12-Letter Words Starting With HIERO
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With HIERO
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 12-Letter Words Starting With HIERO 13 words
How common is HIERO at the start of twelve-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 13 twelve-letter words that start with HIERO. They average 20.4 points, the best is HIEROGLYPHIC (26 points) and 46.2% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Average Scrabble score
- 20.4
- out of 26 max
- Everyday words
- 8%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 46.2% of words
Most common last letters
- s 46.2%
- c 23.1%
- d 7.7%
Top vowel pairs
- ie100%
- ia7.7%
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 HIERO
h 4i 1e 1r 1o 1g 2l 1y 4p 3h 4i 1c 3
H 4 + I 1 + E 1 + R 1 + O 1 + G 2 + L 1 + Y 4 + P 3 + H 4 + I 1 + C 3 = 26 points
- Double word
- 52 pts
- Triple word
- 78 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hieroglyphic
- nounwriting that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)
- nouna writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt
- adjectiveresembling hieroglyphic writing
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How many twelve-letter words that start with HIERO are there?
There are 13 twelve-letter words that start with HIERO 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 HIERO?
HIEROGLYPHIC is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HIEROGLYPHED (25), HIEROGRAPHIC (23), HIEROPHANTIC (22).
Which rare twelve-letter words that start with HIERO score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HIEROGLYPHED (25), HIEROGRAPHIC (23), HIEROPHANTIC (22), HIEROPHOBIAS (22). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.