5-Letter Words Starting With HE
There are 67 five-letter words starting with HE in our dictionary; 34 of them are common words.
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All 67 words
- heavy14 points
- helps10 points
- hence10 points
- heads9 points
- heard9 points
- hears8 points
- heart8 points
- hello8 points
- heats8 points
- heels8 points
- hefty14 points
- heady12 points
- hewed12 points
- heath11 points
- heave11 points
- heaps10 points
- hedge10 points
- helms10 points
- herbs10 points
- heeds9 points
- herds9 points
- heals8 points
- heirs8 points
- heron8 points
- hertz17 points
- heist8 points
- hexed16 points
- helix15 points
- hexes15 points
- hefts11 points
- hewer11 points
- helot8 points
- henna8 points
- helve11 points
- hexyl18 points
- hexad16 points
- hexer15 points
- herby13 points
- hemic12 points
- henry11 points
- heths11 points
- hemal10 points
- hemin10 points
- heder9 points
- hells8 points
- heres8 points
- heeze17 points
- hempy15 points
- hecks14 points
- hedgy13 points
- heuch13 points
- heigh12 points
- hemps12 points
- heugh12 points
- herry11 points
- hebes10 points
- hemes10 points
- herma10 points
- herms10 points
- heils8 points
- helio8 points
- helos8 points
- hents8 points
- herls8 points
- herns8 points
- heros8 points
- hests8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 67
- By usage: 24 very common, 10 common, 33 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- hexyl 18
- heeze 17
- hertz 17
- hexad 16
- hexed 16
- helix 15
- hempy 15
- hexer 15
- hexes 15
- heavy 14
Most common
- heavy
- helps
- hence
- heads
- heard
- hears
- heart
- hello
- heats
- heels
Definitions
- heavy (adjective)
- Of comparatively great physical weight or density.
- hence (adverb)
- (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result.
- heard (adjective)
- Detected or perceived by the sense of hearing.
- heart (noun)
- The locus of feelings and intuitions.
Words that start with the letters HE come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 67 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. HEXYL is the top scorer here, worth 18 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that start with the letters HE, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
Tips
A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with HE are there?
Our dictionary has 67 five-letter words starting with HE, of which 34 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with HE?
HEXYL scores 18 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.