7-Letter Words Starting With HOIS
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 7-Letter Words Starting With HOIS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 7-Letter Words Starting With HOIS 4 words
How common is HOIS at the start of seven-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 seven-letter words that start with HOIS. They average 10.5 points and the best is HOISTED (11 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.5
- out of 11 max
- Everyday words
- 25%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- D
- 25% of words
Most common last letters
- d 25%
- g 25%
- r 25%
Top vowel pairs
- oi100%
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 seven-letter word that starts with HOIS
h 4o 1i 1s 1t 1e 1d 2
H 4 + O 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + D 2 = 11 points
- Double word
- 22 pts
- Triple word
- 33 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hoisted
Form of hoist
- verbraise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help“hoist the bicycle onto the roof of the car”
- verbmove from one place to another by lifting“They hoisted the patient onto the operating table”
- verbraise“hoist the flags”
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How many seven-letter words that start with HOIS are there?
There are 4 seven-letter words that start with HOIS 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 seven-letter word that starts with HOIS?
HOISTED is worth 11 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HOISING (11), HOISTER (10), HOISINS (10).
Which rare seven-letter words that start with HOIS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HOISING (11), HOISINS (10). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.