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Words containing HE

Words that have the letters HE in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 7,813 playable words containing HE in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ACETOPHENETIDIN. The highest-scoring is OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points.

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Popular words containing HE

COMPREHENSIVE25
COMPREHENSIBLE24
HEXADECIMAL24
MATHEMATICALLY24
OVERWHELMING24
WHOLEHEARTEDLY24
ACCOMPLISHED23
OVERWHELMED23
SYNTHESIZER23
ACCOMPLISHES22
BIOCHEMISTRY22
HYPOTHETICAL22
MATHEMATICIANS22
WHICHEVER22
COMPREHENSION21
EVERYWHERE21
HETEROSEXUAL21
MATHEMATICIAN21

Highest-scoring words containing HE

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

OXYPHENBUTAZONE38
PUZZLEHEADED35
CYCLOHEXYLAMINE33
PHENYLBUTAZONES32
CYCLOHEXIMIDES31
HEPATECTOMIZED31
PHENYLBUTAZONE31
HEXACHLOROPHENE31
KAFFEEKLATSCHES31
PHOTOSYNTHESIZE31
PHYSICOCHEMICAL31
PHYTOCHEMICALLY31

2-letter words containing HE (1)

3-letter words containing HE (12)

HEH7
HEM7
HEN5
HEP7
HER5
HES5
HET5
HEW8
HEX11
HEY7
SHE5
THE5

4-letter words containing HE (60)

ACHE8
AHEM8
CHEF11
CHEW11
CHEZ16
ECHE8
GHEE7
HEAD7
HEAL6
HEAP8
HEAR6
HEAT6
HECK11
HEED7
HEEL6
HEFT9
HEHS8
HEIL6
HEIR6
HELD7
HELL6
HELM8
HELO6
HELP8
HEME8
HEMP10
HEMS8
HENS6
HENT6
HERB8
HERD7
HERE6
HERL6
HERM8
HERN6
HERO6
HERS6
HEST6
HETH8
HETS6
HEWN9
HEWS9
KHET9
OHED7
PHEW11
RHEA6
SHEA6
SHED7
SHES6
SHEW9
THEE6
THEM8
THEN6
THEW9
THEY8
WHEE9
WHEN9
WHET9
WHEW12
WHEY11

5-letter words containing HE (174)

ACHED10
ACHES9
AHEAD8
ASHED8
ASHES7
BATHE9
CACHE11
CHEAP11
CHEAT9
CHECK14
CHEEK12
CHEEP11
CHEER9
CHEFS12
CHESS9
CHEST9
CHEWS12
CHEWY14
FICHE12
HEADS8
HEADY10
HEAPS9
HEARD8
HEARS7
HEART7
HEATH9
HEATS7
HEAVE11
HEAVY13
HEDGE9
HEEDS8
HEELS7
HEFTY12
HELLO7
HELMS9
HELPS9
HENCE9
HERBS9
HERDS8
HEWED11
NICHE9
OTHER7
SHEAF10
SHEDS8
SHEEP9
SHEER7
SHEET7
SHELF10
SHELL7
THEFT10
THEIR7
THEME9
THERE7
THESE7
USHER8
WHEAT10
WHEEL10
WHENS10
WHERE10
WHETS10

The 60 most common shown, 114 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing HE (493)

ADHERE9
BASHED11
BASHES10
BOTHER10
CHEATS10
CHECKS15
CHEERS10
CHEESE10
CHEQUE19
CHEWED14
CLOTHE10
DASHED10
DASHES9
DISHES9
EITHER8
FATHER11
FISHED12
FISHES11
GATHER9
HEADED10
HEADER9
HEALTH10
HEARTS8
HEATED9
HEAVEN12
HEIGHT11
HELMET10
HELPED11
HEREBY12
HERESY10
HEROES8
HEROIC10
HIGHER11
HYPHEN14
INCHES10
MOTHER10
OTHERS8
PUSHED12
PUSHES11
QUICHE19
RATHER8
RICHER10
RUSHED10
RUSHES9
SCHEME12
SHEETS8
SHELLS8
SHELVE12
SPHERE10
THEIRS8
THEMES10
THEORY10
THESES8
THESIS8
WASHED12
WASHES11
WHEELS11
WHENCE13
WISHED12
WISHES11

The 60 most common shown, 433 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing HE (967)

ADHERED11
ATHEISM11
BOTHERS11
CATCHES13
CHEAPER13
CHEAPLY15
CHEATED12
CHECKED17
CHECKER16
CHEMIST13
CHEQUER20
CHEQUES20
CHEWING15
CLOTHED12
CRASHED12
CRUSHED13
CRUSHES12
FARTHER12
FATHERS12
FLASHED13
FLASHES12
FLUSHED14
FLUSHES13
FURTHER13
HEALTHY13
HEAVENS13
HEAVIER13
HEAVILY15
HEIGHTS12
HELPFUL15
HELPING12
HERSELF12
HIGHEST12
KITCHEN14
LAUGHED12
MATCHED14
MATCHES13
NOWHERE12
PATCHED14
PATCHES13
PINCHED14
PINCHES13
PROPHET13
PUNCHED15
PUNCHES14
REACHED12
SCHEMES13
SHELVES13
SMASHED12
THERAPY13
THEREBY13
THEREOF12
TOUCHED13
TOUCHES12
WATCHED15
WATCHES14
WEATHER12
WHEREAS12
WHEREBY16
WHETHER14

The 60 most common shown, 907 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing HE (1,298)

ADHERING12
ANYWHERE15
ATTACHED13
BOTHERED13
BRANCHES14
BREATHED13
BREATHES12
BROTHERS12
CHEAPEST14
CHEATING13
CHECKING18
CHEERFUL16
CHEMICAL16
CHEMISTS14
CHESTNUT13
CHURCHES17
COHERENT12
CRUNCHED16
CRUNCHES15
DETACHED14
DETACHES13
FARTHEST13
FINISHED14
FINISHES13
FURTHEST14
GATHERED12
HEADACHE15
HEADLINE11
HEARTILY12
HEAVIEST14
HELPLESS12
HITHERTO12
LAUNCHED14
LAUNCHES13
OVERHEAD15
PATHETIC14
POLISHED13
POLISHES12
PREACHED15
PREACHES14
PUNISHED14
PUNISHES13
SCHEDULE14
SEARCHED13
SEARCHES12
SHEDDING13
SKETCHES15
SPEECHES14
SQUASHED20
SQUASHES19
SWITCHED16
SWITCHES15
TEACHERS12
THEOLOGY13
THEOREMS12
VANISHED15
VANISHES14
WHENEVER17
WHEREVER17
WRETCHED16

The 60 most common shown, 1,238 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing HE (1,168)

ABOLISHED14
ABOLISHES13
AESTHETIC13
APATHETIC15
AUTHENTIC14
AVALANCHE17
BEWITCHED19
BEWITCHES18
BLACKHEAD19
BLASPHEME17
BLASPHEMY19
BLOCKHEAD19
BOOKSHELF19
BOTHERING14
BUTCHERED17
CATHEDRAL14
CHEMICALS17
CHEMISTRY17
ELSEWHERE14
EUPHEMISM18
GATHERING13
HEADLINES12
HEALTHFUL17
HELPFULLY19
HEXAGONAL18
HYPHENATE17
HYPHENING18
IMPEACHED18
IMPEACHES17
INHERITED12
ORCHESTRA13
OTHERWISE14
OVERHEADS16
OVERWHELM20
PERIPHERY17
PHENOMENA15
PUBLISHED17
PUBLISHER16
PUBLISHES16
REFRESHED15
REFRESHES14
SCHEDULED16
SCHEDULER15
SCHEDULES15
SCRATCHED16
SCRATCHES15
SOMEWHERE16
SQUELCHED23
SQUELCHES22
STRETCHED14
STRETCHES13
SYNTHESIS13
THEORIZED20
THEORIZES19
THEREFORE14
UNHEALTHY16
UNHELPFUL18
UPHEAVALS18
WHEREUPON17
WHICHEVER22

The 60 most common shown, 1,108 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing HE (1,105)

ALTOGETHER13
APOSTROPHE16
APPROACHED19
APPROACHES18
ARCHETYPAL18
ATMOSPHERE16
AVALANCHES18
BACKLASHES19
BEQUEATHED24
BLACKHEADS20
BLASPHEMED19
BLASPHEMES18
BLOCKHEADS20
BUTCHERING18
CHECKPOINT21
CHEERFULLY20
CHEMICALLY20
COMPREHEND19
COPPERHEAD19
CRAYFISHES19
DEBAUCHERY20
DECIPHERED18
DEMOLISHED16
DEMOLISHES15
DISHWASHER18
DISPATCHED18
EUPHEMISMS19
EVERYWHERE21
FURLOUGHED19
GOLDFISHES17
HELICOPTER16
HENCEFORTH19
HYPHENATED19
HYPOTHESIS18
INCOHERENT14
INHERENTLY14
INHERITING13
KINGFISHER19
MICROFICHE21
MISMATCHED19
ORCHESTRAL14
OVERWHELMS21
PERIPHERAL16
PHENOMENON16
PUBLISHERS17
RESEARCHER14
RHETORICAL14
SANDWICHED19
SANDWICHES18
SCHEDULING17
STRENGTHEN13
SYNTHESIZE22
THEMSELVES18
THEORIZING21
THEREAFTER15
UNFINISHED17
VANQUISHED26
VANQUISHES25
VEHEMENTLY20
WHEELCHAIR19

The 60 most common shown, 1,045 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing HE (853)

AMPHETAMINE19
APPREHENDED19
ATMOSPHERIC19
BIOCHEMICAL21
BLASPHEMIES19
BLASPHEMING20
BLASPHEMOUS20
BLOWTORCHES20
BRAINWASHED19
CARTWHEELED19
CHEERFULLER19
CHEESECLOTH19
COCKROACHES22
COMPREHENDS20
COPPERHEADS20
DECIPHERING19
ESTABLISHED16
ESTABLISHES15
FURTHERMORE19
GRANDFATHER18
GRANDMOTHER17
HEADQUARTER23
HEAVYWEIGHT25
HERBIVOROUS20
HEXADECIMAL24
HOPSCOTCHED22
HOPSCOTCHES21
HYPHENATING20
HYPOTHESIZE27
INHERITANCE15
JELLYFISHES26
KINGFISHERS20
MATHEMATICS19
NONETHELESS13
OVERWHELMED23
PARENTHESES15
PARENTHESIS15
PERIPHERALS17
PHENOMENONS17
PHILOSOPHER19
PROPHESYING20
PSYCHEDELIC22
REFURBISHED20
RESEARCHERS15
STOPWATCHES20
SWORDFISHES20
SYMPATHETIC21
SYNTHESIZED24
SYNTHESIZER23
SYNTHESIZES23
THEOLOGICAL16
THEORETICAL15
THEREABOUTS16
UNPUBLISHED20
WHEELBARROW21
WHEELCHAIRS20
WHEREWITHAL21
WHITEWASHED22
WHITEWASHES21
WORKBENCHES23

The 60 most common shown, 793 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing HE (702)

ACCOMPLISHED23
ACCOMPLISHES22
AMPHETAMINES20
AMPHITHEATER20
APPREHENDING20
APPREHENSION18
APPREHENSIVE22
AUTHENTICATE17
AUTHENTICITY19
BIOCHEMISTRY22
BROTHERHOODS19
CARTOGRAPHER19
CARTWHEELING20
CATASTROPHES18
CHEERFULLEST20
CHEERFULNESS20
COMPREHENDED22
DEBAUCHERIES20
EXTINGUISHED23
EXTINGUISHER22
EXTINGUISHES22
GRANDFATHERS19
GRANDMOTHERS18
HEADQUARTERS24
HEAVYWEIGHTS26
HELICOPTERED19
HEMORRHAGING20
HETEROSEXUAL21
HYPOTHESIZED29
HYPOTHESIZES28
HYPOTHETICAL22
IMPOVERISHED23
IMPOVERISHES22
INCOHERENTLY18
KITCHENETTES19
MATHEMATICAL20
NEVERTHELESS18
ORCHESTRATED17
OVERWHELMING24
PATHETICALLY20
PHENOMENALLY20
PHILOSOPHERS20
PHOTOGRAPHED22
PHOTOGRAPHER21
PSYCHEDELICS23
RELINQUISHED24
RELINQUISHES23
RESCHEDULING19
SEPULCHERING20
SPEARHEADING18
SPREADSHEETS17
STAGECOACHES19
STENOGRAPHER17
SYNTHESIZERS24
SYNTHESIZING25
THERMOMETERS18
TOOTHBRUSHES19
WHEELBARROWS22
WHOLEHEARTED20
WRISTWATCHES22

The 60 most common shown, 642 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

7,813 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (4.7%) are containing HE. Most of them, 1,298, have 8 letters. 1,387 start with HE, 154 end with it and 6,275 have it only in the middle.

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Words starting with HE

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing HE?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 7,813 words containing HE, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing HE?

OXYPHENBUTAZONE, worth 38 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PUZZLEHEADED (35), CYCLOHEXYLAMINE (33) and PHENYLBUTAZONES (32).

What are the most common words containing HE?

COMPREHENSIVE, COMPREHENSIBLE, HEXADECIMAL, MATHEMATICALLY, OVERWHELMING and WHOLEHEARTEDLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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