Words That Start With HEN
- 86 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With HEN
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With HEN 86 words
4-Letter Words Starting With HEN 3
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With HEN 7
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With HEN 10
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With HEN 18
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With HEN 12
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Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With HEN 8
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With HEN 5
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With HEN 6
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With HEN 2
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With HEN 1
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With HEN 2
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With HEN 2
How common is HEN at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 86 words that start with HEN. Most are 7 letters long, they average 15.7 points, the best is HENDECASYLLABICS (29 points) and 37.2% end in S.
- Total words
- 86
- Most common length
- 7 letters
- 18 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 15.7
- out of 29 max
- Longest word
- HENDECASYLLABICS
- 16 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 37.2% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 37.2%
- n 15.1%
- d 8.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ie7%
- ei5.8%
- ue4.7%
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 word that starts with HEN
h 4e 1n 1d 2e 1c 3a 1s 1y 4l 1l 1a 1b 3i 1c 3s 1
H 4 + E 1 + N 1 + D 2 + E 1 + C 3 + A 1 + S 1 + Y 4 + L 1 + L 1 + A 1 + B 3 + I 1 + C 3 + S 1 = 29 points
- Double word
- 58 pts
- Triple word
- 87 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hendecasyllabics
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with HEN are there?
There are 86 words that start with HEN in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 18 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 HEN?
HENDECASYLLABICS is worth 29 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HENDECASYLLABIC (28), HENDECASYLLABLES (27), HENDECASYLLABLE (26).
What are some common words that start with HEN?
Everyday examples include HENCE, HENCEFORTH, HEN, HENCHMEN, HENCHMAN, HENS, HENNA, HENCEFORWARD. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with HEN?
HENDECASYLLABICS has 16 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, HENCEFORTH (10 letters) is the longest common one.