There are 180 words with the prefix HEXA in our word list of 382,657 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 10-letter words (36 of them); the spread is 1 of them 5 letters long, 6 of them 6 letters long, 14 of them 7 letters long, 19 of them 8 letters long, and more up to 15 letters. The longest entries are hexachloraphene, hexachlorethane and hexachlorophene. Word-game players keep lists like this open for a reason: Scrabble and Words With Friends reward the obscure corners of the dictionary, crossword solvers live on pattern matching, and Wordle players work by elimination.
The prefix HEXA- means six (a hexagon has six sides; hexameter) — three examples from this page: hexace, hexacid, hexact.
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5-letter words (1)
hexad
6-letter words (6)
hexace hexact hexadd hexade hexads hexane
7-letter words (14)
hexacid hexacts hexades hexadic hexagon hexagyn hexamer hexanal hexanes hexaped hexapla hexapod hexarch hexaxon
8-letter words (19)
hexafoil hexaglot hexagons hexagram hexamine hexamita hexammin hexandry hexangle hexanoic hexaplar hexaplas hexapoda hexapods hexapody hexarchy hexascha hexaseme hexaster
9-letter words (35)
hexabasic hexabiose hexacanth hexachord hexacolic hexactine hexadecyl hexadiene hexadiine hexadiyne hexagonal hexagrams hexagynia hexahedra hexameral hexameric hexameron hexameter hexamines hexammine hexammino hexanchus hexandria hexandric hexaploid hexapodal hexapodan hexapodic hexasemic hexastich hexastigm hexastyle hexateuch hexathlon hexatomic
10-letter words (36)
hexabiblos hexabromid hexacarbon hexacosane hexactinal hexacyclic hexadecane hexadecene hexaemeric hexaemeron hexagonial hexagonous hexagynian hexagynous hexahedral hexahedron hexahydric hexamerism hexamerous hexameters hexametral hexametric hexandrous hexangular hexaplaric hexaploidy hexapodies hexapodous hexaradial hexarchies hexasticha hexastichy hexastylar hexastylos hexatriose hexavalent
11-letter words (27)
hexabromide hexacoralla hexactinian hexadactyle hexadactyly hexadecimal hexagonally hexagonical hexagrammos hexahedrons hexahemeric hexahemeron hexahydrate hexahydride hexahydrite hexahydroxy hexametrist hexametrize hexanchidae hexanedione hexanitrate hexapartite hexaplarian hexapterous hexastichic hexastichon hexateuchal
12-letter words (23)
hexacanthous hexacapsular hexachloride hexachronous hexacorallan hexacorallia hexadactylic hexadecanoic hexafluoride hexagrammoid hexahydrated hexametrical hexamitiasis hexangularly hexapetaloid hexapetalous hexaphyllous hexasepalous hexaspermous hexastichous hexasulphide hexasyllabic hexasyllable
13-letter words (8)
hexactinellid hexadactylism hexadactylous hexagrammidae hexamethonium hexamethylene hexanaphthene hexastemonous
14-letter words (2)
hexactinellida hexactinelline
15-letter words (9)
hexachloraphene hexachlorethane hexachlorophene hexacosihedroid hexactinellidan hexadecahedroid hexahydrothymol hexatetrahedron hexatriacontane
Frequently asked questions
How many words with the prefix HEXA are there?
Our word list contains 180 words with the prefix HEXA, out of 382,657 entries in total. They run from 5 to 15 letters, and the 10-letter group is the largest with 36 words.
What are the longest words with the prefix HEXA?
The longest are hexachloraphene (15 letters), hexachlorethane (15 letters) and hexachlorophene (15 letters).
Which words with the prefix HEXA score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are hexahydrothymol (40 points), hexahydroxy (38 points) and hexachloraphene (35 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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