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Words containing HES

Words that have the letters HES 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 1,079 playable words containing HES in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is ECOCATASTROPHES. The highest-scoring is KAFFEEKLATSCHES, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing HES

SYNTHESIZER23
ACCOMPLISHES22
SQUASHES19
APPROACHES18
DISTINGUISHES18
HYPOTHESIS18
SANDWICHES18
CHURCHES17
GOLDFISHES17
PUBLISHES16
CRUNCHES15
DEMOLISHES15
ESTABLISHES15
PARENTHESES15
PARENTHESIS15
SCRATCHES15
SKETCHES15
SWITCHES15

Highest-scoring words containing HES

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

KAFFEEKLATSCHES31
PHOTOSYNTHESIZE31
HYPOTHESIZING30
CZAREVITCHES30
HYPOTHESIZED29
HYPOTHESIZES28
JACKFISHES28
SQUAWFISHES28
HYPOTHESIZE27
PARENTHESIZING27
BUFFALOFISHES27
RESYNTHESIZING27

3-letter words containing HES (1)

HES5

4-letter words containing HES (2)

HEST6
SHES6

5-letter words containing HES (7)

ACHES9
ASHES7
CHESS9
CHEST9
ECHES9
HESTS7
THESE7

6-letter words containing HES (71)

ARCHES10
BACHES12
BASHES10
BATHES10
BEHEST10
BOCHES12
BOSHES10
BUSHES11
CACHES12
CASHES10
CHESTS10
CHESTY12
COSHES10
DASHES9
DISHES9
ETCHES10
FASHES11
FICHES13
FISHES11
GASHES9
GUSHES10
HASHES10
HUSHES11
INCHES10
ITCHES10
JOSHES16
KITHES11
KYTHES13
LACHES10
LASHES8
LATHES8
LECHES10
LICHES10
LUSHES9
MACHES12
MASHES10
MESHES10
MICHES12
MUCHES13
MUSHES11
NACHES10
NICHES10
NOSHES8
OUCHES11
OUPHES11
PUSHES11
RASHES8
RICHES10
RUCHES11
RUSHES9
SASHES8
THESES8
THESIS8
TITHES8
TUSHES9
WASHES11
WICHES13
WISHES11
WITHES11
WYCHES15

The 60 most common shown, 11 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing HES (161)

BATCHES13
BEACHES13
BEECHES13
BELCHES13
BENCHES13
BIRCHES13
BLUSHES12
BOTCHES13
BRUSHES12
BUNCHES14
CATCHES13
CINCHES13
CLASHES11
CLOTHES11
COACHES13
COUCHES14
CRASHES11
CRUSHES12
DITCHES12
DUCHESS13
FETCHES14
FILCHES14
FINCHES14
FLASHES12
FLESHES12
FLUSHES13
GULCHES13
HATCHES13
HIGHEST12
HITCHES13
HUNCHES14
HUTCHES14
LUNCHES12
LURCHES12
MARCHES13
MATCHES13
MULCHES14
MUNCHES14
PARCHES13
PATCHES13
PEACHES13
PERCHES13
PINCHES13
PITCHES13
POACHES13
PORCHES13
POUCHES14
PSYCHES15
PUNCHES14
QUASHES18
REACHES11
RICHEST11
SCYTHES13
SMASHES11
TEACHES11
TOUCHES12
VOUCHES16
WATCHES14
WINCHES14
WITCHES14

The 60 most common shown, 101 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing HES (210)

ADHESIVE15
AMBUSHES15
BANISHES12
BLANCHES14
BLEACHES14
BLITHEST12
BLOTCHES14
BRANCHES14
BRASHEST12
BREACHES14
BREATHES12
BRITCHES14
BROACHES14
BROOCHES14
BRUNCHES15
CHESTNUT13
CHURCHES17
CLENCHES14
CLINCHES14
CLUTCHES15
CROTCHES14
CROUCHES15
CRUNCHES15
CRUTCHES15
DETACHES13
DRENCHES13
EARACHES12
FARTHEST13
FETISHES13
FINISHES13
FLINCHES15
FLUSHEST14
FRESHEST13
FURTHEST14
GROUCHES14
HESITATE10
LAUNCHES13
LAVISHES14
PAUNCHES15
PLUSHEST13
POLISHES12
PREACHES14
PROPHESY16
PUNISHES13
QUENCHES21
RAVISHES14
SCORCHES14
SCOTCHES14
SEARCHES12
SKETCHES15
SLOUCHES13
SPEECHES14
SQUASHES19
SWITCHES15
THATCHES14
TWITCHES15
VANISHES14
WREATHES13
WRENCHES15
WRETCHES15

The 60 most common shown, 150 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing HES (164)

ABOLISHES13
ADHESIVES16
ANGUISHES13
BACKACHES20
BESEECHES15
BEWITCHES18
BLEMISHES15
BULRUSHES15
BURNISHES14
CATFISHES16
CHERISHES15
CHESTNUTS14
CODFISHES17
DEBAUCHES17
DERVISHES16
DOGFISHES16
DUCHESSES15
EYELASHES13
FURBISHES17
FURNISHES15
GARNISHES12
GOULASHES13
HEADACHES16
HESITANCY15
HESITATED12
HESITATES11
IMPEACHES17
JEWFISHES25
LAVISHEST15
MUSTACHES16
NOURISHES12
ORCHESTRA13
OSTRICHES13
PASTICHES15
PUBLISHES16
REFRESHES14
REMATCHES15
RETOUCHES14
RUBBISHES16
SCRATCHES15
SCREECHES15
SCRUNCHES16
SMOOTHEST13
SPLOTCHES15
SQUELCHES22
STANCHEST13
STAUNCHES14
STRETCHES13
SUNBATHES14
SUNFISHES15
SYNTHESES13
SYNTHESIS13
TARNISHES11
THESAURUS13
THESPIANS13
UNCLOTHES14
UNHITCHES16
UNLATCHES14
UNLEASHES12
VARNISHES15

The 60 most common shown, 104 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing HES (194)

ADMONISHES15
AIRBRUSHES15
ANESTHESIA12
ANTITHESES12
ANTITHESIS12
APPROACHES18
ASTONISHES12
AVALANCHES18
BACKLASHES19
BEDCLOTHES17
BELLYACHES18
BESMIRCHES18
BLUEFISHES18
BRANDISHES15
CALABASHES16
CHESSBOARD17
CLOTHESPIN16
COHESIVELY20
CRAYFISHES19
DEMOLISHES15
DIMINISHES15
DISPATCHES17
ENCROACHES16
ENTRENCHES14
FLATFISHES18
FLOURISHES16
GOLDFISHES17
HEARTACHES16
HESITATING13
HESITATION12
HYPOTHESES18
HYPOTHESIS18
KEYPUNCHES22
LANGUISHES14
MISHMASHES18
MISMATCHES18
MOUSTACHES17
NONESUCHES15
NUTHATCHES17
ORCHESTRAL14
ORCHESTRAS14
OUTREACHES15
OVERMUCHES21
PROPHESIED17
PROPHESIES16
REFINISHES15
REPROACHES16
RESEARCHES14
ROSEBUSHES15
SAILFISHES15
SANDWICHES18
SKIRMISHES17
STARFISHES15
STAUNCHEST15
SYNTHESIZE22
TOOTHACHES16
UNSHEATHES15
VANQUISHES25
WEAKFISHES21
WHIPLASHES19

The 60 most common shown, 134 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing HES (101)

ANAESTHESIA13
APOSTROPHES17
ARCHDUCHESS21
BACKBENCHES24
BACKSLASHES20
BAKSHEESHES20
BLACKFISHES23
BLINDFISHES19
BLOWTORCHES20
BRAINWASHES18
BULLFINCHES21
CHAFFINCHES25
CHESSBOARDS18
CLOTHESLINE15
CLOTHESPINS17
COCKROACHES22
COPUBLISHES20
DEVILFISHES21
EMBELLISHES17
ESTABLISHES15
GOLDFINCHES20
HAIRBRUSHES18
HEMSTITCHES19
HESITATIONS13
HOPSCOTCHES21
HYPOTHESIZE27
JELLYFISHES26
MICROFICHES22
MOUTHWASHES21
NAILBRUSHES16
ORCHESTRATE15
OVERCOACHES21
OVERMATCHES21
OVERREACHES19
PARENTHESES15
PARENTHESIS15
PLATYFISHES20
PROPHESYING20
REFURBISHES19
REFURNISHES17
REPLENISHES15
REPUBLISHES18
SHELLFISHES18
SPICEBUSHES20
SQUAWFISHES28
STOCKFISHES21
STOPWATCHES20
SUBBRANCHES20
SURFPERCHES21
SWORDFISHES20
SYNECDOCHES20
SYNTHESIZED24
SYNTHESIZER23
SYNTHESIZES23
THESAURUSES15
THOROUGHEST17
TRUNKFISHES20
WHITEFISHES21
WHITEWASHES21
WORKBENCHES23

The 60 most common shown, 41 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing HES (90)

ACCOMPLISHES22
ADHESIVENESS19
ARCHERFISHES21
ARCHESPORIUM21
BACKSPLASHES23
BACKSTITCHES23
BATHYSCAPHES24
BLITHESOMELY20
BUTTERFISHES20
BUTTONBUSHES20
CANDLEFISHES20
CATASTROPHES18
CHESTERFIELD20
CLOTHESLINES16
COHESIVENESS20
CROSSHATCHES20
CROSSPATCHES20
CUTTLEFISHES20
CZAREVITCHES30
DAMSELFISHES20
DEATHWATCHES22
EXTINGUISHES22
GREENFINCHES20
GROUNDFISHES20
HESITATINGLY17
HOBBLEBUSHES23
HONEYBUNCHES23
HOTCHPOTCHES24
HYPOTHESIZED29
HYPOTHESIZES28
IMPOVERISHES22
LOCKSTITCHES21
MACKINTOSHES21
MUTTONFISHES20
NIGHTCLOTHES19
ORCHESTRATED17
ORCHESTRATES16
OUTSTRETCHES17
OVERBLEACHES22
PADDLEFISHES21
PAINTBRUSHES19
PARENTHESIZE24
PHOTOFLASHES21
PLAINCLOTHES18
RELINQUISHES23
RESYNTHESIZE24
RIBBONFISHES21
SCARAMOUCHES21
SCHOTTISCHES20
SILVERFISHES21
STAGECOACHES19
STOMACHACHES22
SUPERBITCHES21
SYNTHESIZERS24
SYNTHESIZING25
TOOTHBRUSHES19
UNDERCLOTHES18
UNHESITATING16
WHIPSTITCHES23
WRISTWATCHES22

The 60 most common shown, 30 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

1,079 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.64%) are containing HES. Most of them, 210, have 8 letters. 28 start with HES, 822 end with it and 230 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

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 HES?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 1,079 words containing HES, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing HES?

KAFFEEKLATSCHES, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: PHOTOSYNTHESIZE (31), HYPOTHESIZING (30) and CZAREVITCHES (30).

What are the most common words containing HES?

SYNTHESIZER, ACCOMPLISHES, SQUASHES, APPROACHES, DISTINGUISHES and HYPOTHESIS. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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