Starting With HO
17 words · highest scoring is hopefully at 20 points
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About 9 Letter Words Starting With HO
There are 17 nine letter words starting with HO in our dictionary. The highest scoring is hopefully at 20 points, counting tile values before any double or triple squares. 17 of them are common words rather than tournament-only fill — HOLOCAUST, HONEYMOON, HORSESHOE 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.
For a wider net, try 9 Letter Words With HO or Words Starting With HO, which drops the length limit entirely.
9 Letter Words Starting With HO at a Glance
Highest Scoring 9 Letter Words Starting With HO
- hopefully20
- horseback20
- housework19
- homegrown18
- housewife18
- homeowner17
- homicides17
- honeymoon17
Common 9 Letter Words Starting With HO
- holocaust14
- homeowner17
- homicides17
- honorable14
- horoscope16
- horseback20
- hospitals14
- household16
9 Letter Words Starting With HO by Last Letter
- 9 Letter Words Starting With HO Ending in E
- 9 Letter Words Starting With HO Ending in D
- 9 Letter Words Starting With HO Ending in K
- 9 Letter Words Starting With HO Ending in N
- 9 Letter Words Starting With HO Ending in S
- 9 Letter Words Starting With HO Ending in Y
- 9 Letter Words Starting With HO Ending in R
- 9 Letter Words Starting With HO Ending in T
9 Letter Words Starting With HO Defined
- holocaustNoun · 14 points
- destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war
- homeownerNoun · 17 points
- a person who owns their own home
- honeymoonNoun · 17 points
- a holiday spent together by a newly married couple
- horoscopeNoun · 16 points
- an astrological forecast of a person's future, typically including a description of character and circumstances, based on the relative positions of the stars and planets at the time of that person's birth
- horseshoeNoun · 15 points
- a shoe for a horse formed of a narrow band of iron in the form of an extended circular arc and secured to the hoof with nails
- householdNoun · 16 points
- a house and its occupants regarded as a unit
9 Letter Words Starting With HO: Questions
How many nine letter words starting with HO are there?
There are 17 nine letter words starting with HO in our dictionary, and 17 of them are common words most players will already know.
What is the highest scoring word among nine letter words starting with HO?
HOPEFULLY is the highest scoring option at 20 points, counting tile values only and before any double or triple squares.
What are some common nine letter words starting with HO?
HOLOCAUST, HONEYMOON, HORSESHOE are among the most familiar nine letter words starting with HO. Select any word in the list to read its definition.
Are these nine letter words starting with HO 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.