5-Letter Words Starting With HOA
- 6 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With HOA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With HOA 6 words
How common is HOA at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 6 five-letter words that start with HOA. They average 9.5 points and the best is HOAGY (12 points).
- Total words
- 6
- Average Scrabble score
- 9.5
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 17%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 33.3% of words
Most common last letters
- d 33.3%
- y 33.3%
- s 16.7%
Top vowel pairs
- oa100%
- ae16.7%
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 five-letter word that starts with HOA
h 4o 1a 1g 2y 4
H 4 + O 1 + A 1 + G 2 + Y 4 = 12 points
- Double word
- 24 pts
- Triple word
- 36 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hoagy
- nouna large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
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How many five-letter words that start with HOA are there?
There are 6 five-letter words that start with HOA 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 HOA?
HOAGY is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HOARY (11), HOARD (9), HOAED (9).
Which rare five-letter words that start with HOA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HOAGY (12), HOAED (9), HOAST (8). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.