922 Words Starting With HY
The prefix HY appears in 922 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 10-letter words with 130 entries. Average word length: 10.9 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 HY: HYDROXYZINES (38 pts), HYDROXYZINE (37 pts), HYPERCIVILIZED (37 pts), HYPERIMMUNIZING (37 pts), HYPNOTIZABILITY (37 pts). The shortest is HYP (3 letters) and the longest is HYDROBIOLOGICAL (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in TAME.
Notable words: HYLA — a variety of tree frog [n].; HYDRA — a variety of freshwater polyp [n].; HYAENA — a carrion-feeding carnivore of the family Hyaenidae [n].; HYAENAS — a carrion-feeding carnivore of the family Hyaenidae [n]. Browse words starting with IZ for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with HY?
HYDROXYZINES scores 38 points. Runner-up: HYDROXYZINE at 37 points. See words ending in HIND for more high-value options.
How many words start with HY?
Our dictionary has 922 words that start with HY. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 10-letter words being the most common (130).
What is the shortest word that starts with HY?
HYP at just 3 letters. It means: to offend [v].
Three-Letter Words (1)
HYP
Four-Letter Words (6)
HYLAHYMNHYPEHYPOHYPSHYTE
Five-Letter Words (15)
HYDRAHYDROHYENAHYINGHYLASHYMENHYMNSHYOIDHYPEDHYPERHYPESHYPHAHYPOSHYRAXHYSON
Six-Letter Words (26)
HYAENAHYALINHYBRIDHYBRISHYDRAEHYDRASHYDRIAHYDRICHYDRIDHYDROSHYENASHYENICHYETALHYMENSHYMNALHYMNEDHYOIDSHYPERSHYPHAEHYPHALHYPHENHYPINGHYPNICHYPOEDHYSONSHYSSOP
Seven-Letter Words (42)
HYAENASHYAENICHYALINEHYALINSHYALITEHYALOIDHYBRIDSHYDATIDHYDRANTHYDRASEHYDRATEHYDRIAEHYDRIDEHYDRIDSHYDROIDHYDROPSHYDROUSHYDROXYHYENINEHYENOIDHYGEISTHYGIENEHYMENALHYMENIAHYMNALSHYMNARYHYMNINGHYMNISTHYMNODYHYOIDALHYPERONHYPHENSHYPNOIDHYPOGEAHYPOINGHYPONEAHYPONYMHYPOXIAHYPOXICHYRACESHYRAXESHYSSOPS
Eight-Letter Words (68)
HYACINTHHYALINESHYALITESHYALOGENHYALOIDSHYBRISESHYDATIDSHYDRACIDHYDRAGOGHYDRANTHHYDRANTSHYDRASESHYDRATEDHYDRATESHYDRATORHYDRIDESHYDRILLAHYDROGELHYDROGENHYDROIDSHYDROMELHYDRONICHYDROPICHYDROPSYHYDROSKIHYDROSOLHYDROXYLHYGEISTSHYGIEISTHYGIENESHYGIENICHYLOZOICHYMENEALHYMENIALHYMENIUMHYMNBOOKHYMNISTSHYMNLESSHYMNLIKEHYOIDEANHYOSCINEHYPERGOLHYPERONSHYPEROPEHYPHEMIAHYPHENEDHYPHENICHYPNOSESHYPNOSISHYPNOTICHYPOACIDHYPODERMHYPOGEALHYPOGEANHYPOGENEHYPOGEUMHYPOGYNYHYPONEASHYPONOIAHYPONYMSHYPONYMYHYPOPNEAHYPOPYONHYPOTHECHYPOXIASHYRACOIDHYSTERIAHYSTERIC
Nine-Letter Words (115)
HYACINTHSHYALOGENSHYBRIDISMHYBRIDISTHYBRIDITYHYBRIDIZEHYBRIDOMAHYBRISTICHYDATHODEHYDRACIDSHYDRAGOGSHYDRANGEAHYDRANTHSHYDRASTISHYDRATINGHYDRATIONHYDRATORSHYDRAULICHYDRAZIDEHYDRAZINEHYDRILLASHYDROCASTHYDROCELEHYDROFOILHYDROGELSHYDROGENSHYDROLASEHYDROLOGYHYDROLYTEHYDROLYZEHYDROMELSHYDRONIUMHYDROPATHHYDROPSESHYDROSEREHYDROSKISHYDROSOLSHYDROSTATHYDROXIDEHYDROXYLSHYDROZOANHYGIEISTSHYGIENICSHYGIENISTHYGROSTATHYLOZOISMHYLOZOISTHYMENEALSHYMENIUMSHYMNARIESHYMNBOOKSHYMNODIESHYMNODISTHYMNOLOGYHYOSCINESHYPALLAGEHYPANTHIAHYPERACIDHYPERARIDHYPERBOLAHYPERBOLEHYPERCUBEHYPEREMIAHYPEREMICHYPERFINEHYPERGAMYHYPERGOLSHYPERLINKHYPEROPESHYPEROPIAHYPEROPICHYPERPNEAHYPERPUREHYPERTEXTHYPETHRALHYPHEMIASHYPHENATEHYPHENINGHYPNOIDALHYPNOLOGYHYPNOTICSHYPNOTISMHYPNOTISTHYPNOTIZEHYPOBARICHYPOBLASTHYPOCAUSTHYPOCOTYLHYPOCRISYHYPOCRITEHYPODERMAHYPODERMSHYPOGEOUSHYPOMANIAHYPOMANICHYPOMORPHHYPONASTYHYPONOIASHYPOPLOIDHYPOPNEAS
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Ten-Letter Words (130)
HYALOPLASMHYBRIDISMSHYBRIDISTSHYBRIDIZEDHYBRIDIZERHYBRIDIZESHYBRIDOMASHYDATHODESHYDRANGEASHYDRATIONSHYDRAULICSHYDRAZIDESHYDRAZINESHYDROCASTSHYDROCELESHYDROCRACKHYDROFOILSHYDROLASESHYDROLOGICHYDROLYSESHYDROLYSISHYDROLYTESHYDROLYTICHYDROLYZEDHYDROLYZESHYDROMANCYHYDROMETERHYDRONIUMSHYDROPATHSHYDROPATHYHYDROPHANEHYDROPHONEHYDROPHYTEHYDROPLANEHYDROPONICHYDROPOWERHYDROPSIESHYDROSERESHYDROSOLICHYDROSPACEHYDROSTATSHYDROXIDESHYDROXYLICHYDROZOANSHYGIENISTSHYGROGRAPHHYGROMETERHYGROPHYTEHYGROSTATSHYLOZOISMSHYLOZOISTSHYMENEALLYHYMNODISTSHYPABYSSALHYPAETHRALHYPALLAGESHYPANTHIUMHYPERACUTEHYPERALERTHYPERAWAREHYPERBARICHYPERBOLAEHYPERBOLASHYPERBOLESHYPERBOLICHYPERCUBESHYPEREMIASHYPERGOLICHYPERLINKSHYPERMANIAHYPERMANICHYPERMEDIAHYPERMETERHYPEROPIASHYPERPLANEHYPERPLOIDHYPERPNEASHYPERPNEICHYPERSONICHYPERSPACEHYPERTENSEHYPERTEXTSHYPERTONIAHYPERTONICHYPHENATEDHYPHENATESHYPHENLESSHYPNAGOGICHYPNOGOGICHYPNOTISMSHYPNOTISTSHYPNOTIZEDHYPNOTIZESHYPOBLASTSHYPOCAUSTSHYPOCENTERHYPOCORISMHYPOCOTYLSHYPOCRITESHYPODERMAL
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Eleven-Letter Words (128)
HYACINTHINEHYALOPLASMSHYBRIDITIESHYBRIDIZERSHYBRIDIZINGHYDRALAZINEHYDRASTISESHYDROCARBONHYDROCRACKSHYDROGENASEHYDROGENATEHYDROGENOUSHYDROGRAPHYHYDROLOGIESHYDROLOGISTHYDROLYSATEHYDROLYZATEHYDROLYZINGHYDROMEDUSAHYDROMETEORHYDROMETERSHYDROMETRICHYDROPATHICHYDROPHANESHYDROPHILICHYDROPHOBIAHYDROPHOBICHYDROPHONESHYDROPHYTESHYDROPHYTICHYDROPLANEDHYDROPLANESHYDROPONICSHYDROPOWERSHYDROSPACESHYDROSPHEREHYDROSTATICHYDROTHORAXHYDROTROPICHYDROXYLASEHYDROXYLATEHYDROXYUREAHYDROXYZINEHYGROGRAPHSHYGROMETERSHYGROMETRICHYGROPHYTESHYGROPHYTICHYGROSCOPICHYLOZOISTICHYMENOPTERAHYMNOLOGIESHYOSCYAMINEHYPERACTIVEHYPERACUITYHYPERBOLISTHYPERBOLIZEHYPERBOLOIDHYPERBOREANHYPERCAPNIAHYPERCAPNICHYPERCHARGEHYPERCRITICHYPEREXTENDHYPERGAMIESHYPERIMMUNEHYPERLINKEDHYPERMANIASHYPERMARKETHYPERMEDIASHYPERMETERSHYPERMETRICHYPERMNESIAHYPERMNESICHYPERMODERNHYPERPHAGIAHYPERPHAGICHYPERPLANESHYPERPLASIAHYPERPLOIDSHYPERPLOIDYHYPERSALINEHYPERSEXUALHYPERSPACESHYPERSTATICHYPERSTHENEHYPERTONIASHYPERTROPHYHYPHENATINGHYPHENATIONHYPNOLOGIESHYPNOPOMPICHYPNOTIZINGHYPOCENTERSHYPOCENTRALHYPOCORISMSHYPOCRISIESHYPOCYCLOIDHYPODERMICSHYPODIPLOID
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Twelve-Letter Words (129)
HYDRALAZINESHYDROBIOLOGYHYDROCARBONSHYDROCEPHALYHYDROCOLLOIDHYDROCRACKEDHYDROCRACKERHYDRODYNAMICHYDROGENASESHYDROGENATEDHYDROGENATESHYDROGRAPHERHYDROGRAPHICHYDROKINETICHYDROLOGICALHYDROLOGISTSHYDROLYSATESHYDROLYZABLEHYDROLYZATESHYDROMANCIESHYDROMEDUSAEHYDROMETEORSHYDROMORPHICHYDRONICALLYHYDROPATHIESHYDROPHOBIASHYDROPLANINGHYDROQUINONEHYDROSPHERESHYDROSPHERICHYDROSTATICSHYDROTHERAPYHYDROTHERMALHYDROTROPISMHYDROXYLASESHYDROXYLATEDHYDROXYLATESHYDROXYUREASHYDROXYZINESHYGIENICALLYHYGROPHILOUSHYMENOPTERANHYMENOPTERONHYOSCYAMINESHYPABYSSALLYHYPERACIDITYHYPERACTIVESHYPERAROUSALHYPERBOLICALHYPERBOLISTSHYPERBOLIZEDHYPERBOLIZESHYPERBOLOIDSHYPERBOREANSHYPERCAPNIASHYPERCHARGEDHYPERCHARGESHYPERCOMPLEXHYPERCORRECTHYPERCRITICSHYPERENDEMICHYPEREXCITEDHYPEREXTENDSHYPERINTENSEHYPERKINESESHYPERKINESIAHYPERKINESISHYPERKINETICHYPERLINKINGHYPERLIPEMIAHYPERLIPEMICHYPERMARKETSHYPERMNESIASHYPERMUTABLEHYPEROSTOSESHYPEROSTOSISHYPEROSTOTICHYPERPHAGIASHYPERPLASIASHYPERPLASTICHYPERPYREXIAHYPERREACTORHYPERREALISMHYPERREALISTHYPERSTHENESHYPERSTHENICHYPERSURFACEHYPERTENSIONHYPERTENSIVEHYPERTHERMIAHYPERTHERMICHYPERTHYROIDHYPERTROPHICHYPERTYPICALHYPHENATIONSHYPNOTHERAPYHYPNOTICALLYHYPNOTIZABLEHYPOCALCEMIAHYPOCALCEMIC
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Thirteen-Letter Words (96)
HYALURONIDASEHYBRIDIZATIONHYDRAULICALLYHYDROCEPHALICHYDROCEPHALUSHYDROCHLORIDEHYDROCOLLOIDSHYDROCRACKERSHYDROCRACKINGHYDRODYNAMICSHYDROELECTRICHYDROGENATINGHYDROGENATIONHYDROGRAPHERSHYDROGRAPHIESHYDROMAGNETICHYDROPEROXIDEHYDROQUINONESHYDROTHORACESHYDROTHORAXESHYDROTROPISMSHYDROXYLAMINEHYDROXYLATINGHYDROXYLATIONHYMENOPTERANSHYMENOPTERONSHYMENOPTEROUSHYPERACTIVITYHYPERACUITIESHYPERAROUSALSHYPERBOLIZINGHYPERBOLOIDALHYPERCALCEMIAHYPERCALCEMICHYPERCAUTIOUSHYPERCRITICALHYPERESTHESIAHYPERESTHETICHYPEREUTECTICHYPEREXTENDEDHYPERFUNCTIONHYPERGLYCEMIAHYPERGLYCEMICHYPERHIDROSESHYPERHIDROSISHYPERIMMUNIZEHYPERINFLATEDHYPERKINESIASHYPERLIPEMIASHYPERMETRICALHYPERMETROPIAHYPERMETROPICHYPERMOBILITYHYPERPARASITEHYPERPHYSICALHYPERPLOIDIESHYPERPOLARIZEHYPERPRODUCERHYPERPYREXIASHYPERRATIONALHYPERREACTIVEHYPERREACTORSHYPERREALISMSHYPERROMANTICHYPERSALINITYHYPERSURFACESHYPERTENSIONSHYPERTENSIVESHYPERTHERMIASHYPERTONICITYHYPERTROPHIEDHYPERTROPHIESHYPERURBANISMHYPERURICEMIAHYPERVELOCITYHYPERVIGILANTHYPERVIRULENTHYPOCALCEMIASHYPOCHLORITESHYPOCHONDRIACHYPOCHONDRIASHYPOEUTECTOIDHYPOGLYCEMIASHYPOGLYCEMICSHYPOPHARYNGESHYPOPHARYNXESHYPOPITUITARYHYPOSENSITIZEHYPOSPADIASESHYPOSTATIZINGHYPOTHECATINGHYPOTHECATIONHYPOTHECATORSHYPOTHESIZINGHYPOXANTHINESHYSTEROTOMIES
Fourteen-Letter Words (102)
HYALURONIDASESHYBRIDIZATIONSHYDROBIOLOGIESHYDROBIOLOGISTHYDROCEPHALICSHYDROCEPHALIESHYDROCHLORIDESHYDROCOLLOIDALHYDROCORTISONEHYDROCRACKINGSHYDRODYNAMICALHYDROGENATIONSHYDROLOGICALLYHYDROLYTICALLYHYDROMECHANICSHYDROPEROXIDESHYDROPHILICITYHYDROPHOBICITYHYDROPONICALLYHYDROTHERAPIESHYDROTHERMALLYHYDROXYAPATITEHYDROXYLAMINESHYDROXYLATIONSHYDROXYPROLINEHYGROSCOPICITYHYPERACIDITIESHYPERAESTHESIAHYPERAESTHETICHYPERAWARENESSHYPERBARICALLYHYPERBOLICALLYHYPERCALCEMIASHYPERCATALEXESHYPERCATALEXISHYPERCIVILIZEDHYPERCONSCIOUSHYPERCORRECTLYHYPERCRITICISMHYPEREFFICIENTHYPEREMOTIONALHYPERENERGETICHYPERESTHESIASHYPEREUTECTOIDHYPEREXCITABLEHYPEREXCRETIONHYPEREXTENDINGHYPEREXTENSIONHYPERFUNCTIONSHYPERGLYCEMIASHYPERGOLICALLYHYPERIMMUNIZEDHYPERIMMUNIZESHYPERINFLATIONHYPERIRRITABLEHYPERKERATOSESHYPERKERATOSISHYPERKERATOTICHYPERLIPIDEMIAHYPERMASCULINEHYPERMETABOLICHYPERMETROPIASHYPERMODERNISTHYPERPARASITESHYPERPARASITICHYPERPIGMENTEDHYPERPITUITARYHYPERPOLARIZEDHYPERPOLARIZESHYPERPRODUCERSHYPERREALISTICHYPERROMANTICSHYPERSECRETIONHYPERSENSITIVEHYPERSENSITIZEHYPERSEXUALITYHYPERSONICALLYHYPERSTIMULATEHYPERTROPHYINGHYPERURBANISMSHYPERURICEMIASHYPERVENTILATEHYPERVIGILANCEHYPERVISCOSITYHYPNOTHERAPIESHYPNOTHERAPISTHYPOALLERGENICHYPOCHONDRIACSHYPOCORISTICALHYPOCRITICALLYHYPODERMICALLYHYPODIPLOIDIESHYPOMAGNESEMIAHYPOPHYSECTOMYHYPOSENSITIZEDHYPOSENSITIZESHYPOSTATICALLYHYPOTHECATIONSHYPOTHETICALLYHYPOTHYROIDISM
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Fifteen-Letter Words (64)
HYDROBIOLOGICALHYDROBIOLOGISTSHYDROCEPHALUSESHYDROCORTISONESHYDRODYNAMICISTHYDROMECHANICALHYDROMETALLURGYHYDROSTATICALLYHYDROXYAPATITESHYDROXYLAPATITEHYDROXYPROLINESHYPERACTIVITIESHYPERAESTHESIASHYPERAGGRESSIVEHYPERCATABOLISMHYPERCATALECTICHYPERCOAGULABLEHYPERCORRECTIONHYPERCRITICALLYHYPERCRITICISMSHYPEREXCITEMENTHYPEREXCRETIONSHYPEREXTENSIONSHYPERFASTIDIOUSHYPERFUNCTIONALHYPERIMMUNIZINGHYPERINFLATIONSHYPERINSULINISMHYPERINVOLUTIONHYPERLIPIDEMIASHYPERMETABOLISMHYPERMOBILITIESHYPERMODERNISTSHYPERMUTABILITYHYPERPARASITISMHYPERPOLARIZINGHYPERPRODUCTIONHYPERREACTIVITYHYPERRESPONSIVEHYPERSALINITIESHYPERSALIVATIONHYPERSECRETIONSHYPERSENSITIZEDHYPERSENSITIZESHYPERSOMNOLENCEHYPERSTIMULATEDHYPERSTIMULATESHYPERTHYROIDISMHYPERTONICITIESHYPERVELOCITIESHYPERVENTILATEDHYPERVENTILATESHYPERVIGILANCESHYPNOTHERAPISTSHYPNOTIZABILITYHYPOCHONDRIACALHYPOCHONDRIASESHYPOCHONDRIASISHYPOMAGNESEMIASHYPOPITUITARISMHYPOSENSITIZINGHYPOSTATIZATIONHYPOTHYROIDISMSHYSTERECTOMIZED