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A list of words that start with HO for Scrabble that can also be used while playing Words with Friends. Search your own letters.

Ho is a playable Scrabble Word!

We've put together a list of 1,014 words that start with the letters "Ho" for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list starts with the highest scoring words and is then organized by how many letters the word has, with the longest at the top (so, for 7-8 letter words starting with "Ho", start at the top).

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9 letters 234 words

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8 letters 258 words

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7 letters 209 words

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6 letters 160 words

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4 letters 47 words

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3 letters 10 words

2 letters 1 word

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What are the best Scrabble words starting with HO?

The highest scoring Scrabble word starting with HO is Homophyly, which is worth at least 25 points without any bonuses. The next best words starting with HO are Hollyhock, Hominized and Howitzers, which are each worth 24 points. Other high score words starting with HO are Hoactzins (23), Hockshops (23), Hominizes (23), Howitzer (23), Hoactzin (22).

Word	Letters	Points
homophyly	9	25
hollyhock	9	24
hominized	9	24
howitzers	9	24
hoactzins	9	23
hockshops	9	23
hominizes	9	23
howitzer	8	23
hoactzin	8	22
hockshop	8	22

4 more words also score 22 points.

How many words start with the letters HO?

There are 1,014 words that start with the letters HO in the Scrabble dictionary. Of those 234 are 9 letter words, 258 are 8 letter words, 209 are 7 letter words, 160 are 6 letter words, 95 are 5 letter words, 47 are 4 letter words, 10 are 3 letter words and 1 is a 2 letter word.

Words That Start With HO