Words Starting With HI
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Counting only the ENABLE word list, 495 entries are words that start with HI. That is about 0.29% of the list. The longest is HISTOCOMPATIBILITIES; the shortest is HI. By common tile values the top scorer is HIEROGLYPHICALLY (33 points); board bonuses aren't counted. 92 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. Games use their own dictionaries, so a word here isn't automatically playable everywhere.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 495 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 0.29% |
| Longest | HISTOCOMPATIBILITIES (20 letters) |
| Shortest | HI (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | HIEROGLYPHICALLY, 33 |
| No repeated letters | 92 |
Most common next letter after HI
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| S | 103 |
| G | 74 |
| L | 47 |
| P | 47 |
| N | 39 |
What stands out
- None of these words is a palindrome (the same backward and forward).
- 26 still form a word when the leading
HIis removed, for exampleHIDE,HIDING,HIDINGS,HIEDandHIES→DE,DING,DINGS,EDandES. - The most common endings here are
-ES(65),-ED(38),-NG(38). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 2, found in 157 of these words.
- The average length is 8.8 letters.
- After HI, the letter
Scomes next most often (103 words).
All HI- words
2 letters 1
hi
3 letters 8
hic hid hie him hin hip his hit
4 letters 20
hick hide hied hies high hike hila hili hill hilt hind hins hint hips hire hisn hiss hist hits hive
5 letters 30
hicks hided hider hides highs hight hiked hiker hikes hilar hillo hills hilly hilts hilum hilus hinds hinge hinny hints hippo hippy hired hirer hires hissy hists hitch hived hives
6 letters 45
hiatal hiatus hiccup hickey hidden hiders hiding hieing hiemal higgle higher highly highth hights hijack hikers hiking hilled hiller hilloa hillos hilted hinder hinged hinger hinges hinted hinter hipped hipper hippie hippos hirers hiring hirple hirsel hirsle hispid hissed hisser hisses histed hither hitter hiving
7 letters 76
hibachi hiccups hickeys hickies hickish hickory hidable hidalgo hideous hideout hidings higgled higgler higgles highboy highest highted highths highway hijacks hijinks hilding hillers hillier hilling hilloas hillock hilloed hilloes hilltop hilting himatia himself hinders hindgut hingers hinging hinnied hinnies hinters hinting hipbone hipless hiplike hipline hipness hippest hippier hippies hipping hippish hipshot hipster hirable hircine hirpled hirples hirsels hirsled hirsles hirsute hirudin hisself hissers hissies hissing histing histoid histone history hitched hitcher hitches hitless hitters hitting
8 letters 74
hiatuses hibachis hibernal hibiscus hiccough hiccuped hidalgos hiddenly hideaway hideless hideouts hidroses hidrosis hidrotic hierarch hieratic higglers higgling highball highborn highboys highbred highbrow highbush highjack highland highlife highness highroad highspot hightail highting highways hijacked hijacker hilarity hildings hilliest hilloaed hillocks hillocky hilloing hillside hilltops hiltless himation hindered hinderer hindguts hindmost hinnying hipbones hiplines hipparch hippiest hipsters hiragana hireable hireling hirpling hirseled hirsling hirudins hissings histamin histidin histogen histones historic hitchers hitching hitherto hiveless hizzoner
9 letters 63
hibakusha hibernate hiccoughs hiccuping hiccupped hickories hiddenite hideaways hidebound hideosity hideously hidrotics hierarchs hierarchy hierodule hifalutin highballs highbrows highchair highflier highflyer highjacks highlands highlifes highlight highroads highspots hightails hijackers hijacking hilarious hillbilly hillcrest hilloaing hillsides himations hindbrain hinderers hindering hindrance hindsight hipnesses hipparchs hippiedom hippiness hippocras hiraganas hirelings hirseling hirselled hirsutism hispanism histamine histamins histidine histidins histogens histogram histology historian histories hitchhike hizzoners
10 letters 59
hibernated hibernates hibernator hibiscuses hiccoughed hiccupping hiddenites hiddenness hierarchal hierarchic hierodules hieroglyph hierophant highballed highbinder highbrowed highchairs highfliers highflyers highhanded highjacked highlander highlights highnesses hightailed highwayman highwaymen hijackings hilarities hillcrests hindbrains hindrances hindsights hinterland hippiedoms hippieness hippocampi hippodrome hippogriff hipsterism hirselling hirsutisms hispanidad hispanisms histamines histidines histiocyte histograms histologic histolyses histolysis historians historical histrionic hitchhiked hitchhiker hitchhikes hithermost hitherward
11 letters 46
hibernacula hibernating hibernation hibernators hiccoughing hideosities hideousness hierarchies hierarchize hieroglyphs hierophants highballing highbinders highbrowism highfalutin highjacking highlanders highlighted highlighter hightailing hilariously hillbillies hindquarter hinterlands hippinesses hippocampal hippocampus hippocrases hippodromes hippogriffs hippopotami hipsterisms hirsuteness hispanidads histaminase histiocytes histiocytic histologies histologist historicism historicist historicity historicize histrionics hitchhikers hitchhiking
12 letters 27
hibernaculum hibernations hiddennesses hierarchical hierarchized hierarchizes hieratically hieroglyphic hierophantic highbrowisms highhandedly highlighters highlighting hindquarters hippienesses hippopotamus histaminases histogeneses histogenesis histogenetic histological histologists historically historicisms historicists historicized historicizes
13 letters 9
hideousnesses hierarchizing hieroglyphics hilariousness hirsutenesses histaminergic histochemical historicities historicizing
14 letters 12
hierarchically hieroglyphical highhandedness hippopotamuses histochemistry histologically histopathology histoplasmoses histoplasmosis historicalness historiography histrionically
15 letters 6
hilariousnesses histochemically histopathologic histophysiology historiographer historiographic
16 letters 10
hieroglyphically highhandednesses histochemistries histopathologies histopathologist histophysiologic histoplasmosises historicalnesses historiographers historiographies
17 letters 4
histopathological histopathologists histophysiologies historiographical
18 letters 2
histocompatibility histophysiological
19 letters 2
histopathologically historiographically
20 letters 1
histocompatibilities
Using these words
To find words that start with HI using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type HI in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts HI???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.