Words Containing H
Every English word containing "H". Filter by length, prefix, or suffix for Scrabble, crosswords, and word games.
2,001 words found
15 Letter Words2
14 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words5
12 Letter Words9
11 Letter Words22
10 Letter Words41
9 Letter Words64
8 Letter Words132
7 Letter Words150
6 Letter Words150
5 Letter Words150
4 Letter Words114
3 Letter Words40
2 Letter Words10
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About These Words
This list holds 2,001 words, running from 2 to 15 letters and averaging 6.5 letters apiece. The commonest length is 5 letters, covering 150 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are h (890), e (482), a (397), s (343), t (341). Vowels make up 33% of all the letters here, making this a consonant-heavy set that is awkward to play without a good vowel supply.
For Scrabble, these words average 12.7 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is HYPOTHETICALLY at 30, followed by METHAMPHETAMINE, CHEMOTHERAPY and PSYCHOLOGICAL. 890 of them (100%) contain a letter worth four or more. 150 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are METHAMPHETAMINE and STRAIGHTFORWARD at 15 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: AH, EH and HA.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words containing "H" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 2,001 words containing "H". They run from 2 to 5 letters, and 5-letter entries are the most common with 136 of them.
Which of these words containing "H" scores highest in Scrabble?+
CHECK is the highest scorer at 16 points before board bonuses, ahead of CHEVY, CHICK and CHUCK. The list averages 9.3 points per word, and 300 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words containing "H"?+
The shortest are AH, EH, HA, HE and HI at 2 letters. Short words like these are the ones worth memorising — they are what let you squeeze a play into a tight board.
What are the longest words containing "H"?+
AHEAD, ASHES, BATCH and BEACH are the longest at 5 letters.
Are words containing "H" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 32% of the letters across this list, so these are consonant-heavy and need a decent vowel supply to play. The letters appearing in the most of these words are H, A, E. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.