8-Letter Words Starting With HYA
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With HYA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With HYA 6 words
How common is HYA at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 eight-letter words that start with HYA. They average 15.5 points and the best is HYACINTH (19 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.5
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 66.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 66.7%
- h 16.7%
- n 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- oi16.7%
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 HYA
h 4y 4a 1c 3i 1n 1t 1h 4
H 4 + Y 4 + A 1 + C 3 + I 1 + N 1 + T 1 + H 4 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hyacinth
- nouna red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
- nounany of numerous bulbous perennial herbs
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How many eight-letter words that start with HYA are there?
There are 6 eight-letter words that start with HYA 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 HYA?
HYACINTH is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HYACINES (16), HYALOGEN (15), HYALOIDS (15).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with HYA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HYACINES (16), HYALOGEN (15), HYALOIDS (15), HYALITES (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.