205 Words Starting With HEM
The prefix HEM appears in 205 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 10-letter words with 36 entries. Average word length: 10.1 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 HEM: HEMODYNAMICALLY (31 pts), HEMATOPORPHYRIN (30 pts), HEMIZYGOUS (28 pts), HEMOLYZING (28 pts), HEMATOXYLINS (27 pts). The shortest is HEM (3 letters) and the longest is HEMAGGLUTINATED (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in YOW.
Notable words: HEME — a component of hemoglobin [n].; HEMAL — having to do with the blood [adj].; HEMINS — the red, crystalline salt of haematin with hydrochloric acid [n].; HEMAGOG — an agent that promotes blood flow [n]. Browse words starting with A for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with HEM?
HEMODYNAMICALLY scores 31 points. Runner-up: HEMATOPORPHYRIN at 30 points. See words ending in AX for more high-value options.
How many words start with HEM?
Our dictionary has 205 words that start with HEM. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 10-letter words being the most common (36).
What is the shortest word that starts with HEM?
HEM at just 3 letters. It means: to equip with an edge [v].
Three-Letter Words (1)
HEM
Four-Letter Words (3)
HEMEHEMPHEMS
Five-Letter Words (6)
HEMALHEMESHEMICHEMINHEMPSHEMPY
Six-Letter Words (6)
HEMINSHEMMEDHEMMERHEMOIDHEMPENHEMPIE
Seven-Letter Words (10)
HEMAGOGHEMATALHEMATICHEMATINHEMIOLAHEMLINEHEMLOCKHEMMERSHEMMINGHEMPIER
Eight-Letter Words (21)
HEMAGOGSHEMATEINHEMATICSHEMATINEHEMATINSHEMATITEHEMATOIDHEMATOMAHEMIOLASHEMIOLIAHEMIPTERHEMLINESHEMLOCKSHEMOCOELHEMOCYTEHEMOLYZEHEMOSTATHEMPIESTHEMPLIKEHEMPSEEDHEMPWEED
Nine-Letter Words (34)
HEMATEINSHEMATINESHEMATINICHEMATITESHEMATITICHEMATOMASHEMATOSESHEMATOSISHEMATOZOAHEMATURIAHEMATURICHEMELYTRAHEMIALGIAHEMICYCLEHEMIOLIASHEMIPTERSHEMISTICHHEMITROPEHEMOCOELSHEMOCYTESHEMOLYMPHHEMOLYSESHEMOLYSINHEMOLYSISHEMOLYTICHEMOLYZEDHEMOLYZESHEMOPHILEHEMOSTATSHEMOTOXICHEMOTOXINHEMPSEEDSHEMPWEEDSHEMSTITCH
Ten-Letter Words (36)
HEMANGIOMAHEMATINICSHEMATOCRITHEMATOLOGYHEMATOMATAHEMATOZOONHEMATURIASHEMELYTRONHEMELYTRUMHEMIACETALHEMIALGIASHEMICYCLESHEMIHEDRALHEMIPLEGIAHEMIPLEGICHEMIPTERANHEMISPHEREHEMISTICHSHEMITROPESHEMIZYGOUSHEMOCYANINHEMOGLOBINHEMOLYMPHSHEMOLYSINSHEMOLYZINGHEMOPHILESHEMOPHILIAHEMOPHILICHEMOPTYSESHEMOPTYSISHEMORRHAGEHEMORRHOIDHEMOSTASESHEMOSTASISHEMOSTATICHEMOTOXINS
Eleven-Letter Words (33)
HEMANGIOMASHEMATOCRITSHEMATOLOGICHEMATOXYLINHEMERYTHRINHEMIACETALSHEMIHYDRATEHEMIMORPHICHEMIPLEGIASHEMIPLEGICSHEMIPTERANSHEMIPTEROUSHEMISPHERESHEMISPHERICHEMOCYANINSHEMODYNAMICHEMOGLOBINSHEMOPHILIACHEMOPHILIASHEMOPHILICSHEMOPOIESESHEMOPOIESISHEMOPOIETICHEMOPROTEINHEMORRHAGEDHEMORRHAGESHEMORRHAGICHEMORRHOIDSHEMOSIDERINHEMOSTATICSHEMSTITCHEDHEMSTITCHERHEMSTITCHES
Twelve-Letter Words (22)
HEMANGIOMATAHEMATOGENOUSHEMATOLOGIESHEMATOLOGISTHEMATOXYLINSHEMEROCALLISHEMERYTHRINSHEMICHORDATEHEMIHYDRATEDHEMIHYDRATESHEMIMORPHISMHEMODIALYSESHEMODIALYSISHEMODILUTIONHEMODYNAMICSHEMOPHILIACSHEMOPROTEINSHEMORRHAGINGHEMORRHOIDALHEMOSIDERINSHEMSTITCHERSHEMSTITCHING
Thirteen-Letter Words (15)
HEMACYTOMETERHEMAGGLUTININHEMATOLOGICALHEMATOLOGISTSHEMATOPHAGOUSHEMATOPOIESESHEMATOPOIESISHEMATOPOIETICHEMICELLULOSEHEMICHORDATESHEMIMORPHISMSHEMISPHERICALHEMOCYTOMETERHEMODILUTIONSHEMORRHOIDALS
Fourteen-Letter Words (10)
HEMACYTOMETERSHEMAGGLUTINATEHEMAGGLUTININSHEMEROCALLISESHEMICELLULOSESHEMIMETABOLOUSHEMOCYTOMETERSHEMOFLAGELLATEHEMOGLOBINURIAHEMOGLOBINURIC
Fifteen-Letter Words (8)
HEMAGGLUTINATEDHEMAGGLUTINATESHEMATOPORPHYRINHEMOCHROMATOSESHEMOCHROMATOSISHEMODYNAMICALLYHEMOFLAGELLATESHEMOGLOBINURIAS