220 Words Starting With HER
The prefix HER appears in 220 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 39 entries. Average word length: 8.6 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 HER: HERMAPHRODITISM (28 pts), HERMAPHRODITIC (27 pts), HEROICIZING (26 pts), HERMAPHRODITES (25 pts), HERMENEUTICALLY (25 pts). The shortest is HER (3 letters) and the longest is HERMAPHRODITISM (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in CHIEF.
Notable words: HERB — a seed-bearing plant whose aerial parts do not persist above ground at the end of the growing season [n].; HERBS — a seed-bearing plant whose aerial parts do not persist above ground at the end of the growing season [n].; HERALD — to proclaim, announce [v].; HERALDS — to proclaim, announce [v]. Browse words starting with JIN for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with HER?
HERMAPHRODITISM scores 28 points. Runner-up: HERMAPHRODITIC at 27 points. See words ending in DINO for more high-value options.
How many words start with HER?
Our dictionary has 220 words that start with HER. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (39).
What is the shortest word that starts with HER?
HER at just 3 letters. It means: a pronoun or possessive adjective representing a female person or thing [adj].
Three-Letter Words (1)
HER
Four-Letter Words (8)
HERBHERDHEREHERLHERMHERNHEROHERS
Five-Letter Words (12)
HERBSHERBYHERDSHERESHERLSHERMAHERMSHERNSHERONHEROSHERRYHERTZ
Six-Letter Words (23)
HERALDHERBALHERBEDHERDEDHERDERHERDICHEREATHEREBYHEREINHEREOFHEREONHERESYHERETOHERIOTHERMAEHERMAIHERMITHERNIAHEROESHEROICHEROINHERONSHERPES
Seven-Letter Words (28)
HERALDSHERBAGEHERBALSHERBIERHERDERSHERDICSHERDINGHERDMANHERDMENHEREDESHERETICHERIOTSHERITORHERMITSHERNIAEHERNIALHERNIASHEROICSHEROINEHEROINSHEROISMHEROIZEHERONRYHERRIEDHERRIESHERRINGHERSELFHERTZES
Eight-Letter Words (39)
HERALDEDHERALDICHERALDRYHERBAGEDHERBAGESHERBARIAHERBIESTHERBLESSHERBLIKEHERCULESHERDLIKEHERDSMANHERDSMENHEREAWAYHEREDITYHEREINTOHERESIESHERETICSHERETRIXHEREUNTOHEREUPONHEREWITHHERITAGEHERITORSHERITRIXHERMAEANHERMETICHERMITICHERMITRYHERNIATEHEROICALHEROINESHEROISMSHEROIZEDHEROIZESHERPETICHERRINGSHERRYINGHERSTORY
Nine-Letter Words (29)
HERALDINGHERALDISTHERBALISMHERBALISTHERBARIALHERBARIUMHERBICIDEHERBIVOREHERBIVORYHERBOLOGYHERCULEANHEREABOUTHEREAFTERHEREAWAYSHERETICALHEREUNDERHERITABLEHERITABLYHERITAGESHERMETISMHERMETISTHERMITAGEHERMITISMHERNIATEDHERNIATESHEROICIZEHEROINISMHEROIZINGHERONRIES
Ten-Letter Words (36)
HERALDISTSHERALDRIESHERBACEOUSHERBALISMSHERBALISTSHERBARIUMSHERBICIDALHERBICIDESHERBIVORESHERCULESESHEREABOUTSHEREAFTERSHEREDITARYHEREDITIESHERESIARCHHERETOFOREHERETRICESHERETRIXESHERITRICESHERITRIXESHERMATYPICHERMETICALHERMETISMSHERMETISTSHERMITAGESHERMITISMSHERMITRIESHERNIATINGHERNIATIONHEROICALLYHEROICIZEDHEROICIZESHEROICOMICHEROINISMSHERRENVOLKHERSTORIES
Eleven-Letter Words (16)
HERBIVORIESHERBIVOROUSHERBOLOGIESHEREINABOVEHEREINAFTERHEREINBELOWHERESIARCHSHERETICALLYHERMENEUTICHERMETICISMHERNIATIONSHEROICIZINGHERPESVIRUSHERPETOLOGYHERRENVOLKSHERRINGBONE
Twelve-Letter Words (13)
HERALDICALLYHERBICIDALLYHEREDITAMENTHEREDITARIANHEREDITARILYHEREINBEFOREHERITABILITYHERMENEUTICSHERMETICALLYHERMETICISMSHEROICOMICALHERRINGBONEDHERRINGBONES
Thirteen-Letter Words (8)
HEREDITAMENTSHEREDITARIANSHERMAPHRODITEHERMENEUTICALHERPESVIRUSESHERPETOLOGIESHERPETOLOGISTHERRINGBONING
Fourteen-Letter Words (5)
HERITABILITIESHERMAPHRODITESHERMAPHRODITICHERPETOLOGICALHERPETOLOGISTS
Fifteen-Letter Words (2)
HERMAPHRODITISMHERMENEUTICALLY