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Words That Start With HES

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Popular Words That Start With HES

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All Words That Start With HES 40 words

8-Letter Words Starting With HES 5

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9-Letter Words Starting With HES 9

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10-Letter Words Starting With HES 11

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11-Letter Words Starting With HES 4

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How common is HES at the start of words?

Our combined English word list has 40 words that start with HES. Most are 10 letters long, they average 13.2 points, the best is HESPERIDIUMS (20 points) and 37.5% end in S.

Total words
40
Most common length
10 letters
11 words
Average Scrabble score
13.2
out of 20 max
Longest word
HESITATINGLY
12 letters
Most common ending
S
37.5% of words

Words by length

Most common last letters

  • s 37.5%
  • e 12.5%
  • y 10%

Top vowel pairs

  • ia7.5%
  • io5%
  • iu5%

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 HES

h 4e 1s 1p 3e 1r 1i 1d 2i 1u 1m 3s 1

H 4 + E 1 + S 1 + P 3 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + D 2 + I 1 + U 1 + M 3 + S 1 = 20 points

Double word
40 pts
Triple word
60 pts

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

hesperidiums

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 HES are there?

There are 40 words that start with HES in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 11 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 HES?

HESPERIDIUMS is worth 20 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HESITATINGLY (19), HESPERIDIUM (19), HESITANCY (17).

What are some common words that start with HES?

Everyday examples include HESITATE, HES, HESITANCY, HESITANT, HESITATION, HESITANTLY, HESITATING, HESITATINGLY. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

What is the longest word that starts with HES?

HESITATINGLY has 12 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, HESITATIONS (11 letters) is the longest common one.