Words beginning with 'hen'


This is a popular choice of words, so much so that there are over 100 words to choose from.

3 letter words

  • hen

4 letter words

  • hend
  • heng
  • hens
  • hent

5 letter words

  • henad
  • hence
  • hendy
  • henen
  • henge
  • henna
  • henny
  • henry
  • hents

6 letter words

  • henbit
  • hendly
  • henism
  • hennas
  • hennes
  • hennin
  • henpen
  • henrys
  • hented
  • henter

7 letter words

  • henbane
  • henbill
  • henbits
  • hencoop
  • hencote
  • henfish
  • hengest
  • henhawk
  • henyard
  • henlike
  • hennaed
  • hennery
  • hennish
  • henotic
  • henpeck
  • henries
  • henting
  • henware
  • henwife
  • henwile
  • henwise

8 letter words

  • henbanes
  • henchboy
  • henchman
  • henchmen
  • hencoops
  • hendecyl
  • hendedra
  • hendness
  • henequen
  • henequin
  • henhouse
  • henhussy
  • heniquen
  • henmoldy
  • hennaing
  • henogeny
  • henpecks
  • henroost

9 letter words

  • hendecane
  • hendecoic
  • hendiadys
  • henequens
  • henequins
  • henhouses
  • heniquens
  • henneries
  • henpecked
  • henrician
  • henrietta
  • hentenian

10 letter words

  • henceforth
  • hendecagon
  • henhearted
  • henhussies
  • hennebique
  • henotheism
  • henotheist
  • henpecking
  • henwoodite

11 letter words

  • hendecatoic
  • heneicosane

12 letter words

  • henceforward
  • henchmanship
  • hendecacolic
  • hendecagonal
  • hendecahedra
  • hendecasemic
  • henotheistic

13 letter words

  • henceforwards
  • hendecahedral
  • hendecahedron

14 letter words

  • hendecahedrons
  • henheartedness
  • hentriacontane

15 letter words

  • hendecasyllabic
  • hendecasyllable

What's the highest number of points you could get in Scrabble using this list of words which start with 'hen'?
As there are an extensive 101 entries, we would suggest going for 'henchboy' scoring 21 points overall.

Which word that starts with 'hen' is the most popular word?
The most common word is 'hence', which happens to be the 2702nd most common word in the dictionary.

What's an interesting word on this page of words that start with 'hen'?
'Henpeck' is definitely the most strange word from our list of words that start with 'hen'. The general definition of 'henpeck' is as follows: "To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively).".

How many characters are in the longest word from this list?
'Hendecasyllabic' is the largest word that we could construct.

How many words are there using the combination requested?
On this page of words which start with 'hen', there are 101 combinations that are available.