509 Words Starting With HI
The prefix HI appears in 509 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 7-letter words with 80 entries. Average word length: 8.3 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 HI: HIGHJACKING (32 pts), HIERARCHIZING (31 pts), HIGHJACKED (31 pts), HIERARCHIZED (30 pts), HISTOCHEMICALLY (30 pts). The shortest is HI (2 letters) and the longest is HILARIOUSNESSES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in BET.
Notable words: HICK — characteristic of rural people [adj, n].; HICKS — a person from the country, a yokel [n].; HIATAL — pertaining to a hiatus [adj].; HIBACHI — a portable barbecue for cooking food out of doors [n]. Browse words starting with SEA for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with HI?
HIGHJACKING scores 32 points. Runner-up: HIERARCHIZING at 31 points. See words ending in ADA for more high-value options.
How many words start with HI?
Our dictionary has 509 words that start with HI. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 7-letter words being the most common (80).
What is the shortest word that starts with HI?
HI at just 2 letters. It means: an interjection used as a greeting [interj].
Three-Letter Words (8)
HICHIDHIEHIMHINHIPHISHIT
Four-Letter Words (21)
HICKHIDEHIEDHIESHIGHHIKEHILAHILIHILLHILTHIMSHINDHINSHINTHIPSHIREHISNHISSHISTHITSHIVE
Five-Letter Words (35)
HICKSHIDEDHIDERHIDESHIGHSHIGHTHIJABHIJRAHIKEDHIKERHIKESHILARHILLOHILLSHILLYHILTSHILUMHILUSHINDSHINGEHINKYHINNYHINTSHIPLYHIPPOHIPPYHIREDHIREEHIRERHIRESHISSYHISTSHITCHHIVEDHIVES
Six-Letter Words (52)
HIATALHIATUSHICCUPHICKEYHICKIEHIDDENHIDERSHIDINGHIEINGHIEMALHIGGLEHIGHERHIGHLYHIGHTHHIGHTSHIJABSHIJACKHIJRAHHIJRASHIKERSHIKINGHILLEDHILLERHILLOAHILLOSHILTEDHINDERHINGEDHINGERHINGESHINTEDHINTERHIPPEDHIPPERHIPPIEHIPPOSHIREESHIRERSHIRINGHIRPLEHIRSELHIRSLEHISPIDHISSEDHISSERHISSESHISTEDHITHERHITMANHITMENHITTERHIVING
Seven-Letter Words (80)
HIBACHIHICCUPSHICKEYSHICKIESHICKISHHICKORYHIDABLEHIDALGOHIDEOUSHIDEOUTHIDINGSHIGGLEDHIGGLERHIGGLESHIGHBOYHIGHESTHIGHTEDHIGHTHSHIGHTOPHIGHWAYHIJACKSHIJINKSHIJRAHSHILDINGHILLERSHILLIERHILLINGHILLOASHILLOCKHILLOEDHILLOESHILLTOPHILTINGHIMATIAHIMSELFHINDERSHINDGUTHINGERSHINGINGHINKIERHINNIEDHINNIESHINTERSHINTINGHIPBONEHIPLESSHIPLIKEHIPLINEHIPNESSHIPPESTHIPPIERHIPPIESHIPPINGHIPPISHHIPSHOTHIPSTERHIRABLEHIRCINEHIRPLEDHIRPLESHIRSELSHIRSLEDHIRSLESHIRSUTEHIRUDINHISSELFHISSERSHISSIERHISSIESHISSINGHISTINGHISTOIDHISTONEHISTORYHITCHEDHITCHERHITCHESHITLESSHITTERSHITTING
Eight-Letter Words (80)
HIATUSESHIBACHISHIBERNALHIBISCUSHICCOUGHHICCUPEDHIDALGOSHIDDENLYHIDEAWAYHIDELESSHIDEOUTSHIDROSESHIDROSISHIDROTICHIERARCHHIERATICHIERURGYHIGGLERSHIGGLINGHIGHBALLHIGHBORNHIGHBOYSHIGHBREDHIGHBROWHIGHBUSHHIGHJACKHIGHLANDHIGHLIFEHIGHNESSHIGHRISEHIGHROADHIGHSPOTHIGHTAILHIGHTINGHIGHTOPSHIGHWAYSHIJACKEDHIJACKERHILARITYHILDINGSHILLIESTHILLOAEDHILLOCKSHILLOCKYHILLOINGHILLSIDEHILLTOPSHILTLESSHIMATIONHINDEREDHINDERERHINDGUTSHINDMOSTHINKIESTHINNYINGHIPBONESHIPLINESHIPPARCHHIPPIESTHIPSTERSHIRAGANAHIREABLEHIRELINGHIRPLINGHIRSELEDHIRSLINGHIRUDINSHISSIESTHISSINGSHISTAMINHISTIDINHISTOGENHISTONESHISTORICHITCHERSHITCHINGHITHERTOHITTABLEHIVELESSHIZZONER
Nine-Letter Words (73)
HIBAKUSHAHIBERNATEHICCOUGHSHICCUPINGHICCUPPEDHICKORIESHIDDENITEHIDEAWAYSHIDEBOUNDHIDEOSITYHIDEOUSLYHIDROTICSHIERARCHSHIERARCHYHIERODULEHIEROLOGYHIFALUTINHIGHBALLSHIGHBROWSHIGHCHAIRHIGHFLIERHIGHFLYERHIGHJACKSHIGHLANDSHIGHLIFESHIGHLIGHTHIGHRISESHIGHROADSHIGHSPOTSHIGHTAILSHIJACKERSHIJACKINGHILARIOUSHILLBILLYHILLCRESTHILLINESSHILLOAINGHILLOCKEDHILLSIDESHILLSLOPEHIMATIONSHINDBRAINHINDERERSHINDERINGHINDRANCEHINDSHANKHINDSIGHTHIPHUGGERHIPNESSESHIPPARCHSHIPPIEDOMHIPPIEISHHIPPINESSHIPPOCRASHIRAGANASHIRELINGSHIRSELINGHIRSELLEDHIRSUTISMHISPANISMHISPIDITYHISTAMINEHISTAMINSHISTIDINEHISTIDINSHISTOGENSHISTOGRAMHISTOLOGYHISTORIANHISTORIEDHISTORIESHITCHHIKEHIZZONERS
Ten-Letter Words (60)
HIBERNATEDHIBERNATESHIBERNATORHIBISCUSESHICCOUGHEDHICCUPPINGHIDDENITESHIDDENNESSHIERARCHALHIERARCHICHIERODULESHIEROGLYPHHIEROPHANTHIERURGIESHIGHBALLEDHIGHBINDERHIGHBROWEDHIGHCHAIRSHIGHFLIERSHIGHFLYERSHIGHJACKEDHIGHLANDERHIGHLIGHTSHIGHNESSESHIGHTAILEDHIGHWAYMANHIGHWAYMENHILARITIESHILLCRESTSHILLSLOPESHINDBRAINSHINDRANCESHINDSHANKSHINDSIGHTSHINTERLANDHIPPIEDOMSHIPPIENESSHIPPOCAMPIHIPPODROMEHIPPOGRIFFHIPSTERISMHIRSELLINGHIRSUTISMSHISPANIDADHISPANISMSHISTAMINESHISTIDINESHISTIOCYTEHISTOGRAMSHISTOLOGICHISTOLYSESHISTOLYSISHISTORIANSHISTORICALHISTRIONICHITCHHIKEDHITCHHIKERHITCHHIKESHITHERMOSTHITHERWARD
Eleven-Letter Words (48)
HIBERNACULAHIBERNATINGHIBERNATIONHIBERNATORSHICCOUGHINGHIDEOSITIESHIDEOUSNESSHIERARCHIESHIERARCHIZEHIEROGLYPHSHIEROLOGIESHIEROPHANTSHIGHBALLINGHIGHBINDERSHIGHBROWISMHIGHFALUTINHIGHJACKINGHIGHLANDERSHIGHLIGHTEDHIGHTAILINGHILARIOUSLYHILLBILLIESHILLINESSESHINDQUARTERHINTERLANDSHIPPINESSESHIPPOCAMPALHIPPOCAMPUSHIPPOCRASESHIPPODROMESHIPPOGRIFFSHIPPOPOTAMIHIPSTERISMSHIRSUTENESSHISPANIDADSHISPIDITIESHISTAMINASEHISTIOCYTESHISTIOCYTICHISTOLOGIESHISTOLOGISTHISTORICISMHISTORICISTHISTORICITYHISTORICIZEHISTRIONICSHITCHHIKERSHITCHHIKING
Twelve-Letter Words (25)
HIBERNACULUMHIBERNATIONSHIDDENNESSESHIERARCHICALHIERARCHIZEDHIERARCHIZESHIERATICALLYHIEROGLYPHICHIEROPHANTICHIGHBROWISMSHIGHLIGHTINGHINDQUARTERSHIPPIENESSESHIPPOPOTAMUSHISTAMINASESHISTOGENESESHISTOGENESISHISTOGENETICHISTOLOGICALHISTOLOGISTSHISTORICALLYHISTORICISMSHISTORICISTSHISTORICIZEDHISTORICIZES
Thirteen-Letter Words (9)
HIDEOUSNESSESHIERARCHIZINGHIEROGLYPHICSHILARIOUSNESSHIRSUTENESSESHISTAMINERGICHISTOCHEMICALHISTORICITIESHISTORICIZING
Fourteen-Letter Words (11)
HIERARCHICALLYHIEROGLYPHICALHIPPOPOTAMUSESHISTOCHEMISTRYHISTOLOGICALLYHISTOPATHOLOGYHISTOPLASMOSESHISTOPLASMOSISHISTORICALNESSHISTORIOGRAPHYHISTRIONICALLY
Fifteen-Letter Words (6)
HILARIOUSNESSESHISTOCHEMICALLYHISTOPATHOLOGICHISTOPHYSIOLOGYHISTORIOGRAPHERHISTORIOGRAPHIC