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7 Letter Words Starting With HI

There are 143 valid 7 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 7-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

hickway - 22 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

hickway - 22 points

Words With Friends

hiccupy - 21 points

7 Letter Words (143)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 7 Letter Words Starting With hi

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 143 word list is 44.5 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 hiation 10 10 10 30
#2 hibachi 17 17 17 51
#3 hibitos 12 12 12 36
#4 hibunci 14 14 17 45
#5 hicatee 12 12 12 36
#6 hiccups 16 16 19 51
#7 hiccupy 19 19 21 59
#8 hickest 16 16 16 48
#9 hickeys 19 19 18 56
#10 hickies 16 16 16 48
#11 hickish 19 19 18 56
#12 hickory 19 19 18 56
🏆 #13 hickway 22 22 21 65
#14 hicoria 12 12 12 36
#15 hidable 13 13 14 40
#16 hidages 12 12 12 36
#17 hidalga 12 12 13 37
#18 hidalgo 12 12 13 37
#19 hidated 12 12 11 35
#20 hidatsa 11 11 10 32

Where 7 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 7 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 7 letter words starting with HI for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 7 letter word starting with hi?

hickway — worth 65 combined points (US Scrabble: 22, UK Scrabble: 22, Words With Friends: 21).

How many 7 letter words start with hi?

143 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 7 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 7 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter hi words will come up far more often.