9-Letter Words Starting With HIE
- 9 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With HIE
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 9-Letter Words Starting With HIE 9 words
How common is HIE at the start of nine-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 9 nine-letter words that start with HIE. They average 15.4 points and the best is HIERARCHY (20 points).
- Total words
- 9
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.4
- out of 20 max
- Everyday words
- 11%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- M
- 22.2% of words
Most common last letters
- m 22.2%
- s 22.2%
- y 22.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ie100%
- iu11.1%
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 nine-letter word that starts with HIE
h 4i 1e 1r 1a 1r 1c 3h 4y 4
H 4 + I 1 + E 1 + R 1 + A 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4 + Y 4 = 20 points
- Double word
- 40 pts
- Triple word
- 60 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hierarchy
- nouna series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system“put honesty first in her hierarchy of values”
- nounthe organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
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How many nine-letter words that start with HIE are there?
There are 9 nine-letter words that start with HIE 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 nine-letter word that starts with HIE?
HIERARCHY is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HIERARCHS (17), HIEROLOGY (16), HIERACIUM (16).
Which rare nine-letter words that start with HIE score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HIERACIUM (16), HIELAMANS (14), HIERATICA (14), HIEROCRAT (14). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.