239 Words Starting With HYDR
The prefix HYDR appears in 239 words, from 5-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 12-letter words with 39 entries. Average word length: 10.8 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 HYDR: HYDROXYZINES (38 pts), HYDROXYZINE (37 pts), HYDROXYAPATITES (34 pts), HYDROXYLAPATITE (34 pts), HYDROXYPROLINES (34 pts). The shortest is HYDRA (5 letters) and the longest is HYDROBIOLOGICAL (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ZOA.
Notable words: HYDRA — a variety of freshwater polyp [n].; HYDRAE — a kind of freshwater polyp [n].; HYDRANT — an outlet from a water main [n].; HYDRACID — an oxygenless acid [n]. Browse words starting with YO for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with HYDR?
HYDROXYZINES scores 38 points. Runner-up: HYDROXYZINE at 37 points. See words ending in BEE for more high-value options.
How many words start with HYDR?
Our dictionary has 239 words that start with HYDR. They range from 5 to 15 letters, with 12-letter words being the most common (39).
What is the shortest word that starts with HYDR?
HYDRA at just 5 letters. It means: a variety of freshwater polyp [n].
Five-Letter Words (2)
HYDRAHYDRO
Six-Letter Words (6)
HYDRAEHYDRASHYDRIAHYDRICHYDRIDHYDROS
Seven-Letter Words (10)
HYDRANTHYDRASEHYDRATEHYDRIAEHYDRIDEHYDRIDSHYDROIDHYDROPSHYDROUSHYDROXY
Eight-Letter Words (20)
HYDRACIDHYDRAGOGHYDRANTHHYDRANTSHYDRASESHYDRATEDHYDRATESHYDRATORHYDRIDESHYDRILLAHYDROGELHYDROGENHYDROIDSHYDROMELHYDRONICHYDROPICHYDROPSYHYDROSKIHYDROSOLHYDROXYL
Nine-Letter Words (32)
HYDRACIDSHYDRAGOGSHYDRANGEAHYDRANTHSHYDRASTISHYDRATINGHYDRATIONHYDRATORSHYDRAULICHYDRAZIDEHYDRAZINEHYDRILLASHYDROCASTHYDROCELEHYDROFOILHYDROGELSHYDROGENSHYDROLASEHYDROLOGYHYDROLYTEHYDROLYZEHYDROMELSHYDRONIUMHYDROPATHHYDROPSESHYDROSEREHYDROSKISHYDROSOLSHYDROSTATHYDROXIDEHYDROXYLSHYDROZOAN
Ten-Letter Words (36)
HYDRANGEASHYDRATIONSHYDRAULICSHYDRAZIDESHYDRAZINESHYDROCASTSHYDROCELESHYDROCRACKHYDROFOILSHYDROLASESHYDROLOGICHYDROLYSESHYDROLYSISHYDROLYTESHYDROLYTICHYDROLYZEDHYDROLYZESHYDROMANCYHYDROMETERHYDRONIUMSHYDROPATHSHYDROPATHYHYDROPHANEHYDROPHONEHYDROPHYTEHYDROPLANEHYDROPONICHYDROPOWERHYDROPSIESHYDROSERESHYDROSOLICHYDROSPACEHYDROSTATSHYDROXIDESHYDROXYLICHYDROZOANS
Eleven-Letter Words (38)
HYDRALAZINEHYDRASTISESHYDROCARBONHYDROCRACKSHYDROGENASEHYDROGENATEHYDROGENOUSHYDROGRAPHYHYDROLOGIESHYDROLOGISTHYDROLYSATEHYDROLYZATEHYDROLYZINGHYDROMEDUSAHYDROMETEORHYDROMETERSHYDROMETRICHYDROPATHICHYDROPHANESHYDROPHILICHYDROPHOBIAHYDROPHOBICHYDROPHONESHYDROPHYTESHYDROPHYTICHYDROPLANEDHYDROPLANESHYDROPONICSHYDROPOWERSHYDROSPACESHYDROSPHEREHYDROSTATICHYDROTHORAXHYDROTROPICHYDROXYLASEHYDROXYLATEHYDROXYUREAHYDROXYZINE
Twelve-Letter Words (39)
HYDRALAZINESHYDROBIOLOGYHYDROCARBONSHYDROCEPHALYHYDROCOLLOIDHYDROCRACKEDHYDROCRACKERHYDRODYNAMICHYDROGENASESHYDROGENATEDHYDROGENATESHYDROGRAPHERHYDROGRAPHICHYDROKINETICHYDROLOGICALHYDROLOGISTSHYDROLYSATESHYDROLYZABLEHYDROLYZATESHYDROMANCIESHYDROMEDUSAEHYDROMETEORSHYDROMORPHICHYDRONICALLYHYDROPATHIESHYDROPHOBIASHYDROPLANINGHYDROQUINONEHYDROSPHERESHYDROSPHERICHYDROSTATICSHYDROTHERAPYHYDROTHERMALHYDROTROPISMHYDROXYLASESHYDROXYLATEDHYDROXYLATESHYDROXYUREASHYDROXYZINES
Thirteen-Letter Words (22)
HYDRAULICALLYHYDROCEPHALICHYDROCEPHALUSHYDROCHLORIDEHYDROCOLLOIDSHYDROCRACKERSHYDROCRACKINGHYDRODYNAMICSHYDROELECTRICHYDROGENATINGHYDROGENATIONHYDROGRAPHERSHYDROGRAPHIESHYDROMAGNETICHYDROPEROXIDEHYDROQUINONESHYDROTHORACESHYDROTHORAXESHYDROTROPISMSHYDROXYLAMINEHYDROXYLATINGHYDROXYLATION
Fourteen-Letter Words (23)
HYDROBIOLOGIESHYDROBIOLOGISTHYDROCEPHALICSHYDROCEPHALIESHYDROCHLORIDESHYDROCOLLOIDALHYDROCORTISONEHYDROCRACKINGSHYDRODYNAMICALHYDROGENATIONSHYDROLOGICALLYHYDROLYTICALLYHYDROMECHANICSHYDROPEROXIDESHYDROPHILICITYHYDROPHOBICITYHYDROPONICALLYHYDROTHERAPIESHYDROTHERMALLYHYDROXYAPATITEHYDROXYLAMINESHYDROXYLATIONSHYDROXYPROLINE
Fifteen-Letter Words (11)
HYDROBIOLOGICALHYDROBIOLOGISTSHYDROCEPHALUSESHYDROCORTISONESHYDRODYNAMICISTHYDROMECHANICALHYDROMETALLURGYHYDROSTATICALLYHYDROXYAPATITESHYDROXYLAPATITEHYDROXYPROLINES