1,489 Words Starting With HE
The prefix HE appears in 1,489 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 236 entries. Average word length: 9.1 letters.
H is one of the few English consonants that can go silent (honest, hour, heir). As a starter, it powers high-frequency words like have, he, how, and here.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with HE: HEXACHLOROPHENE (35 pts), HEPATECTOMIZED (33 pts), HETEROZYGOSITY (33 pts), HEXACHLORETHANE (33 pts), HEMODYNAMICALLY (31 pts). The shortest is HE (2 letters) and the longest is HEADMASTERSHIPS (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in MO.
Notable words: HEAD — to be chief of [v] "use your head".; HEADS — to be chief of [v].; HEADED — to be chief of [v].; HEADEND — a facility that receives and distributes communications signals [n]. Browse words starting with HAJ for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with HE?
HEXACHLOROPHENE scores 35 points. Runner-up: HEPATECTOMIZED at 33 points. See words ending in LEZ for more high-value options.
How many words start with HE?
Our dictionary has 1,489 words that start with HE. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (236).
What is the shortest word that starts with HE?
HE at just 2 letters. It means: a male person or animal [n].
Two-Letter Words (1)
HE
Three-Letter Words (10)
HEHHEMHENHEPHERHESHETHEWHEXHEY
Four-Letter Words (36)
HEADHEALHEAPHEARHEATHEBEHECKHEEDHEELHEFTHEHSHEILHEIRHELDHELLHELMHELOHELPHEMEHEMPHEMSHENSHENTHERBHERDHEREHERLHERMHERNHEROHERSHESTHETHHETSHEWNHEWS
Five-Letter Words (69)
HEADSHEADYHEALSHEAPSHEAPYHEARDHEARSHEARTHEATHHEATSHEAVEHEAVYHEBESHECKSHEDERHEDGEHEDGYHEEDSHEELSHEEZEHEFTSHEFTYHEIGHHEILSHEIRSHEISTHELIOHELIXHELLOHELLSHELMSHELOSHELOTHELPSHELVEHEMALHEMESHEMICHEMINHEMPSHEMPYHENCEHENGEHENNAHENRYHENTSHERBSHERBYHERDSHERESHERLSHERMAHERMSHERNSHERONHEROSHERRYHERTZHESTSHETHSHEUCHHEUGHHEWEDHEWERHEXADHEXEDHEXERHEXESHEXYL
Six-Letter Words (115)
HEADEDHEADERHEALEDHEALERHEALTHHEAPEDHEAPERHEARERHEARSEHEARTHHEARTSHEARTYHEATEDHEATERHEATHSHEATHYHEAUMEHEAVEDHEAVENHEAVERHEAVESHECKLEHECTICHECTORHEDDLEHEDERSHEDGEDHEDGERHEDGESHEEDEDHEEDERHEEHAWHEELEDHEELERHEEZEDHEEZESHEFTEDHEFTERHEGARIHEGIRAHEIFERHEIGHTHEILEDHEINIEHEIREDHEISHIHEISTSHEJIRAHELIACHELIOSHELIUMHELLEDHELLERHELLOSHELMEDHELMETHELOTSHELPEDHELPERHELVEDHELVESHEMINSHEMMEDHEMMERHEMOIDHEMPENHEMPIEHENBITHENGESHENLEYHENNASHENRYSHENTEDHEPCATHEPPERHEPTADHERALDHERBALHERBEDHERDEDHERDERHERDICHEREATHEREBYHEREINHEREOFHEREONHERESYHERETOHERIOTHERMAEHERMAIHERMITHERNIAHEROESHEROICHEROINHERONSHERPESHETERO
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Seven-Letter Words (179)
HEADENDHEADERSHEADFULHEADIERHEADILYHEADINGHEADMANHEADMENHEADPINHEADSETHEADWAYHEALERSHEALINGHEALTHSHEALTHYHEAPERSHEAPINGHEARERSHEARINGHEARKENHEARSAYHEARSEDHEARSESHEARTEDHEARTENHEARTHSHEATERSHEATHENHEATHERHEATINGHEAUMESHEAVENSHEAVERSHEAVIERHEAVIESHEAVILYHEAVINGHEBETICHECKLEDHECKLERHECKLESHECTAREHECTORSHEDDLESHEDGERSHEDGIERHEDGINGHEDONICHEEDERSHEEDFULHEEDINGHEEHAWSHEELERSHEELINGHEELTAPHEEZINGHEFTERSHEFTIERHEFTILYHEFTINGHEGARISHEGEMONHEGIRASHEGUMENHEIFERSHEIGHTHHEIGHTSHEILINGHEIMISHHEINIESHEINOUSHEIRDOMHEIRESSHEIRINGHEISTEDHEISTERHEJIRASHEKTAREHELIASTHELICALHELICESHELICONHELIPADHELIUMSHELIXESHELLBOXHELLCATHELLERIHELLERSHELLERYHELLINGHELLIONHELLISHHELLOEDHELLOESHELLUVAHELMETSHELMINGHELOTRYHELPERS
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Eight-Letter Words (223)
HEADACHEHEADACHYHEADBANDHEADENDSHEADFISHHEADFULSHEADGATEHEADGEARHEADHUNTHEADIESTHEADINGSHEADLAMPHEADLANDHEADLESSHEADLINEHEADLOCKHEADLONGHEADMOSTHEADNOTEHEADPINSHEADRACEHEADRESTHEADROOMHEADSAILHEADSETSHEADSHIPHEADSMANHEADSMENHEADSTAYHEADWAYSHEADWINDHEADWORDHEADWORKHEALABLEHEARABLEHEARINGSHEARKENSHEARSAYSHEARSINGHEARTENSHEARTIERHEARTIESHEARTILYHEARTINGHEATABLEHEATEDLYHEATHENSHEATHERSHEATHERYHEATHIERHEATLESSHEAVENLYHEAVIESTHEAVYSETHEBDOMADHEBETATEHEBETUDEHEBRAIZEHECATOMBHECKLERSHECKLINGHECTARESHECTICALHECTICLYHECTOREDHEDGEHOGHEDGEHOPHEDGEPIGHEDGEROWHEDGIESTHEDONICSHEDONISMHEDONISTHEEDLESSHEEHAWEDHEELBALLHEELINGSHEELLESSHEELPOSTHEELTAPSHEFTIESTHEGEMONSHEGEMONYHEGUMENEHEGUMENSHEGUMENYHEIGHTENHEIGHTHSHEIRDOMSHEIRLESSHEIRLOOMHEIRSHIPHEISTERSHEISTINGHEKTARESHELIACALHELIASTSHELICITYHELICOIDHELICONS
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Nine-Letter Words (236)
HEADACHESHEADACHEYHEADBANDSHEADBOARDHEADCOUNTHEADDRESSHEADFIRSTHEADGATESHEADGEARSHEADHUNTSHEADINESSHEADLAMPSHEADLANDSHEADLIGHTHEADLINEDHEADLINERHEADLINESHEADLOCKSHEADNOTESHEADPHONEHEADPIECEHEADRACESHEADRESTSHEADROOMSHEADSAILSHEADSHIPSHEADSPACEHEADSTALLHEADSTANDHEADSTAYSHEADSTOCKHEADSTONEHEADWATERHEADWINDSHEADWORDSHEADWORKSHEALTHFULHEALTHIERHEALTHILYHEARKENEDHEARKENERHEARTACHEHEARTBEATHEARTBURNHEARTENEDHEARTENERHEARTFELTHEARTFREEHEARTHRUGHEARTIESTHEARTLANDHEARTLESSHEARTSICKHEARTSOMEHEARTSOREHEARTWOODHEARTWORMHEATHBIRDHEATHENRYHEATHEREDHEATHIESTHEATHLANDHEATHLESSHEATHLIKEHEATPROOFHEAVINESSHEBDOMADSHEBETATEDHEBETATESHEBETUDESHEBRAIZEDHEBRAIZESHECATOMBSHECTOGRAMHECTORINGHEDGEHOGSHEDGEHOPSHEDGEPIGSHEDGEROWSHEDGINGLYHEDONISMSHEDONISTSHEEDFULLYHEEHAWINGHEELBALLSHEELPIECEHEELPLATEHEELPOSTSHEFTINESSHEGEMONICHEGUMENESHEGUMENOSHEIGHTENSHEIGHTISMHEINOUSLYHEIRESSESHEIRLOOMSHEIRSHIPSHEKTOGRAMHELICALLY
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Ten-Letter Words (209)
HEADACHIERHEADBOARDSHEADCHEESEHEADCOUNTSHEADFISHESHEADHUNTEDHEADHUNTERHEADLIGHTSHEADLINERSHEADLININGHEADMASTERHEADPHONESHEADPIECESHEADSPACESHEADSPRINGHEADSTALLSHEADSTANDSHEADSTOCKSHEADSTONESHEADSTREAMHEADSTRONGHEADWAITERHEADWATERSHEALTHIESTHEARKENERSHEARKENINGHEARTACHESHEARTBEATSHEARTBREAKHEARTBURNSHEARTENERSHEARTENINGHEARTHRUGSHEARTINESSHEARTLANDSHEARTSEASEHEARTTHROBHEARTWOODSHEARTWORMSHEATHBIRDSHEATHENDOMHEATHENISHHEATHENISMHEATHENIZEHEATHLANDSHEATSTROKEHEAVENLIERHEAVENWARDHEBDOMADALHEBETATINGHEBETATIONHEBRAIZINGHECTICALLYHECTOGRAMSHECTOGRAPHHECTOLITERHECTOMETERHEDONISTICHEEDLESSLYHEELPIECESHEELPLATESHEGEMONIESHEGUMENIESHEIGHTENEDHEIGHTISMSHEKTOGRAMSHELIACALLYHELICITIESHELICLINESHELICOIDALHELICONIASHELICOPTEDHELICOPTERHELICTITESHELILIFTEDHELIOGRAMSHELIOGRAPHHELIOLATRYHELIOMETERHELIOSTATSHELIOTROPEHELIOTYPEDHELIOTYPESHELIOZOANSHELLACIOUSHELLBENDERHELLBROTHSHELLDIVERSHELLEBORESHELLENIZEDHELLENIZESHELLHOUNDSHELMETLIKEHELMINTHICHELPLESSLYHEMANGIOMAHEMATINICSHEMATOCRITHEMATOLOGYHEMATOMATA
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Eleven-Letter Words (152)
HEADACHIESTHEADCHEESESHEADDRESSESHEADHUNTERSHEADHUNTINGHEADINESSESHEADMASTERSHEADQUARTERHEADSPRINGSHEADSTREAMSHEADWAITERSHEALTHINESSHEARTBREAKSHEARTBROKENHEARTHSTONEHEARTLESSLYHEARTSEASESHEARTSOMELYHEARTSTRINGHEARTTHROBSHEATHENDOMSHEATHENISMSHEATHENIZEDHEATHENIZESHEATHENRIESHEATSTROKESHEAVENLIESTHEAVENWARDSHEAVINESSESHEAVYWEIGHTHEBEPHRENIAHEBEPHRENICHEBETATIONSHECTOGRAPHSHECTOLITERSHECTOMETERSHECTORINGLYHEDGEHOPPEDHEDGEHOPPERHEDONICALLYHEEDFULNESSHEFTINESSESHEGUMENOSESHEIGHTENINGHEINOUSNESSHELDENTENORHELICOPTERSHELICOPTINGHELILIFTINGHELIOGRAPHSHELIOMETERSHELIOMETRICHELIOSPHEREHELIOTROPESHELIOTROPICHELIOTYPIESHELIOTYPINGHELLBENDERSHELLENIZINGHELLISHNESSHELPFULNESSHEMANGIOMASHEMATOCRITSHEMATOLOGICHEMATOXYLINHEMERYTHRINHEMIACETALSHEMIHYDRATEHEMIMORPHICHEMIPLEGIASHEMIPLEGICSHEMIPTERANSHEMIPTEROUSHEMISPHERESHEMISPHERICHEMOCYANINSHEMODYNAMICHEMOGLOBINSHEMOPHILIACHEMOPHILIASHEMOPHILICSHEMOPOIESESHEMOPOIESISHEMOPOIETICHEMOPROTEINHEMORRHAGEDHEMORRHAGESHEMORRHAGICHEMORRHOIDSHEMOSIDERINHEMOSTATICSHEMSTITCHEDHEMSTITCHERHEMSTITCHESHENDIADYSESHENOTHEISMSHENOTHEISTSHEPARINIZEDHEPATECTOMYHEPATITIDES
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Twelve-Letter Words (113)
HEADFOREMOSTHEADLESSNESSHEADMISTRESSHEADQUARTERSHEADSHRINKERHEARTBREAKERHEARTBURNINGHEARTENINGLYHEARTHSTONESHEARTINESSESHEARTRENDINGHEARTSTRINGSHEARTWARMINGHEATHENISHLYHEATHENIZINGHEAVENLINESSHEAVYHEARTEDHEAVYWEIGHTSHEBDOMADALLYHEBEPHRENIASHEBEPHRENICSHEBETUDINOUSHEBRAIZATIONHECTOGRAPHEDHEDGEHOPPERSHEDGEHOPPINGHEEDLESSNESSHELDENTENORSHELICOPTEREDHELIOCENTRICHELIOGRAPHEDHELIOGRAPHICHELIOLATRIESHELIOLATROUSHELIOSPHERESHELIOTROPISMHELLACIOUSLYHELLGRAMMITEHELMSMANSHIPHELPLESSNESSHEMANGIOMATAHEMATOGENOUSHEMATOLOGIESHEMATOLOGISTHEMATOXYLINSHEMEROCALLISHEMERYTHRINSHEMICHORDATEHEMIHYDRATEDHEMIHYDRATESHEMIMORPHISMHEMODIALYSESHEMODIALYSISHEMODILUTIONHEMODYNAMICSHEMOPHILIACSHEMOPROTEINSHEMORRHAGINGHEMORRHOIDALHEMOSIDERINSHEMSTITCHERSHEMSTITCHINGHENCEFORWARDHENOTHEISTICHEPATOMEGALYHERALDICALLYHERBICIDALLYHEREDITAMENTHEREDITARIANHEREDITARILYHEREINBEFOREHERITABILITYHERMENEUTICSHERMETICALLYHERMETICISMSHEROICOMICALHERRINGBONEDHERRINGBONESHESITATINGLYHETEROAUXINSHETEROCERCALHETEROCLITESHETEROCYCLESHETEROCYCLICHETERODOXIESHETERODUPLEXHETERODYNINGHETEROECIOUSHETEROECISMSHETEROGAMETEHETEROGAMETYHETEROGAMIESHETEROGAMOUSHETEROGENIESHETEROGENOUSHETEROGONIESHETEROGRAFTSHETEROKARYONHETEROLOGOUSHETERONOMIES
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Thirteen-Letter Words (69)
HEADQUARTEREDHEADSHRINKERSHEALTHFULNESSHEALTHINESSESHEARTBREAKERSHEARTBREAKINGHEARTBURNINGSHEARTLESSNESSHEARTSICKNESSHEBRAIZATIONSHECTOGRAPHINGHEEDFULNESSESHEINOUSNESSESHELICOPTERINGHELIOGRAPHINGHELIOTROPISMSHELLENIZATIONHELLGRAMMITESHELLISHNESSESHELMINTHIASESHELMINTHIASISHELMINTHOLOGYHELMSMANSHIPSHELPFULNESSESHEMACYTOMETERHEMAGGLUTININHEMATOLOGICALHEMATOLOGISTSHEMATOPHAGOUSHEMATOPOIESESHEMATOPOIESISHEMATOPOIETICHEMICELLULOSEHEMICHORDATESHEMIMORPHISMSHEMISPHERICALHEMOCYTOMETERHEMODILUTIONSHEMORRHOIDALSHEPATECTOMIESHEREDITAMENTSHEREDITARIANSHERMAPHRODITEHERMENEUTICALHERPESVIRUSESHERPETOLOGIESHERPETOLOGISTHERRINGBONINGHETEROCYCLICSHETEROCYSTOUSHETEROGAMETESHETEROGAMETICHETEROGENEITYHETEROGENEOUSHETEROKARYONSHETEROMORPHICHETEROPHONIESHETEROPTEROUSHETEROSEXUALSHETEROSPORIESHETEROSPOROUSHETEROTHALLICHETEROTROPHICHETEROZYGOSESHETEROZYGOSISHETEROZYGOTESHEURISTICALLYHEXAMETHONIUMHEXOBARBITALS
Fourteen-Letter Words (47)
HEADLESSNESSESHEADMASTERSHIPHEADMISTRESSESHEADQUARTERINGHEARTRENDINGLYHEAVENLINESSESHEAVYHEARTEDLYHEDONISTICALLYHEEDLESSNESSESHELLENIZATIONSHELPLESSNESSESHEMACYTOMETERSHEMAGGLUTINATEHEMAGGLUTININSHEMEROCALLISESHEMICELLULOSESHEMIMETABOLOUSHEMOCYTOMETERSHEMOFLAGELLATEHEMOGLOBINURIAHEMOGLOBINURICHEPATECTOMIZEDHEPATOCELLULARHEPATOMEGALIESHEPATOPANCREASHEPATOTOXICITYHERITABILITIESHERMAPHRODITESHERMAPHRODITICHERPETOLOGICALHERPETOLOGISTSHETERODUPLEXESHETEROGAMETIESHETEROKARYOSESHETEROKARYOSISHETEROKARYOTICHETEROLOGOUSLYHETEROMORPHISMHETEROPHYLLIESHETEROPHYLLOUSHETEROPLOIDIESHETEROSEXUALLYHETEROTHALLISMHETEROTROPHIESHETEROZYGOSITYHEXAMETHONIUMSHEXOSAMINIDASE
Fifteen-Letter Words (30)
HEADMASTERSHIPSHEALTHFULNESSESHEARTBREAKINGLYHEARTLESSNESSESHEARTSICKNESSESHELIOMETRICALLYHELMINTHOLOGIESHEMAGGLUTINATEDHEMAGGLUTINATESHEMATOPORPHYRINHEMOCHROMATOSESHEMOCHROMATOSISHEMODYNAMICALLYHEMOFLAGELLATESHEMOGLOBINURIASHENDECASYLLABICHENDECASYLLABLEHERMAPHRODITISMHERMENEUTICALLYHETEROCHROMATICHETEROCHROMATINHETEROGENEITIESHETEROGENEOUSLYHETEROMORPHISMSHETEROSEXUALITYHETEROTHALLISMSHEXACHLORETHANEHEXACHLOROPHENEHEXOSAMINIDASESHEXYLRESORCINOL