13 Letter Words Starting with H
There are 267 13-letter English words that start with H, ranging alphabetically from HABILITATIONS to HYSTEROTOMIES. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: HYPOPHARYNXES (36), HYPERIMMUNIZE (34), HYPOTHESIZING (34). The longest entry here is HABILITATIONS at 13 letters.
Word list
H
- HABILITATIONS18 pts
- HABITABLENESS20 pts
- HAGGARDNESSES19 pts
- HAGIOGRAPHERS23 pts
- HAGIOGRAPHIES23 pts
- HAIRDRESSINGS18 pts
- HAIRSBREADTHS22 pts
- HAIRSPLITTERS18 pts
- HAIRSPLITTING19 pts
- HALFHEARTEDLY26 pts
- HALLUCINATING19 pts
- HALLUCINATION18 pts
- HALLUCINATORS18 pts
- HALLUCINATORY21 pts
- HALLUCINOGENS19 pts
- HALOGENATIONS17 pts
- HANDCRAFTSMAN24 pts
- HANDCRAFTSMEN24 pts
- HANDICRAFTERS22 pts
- HANDKERCHIEFS29 pts
- HANDSBREADTHS23 pts
- HANDWRINGINGS22 pts
- HAPHAZARDNESS31 pts
- HAPHAZARDRIES31 pts
- HAPLESSNESSES18 pts
- HAPPENCHANCES27 pts
- HAPPENSTANCES22 pts
- HARBORMASTERS20 pts
- HARDSTANDINGS19 pts
- HARLEQUINADES26 pts
- HARMFULNESSES21 pts
- HARMONIZATION27 pts
- HARQUEBUSIERS27 pts
- HARUSPICATION20 pts
- HASENPFEFFERS27 pts
- HATEFULNESSES19 pts
- HAUGHTINESSES20 pts
- HAWKISHNESSES26 pts
- HAZARDOUSNESS26 pts
- HEADQUARTERED27 pts
- HEADSHRINKERS24 pts
- HEALTHFULNESS22 pts
- HEALTHINESSES19 pts
- HEARTBREAKERS22 pts
- HEARTBREAKING23 pts
- HEARTBURNINGS19 pts
- HEARTLESSNESS16 pts
- HEARTSICKNESS22 pts
- HEBRAIZATIONS27 pts
- HECTOGRAPHING25 pts
- HEEDFULNESSES20 pts
- HEINOUSNESSES16 pts
- HELICOPTERING21 pts
- HELIOGRAPHING23 pts
- HELIOTROPISMS20 pts
- HELLENIZATION25 pts
- HELLGRAMMITES21 pts
- HELLISHNESSES19 pts
- HELMINTHIASES21 pts
- HELMINTHIASIS21 pts
- HELMINTHOLOGY25 pts
- HELMSMANSHIPS25 pts
- HELPFULNESSES21 pts
- HEMACYTOMETER25 pts
- HEMAGGLUTININ20 pts
- HEMATOLOGICAL21 pts
- HEMATOLOGISTS19 pts
- HEMATOPHAGOUS24 pts
- HEMATOPOIESES20 pts
- HEMATOPOIESIS20 pts
- HEMATOPOIETIC22 pts
- HEMICELLULOSE20 pts
- HEMICHORDATES24 pts
- HEMIMORPHISMS27 pts
- HEMISPHERICAL25 pts
- HEMOCYTOMETER25 pts
- HEMODILUTIONS19 pts
- HEMORRHOIDALS22 pts
- HEPATECTOMIES22 pts
- HEREDITAMENTS19 pts
- HEREDITARIANS17 pts
- HERMAPHRODITE24 pts
- HERMENEUTICAL20 pts
- HERPESVIRUSES21 pts
- HERPETOLOGIES19 pts
- HERPETOLOGIST19 pts
- HERRINGBONING20 pts
- HETEROCYCLICS25 pts
- HETEROCYSTOUS21 pts
- HETEROGAMETES19 pts
- HETEROGAMETIC21 pts
- HETEROGENEITY20 pts
- HETEROGENEOUS17 pts
- HETEROKARYONS23 pts
- HETEROMORPHIC25 pts
- HETEROPHONIES21 pts
- HETEROPTEROUS18 pts
- HETEROSEXUALS23 pts
- HETEROSPORIES18 pts
- HETEROSPOROUS18 pts
- HETEROTHALLIC21 pts
- HETEROTROPHIC23 pts
- HETEROZYGOSES29 pts
- HETEROZYGOSIS29 pts
- HETEROZYGOTES29 pts
- HEURISTICALLY21 pts
- HEXAMETHONIUM30 pts
- HEXOBARBITALS27 pts
- HIDEOUSNESSES17 pts
- HIERARCHIZING31 pts
- HIEROGLYPHICS27 pts
- HILARIOUSNESS16 pts
- HIRSUTENESSES16 pts
- HISTAMINERGIC21 pts
- HISTOCHEMICAL25 pts
- HISTORICITIES18 pts
- HISTORICIZING28 pts
- HOGGISHNESSES21 pts
- HOLIDAYMAKERS26 pts
- HOMEOMORPHISM27 pts
- HOMEOTHERMIES23 pts
- HOMESCHOOLERS23 pts
- HOMESCHOOLING24 pts
- HOMESTRETCHES23 pts
- HOMINIZATIONS27 pts
- HOMOEROTICISM22 pts
- HOMOGENEITIES19 pts
- HOMOGENEOUSLY22 pts
- HOMOIOTHERMIC25 pts
- HOMOLOGATIONS19 pts
- HOMOLOGICALLY24 pts
- HOMOMORPHISMS27 pts
- HOMOPOLYMERIC27 pts
- HOMOSCEDASTIC23 pts
- HOMOSEXUALITY28 pts
- HOMOTHALLISMS23 pts
- HONEYCREEPERS23 pts
- HONORABLENESS18 pts
- HONORIFICALLY24 pts
- HOPEFULNESSES21 pts
- HORIZONTALITY28 pts
- HORNSWOGGLING22 pts
- HORSEFEATHERS22 pts
- HORSEMANSHIPS23 pts
- HORSERADISHES20 pts
- HORSEWHIPPERS26 pts
- HORSEWHIPPING27 pts
- HORTICULTURAL18 pts
- HORTICULTURES18 pts
- HOSPITALISING19 pts
- HOSPITALITIES18 pts
- HOSPITALIZING28 pts
- HOTHEADEDNESS21 pts
- HOUSEBREAKERS22 pts
- HOUSEBREAKING23 pts
- HOUSECLEANING19 pts
- HOUSEHUSBANDS22 pts
- HOUSEKEEPINGS23 pts
- HOUSELESSNESS16 pts
- HOUSEPAINTERS18 pts
- HOUSEWARMINGS22 pts
- HOUSEWIFERIES22 pts
- HUCKLEBERRIES24 pts
- HUMANITARIANS18 pts
- HUMANIZATIONS27 pts
- HUMIFICATIONS23 pts
- HUMILIATINGLY22 pts
- HUMORLESSNESS18 pts
- HUNDREDWEIGHT25 pts
- HURRIEDNESSES17 pts
- HURTFULNESSES19 pts
- HYALURONIDASE20 pts
- HYBRIDIZATION31 pts
- HYDRAULICALLY25 pts
- HYDROCEPHALIC29 pts
- HYDROCEPHALUS27 pts
- HYDROCHLORIDE26 pts
- HYDROCOLLOIDS23 pts
- HYDROCRACKERS28 pts
- HYDROCRACKING29 pts
- HYDRODYNAMICS28 pts
- HYDROELECTRIC24 pts
- HYDROGENATING22 pts
- HYDROGENATION21 pts
- HYDROGRAPHERS26 pts
- HYDROGRAPHIES26 pts
- HYDROMAGNETIC25 pts
- HYDROPEROXIDE30 pts
- HYDROQUINONES29 pts
- HYDROTHORACES25 pts
- HYDROTHORAXES30 pts
- HYDROTROPISMS24 pts
- HYDROXYLAMINE32 pts
- HYDROXYLATING31 pts
- HYDROXYLATION30 pts
- HYMENOPTERANS23 pts
- HYMENOPTERONS23 pts
- HYMENOPTEROUS23 pts
- HYPERACTIVITY29 pts
- HYPERACUITIES23 pts
- HYPERAROUSALS21 pts
- HYPERBOLIZING33 pts
- HYPERBOLOIDAL24 pts
- HYPERCALCEMIA27 pts
- HYPERCALCEMIC29 pts
- HYPERCAUTIOUS23 pts
- HYPERCRITICAL25 pts
- HYPERESTHESIA24 pts
- HYPERESTHETIC26 pts
- HYPEREUTECTIC25 pts
- HYPEREXTENDED30 pts
- HYPERFUNCTION26 pts
- HYPERGLYCEMIA29 pts
- HYPERGLYCEMIC31 pts
- HYPERHIDROSES25 pts
- HYPERHIDROSIS25 pts
- HYPERIMMUNIZE34 pts
- HYPERINFLATED25 pts
- HYPERKINESIAS25 pts
- HYPERLIPEMIAS25 pts
- HYPERMETRICAL25 pts
- HYPERMETROPIA25 pts
- HYPERMETROPIC27 pts
- HYPERMOBILITY28 pts
- HYPERPARASITE23 pts
- HYPERPHYSICAL31 pts
- HYPERPLOIDIES24 pts
- HYPERPOLARIZE32 pts
- HYPERPRODUCER26 pts
- HYPERPYREXIAS33 pts
- HYPERRATIONAL21 pts
- HYPERREACTIVE26 pts
- HYPERREACTORS23 pts
- HYPERREALISMS23 pts
- HYPERROMANTIC25 pts
- HYPERSALINITY24 pts
- HYPERSURFACES26 pts
- HYPERTENSIONS21 pts
- HYPERTENSIVES24 pts
- HYPERTHERMIAS26 pts
- HYPERTONICITY26 pts
- HYPERTROPHIED27 pts
- HYPERTROPHIES26 pts
- HYPERURBANISM25 pts
- HYPERURICEMIA25 pts
- HYPERVELOCITY29 pts
- HYPERVIGILANT25 pts
- HYPERVIRULENT24 pts
- HYPOCALCEMIAS27 pts
- HYPOCHLORITES26 pts
- HYPOCHONDRIAC29 pts
- HYPOCHONDRIAS27 pts
- HYPOEUTECTOID24 pts
- HYPOGLYCEMIAS29 pts
- HYPOGLYCEMICS31 pts
- HYPOPHARYNGES30 pts
- HYPOPHARYNXES36 pts
- HYPOPITUITARY26 pts
- HYPOSENSITIZE30 pts
- HYPOSPADIASES24 pts
- HYPOSTATIZING31 pts
- HYPOTHECATING27 pts
- HYPOTHECATION26 pts
- HYPOTHECATORS26 pts
- HYPOTHESIZING34 pts
- HYPOXANTHINES31 pts
- HYSTEROTOMIES21 pts
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypopharynxes | 36 | 35 |
| 2 | hyperimmunize | 34 | 37 |
| 3 | hypothesizing | 34 | 34 |
| 4 | hyperbolizing | 33 | 36 |
| 5 | hyperpyrexias | 33 | 32 |
| 6 | hyperpolarize | 32 | 33 |
| 7 | hydroxylamine | 32 | 32 |
| 8 | hyperglycemic | 31 | 34 |
| 9 | hypoglycemics | 31 | 34 |
| 10 | hierarchizing | 31 | 32 |
Strategy for this list
H is worth 4 in Scrabble but appears in dozens of two-letter and three-letter words (HA, HE, HI, HO, HM, HAH, HEM, HEX). H's Scrabble value comes from H-hooks on common words (EAR → HEAR, ARM → HARM) and from HEX and HAZE for premium-square plays. In Wordle, H is high-frequency in position 2 (SHINE, THING) but rarely in position 1 for answers — it's more common in guesses than solutions.
FAQs
How many 13-letter words start with H?
267 valid 13-letter English words begin with H in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).