8-Letter Words With HORT
- 19 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words With HORT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words With HORT 19 words
How often does HORT appear in eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 19 eight-letter words containing HORT. They average 13.1 points, the best is EXHORTED (19 points) and 31.6% end in S.
- Total words
- 19
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.1
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 37%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 31.6% of words
Most common last letters
- s 31.6%
- d 15.8%
- r 15.8%
Top vowel pairs
- ia5.3%
- ie5.3%
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 HORT
e 1x 8h 4o 1r 1t 1e 1d 2
E 1 + X 8 + H 4 + O 1 + R 1 + T 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 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).
exhorted
Form of exhort
- verbspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts“The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”
- verbforce or impel in an indicated direction“I urged him to finish his studies”
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How many eight-letter words containing HORT are there?
There are 19 eight-letter words containing HORT 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 HORT?
EXHORTED is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are EXHORTER (18), CHORTLED (14), SHORTISH (14).
What are some common eight-letter words containing HORT?
Everyday examples include SHORTEST, SHORTAGE, SHORTENS, SHORTCUT, SHORTISH, SHORTING, CHORTLED, CHORTLES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare eight-letter words containing HORT score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include WHORTLES (14), CHORTENS (13), DEHORTED (13), SHORTARM (13). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.