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Words that start with H

Looking for a word that begins with H? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, grouped by length so you can find the one that fits. There are 6,102 playable words starting with H in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 8 letters, and the longest word is HABITABLENESSES. The highest-scoring is HYPERCIVILIZED, worth 35 points.

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Popular words starting with H

HOMOSEXUALITY26
HEXADECIMAL24
HORIZONTALLY24
HYPOCRITICAL22
HYPOTHETICAL22
HETEROSEXUAL21
HIGHLIGHTING21
HOMOSEXUAL21
HIERARCHICAL20
HIGHLIGHTED20
HORIZONTAL20
HENCEFORTH19
HOPEFULLY19
HYPOCRISY19
HARDBACK18
HAZARDS18
HIGHLIGHTS18
HIGHWAYS18

Highest-scoring words starting with H

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

HYPERCIVILIZED35
HYPERIMMUNIZING35
HYPERIMMUNIZED34
HYDROXYZINES33
HYPERIMMUNIZES33
HYPNOTIZABILITY33
HYDROXYZINE32
HYPERIMMUNIZE32
HYPOPHYSECTOMY32
HYPERPOLARIZING32
HYSTERECTOMIZED32
HUZZAHING31

2-letter words starting with H (5)

3-letter words starting with H (49)

HAD6
HAG6
HAH7
HAJ13
HAM7
HAP7
HAS5
HAT5
HAW8
HAY7
HEM7
HEN5
HEP7
HER5
HES5
HEW8
HEX11
HEY7
HID6
HIE5
HIM7
HIP7
HIS5
HIT5
HMM9
HOB7
HOD6
HOE5
HOG6
HOP7
HOT5
HOW8
HUB8
HUE6
HUG7
HUH8
HUM8
HUP8
HUT6
HYP9

The 40 most common shown, 9 rarer words not listed. More 3-letter words

4-letter words starting with H (187)

HACK11
HAIL6
HAIR6
HALF9
HALL6
HALT6
HAND7
HANG7
HARD7
HARM8
HASH8
HATE6
HATS6
HAVE10
HAZY16
HEAD7
HEAP8
HEAR6
HEAT6
HEEL6
HELD7
HELL6
HELP8
HERD7
HERE6
HERO6
HIDE7
HIGH9
HILL6
HINT6
HOLD7
HOLY8
HOME8
HOOK9
HOPE8
HOUR7
HUGE8
HUNG8
HUNT7
HURT7

The 40 most common shown, 147 rarer words not listed. More 4-letter words

5-letter words starting with H (330)

HABIT9
HACKS12
HAIRS7
HAIRY9
HALLS7
HALTS7
HALVE11
HANDS8
HANDY10
HANGS8
HAPPY13
HARDY10
HARSH9
HASTY9
HATED8
HATES7
HAVOC13
HEADS8
HEARD8
HEAVY13
HELPS9
HENCE9
HIDED9
HIDES8
HIRED8
HOBBY13
HOLDS8
HOMES9
HONEY9
HOOKS10
HOPED10
HOPES9
HORDE8
HOURS8
HOUSE8
HUMAN10
HUMOR10
HUNTS8
HURRY10
HURTS8

The 40 most common shown, 290 rarer words not listed. More 5-letter words

6-letter words starting with H (553)

HABITS10
HACKED14
HACKER13
HALTED9
HALVES12
HAMMER12
HANDED10
HANDLE9
HANGED10
HAPPEN12
HARDEN9
HARDLY11
HAVING13
HAZARD17
HEADED10
HEALTH10
HEAVEN12
HEIGHT11
HELMET10
HELPED11
HEREBY12
HERESY10
HEROIC10
HIDDEN10
HIDING10
HIGHER11
HIGHLY13
HOLLOW11
HOOKED12
HOPING11
HOUSED10
HUGELY12
HUMANE11
HUMANS11
HUMBLE13
HUMBLY15
HUMOUR12
HUNGRY12
HUNTED10
HYPHEN14

The 40 most common shown, 513 rarer words not listed. More 6-letter words

7-letter words starting with H (849)

HACKERS14
HACKING15
HAIRCUT12
HANDFUL14
HANDING11
HANDLED11
HANGING11
HAPPENS13
HAPPIER13
HAPPILY15
HARMFUL15
HARMONY13
HAZARDS18
HEADING11
HEALTHY13
HEAVENS13
HEAVIER13
HEAVILY15
HEIGHTS12
HELPFUL15
HELPING12
HERSELF12
HIDEOUS11
HIGHEST12
HIGHWAY17
HIMSELF14
HISTORY11
HOLDING11
HOLIDAY12
HONESTY11
HOOKING13
HOPEFUL15
HORIZON17
HORRIFY14
HOUSING11
HOWEVER16
HUNDRED12
HUNTING11
HURTING11
HUSBAND13

The 40 most common shown, 809 rarer words not listed. More 7-letter words

8-letter words starting with H (980)

HANDBOOK16
HANDCUFF20
HANDICAP15
HANDLING12
HANGOVER15
HAPPENED15
HAPPIEST14
HARDBACK18
HARDENED12
HARDSHIP15
HARDWARE14
HARMLESS12
HAZARDED20
HEADACHE15
HEADLINE11
HEARTILY12
HEAVIEST14
HELPLESS12
HERITAGE11
HERRINGS11
HESITATE10
HIGHWAYS18
HIJACKED24
HISTORIC12
HITHERTO12
HOLIDAYS13
HONESTLY12
HONORARY12
HONORING11
HONOURED12
HOPELESS12
HORRIBLE12
HORRIBLY14
HORRIFIC15
HOSPITAL12
HUMANITY15
HUMANIZE21
HUMOROUS14
HUNDREDS13
HYDROGEN14

The 40 most common shown, 940 rarer words not listed. More 8-letter words

9-letter words starting with H (854)

HACKNEYED19
HANDCUFFS21
HANDIWORK18
HAPHAZARD24
HAPPENING16
HAPPINESS15
HARDENING13
HARMFULLY19
HARMONIZE21
HAYSTACKS18
HAZARDING21
HAZARDOUS21
HEADLINES12
HELPFULLY19
HEXAGONAL18
HICCUPING19
HIDEOUSLY15
HIERARCHY17
HIGHBROWS19
HIGHLIGHT17
HIJACKING25
HILARIOUS12
HINDSIGHT15
HISTORIAN11
HITCHHIKE20
HOBNOBBED18
HONEYCOMB19
HONOURING13
HOPEFULLY19
HOPSCOTCH19
HORRIFIED15
HORRIFIES14
HOSPITALS13
HOUSEHOLD15
HUMANIZED23
HUMANIZES22
HUNCHBACK23
HYPNOTIZE23
HYPOCRISY19
HYPOCRITE17

The 40 most common shown, 814 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words starting with H (708)

HACKNEYING20
HALLELUJAH23
HALLMARKED18
HAMBURGERS18
HANDCUFFED23
HANDICRAFT18
HANDSHAKES18
HARMONIZED23
HARMONIZES22
HELICOPTER16
HEMISPHERE18
HEMOPHILIA18
HENCEFORTH19
HIGHLIGHTS18
HISTORIANS12
HISTORICAL14
HITCHHIKED22
HITCHHIKER21
HITCHHIKES21
HOBBYHORSE20
HOBNOBBING19
HOMOGENIZE23
HOMOPHOBIC22
HOMOSEXUAL21
HONEYCOMBS20
HOODWINKED20
HOPELESSLY16
HORIZONTAL20
HORRENDOUS14
HORRIFYING18
HOUSEWIVES20
HUMANIZING24
HUMIDIFIED20
HUMIDIFIES19
HUNCHBACKS24
HYPHENATED19
HYPNOTIZED25
HYPNOTIZES24
HYPOTHESIS18
HYSTERICAL16

The 40 most common shown, 668 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words starting with H (556)

HALLELUJAHS24
HALLMARKING19
HANDCUFFING24
HANDICAPPED21
HANDICRAFTS19
HANDWRITING18
HARMONIZING24
HARPSICHORD20
HEADQUARTER23
HEARTBREAKS18
HEARTBROKEN18
HEAVYWEIGHT25
HEMISPHERES19
HEMORRHAGED19
HERBIVOROUS20
HEXADECIMAL24
HIGHLIGHTED20
HITCHHIKERS22
HITCHHIKING23
HOBBYHORSES21
HODGEPODGES19
HOMOGENIZED25
HOMOGENIZES24
HOMOSEXUALS22
HONEYCOMBED22
HONEYSUCKLE21
HOODWINKING21
HOPSCOTCHED22
HOPSCOTCHES21
HORIZONTALS21
HOSPITALIZE23
HOUSEKEEPER19
HUMIDIFYING23
HUMMINGBIRD22
HYDROPLANED19
HYPHENATING20
HYPHENATION19
HYPNOTIZING26
HYPOCRISIES19
HYPOTHESIZE27

The 40 most common shown, 516 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words starting with H (434)

HAMSTRINGING18
HANDICAPPING22
HANDKERCHIEF25
HARPSICHORDS21
HEADQUARTERS24
HEAVYWEIGHTS26
HELICOPTERED19
HEMORRHAGING20
HETEROSEXUAL21
HIERARCHICAL20
HIEROGLYPHIC23
HIGHLIGHTING21
HIPPOPOTAMUS23
HISTORICALLY18
HOMESICKNESS21
HOMESTEADING18
HOMOGENISING18
HOMOGENIZING26
HONEYCOMBING23
HONEYMOONING19
HONEYSUCKLES22
HOPSCOTCHING23
HORIZONTALLY24
HORRENDOUSLY18
HORSESHOEING17
HORTICULTURE18
HOSPITALISED17
HOSPITALIZED25
HOSPITALIZES24
HOUSEKEEPERS20
HOUSEWARMING21
HUMMINGBIRDS23
HYDROPLANING20
HYPERTENSION18
HYPOCHONDRIA23
HYPOCRITICAL22
HYPOTHESIZED29
HYPOTHESIZES28
HYPOTHETICAL22
HYSTERICALLY20

The 40 most common shown, 394 rarer words not listed.

13-letter words starting with H (267)

HAIRSBREADTHS20
HALFHEARTEDLY23
HALLUCINATING19
HALLUCINATION18
HALLUCINATORY20
HALLUCINOGENS19
HANDKERCHIEFS26
HAPPENSTANCES21
HARMONIZATION25
HEALTHFULNESS21
HEARTBREAKING21
HELICOPTERING20
HEMISPHERICAL23
HERMAPHRODITE22
HETEROGENEOUS17
HETEROSEXUALS22
HIEROGLYPHICS24
HOMESTRETCHES21
HOMOGENEOUSLY21
HOMOSEXUALITY26
HORSERADISHES18
HORSEWHIPPING25
HORTICULTURAL19
HOSPITALISING18
HOSPITALIZING26
HOTHEADEDNESS19
HOUSEBREAKING22
HOUSEHUSBANDS22
HOUSEWARMINGS22
HUCKLEBERRIES23
HUMANITARIANS18
HUNDREDWEIGHT24
HYDRAULICALLY23
HYDROELECTRIC22
HYDROGENATING20
HYPERACTIVITY27
HYPERCRITICAL23
HYPOCHONDRIAC26
HYPOGLYCEMICS28
HYPOTHESIZING30

The 40 most common shown, 227 rarer words not listed.

14-letter words starting with H (204)

HABERDASHERIES21
HALLUCINATIONS19
HALLUCINOGENIC22
HANDKERCHIEVES28
HARDHEADEDNESS21
HARMONIOUSNESS19
HEADMISTRESSES19
HEPATECTOMIZED31
HERMAPHRODITES23
HERMAPHRODITIC25
HETEROZYGOSITY29
HEXAMETHONIUMS29
HIERARCHICALLY24
HIPPOPOTAMUSES25
HOMOGENISATION19
HOMOGENIZATION27
HOMOZYGOSITIES29
HORTICULTURIST20
HUNDREDWEIGHTS25
HYBRIDIZATIONS29
HYDROPHOBICITY29
HYDROXYAPATITE29
HYDROXYLAMINES29
HYDROXYPROLINE29
HYPERCIVILIZED35
HYPEREXCITABLE30
HYPERIMMUNIZED34
HYPERIMMUNIZES33
HYPERPOLARIZED31
HYPERPOLARIZES30
HYPERSENSITIVE24
HYPERSEXUALITY29
HYPERVENTILATE24
HYPOALLERGENIC23
HYPOCHONDRIACS27
HYPOCRITICALLY26
HYPOPHYSECTOMY32
HYPOSENSITIZED29
HYPOTHETICALLY26
HYSTERECTOMIES22

The 40 most common shown, 164 rarer words not listed.

15-letter words starting with H (126)

HALFHEARTEDNESS23
HALLUCINOGENICS23
HAPHAZARDNESSES30
HARDHEARTEDNESS21
HAZARDOUSNESSES27
HEMATOPORPHYRIN27
HEMODYNAMICALLY28
HETEROSEXUALITY26
HEXACHLORETHANE29
HEXACHLOROPHENE31
HEXYLRESORCINOL27
HISTOCHEMICALLY27
HOMEOPATHICALLY27
HOMOGENIZATIONS28
HORTICULTURISTS21
HOSPITALIZATION27
HUMANITARIANISM22
HYDROMECHANICAL28
HYDROXYAPATITES30
HYDROXYLAPATITE30
HYDROXYPROLINES30
HYPERCRITICALLY27
HYPEREXCITEMENT31
HYPEREXCRETIONS29
HYPERIMMUNIZING35
HYPERMUTABILITY28
HYPERPOLARIZING32
HYPERREACTIVITY29
HYPERSENSITIZED30
HYPERSENSITIZES29
HYPERTHYROIDISM28
HYPERVENTILATED26
HYPERVENTILATES25
HYPERVIGILANCES28
HYPNOTIZABILITY33
HYPOCHONDRIACAL28
HYPOSENSITIZING30
HYPOSTATIZATION29
HYPOTHYROIDISMS28
HYSTERECTOMIZED32

The 40 most common shown, 86 rarer words not listed.

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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.

Questions

How many words are there starting with H?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 6,102 words starting with H, from 2 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word starting with H?

HYPERCIVILIZED, worth 35 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: HYPERIMMUNIZING (35), HYPERIMMUNIZED (34) and HYDROXYZINES (33).

What are some common 5-letter words starting with H?

HAPPY, HAVOC, HEAVY, HOBBY, HACKS and HALVE. See the full 5-letter list on this page or browse all 5-letter words at wordtide.app/words/5-letter.

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