Starting With HE
14 words · highest scoring is headache at 17 points
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About 8 Letter Words Starting With HE
There are 14 eight letter words starting with HE in our dictionary. The highest scoring is headache at 17 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 14 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — HEADACHE, HEAVENLY, HELPLESS among them.
The list leads with everyday words so the ones you recognise come first; sort by Scrabble points to put the best play on top, or switch to A-Z to scan alphabetically. Select any word to read its definition and see which dictionaries accept it.
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8 Letter Words Starting With HE at a Glance
Highest Scoring 8 Letter Words Starting With HE
- headache17
- heavenly17
- hedgehog17
- hegemony17
- heaviest14
- hectares13
- helpless13
- heretics13
Common 8 Letter Words Starting With HE
- headache17
- headless12
- hearings12
- heaviest14
- hedgehog17
- hegemony17
- heretics13
- hesitant11
8 Letter Words Starting With HE by Last Letter
8 Letter Words Starting With HE Defined
- headacheNoun · 17 points
- a continuous pain in the head
- headlineNoun · 12 points
- a heading at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine
- heavenlyAdjective · 17 points
- of heaven; divine
- hedgehogNoun · 17 points
- a small nocturnal Old World mammal with a spiny coat and short legs, able to roll itself into a ball for defence
- helplessAdjective · 13 points
- unable to defend oneself or to act without help
- heritageNoun · 12 points
- property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance
8 Letter Words Starting With HE: Questions
How many eight letter words starting with HE are there?
There are 14 eight letter words starting with HE in our dictionary, and 14 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among eight letter words starting with HE?
HEADACHE is the highest scoring option at 17 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common eight letter words starting with HE?
HEADACHE, HEAVENLY, HELPLESS are among the most familiar eight letter words starting with HE. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these eight letter words starting with HE valid in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Every word is drawn from a tournament word list, so most are playable everywhere. Use the dictionary selector to narrow the list to Scrabble US (NWL2023), Scrabble UK (CSW24) or Words With Friends and see only the words that game accepts.