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Words containing HO

Words that have the letters HO 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 5,421 playable words containing HO in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACANTHOCEPHALAN. The highest-scoring is PSYCHOANALYZING, worth 34 points.

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Popular words containing HO

HOMOSEXUALITY26
UNAUTHORIZED25
AUTHORIZATION24
HORIZONTALLY24
PSYCHOLOGICAL24
WHOLEHEARTEDLY24
AUTHORIZING23
PHOTOGRAPHIC23
AUTHORIZED22
PSYCHOLOGISTS22
THOROUGHFARES22
AUTHORIZES21
HOMOSEXUAL21
PSYCHOLOGIST21
PSYCHOLOGY21
THOROUGHFARE21
AUTHORIZE20
HORIZONTAL20

Highest-scoring words containing HO

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

PSYCHOANALYZING34
SHOWBIZZY34
PHOTOOXIDIZING34
PSYCHOANALYZED33
SHOWBIZZES33
PHOTOOXIDIZED33
OVERHOMOGENIZED33
PSYCHOANALYZES32
PHOTOOXIDIZES32
PSYCHOLOGIZING32
DEMYTHOLOGIZING32
OVERHOMOGENIZES32

2-letter words containing HO (1)

3-letter words containing HO (14)

HOB7
HOD6
HOE5
HOG6
HON5
HOP7
HOT5
HOW8
HOY7
MHO7
OHO5
RHO5
THO5
WHO8

4-letter words containing HO (69)

AHOY8
CHON8
CHOP10
CHOW11
COHO8
DHOW10
ECHO8
HOAX12
HOBO8
HOBS8
HOCK11
HODS7
HOED7
HOES6
HOGG8
HOGS7
HOKE9
HOLD7
HOLE6
HOLK9
HOLM8
HOLP8
HOLY8
HOME8
HOMY10
HONE6
HONG7
HONK9
HOOD7
HOOF9
HOOK9
HOOP8
HOOT6
HOPE8
HOPS8
HORN6
HOSE6
HOST6
HOUR7
HOVE10
HOWE9
HOWF12
HOWK12
HOWL9
HOWS9
HOYA8
HOYS8
MHOS8
PHON8
PHOT8
SHOD7
SHOE6
SHOO6
SHOP8
SHOT6
SHOW9
THOU7
WHOA9
WHOM11
WHOP11

The 60 most common shown, 9 rarer words not listed. All 4-letter words

5-letter words containing HO (183)

ABHOR9
CHOIR9
CHOKE12
CHOPS11
CHORD10
CHORE9
CHOSE9
CHOWS12
GHOST8
GHOUL9
HOBBY13
HOBOS9
HOCKS12
HOLDS8
HOLES7
HOLLY9
HOMED10
HOMES9
HOMEY11
HONEY9
HONKS10
HONOR7
HOOFS10
HOOKS10
HOOPS9
HOPED10
HOPES9
HORDE8
HORSE7
HOSTS7
HOTEL7
HOTLY9
HOUND9
HOURS8
HOUSE8
HOVEL11
HOVER11
HOWLS10
MACHO11
PHONE9
PHONY11
PHOTO9
SHOCK12
SHOES7
SHONE7
SHOOK10
SHOOT7
SHOPS9
SHORT7
SHOTS7
SHOUT8
SHOVE11
SHOWN10
SHOWS10
SHOWY12
THOSE7
THOUS8
WHOLE10
WHOOP12
WHOSE10

The 60 most common shown, 123 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing HO (350)

ANYHOW13
AUTHOR9
BISHOP12
CHOICE12
CHOKED14
CHOKES13
CHOOSE10
CHOOSY12
CHOPPY16
CHORAL10
CHORUS11
CHOSEN10
CHOWED14
ECHOED11
ECHOES10
EXHORT14
FATHOM13
HOAXED15
HOAXES14
HOBBIT12
HOBBLE12
HOBNOB12
HOCKED14
HOCKEY15
HOLDER9
HOLDUP12
HOLLOW11
HOMELY12
HONEST8
HONKED12
HONORS8
HONOUR9
HOOFED12
HOOKED12
HOOVES12
HOPING11
HOPPED13
HORDES9
HORRID9
HORROR8
HORSES8
HOUSED10
HOUSES9
METHOD11
PHONED11
PHONES10
PHOTOS10
PYTHON12
SCHOOL10
SHOCKS13
SHOOTS8
SHORTS8
SHOULD10
SHOUTS9
SHOVED13
SHOWED12
SHOWER11
THOUGH12
WHOLLY13
WHOOPS13

The 60 most common shown, 290 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing HO (519)

ALCOHOL11
ANCHOVY17
AUTHORS10
BELLHOP13
BISHOPS13
BOYHOOD14
CHOICER13
CHOICES13
CHOKING15
CHOOSES11
CHOPPED16
CHOPPER15
CHOWDER15
CHOWING15
ECHOING12
EXHORTS15
FATHOMS14
HOAXING16
HOBBLED14
HOCKING15
HOLDERS10
HOLDING11
HOLIDAY12
HOMONYM15
HONESTY11
HONORED10
HONOURS10
HOOKING13
HOPEFUL15
HOPPING14
HORIZON17
HORRIFY14
HOSTILE9
HOUSING11
HOVERED14
HOWEVER16
KEYHOLE14
METHODS12
PHOENIX17
PHONING12
SCHOLAR11
SCHOOLS11
SHOCKED15
SHOPPED14
SHORTEN9
SHORTER9
SHORTLY11
SHOUTED11
SHOVING14
SHOWERS12
SHOWING13
SHOWMAN14
SHOWMEN14
SOMEHOW14
THOUGHT13
TYPHOID14
WHOEVER16
WHOOPED15
WHOPPER16
WITHOUT13

The 60 most common shown, 459 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing HO (787)

ALTHOUGH14
BOOKSHOP17
BOYHOODS15
CATHOLIC14
CHOOSING13
CHOPPERS16
CHOPPIER16
CHOPPING17
CHOWDERS16
EXHORTED17
FATHOMED16
HEDGEHOG15
HOBBLING15
HOLIDAYS13
HOMEMADE15
HOMESICK17
HOMESPUN15
HOMEWARD16
HOMEWORK18
HOMICIDE15
HOMONYMS16
HONESTLY12
HONORARY12
HONORING11
HONOURED12
HOODWINK17
HOPEFULS16
HOPELESS12
HORIZONS18
HORRIBLE12
HORRIBLY14
HORRIFIC15
HOSPITAL12
HOVERING15
KEYHOLES15
LOOPHOLE12
METAPHOR14
OFFSHOOT16
OFFSHORE16
ORTHODOX17
PHOSPHOR16
PUSHOVER17
SCHOLARS12
SHOCKING16
SHOOTING11
SHOPPING15
SHORTAGE11
SHORTENS10
SHORTEST10
SHOULDER12
SHOUTING12
SHOWDOWN17
SYMPHONY18
THOROUGH14
THOUGHTS14
THOUSAND12
WHOOPING16
WHOPPERS17
WITHHOLD16
WORKSHOP18

The 60 most common shown, 727 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing HO (820)

ALCOHOLIC15
AMORPHOUS16
ANCHOVIES17
ANTHOLOGY14
ARTICHOKE16
AUTHORISE12
AUTHORITY14
AUTHORIZE20
BOOKSHOPS18
CHILDHOOD17
CHOCOLATE15
CHOPPERED18
CHOPPIEST17
CLUBHOUSE17
DIPHTHONG17
DISHONEST12
EXHORTING18
FATHOMING17
GREYHOUND16
HEADPHONE16
HEDGEHOGS16
HOBGOBLIN16
HOBNOBBED18
HOMICIDAL16
HOMICIDES16
HONEYCOMB19
HONOURING13
HOODWINKS18
HOPEFULLY19
HOPSCOTCH19
HORRIFIED15
HORRIFIES14
HORSEBACK18
HOSPITALS13
HOUSEHOLD15
HOUSEWIFE18
HOUSEWORK18
MYTHOLOGY18
OFFSHOOTS17
PHOTOCOPY19
PSYCHOSES17
PSYCHOSIS17
PSYCHOTIC19
PUSHOVERS18
SAXOPHONE19
SCHOOLBOY17
SHORTENED12
SHORTHAND14
SHOULDERS13
SHOWCASED17
SHOWDOWNS18
SYMPHONIC19
TELEPHONE13
THOUSANDS13
THRESHOLD14
WAREHOUSE15
WITHHOLDS17
WOMANHOOD17
WORKSHOPS19
XYLOPHONE21

The 60 most common shown, 760 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing HO (718)

ARCHBISHOP20
ARTICHOKES17
AUTHORISED14
AUTHORISES13
AUTHORIZED22
AUTHORIZES21
AUTHORSHIP17
BLOODHOUND17
CHILDHOODS18
CHOPPERING19
CLUBHOUSES18
DIPHTHONGS18
FATHERHOOD18
GRAMOPHONE17
GREYHOUNDS17
HEADPHONES17
HOBBYHORSE20
HOBGOBLINS17
HOBNOBBING19
HODGEPODGE18
HOMOGENIZE23
HOMOPHOBIC22
HOMOSEXUAL21
HONEYCOMBS20
HOODWINKED20
HOPELESSLY16
HORIZONTAL20
HORRENDOUS14
HORRIFYING18
HORSEPOWER17
HOUSEWIVES20
KNIGHTHOOD19
LIKELIHOOD16
LIVELIHOOD17
MEGAPHONED18
MEGAPHONES17
MELANCHOLY18
METHODICAL17
MICROPHONE18
MORPHOLOGY19
MOTHERHOOD17
PHONOGRAPH19
PHOSPHORUS19
PHOTOGRAPH19
POWERHOUSE18
PSYCHOLOGY21
PSYCHOPATH22
SAXOPHONES20
SCHOOLBOYS18
SHOPKEEPER19
SHORTENING13
SHOWCASING18
SYMPHONIES18
TELEPHONES14
THOROUGHLY18
THOUGHTFUL20
THROUGHOUT17
UNORTHODOX20
XENOPHOBIA22
XYLOPHONES22

The 60 most common shown, 658 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing HO (613)

ARCHBISHOPS21
AUTHORISING15
AUTHORITIES14
AUTHORIZING23
BLOODHOUNDS18
BROTHERHOOD18
BUTTONHOLED17
COURTHOUSES17
EXHORTATION19
FORETHOUGHT20
GRASSHOPPER18
HARPSICHORD20
HOBBYHORSES21
HODGEPODGES19
HOMESTEADED17
HOMOGENEOUS17
HOMOGENISED17
HOMOGENIZED25
HOMOGENIZES24
HOMOSEXUALS22
HONEYCOMBED22
HONEYMOONED18
HONEYSUCKLE21
HOODWINKING21
HOPSCOTCHED22
HOPSCOTCHES21
HORIZONTALS21
HOSPITALITY17
HOSPITALIZE23
HOUSEKEEPER19
KNIGHTHOODS20
LIGHTHOUSES17
LIKELIHOODS17
LIVELIHOODS18
MEGAPHONING19
METHODOLOGY19
MICROPHONES19
MYTHOLOGIES18
ORTHOGRAPHY20
ORTHOPEDICS18
PHONOGRAPHS20
PHOTOCOPIED20
PHOTOCOPIER19
PHOTOCOPIES19
PHOTOGRAPHS20
PHOTOGRAPHY22
PIGEONHOLED17
POWERHOUSES19
PSYCHOPATHS23
ROUGHHOUSED19
ROUGHHOUSES18
SCHOLARSHIP19
SCHOOLCHILD20
SHAREHOLDER16
SHOPKEEPERS20
SHOPLIFTERS18
SHORTCOMING18
STOCKHOLDER19
WAREHOUSING18
WITHHOLDING20

The 60 most common shown, 553 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing HO (527)

AFTERTHOUGHT21
BROTHERHOODS19
BUTTONHOLING18
CHOREOGRAPHY23
DISHONORABLE17
EXHORTATIONS20
GRASSHOPPERS19
HARPSICHORDS21
HOMESICKNESS21
HOMESTEADING18
HOMOGENISING18
HOMOGENIZING26
HONEYCOMBING23
HONEYMOONING19
HONEYSUCKLES22
HOPSCOTCHING23
HORIZONTALLY24
HORRENDOUSLY18
HORSESHOEING17
HORTICULTURE18
HOSPITALISED17
HOSPITALISES16
HOSPITALIZED25
HOSPITALIZES24
HOUSEKEEPERS20
HOUSEWARMING21
HYPOCHONDRIA23
INHOSPITABLE18
LONGSHOREMAN17
LONGSHOREMEN17
METAMORPHOSE20
METAPHORICAL20
MYTHOLOGICAL21
NEIGHBORHOOD20
ORTHOPAEDICS19
OVERSHOOTING19
PATHOLOGICAL19
PATHOLOGISTS17
PHOTOCOPIERS20
PHOTOCOPYING23
PHOTOGRAPHED22
PHOTOGRAPHER21
PHOTOGRAPHIC23
PIGEONHOLING18
PSYCHOLOGIES21
PSYCHOLOGIST21
RHODODENDRON17
ROUGHHOUSING20
SCHOLARSHIPS20
SHAREHOLDERS17
SHORTCOMINGS19
STETHOSCOPES18
STOCKHOLDERS20
THOROUGHBRED21
THOROUGHFARE21
THOUGHTFULLY24
UNAUTHORIZED25
UPHOLSTERERS17
UPHOLSTERING18
WHOLEHEARTED20

The 60 most common shown, 467 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

5,421 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (3.2%) are containing HO. Most of them, 820, have 9 letters. 1,393 start with HO, 36 end with it and 3,994 have it only in the middle.

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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 HO?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 5,421 words containing HO, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing HO?

PSYCHOANALYZING, worth 34 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: SHOWBIZZY (34), PHOTOOXIDIZING (34) and PSYCHOANALYZED (33).

What are the most common words containing HO?

HOMOSEXUALITY, UNAUTHORIZED, AUTHORIZATION, HORIZONTALLY, PSYCHOLOGICAL and WHOLEHEARTEDLY. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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