10-Letter Words Starting With HET
- 25 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 10-Letter Words Starting With HET
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 10-Letter Words Starting With HET 25 words
How common is HET at the start of ten-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 25 ten-letter words that start with HET. They average 17.3 points, the best is HETERODOXY (24 points) and 36% end in Y.
- Total words
- 25
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.3
- out of 24 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- Y
- 36% of words
Most common last letters
- y 36%
- s 28%
- t 16%
Top vowel pairs
- ae8%
- ai8%
- oa4%
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 ten-letter word that starts with HET
h 4e 1t 1e 1r 1o 1d 2o 1x 8y 4
H 4 + E 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1 + O 1 + D 2 + O 1 + X 8 + Y 4 = 24 points
- Double word
- 48 pts
- Triple word
- 72 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
heterodoxy
- nounany opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
- nounthe quality of being unorthodox
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How many ten-letter words that start with HET are there?
There are 25 ten-letter words that start with HET 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 ten-letter word that starts with HET?
HETERODOXY is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HETEROTAXY (23), HETERARCHY (21), HETHERWARD (20).
Which rare ten-letter words that start with HET score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HETEROTAXY (23), HETERARCHY (21), HETHERWARD (20), HETMANSHIP (20). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.