Words That Start With HISS
- 13 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With HISS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With HISS 13 words
5-Letter Words Starting With HISS 1
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With HISS 3
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With HISS 5
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Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With HISS 1
Full 9-letter listHow common is HISS at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 13 words that start with HISS. Most are 7 letters long, they average 10.7 points, the best is HISSINGLY (16 points) and 38.5% end in S.
- Total words
- 13
- Most common length
- 7 letters
- 5 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 10.7
- out of 16 max
- Longest word
- HISSINGLY
- 9 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 38.5% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 38.5%
- r 15.4%
- y 15.4%
Top vowel pairs
- ie23.1%
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 HISS
h 4i 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2l 1y 4
H 4 + I 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2 + L 1 + Y 4 = 16 points
- Double word
- 32 pts
- Triple word
- 48 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hissingly
Form of hissing
- nouna fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)“the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience”
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How many words that start with HISS are there?
There are 13 words that start with HISS in our combined English word list. The most common length is 7 letters, with 5 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 HISS?
HISSINGLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HISSELF (13), HISSINGS (12), HISSING (11).
What are some common words that start with HISS?
Everyday examples include HISS, HISSES, HISSED, HISSING. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with HISS?
HISSINGLY has 9 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, HISSING (7 letters) is the longest common one.