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Words containing HL

Words that have the letters HL 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 585 playable words containing HL in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is BREMSSTRAHLUNGS. The highest-scoring is CHLORPROMAZINES, worth 31 points.

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Popular words containing HL

HIGHLIGHTING21
HIGHLIGHTED20
HIGHLIGHTS18
THOROUGHLY18
HIGHLIGHT17
SMOOTHLY14
WORTHLESS14
HIGHLY13
MONTHLY13
ROUGHLY13
CHLOROFORMING23
CHLOROFORMED22
CHLOROPHYLL21
FEVERISHLY21
CHLOROFORMS20
CHLOROFORM19
FLASHLIGHTS19
PHLEGMATIC19

Highest-scoring words containing HL

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

CHLORPROMAZINES31
HEXACHLOROPHENE31
CHLORPROMAZINE30
CHLOROTHIAZIDES30
DICHLOROBENZENE30
METHOXYCHLORS29
CHLOROTHIAZIDE29
HEXACHLORETHANE29
METHOXYCHLOR28
CHLOROBENZENES28
COQUETTISHLY27
CHLOROBENZENE27

4-letter words containing HL (3)

BUHL9
DAHL7
KOHL9

5-letter words containing HL (7)

BUHLS10
DAHLS8
KOHLS10
MUHLY12
PHLOX15
SHLEP9
UHLAN8

6-letter words containing HL (18)

ARCHLY12
ASHLAR8
ASHLER8
DAHLIA9
HIGHLY13
LUSHLY11
MUCHLY15
PHLEGM13
PHLOEM12
POSHLY12
RASHLY10
RICHLY12
SCHLEP12
SHLEPP12
SHLEPS10
SHLOCK13
SHLUMP13
UHLANS9

7-letter words containing HL (48)

APISHLY13
ASHLARS9
ASHLERS9
ASHLESS9
ATHLETE9
BASHLYK16
BRASHLY13
CHLAMYS15
CHLORAL11
CHLORIC13
CHLORID12
CHLORIN11
CICHLID14
COCHLEA13
DAHLIAS10
DEATHLY12
EARTHLY11
FIFTHLY17
FLESHLY14
FRESHLY14
HARSHLY13
LAITHLY11
LOATHLY11
MONTHLY13
MUHLIES12
NINTHLY11
PAHLAVI15
PHLEGMS14
PHLEGMY16
PHLOEMS13
PHLOXES17
PLUSHLY14
ROUGHLY13
SCHLEPP15
SCHLEPS13
SCHLOCK16
SCHLUMP16
SHLEPPS13
SHLOCKS14
SHLUMPS14
SHLUMPY16
SIXTHLY17
SOOTHLY11
SWITHLY14
TENTHLY11
TEUGHLY13
TOUGHLY13
TRACHLE11

8-letter words containing HL (88)

AGUISHLY14
ATHLETES10
ATHLETIC12
BASHLYKS17
BIATHLON12
BOYISHLY16
BUHLWORK19
BUSHLAND14
BUSHLESS13
BUSHLIKE16
CHLOASMA14
CHLORIDE13
CHLORINE12
CHURCHLY19
CICHLIDS15
COCHLEAE14
COCHLEAR14
COCHLEAS14
DISHLIKE14
DUDISHLY15
EIGHTHLY15
ELFISHLY15
ELVISHLY16
FAHLBAND16
FISHLIKE16
FOURTHLY16
GARISHLY13
HIGHLAND14
HIGHLIFE16
IMPISHLY16
JADISHLY21
KOHLRABI15
LAVISHLY16
MODISHLY15
MOPISHLY16
MOTHLIKE15
MULISHLY15
OAFISHLY15
OFFISHLY18
OWLISHLY15
PAHLAVIS16
PAMPHLET16
PENUCHLE15
PINOCHLE14
POPISHLY16
RAKISHLY15
RUSHLIKE14
RUTHLESS11
SCHLEPPS16
SCHLOCKS17
SCHLOCKY19
SCHLUMPS17
SHASHLIK15
SHLEPPED15
SHLUMPED16
SIGHLIKE14
SMOOTHLY14
STANCHLY14
SUCHLIKE16
UPPISHLY17

The 60 most common shown, 28 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing HL (142)

ATHLETICS13
BIATHLONS13
BIMONTHLY17
BOOKISHLY18
BOORISHLY15
BRUTISHLY16
BUHLWORKS20
CHLAMYDES18
CHLAMYDIA18
CHLORIDES14
DEATHLESS12
DECATHLON14
EARTHLIER11
EARTHLING12
FAITHLESS14
FLASHLAMP18
FLESHLIER14
FOOLISHLY16
FOPPISHLY20
GAWKISHLY20
GIRLISHLY14
HAWKISHLY21
HELLISHLY15
HIGHLANDS15
HIGHLIGHT17
KNAVISHLY20
LUMPISHLY18
MAHLSTICK18
MANNISHLY15
MARCHLIKE18
MATCHLESS15
MATCHLOCK20
MAWKISHLY21
MIRTHLESS13
MONTHLIES13
PAMPHLETS17
PEEVISHLY19
PHLEBITIS15
PRUDISHLY17
PUCKISHLY21
RAFFISHLY19
ROGUISHLY15
SCHLEMIEL15
SCHLEPPED18
SCHLUMPED19
SELFISHLY16
SHASHLICK18
SICKISHLY18
SLAVISHLY17
STAUNCHLY16
STYLISHLY15
SYLPHLIKE18
TOOTHLESS11
TRIATHLON11
UNEARTHLY14
VETCHLING18
WAGGISHLY18
WITCHLIKE19
WOLFISHLY19
WORTHLESS14

The 60 most common shown, 82 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing HL (106)

BLIMPISHLY20
BREATHLESS14
CHEAPISHLY20
CHILDISHLY19
CHLAMYDIAE19
CHLAMYDIAL19
CHLORINATE14
CHLOROFORM19
CHURCHLESS19
CHURCHLIER19
CHURLISHLY19
CLIQUISHLY25
CLOWNISHLY19
DANDYISHLY18
DECATHLONS15
DEVILISHLY19
DICHLORVOS19
DWARFISHLY21
EARTHLIEST12
EARTHLINGS13
FEVERISHLY21
FIENDISHLY18
FLASHLAMPS19
FLASHLIGHT18
FLESHLIEST15
FREAKISHLY20
GHOULISHLY18
HIGHLIGHTS18
KOHLRABIES17
MAHLSTICKS19
MATCHLOCKS21
OCHLOCRACY20
PENTATHLON14
PHLEBOGRAM19
PHLEBOLOGY19
PHLEBOTOMY20
PHLEGMATIC19
PRANKISHLY19
QUALMISHLY25
QUENCHLESS23
RUTHLESSLY15
SCHLEMIELS16
SCHLEPPING19
SCHLUMPING20
SHASHLICKS19
SHEEPISHLY18
SHREWISHLY19
SLUGGISHLY17
SNIFFISHLY20
SPEECHLESS16
SQUARISHLY23
THIEVISHLY20
THOROUGHLY18
TICKLISHLY19
TORCHLIGHT17
TRIATHLONS12
TRICKISHLY19
UNCHURCHLY22
VETCHLINGS19
WOMANISHLY19

The 60 most common shown, 46 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing HL (52)

ATHLETICISM17
BIMONTHLIES17
BRANCHLINES17
CHLORALOSED16
CHLORALOSES15
CHLORAMINES17
CHLORINATED16
CHLORINATES15
CHLORINATOR15
CHLOROFORMS20
CHLOROPHYLL21
CHLOROPLAST17
CHLOROPRENE17
CHLOROQUINE24
CHURCHLIEST20
DEATHLESSLY16
DECATHLETES16
EARTHLIGHTS16
EARTHLINESS13
FAITHLESSLY18
FLASHLIGHTS19
HEPTACHLORS19
HIGHLANDERS17
HIGHLIGHTED20
HIGHLIGHTER19
KITTENISHLY18
LICKERISHLY20
MATCHLESSLY19
MIRTHLESSLY17
NONATHLETES13
NONATHLETIC15
OCHLOCRATIC19
OSTRICHLIKE18
PAMPHLETEER19
PENTATHLETE15
PENTATHLONS15
PERCHLORATE17
PHLEBITIDES18
PHLEBOGRAMS20
PHLOGISTONS16
PHLOGOPITES18
PROTOPHLOEM19
SEARCHLIGHT18
SEMIMONTHLY19
SPINACHLIKE20
SQUEAMISHLY26
TORCHLIGHTS18
TRIATHLETES13
TRICHLORFON18
TYPHLOSOLES17
UNSELFISHLY19
WORTHLESSLY18

12-letter words containing HL (47)

ACHLORHYDRIA21
ACHLORHYDRIC23
AMATEURISHLY19
ATHLETICALLY18
ATHLETICISMS18
BREATHLESSLY18
BREECHLOADER19
CARTOONISHLY18
CHLORENCHYMA24
CHLORINATING17
CHLORINATION16
CHLORINATORS16
CHLORINITIES16
CHLOROFORMED22
CHLOROHYDRIN21
CHLOROPHYLLS22
CHLOROPICRIN20
CHLOROPLASTS18
CHLOROPRENES18
CHLOROQUINES25
CHURCHLINESS21
COQUETTISHLY27
DECHLORINATE17
DICHLORVOSES21
HEATHENISHLY20
HIGHLIGHTERS20
HIGHLIGHTING21
HYPOCHLORITE22
METHOXYCHLOR28
OCHLOCRACIES20
OUTLANDISHLY18
PAMPHLETEERS20
PATHLESSNESS16
PENTATHLETES16
PERCHLORATES18
PHLEBOGRAPHY25
PHLEBOLOGIES19
PHLEBOTOMIES20
PHLEBOTOMIST20
PROTOPHLOEMS20
RUTHLESSNESS15
SEARCHLIGHTS19
SPEECHLESSLY20
SPRACHGEFUHL25
SUPERATHLETE17
TRICHLORFONS19
TRICHLORPHON20

How common are they?

585 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.35%) are containing HL. Most of them, 142, have 9 letters. 0 start with HL, 5 end with it and 580 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 HL?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 585 words containing HL, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing HL?

CHLORPROMAZINES, worth 31 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: HEXACHLOROPHENE (31), CHLORPROMAZINE (30) and CHLOROTHIAZIDES (30).

What are the most common words containing HL?

HIGHLIGHTING, HIGHLIGHTED, HIGHLIGHTS, THOROUGHLY, HIGHLIGHT and SMOOTHLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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