5-Letter Words Starting With HYD
- 2 words
- All English dictionaries
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The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With HYD 2 words
How common is HYD at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 2 five-letter words that start with HYD. They average 12 points and the best is HYDRA (12 points).
- Total words
- 2
- Average Scrabble score
- 12
- out of 12 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- A
- 50% of words
Most common last letters
- a 50%
- o 50%
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with HYD
h 4y 4d 2r 1a 1
H 4 + Y 4 + D 2 + R 1 + A 1 = 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).
hydra
- noun(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones“Hydra was slain by Hercules”
- nouna long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
- nountrouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality“we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution”
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How many five-letter words that start with HYD are there?
There are 2 five-letter words that start with HYD 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 HYD?
HYDRA is worth 12 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HYDRO (12).