4 Letter Words Starting With HI
There are 34 valid 4 letter words that start with HI, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.
Highest Scoring 4-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
hick - 13 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
hick - 13 points
Words With Friends
hick - 13 points
4 Letter Words (34)
View all words starting with HITop 20 Highest-Scoring 4 Letter Words Starting With hi
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 34 word list is 24.9 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏆 #1 | hick | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| #2 | hide | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #3 | hied | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #4 | hies | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| #5 | high | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| #6 | hike | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| #7 | hila | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #8 | hild | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #9 | hile | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #10 | hili | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #11 | hill | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| #12 | hilt | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #13 | hima | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #14 | himp | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| #15 | hims | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| #16 | hind | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #17 | hine | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #18 | hing | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| #19 | hins | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #20 | hint | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Where 4 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 4 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with HI will give you far more flexible options try 4 letter words starting with HI for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 4 letter word starting with hi?
hick — worth 39 combined points (US Scrabble: 13, UK Scrabble: 13, Words With Friends: 13).
How many 4 letter words start with hi?
34 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 4 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 4 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter hi words will come up far more often.