Words Starting With H
Every English word that starts with "H". Filter by length or suffix to narrow results for Scrabble, crosswords, and more.
493 words found
14 Letter Words1
13 Letter Words1
12 Letter Words8
11 Letter Words11
10 Letter Words20
9 Letter Words32
8 Letter Words58
7 Letter Words89
6 Letter Words96
5 Letter Words68
4 Letter Words75
3 Letter Words29
2 Letter Words5
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About These Words
This list holds 493 words, running from 2 to 14 letters and averaging 6.4 letters apiece. The commonest length is 6 letters, covering 96 of them.
The letters that turn up in the most of these words are h (493), e (283), a (219), o (187), r (169). Vowels make up 36% of all the letters here, close to the usual balance for English.
For Scrabble, these words average 12.3 points before any board bonuses. The highest scorer is HYPOTHETICALLY at 30, followed by HEFEWEIZEN, HEADQUARTERS and HIJACKED. 493 of them (100%) contain a letter worth four or more. 89 are exactly seven letters, so they clear your rack for the 50-point bonus.
The longest entries are HYPOTHETICALLY at 14 letters, while the shortest come in at 2: HA, HE and HI.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many words starting with "H" are there?+
Our dictionary lists 493 words starting with "H". They run from 2 to 7 letters, and 6-letter entries are the most common with 96 of them.
Which of these words starting with "H" scores highest in Scrabble?+
HALFWAY is the highest scorer at 19 points before board bonuses, ahead of HAZARD, HAZING and HAZY. The list averages 10.2 points per word, and 300 of them use a letter worth four or more.
What are the shortest words starting with "H"?+
The shortest are HA, HE, HI, HM and HO 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 starting with "H"?+
HACKERS, HACKING, HAIRCUT and HALFWAY are the longest at 7 letters. 27 of these words are exactly seven letters, which clears your rack in Scrabble for the 50-point bingo bonus.
Are words starting with "H" useful in word games?+
Vowels account for 35% of the letters across this list, roughly the usual balance for English. The letters appearing in the most of these words are H, E, A. Every word here is valid in standard English dictionaries, though individual games use their own official word lists.