5-Letter Words Starting With HIT
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With HIT
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With HIT 2 words
How common is HIT at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with HIT. They average 12 points and the best is HITCH (13 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 12
- out of 13 max
- Everyday words
- 50%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- e 50%
- h 50%
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with HIT
h 4i 1t 1c 3h 4
H 4 + I 1 + T 1 + C 3 + H 4 = 13 points
- Double word
- 26 pts
- Triple word
- 39 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hitch
- nouna period of time spent in military service
- nounthe state of inactivity following an interruption“the negotiations were in arrest”
- nounan unforeseen obstacle
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How many five-letter words that start with HIT are there?
There are 2 five-letter words that start with HIT 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 HIT?
HITCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HITHE (11).