 4
H 4 + U 1 + N 1 + G 2 + R 1 + I 1 + L 1 + Y 4 = 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).
hungrily
- adverbin the manner of someone who is very hungry“he pounced on the food hungrily”
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How many eight-letter words that start with HUNG are there?
There are 5 eight-letter words that start with HUNG 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 HUNG?
HUNGRILY is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HUNGOVER (15), HUNGERLY (15), HUNGERED (13).
What are some common eight-letter words that start with HUNG?
Everyday examples include HUNGRILY, HUNGRIER, HUNGOVER, HUNGERED. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.