Words That Start With HALA

Q: What is the highest-scoring word that starts with HALA?

HALAKHAHS is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HALAKHOTH (22), HALAKHAH (21), HALAZONES (21).

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All Words That Start With HALA 36 words

How common is HALA at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 36 words that start with HALA. Most are 8 letters long, they average 16.2 points, the best is HALAKHAHS (22 points) and 36.1% end in S.

Total words: 36
Most common length: 8 letters; 15 words
Average Scrabble score: 16.2; out of 22 max
Longest word: HALACHISTS; 10 letters
Most common ending: S; 36.1% of words

Most common last letters

s 36.1%
h 19.4%
t 13.9%

Top vowel pairs

io5.6%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word that starts with HALA

h ₄a ₁l ₁a ₁k ₅h ₄a ₁h ₄s ₁

H 4 + A 1 + L 1 + A 1 + K 5 + H 4 + A 1 + H 4 + S 1 = 22 points

Double word: 44 pts
Triple word: 66 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

halakhahs

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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