7 Letter Words Starting With HY
Collins lists 57 seven-letter words beginning with HY. The highest scorer is hydroxy (24 pts); the rest follow, ranked by Scrabble value.
7 Letter Words Starting With HY
About These 7-Letter Words
This page gathers every one of the seven-letter words beginning with HY that are valid in Collins Scrabble Words — 57 in all. A focused list like this is useful when a prefix or the board fixes your opening letter.
Highest-scoring picks
On points, the strongest play here is hydroxy at 24. Other high scorers include hypoxic (24), hypoxia (22), and hyponym (20). Because every word is exactly seven letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.
How these words break down
Out of 57 words, 4 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 4 end in -ING and 4 end in -ES, and 2 have a double letter.
Where you can play them
These come from the Collins word list; 41 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 42 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.
The list is sorted by Scrabble score by default — tap Points, A–Z or Z–A to reorder it, or use the finder to narrow it down by your own tiles.
FAQs - 7 Letter Words Starting with HY
How many 7-letter words start with HY?
There are 57 seven-letter words that start with HY in the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary used on this site.
What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word that starts with HY?
Hydroxy scores 24 points, the highest on this page. Playing all seven tiles at once also earns a 50-point bingo bonus in Scrabble.
Are 7-letter words that start with HY valid in Words With Friends?
41 of the 57 are also valid in Words With Friends. Switch the dictionary in the finder to see only those.
Which 7-letter words that start with HY score the most points?
Ranked by Scrabble value, the top three are hydroxy (24), hypoxic (24), and hypoxia (22).
Are these words allowed in Scrabble in North America?
42 of them are also in the North American list (NWL/TWL); the rest are Collins-only.
Which 7-letter words that start with HY use a Q, Z, X or J?
4 of them include at least one high-value tile, such as hydroxy, hypoxic, and hypoxia.