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Words that start with HE

Looking for a word that begins with HE? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, grouped by length so you can find the one that fits. There are 1,387 playable words starting with HE in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is HEADMASTERSHIPS. The highest-scoring is HEPATECTOMIZED, worth 31 points.

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Popular words starting with HE

HEXADECIMAL24
HETEROSEXUAL21
HENCEFORTH19
HELICOPTER16
HEADACHE15
HEAVILY15
HELPFUL15
HEAVIEST14
HEALTHY13
HEAVENS13
HEAVIER13
HEAVY13
HEADLINES12
HEARTILY12
HEAVEN12
HEIGHTS12
HELPING12
HELPLESS12

Highest-scoring words starting with HE

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

HEPATECTOMIZED31
HEXACHLOROPHENE31
HETEROZYGOSITY29
HEXAMETHONIUMS29
HEXACHLORETHANE29
HEXAMETHONIUM28
HEPATOTOXICITY28
HEMODYNAMICALLY28
HEADQUARTERING27
HEAVYHEARTEDLY27
HEMATOPORPHYRIN27
HEXYLRESORCINOL27

2-letter words starting with HE (1)

3-letter words starting with HE (10)

HEH7
HEM7
HEN5
HEP7
HER5
HES5
HET5
HEW8
HEX11
HEY7

4-letter words starting with HE (35)

HEAD7
HEAL6
HEAP8
HEAR6
HEAT6
HECK11
HEED7
HEEL6
HEFT9
HEHS8
HEIL6
HEIR6
HELD7
HELL6
HELM8
HELO6
HELP8
HEME8
HEMP10
HEMS8
HENS6
HENT6
HERB8
HERD7
HERE6
HERL6
HERM8
HERN6
HERO6
HERS6
HEST6
HETH8
HETS6
HEWN9
HEWS9

5-letter words starting with HE (66)

HEADS8
HEADY10
HEALS7
HEAPS9
HEARD8
HEARS7
HEART7
HEATH9
HEATS7
HEAVE11
HEAVY13
HECKS12
HEDER8
HEDGE9
HEDGY11
HEEDS8
HEELS7
HEEZE15
HEFTS10
HEFTY12
HEIGH10
HEILS7
HEIRS7
HEIST7
HELIO7
HELIX13
HELLO7
HELLS7
HELMS9
HELOS7
HELOT7
HELPS9
HELVE11
HEMAL9
HEMES9
HEMIC11
HEMIN9
HEMPS11
HEMPY13
HENCE9
HENNA7
HENRY9
HENTS7
HERBS9
HERBY11
HERDS8
HERES7
HERLS7
HERMA9
HERMS9
HERNS7
HERON7
HEROS7
HERRY9
HERTZ15
HESTS7
HETHS9
HEUCH12
HEUGH11
HEWED11
HEWER10
HEXAD14
HEXED14
HEXER13
HEXES13
HEXYL15

6-letter words starting with HE (110)

HEADED10
HEADER9
HEALED9
HEALER8
HEALTH10
HEAPED11
HEARER8
HEARSE8
HEARTH10
HEARTS8
HEARTY10
HEATED9
HEATER8
HEATHS10
HEATHY12
HEAVED13
HEAVEN12
HEAVER12
HEAVES12
HECKLE13
HECTIC12
HECTOR10
HEDGED11
HEDGES10
HEEDED10
HEEHAW13
HEELED9
HEEZED17
HEEZES16
HEFTED12
HEIFER11
HEIGHT11
HEISTS8
HEJIRA16
HELIUM11
HELLOS8
HELMET10
HELOTS8
HELPED11
HELPER10
HELVED13
HEMMED13
HEMPEN12
HENNAS8
HERALD9
HERBAL10
HERDED10
HERDER9
HEREBY12
HEREIN8
HEREOF11
HERESY10
HERETO8
HERMIT10
HERNIA8
HEROES8
HEROIC10
HERONS8
HERPES10
HEUCHS13
HEWERS11
HEWING12
HEXADE15
HEXADS15
HEXANE14
HEXERS14
HEXING15
HEXONE14
HEXOSE14
HEXYLS16
HEYDAY13
HEYDEY13

The 72 most common shown, 38 rarer words not listed. More 6-letter words

7-letter words starting with HE (170)

HEADERS10
HEADIER10
HEADING11
HEADSET10
HEADWAY15
HEALERS9
HEALING10
HEALTHY13
HEAPING12
HEARERS9
HEARING10
HEARKEN12
HEARSAY11
HEARSES9
HEARTEN9
HEARTHS11
HEATERS9
HEATHEN11
HEATHER11
HEATING10
HEAVENS13
HEAVIER13
HEAVIES13
HEAVILY15
HEAVING14
HECKLED15
HECKLER14
HECKLES14
HECTARE11
HECTORS11
HEDGING12
HEEDFUL14
HEEDING11
HEEHAWS14
HEELING10
HEEZING18
HEFTIER12
HEFTING13
HEIFERS12
HEIGHTS12
HEINOUS10
HEIRESS9
HEISTED10
HELICAL11
HELICES11
HELLION9
HELLISH11
HELMETS11
HELPERS11
HELPFUL15
HELPING12
HEMLINE11
HEMLOCK16
HEMMING14
HENNAED10
HENPECK16
HEPATIC13
HERALDS10
HERBAGE12
HERDERS10
HERDING11
HERETIC11
HERMITS11
HERNIAS9
HEROICS11
HEROINE9
HEROISM11
HERRING10
HERSELF12
HEXADIC18
HEXAGON16
HEYDAYS14

The 72 most common shown, 98 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words starting with HE (218)

HEADACHE15
HEADBAND14
HEADGEAR12
HEADIEST11
HEADINGS12
HEADLAND12
HEADLESS11
HEADLINE11
HEADLOCK16
HEADLONG12
HEADREST11
HEADROOM13
HEADSETS11
HEADWIND15
HEADWORD15
HEARINGS11
HEARKENS13
HEARTENS10
HEARTIER10
HEARTIES10
HEARTILY12
HEATEDLY13
HEATHENS12
HEAVENLY16
HEAVIEST14
HEAVYSET16
HECKLERS15
HECKLING16
HECTARES12
HECTORED13
HEDGEHOG15
HEDGEROW15
HEDONISM13
HEDONIST11
HEEDLESS11
HEEHAWED16
HEFTIEST13
HEGEMONY15
HEIGHTEN13
HEIRLOOM12
HEISTING11
HELIPORT12
HELLHOLE12
HELLIONS10
HELMSMAN14
HELMSMEN14
HELPINGS13
HELPLESS12
HELPMATE14
HEMLINES12
HEMLOCKS17
HENCHMAN16
HENCHMEN16
HENNAING11
HENPECKS17
HEPTAGON13
HERALDED12
HERALDIC13
HERALDRY13
HERDSMAN13
HERDSMEN13
HEREDITY13
HERESIES10
HERETICS12
HEREUPON13
HEREWITH15
HERITAGE11
HERMETIC14
HERRINGS11
HESITANT10
HESITATE10
HEXAGONS17

The 72 most common shown, 146 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words starting with HE (194)

HEADACHES16
HEADBANDS15
HEADBOARD15
HEADDRESS13
HEADFIRST15
HEADLANDS13
HEADLIGHT15
HEADLINED13
HEADLINES12
HEADLOCKS17
HEADPHONE16
HEADRESTS12
HEADSTONE12
HEADWINDS16
HEADWORDS16
HEALTHFUL17
HEALTHIER13
HEALTHILY15
HEARKENED15
HEARTACHE15
HEARTBEAT13
HEARTBURN14
HEARTENED12
HEARTFELT14
HEARTIEST11
HEARTLAND12
HEARTLESS11
HEARTSICK16
HEAVINESS15
HEBRAIZED22
HEBRAIZES21
HECTORING14
HEDGEHOGS16
HEDGEROWS16
HEDONISTS12
HEEHAWING17
HEIGHTENS14
HEINOUSLY14
HEIRESSES11
HEIRLOOMS13
HELIPORTS13
HELLEBORE13
HELLHOLES13
HELLISHLY15
HELPFULLY19
HELPMATES15
HEMOLYMPH21
HEMOLYZED24
HEMOLYZES23
HEMSTITCH17
HENPECKED19
HEPATITIS13
HEPATIZED22
HEPTAGONS14
HERALDING13
HERBALIST13
HERBICIDE16
HERBIVORE17
HERCULEAN14
HEREABOUT14
HEREAFTER14
HERETICAL13
HERITAGES12
HERMITAGE14
HESITANCY15
HESITATED12
HESITATES11
HETERODOX18
HEURISTIC14
HEXACHORD22
HEXAGONAL18
HEXAMETER19

The 72 most common shown, 122 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words starting with HE (180)

HEADBOARDS16
HEADHUNTER16
HEADLIGHTS16
HEADLINING14
HEADMASTER15
HEADPHONES17
HEADSTONES13
HEADSTRONG14
HEADWAITER16
HEADWATERS16
HEALTHIEST14
HEARKENING16
HEARTACHES16
HEARTBEATS14
HEARTBREAK17
HEARTENING13
HEARTINESS12
HEARTLANDS13
HEARTTHROB16
HEATHENISH16
HEATHENIZE22
HEATSTROKE15
HEAVENLIER16
HEAVENWARD20
HEBRAIZING23
HECTICALLY18
HEDONISTIC15
HEEDLESSLY15
HEIGHTENED16
HELICOPTER16
HELIOTROPE14
HELIOZOANS20
HELLENIZED21
HELLENIZES20
HELPLESSLY16
HEMATOLOGY17
HEMICYCLES20
HEMISPHERE18
HEMIZYGOUS26
HEMOGLOBIN17
HEMOLYMPHS22
HEMOLYZING25
HEMOPHILIA18
HEMOPHILIC20
HEMORRHAGE17
HEMORRHOID17
HENCEFORTH19
HENPECKING20
HEPATIZING23
HERBACEOUS17
HERBALISTS14
HERBICIDES17
HERBIVORES18
HEREABOUTS15
HEREAFTERS15
HEREDITARY15
HERETOFORE15
HERMITAGES15
HEROICALLY16
HESITANTLY14
HESITATING13
HESITATION12
HETERODOXY21
HEURISTICS15
HEXACHORDS23
HEXAHEDRON21
HEXAMETERS20
HEXAPLOIDS21
HEXAPLOIDY23
HEXAPODIES21
HEXARCHIES22
HEXOKINASE21

The 72 most common shown, 108 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words starting with HE (145)

HEADACHIEST18
HEADDRESSES15
HEADHUNTERS17
HEADMASTERS16
HEADQUARTER23
HEADWAITERS17
HEALTHFULLY21
HEALTHINESS15
HEARTBREAKS18
HEARTBROKEN18
HEARTLESSLY15
HEARTTHROBS17
HEATHENIZED24
HEATHENIZES23
HEAVENLIEST17
HEAVENWARDS21
HEAVYWEIGHT25
HEBEPHRENIA19
HEBEPHRENIC21
HECTOGRAPHS20
HEDGEHOPPED22
HEDGEHOPPER21
HEIGHTENING17
HEINOUSNESS14
HELICOPTERS17
HELIOTROPES15
HELLENIZING22
HELPFULNESS19
HEMATOXYLIN23
HEMERYTHRIN19
HEMIHYDRATE20
HEMIMORPHIC23
HEMIPLEGICS20
HEMISPHERES19
HEMISPHERIC21
HEMOCYANINS19
HEMODYNAMIC22
HEMOPHILIAC21
HEMOPHILIAS19
HEMOPHILICS21
HEMOPOIETIC19
HEMORRHAGED19
HEMORRHAGES18
HEMORRHAGIC20
HEMORRHOIDS18
HEMSTITCHED20
HEMSTITCHER19
HEMSTITCHES19
HEPARINIZED24
HEPATECTOMY21
HEPATOCYTES19
HEPATOTOXIC23
HEPTACHLORS19
HEPTARCHIES19
HERBIVORIES19
HERBIVOROUS20
HEREINABOVE19
HERMETICISM19
HERPESVIRUS20
HERRENVOLKS20
HERRINGBONE16
HESITATIONS13
HESPERIDIUM19
HETEROAUXIN20
HETEROCYCLE19
HETEROPHONY19
HETEROTYPIC19
HEXADECIMAL24
HEXAGONALLY22
HEXAHEDRONS22
HEXAHYDRATE24
HEXOKINASES22

The 72 most common shown, 73 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words starting with HE (112)

HEADFOREMOST20
HEADMISTRESS17
HEADQUARTERS24
HEADSHRINKER20
HEARTBREAKER19
HEARTBURNING18
HEARTRENDING16
HEARTSTRINGS15
HEARTWARMING20
HEATHENISHLY20
HEATHENIZING25
HEAVYHEARTED23
HEAVYWEIGHTS26
HEBDOMADALLY22
HEBEPHRENIAS20
HEBEPHRENICS22
HEBETUDINOUS19
HEBRAIZATION24
HECTOGRAPHED22
HEDGEHOPPERS22
HEDGEHOPPING23
HEEDLESSNESS15
HELICOPTERED19
HELIOGRAPHED20
HELIOGRAPHIC21
HELLACIOUSLY19
HELLGRAMMITE19
HELMSMANSHIP22
HELPLESSNESS16
HEMANGIOMATA19
HEMATOLOGIST17
HEMATOXYLINS24
HEMERYTHRINS20
HEMICHORDATE21
HEMIHYDRATED22
HEMIHYDRATES21
HEMIMORPHISM24
HEMODIALYSES19
HEMODIALYSIS19
HEMODYNAMICS23
HEMOPHILIACS22
HEMORRHAGING20
HEMORRHOIDAL19
HEMSTITCHERS20
HEMSTITCHING21
HENCEFORWARD23
HEPATOMEGALY21
HERALDICALLY19
HERBICIDALLY21
HEREINBEFORE19
HERMENEUTICS19
HERMETICALLY20
HERMETICISMS20
HEROICOMICAL20
HESITATINGLY17
HETEROAUXINS21
HETEROCYCLES20
HETEROCYCLIC22
HETERODOXIES21
HETERODUPLEX24
HETEROGAMETY19
HETEROKARYON19
HETEROPHYLLY22
HETEROPLOIDY19
HETEROSEXUAL21
HETEROTROPHY20
HETEROZYGOTE25
HETEROZYGOUS26
HEXADECIMALS25
HEXAHYDRATES25
HEXAPLOIDIES23
HEXOBARBITAL24

The 72 most common shown, 40 rarer words not listed.

13-letter words starting with HE (69)

HEADQUARTERED26
HEADSHRINKERS21
HEALTHFULNESS21
HEALTHINESSES17
HEARTBREAKERS20
HEARTBREAKING21
HEARTBURNINGS19
HEARTLESSNESS15
HEARTSICKNESS20
HEBRAIZATIONS25
HECTOGRAPHING23
HEEDFULNESSES20
HEINOUSNESSES16
HELICOPTERING20
HELIOGRAPHING21
HELIOTROPISMS19
HELLENIZATION23
HELLGRAMMITES20
HELLISHNESSES17
HELMINTHIASES19
HELMINTHIASIS19
HELMINTHOLOGY22
HELMSMANSHIPS23
HELPFULNESSES21
HEMACYTOMETER23
HEMAGGLUTININ20
HEMATOLOGICAL20
HEMATOLOGISTS18
HEMATOPHAGOUS23
HEMATOPOIESES19
HEMATOPOIESIS19
HEMATOPOIETIC21
HEMICELLULOSE20
HEMICHORDATES22
HEMIMORPHISMS25
HEMISPHERICAL23
HEMOCYTOMETER23
HEMODILUTIONS19
HEMORRHOIDALS20
HEPATECTOMIES21
HEREDITAMENTS18
HEREDITARIANS16
HERMAPHRODITE22
HERMENEUTICAL20
HERPESVIRUSES22
HERPETOLOGIES18
HERPETOLOGIST18
HERRINGBONING19
HETEROCYCLICS23
HETEROCYSTOUS20
HETEROGAMETES18
HETEROGAMETIC20
HETEROGENEITY18
HETEROGENEOUS17
HETEROKARYONS20
HETEROMORPHIC23
HETEROPHONIES19
HETEROPTEROUS18
HETEROSEXUALS22
HETEROSPORIES17
HETEROSPOROUS18
HETEROTHALLIC19
HETEROTROPHIC21
HETEROZYGOSES26
HETEROZYGOSIS26
HETEROZYGOTES26
HEURISTICALLY20
HEXAMETHONIUM28
HEXOBARBITALS25

14-letter words starting with HE (47)

HEADLESSNESSES17
HEADMASTERSHIP23
HEADMISTRESSES19
HEADQUARTERING27
HEARTRENDINGLY20
HEAVENLINESSES20
HEAVYHEARTEDLY27
HEDONISTICALLY21
HEEDLESSNESSES17
HELLENIZATIONS24
HELPLESSNESSES18
HEMACYTOMETERS24
HEMAGGLUTINATE21
HEMAGGLUTININS21
HEMEROCALLISES20
HEMICELLULOSES21
HEMIMETABOLOUS23
HEMOCYTOMETERS24
HEMOFLAGELLATE22
HEMOGLOBINURIA22
HEMOGLOBINURIC24
HEPATECTOMIZED31
HEPATOCELLULAR21
HEPATOMEGALIES21
HEPATOPANCREAS22
HEPATOTOXICITY28
HERITABILITIES18
HERMAPHRODITES23
HERMAPHRODITIC25
HERPETOLOGICAL21
HERPETOLOGISTS19
HETERODUPLEXES26
HETEROGAMETIES19
HETEROKARYOSES21
HETEROKARYOSIS21
HETEROKARYOTIC23
HETEROLOGOUSLY20
HETEROMORPHISM24
HETEROPHYLLIES22
HETEROPHYLLOUS23
HETEROPLOIDIES19
HETEROSEXUALLY25
HETEROTHALLISM20
HETEROTROPHIES20
HETEROZYGOSITY29
HEXAMETHONIUMS29
HEXOSAMINIDASE25

15-letter words starting with HE (30)

HEADMASTERSHIPS24
HEALTHFULNESSES23
HEARTBREAKINGLY25
HEARTLESSNESSES17
HEARTSICKNESSES22
HELIOMETRICALLY23
HELMINTHOLOGIES22
HEMAGGLUTINATED23
HEMAGGLUTINATES22
HEMATOPORPHYRIN27
HEMOCHROMATOSES25
HEMOCHROMATOSIS25
HEMODYNAMICALLY28
HEMOFLAGELLATES23
HEMOGLOBINURIAS23
HENDECASYLLABIC26
HENDECASYLLABLE24
HERMAPHRODITISM26
HERMENEUTICALLY24
HETEROCHROMATIC25
HETEROCHROMATIN23
HETEROGENEITIES18
HETEROGENEOUSLY21
HETEROMORPHISMS25
HETEROSEXUALITY26
HETEROTHALLISMS21
HEXACHLORETHANE29
HEXACHLOROPHENE31
HEXOSAMINIDASES26
HEXYLRESORCINOL27

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Questions

How many words are there starting with HE?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,387 words starting with HE, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word starting with HE?

HEPATECTOMIZED, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: HEXACHLOROPHENE (31), HETEROZYGOSITY (29) and HEXAMETHONIUMS (29).

What are some common 5-letter words starting with HE?

HEAVY, HELPS, HENCE, HEADS, HEARD and HEARS. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

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