12-Letter Words Starting With HEL
- 29 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With HEL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With HEL 29 words
How common is HEL at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 29 twelve-letter words that start with HEL. They average 19.8 points, the best is HELICHRYSUMS (25 points) and 51.7% end in S.
- Total words
- 29
- Average Scrabble score
- 19.8
- out of 25 max
- Everyday words
- 3%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 51.7% of words
Most common last letters
- s 51.7%
- c 10.3%
- y 10.3%
Top vowel pairs
- io58.6%
- ie10.3%
- ou10.3%
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 twelve-letter word that starts with HEL
h 4e 1l 1i 1c 3h 4r 1y 4s 1u 1m 3s 1
H 4 + E 1 + L 1 + I 1 + C 3 + H 4 + R 1 + Y 4 + S 1 + U 1 + M 3 + S 1 = 25 points
- Double word
- 50 pts
- Triple word
- 75 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
helichrysums
Form of helichrysum
- nounlarge genus of mostly African and Australian herbs and shrubs: everlasting flowers; in some classifications includes genus Ozothamnus
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How many twelve-letter words that start with HEL are there?
There are 29 twelve-letter words that start with HEL 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 twelve-letter word that starts with HEL?
HELICHRYSUMS is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HELIOCHROMIC (24), HELMSMANSHIP (24), HELIOTHERAPY (23).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with HEL score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HELICHRYSUMS (25), HELIOCHROMIC (24), HELMSMANSHIP (24), HELICOGRAPHS (23). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.