8-Letter Words With HESS
- 8 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With HESS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With HESS 8 words
How often does HESS appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 8 eight-letter words containing HESS. They average 13.1 points and the best is CHESSMAN (15 points).
- Total words
- 8
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.1
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.5% of words
Most common last letters
- s 37.5%
- e 25%
- n 25%
Top vowel pairs
- ia12.5%
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 containing HESS
c 3h 4e 1s 1s 1m 3a 1n 1
C 3 + H 4 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 + M 3 + A 1 + N 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).
chessman
- nounany of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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How many eight-letter words containing HESS are there?
There are 8 eight-letter words containing HESS 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 containing HESS?
CHESSMAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CHESSMEN (15), DUCHESSE (14), CHESSELS (13).
Which rare eight-letter words containing HESS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include DUCHESSE (14), CHESSELS (13), GHESSING (13), RICHESSE (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.