Words That Start With HEM
- 305 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With HEM
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With HEM 305 words
4-Letter Words Starting With HEM 3
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With HEM 6
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With HEM 7
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With HEM 14
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With HEM 29
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With HEM 42
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With HEM 56
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With HEM 60
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With HEM 33
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With HEM 24
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With HEM 11
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With HEM 10
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With HEM 4
17-Letter Words Starting With HEM 2
18-Letter Words Starting With HEM 2
19-Letter Words Starting With HEM 1
How common is HEM at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 305 words that start with HEM. Most are 11 letters long, they average 19.2 points, the best is HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS (41 points) and 44.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 305
- Most common length
- 11 letters
- 60 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 19.2
- out of 41 max
- Longest word
- HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS
- 19 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 44.3% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 44.3%
- e 10.2%
- c 9.2%
Top vowel pairs
- ia10.8%
- io7.2%
- ie5.9%
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 word that starts with HEM
h 4e 1m 3i 1d 2e 1m 3i 1s 1e 1m 3i 1q 10u 1a 1v 4e 1r 1s 1
H 4 + E 1 + M 3 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1 + M 3 + I 1 + S 1 + E 1 + M 3 + I 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + A 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1 + S 1 = 41 points
- Double word
- 82 pts
- Triple word
- 123 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hemidemisemiquavers
Form of hemidemisemiquaver
- nouna musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note
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How many words that start with HEM are there?
There are 305 words that start with HEM in our combined English word list. The most common length is 11 letters, with 60 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with HEM?
HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS is worth 41 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVER (40), HEMICRYPTOPHYTE (35), HEMOGLOBINOPATHY (32).
What are some common words that start with HEM?
Everyday examples include HEM, HEMP, HEMISPHERE, HEMLOCK, HEMLINE, HEMSTITCH, HEMS, HEMLOCKS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with HEM?
HEMIDEMISEMIQUAVERS has 19 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, HEMISPHERES (11 letters) is the longest common one.