How many words start with HOMO?

This page lists 129 words starting with HOMO, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words Starting With HOMO

All 129 words in our dictionary that begin with HOMO, sorted by Scrabble score. Use them to open a word on the board or fill a crossword clue.

129 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

homozygosity33 homozygously33 homozygosities32 homogenizations30 homogenization29 homozygoses29 homozygosis29 homozygotes29 homogenizing28 homologizing28 homosexuality28 homozygote28 homozygous28 homogenized27 homogenizers27 homologized27 homologizers27 homomorphisms27 homopolymeric27 homosexualities27 homosexually27 homogenizer26 homogenizes26 homologizer26 homologizes26 homomorphism26 homogenize25 homoiothermic25 homologize25 homomorphic25 homonymously25 homographic24 homologically24 homophobic24 homopolymers24 homoeroticisms23 homophobias23 homopolymer23 homoscedastic23 homosexuals23 homothallisms23 homoeroticism22 homogeneously22 homoiotherms22 homophobes22 homophobia22 homophonic22 homophony22 homosexual22 homothallism22 homotransplants22 homogametic21 homogeneousness21 homogenisations21 homographs21 homoiotherm21 homonymic21 homonymy21 homophobe21 homophonies21 homophonous21 homosexes21 homothallic21 homotransplant21 homogeneity20 homogenisation20 homograph20 homonymies20 homonymous20 homophones20 homoplastic20 homocercal19 homogamy19 homogeneities19 homogenising19 homografts19 homologating19 homologations19 homological19 homolytic19 homophile19 homophone19 homoplasy19 homosex19 homospory19 homogamies18 homogamous18 homogenised18 homograft18 homologated18 homologation18 homonuclear18 homonyms18 homoplasies18 homopterans18 homopterous18 homospories18 homosporous18 homoerotic17 homogenates17 homogeneous17 homogenises17 homogeny17 homogony17 homoiousians17 homologates17 homology17 homolyses17 homolysis17 homonym17 homopteran17 homogenate16 homogenies16 homogenise16 homogenous16 homogonies16 homoiousian16 homologate16 homologies16 homologous16 homologues16 homoousians16 homopolar16 homologue15 homoousian15 homologs14 homolog13 homos10 homo9

Playing words that start with HOMO

Leading with HOMO lets you hook onto open columns and reach premium squares. Scan the high-scoring entries above first — they offer the best return when you have the tiles.

What the numbers say

Inside this list: 129 words spanning 4–15 letters. The biggest cluster sits at 11 letters (36 words), 1 entries are Wordle-sized at five letters, and 3 run to seven — bingo length if you can empty the rack. For points, the ceiling is HOMOZYGOSITY, worth 33.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: HOMOZYGOSITY (33), HOMOZYGOUSLY (33), HOMOZYGOSITIES (32), HOMOGENIZATIONS (30), HOMOGENIZATION (29). HOMOGENEOUSNESS (15 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 21 points. Letter-wise, M is the workhorse — it appears in 129 of these words, ahead of O (129) and H (129).

Three easy picks from this list

HOMOS earns 10 points from just 5 tiles — and it is a word few opponents will bother to challenge.
Playing HOMO across a double-word square turns its base 9 points into 18 — solid value for 4 tiles.
HOMOGENEOUSNESS — 15 letters for 21 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.

Round out your set with HOMOGENISATIONS (21), HOMOIOUSIANS (17), HOMOGENISATION (20), HOMOIOUSIAN (16), HOMOOUSIANS (16) — all built from common tiles.

Learning words through HOMO

Letter chunks like HOMO are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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