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9-Letter Words Starting With HOG

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Popular 9-Letter Words Starting With HOG

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 9-Letter Words Starting With HOG 9 words

How common is HOG at the start of nine-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 9 nine-letter words that start with HOG. They average 17 points and the best is HOGGISHLY (20 points).

Total words
9
Average Scrabble score
17
out of 20 max
Everyday words
0%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
77.8% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 77.8%
  • g 11.1%
  • y 11.1%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie22.2%
  • ea11.1%
  • ei11.1%

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 HOG

h 4o 1g 2g 2i 1s 1h 4l 1y 4

H 4 + O 1 + G 2 + G 2 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 + L 1 + 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).

hoggishly

Form of hoggish

  1. adjectiveresembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy“piggish table manners”
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How many nine-letter words that start with HOG are there?

There are 9 nine-letter words that start with HOG 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 HOG?

HOGGISHLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HOGFISHES (19), HOGWASHES (19), HOGMANAYS (18).

Which rare nine-letter words that start with HOG score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include HOGFISHES (19), HOGWASHES (19), HOGMANAYS (18), HOGMENAYS (18). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.