How many words start with HEX?

This page lists 66 words starting with HEX, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words Starting With HEX

All 66 words in our dictionary that begin with HEX, sorted by Scrabble score. Use them to open a word on the board or fill a crossword clue.

66 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

hexachlorophene35 hexachlorethane33 hexamethoniums31 hexamethonium30 hexylresorcinol30 hexahydrates29 hexahydrate28 hexosaminidases28 hexadecimals27 hexobarbitals27 hexosaminidase27 hexachords26 hexadecimal26 hexaploidy26 hexarchy26 hexobarbital26 hexachord25 hexagonally25 hexahedrons25 hexaploidies25 hexarchies25 hexokinases25 hexahedron24 hexapody24 hexokinase24 hexahedra23 hexaploids23 hexapodies23 hexagrams22 hexameters22 hexaploid22 hexagram21 hexameter21 hexamines21 hexapods21 hexadic20 hexagonal20 hexamine20 hexaplar20 hexaplas20 hexapod20 hexagons19 hexapla19 hexyls19 hexades18 hexagon18 hexereis18 hexosans18 hexyl18 hexade17 hexads17 hexanes17 hexerei17 hexing17 hexones17 hexosan17 hexoses17 hexad16 hexane16 hexed16 hexers16 hexone16 hexose16 hexer15 hexes15 hex13

Playing words that start with HEX

Leading with HEX lets you hook onto open columns and reach premium squares. Scan the high-scoring entries above first — they offer the best return when you have the tiles.

This list by the numbers

Inside this list: 66 words spanning 3–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 7 letters (10 words), 5 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 10 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is HEXACHLOROPHENE, worth 35.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: HEXACHLOROPHENE (35), HEXACHLORETHANE (33), HEXAMETHONIUMS (31), HEXAMETHONIUM (30), HEXYLRESORCINOL (30). HEXACHLORETHANE (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 22 points. Letter-wise, H is the workhorse — it appears in 66 of these words, ahead of X (66) and E (66).

Start with these three

HEXANE is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 16 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
HEXERS earns 16 points from just 6 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
When the rack looks hopeless, HEXONE (6 letters, 16 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.

Five more everyday options from the same list: HEXOSE (16), HEXADE (17), HEXADS (17), HEXING (17), HEXER (15).

HEX as a vocabulary shortcut

If you are studying English, HEX is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the HEX pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the HEX sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.

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