5-Letter Words Starting With HERO
- 3 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With HERO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With HERO 3 words
How common is HERO at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 3 five-letter words that start with HERO. They average 8 points and the best is HERON (8 points).
- Total words
- 3
- Average Scrabble score
- 8
- out of 8 max
- Everyday words
- 33%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- e 33.3%
- n 33.3%
- s 33.3%
Top vowel pairs
- oe33.3%
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 five-letter word that starts with HERO
h 4e 1r 1o 1n 1
H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + O 1 + N 1 = 8 points
- Double word
- 16 pts
- Triple word
- 24 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
heron
- nounGreek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
- noungrey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
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How many five-letter words that start with HERO are there?
There are 3 five-letter words that start with HERO 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 five-letter word that starts with HERO?
HERON is worth 8 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HEROE (8), HEROS (8).
Which rare five-letter words that start with HERO score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HEROE (8), HEROS (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.