There are 17 words that start with 'hesi'.
| hesitant | hesitate | hesitance |
| hesitancy | hesitated | hesitater |
| hesitates | hesitator | hesitances |
| hesitantly | hesitaters | hesitating |
| hesitation | hesitators | hesitancies |
| hesitations | hesitatingly | |
Note: These 17 words that start with 'hesi' are found from the USA & Canada version of the tournament Scrabble word list.