Best words to try
Sorted by how many of this list's common letters they use: HINGER, HINGES, HIRSEL, HINTER, HINDER and HISTED. Words with no repeated letters test the most letters per guess; 17 of the 45 words have none.
Highest-scoring words
- HIJACK22 points
- HICKEY18 points
- HIGHLY16 points
- HIGHTH16 points
- HICCUP15 points
Patterns in this list
The most common third letter is N (6 words), followed by G (5).
More 6 letter words starting with H
HI at other lengths
Questions
How many 6 letter words start with HI?
There are 45 6 letter words that start with HI in our word list.
What is the highest scoring 6 letter word that start with HI?
HIJACK, worth 22 points with standard Scrabble letter values.
Which 6 letter words that start with HI make good guesses?
HINTER, HINDER and HINTED use 6 different letters that are common in this list, so they rule out the most words.

