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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.

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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.

#WordScrabbleWWF
1hypopharynxes3635
2hyperimmunize3437
3hypothesizing3434
4hyperbolizing3336
5hyperpyrexias3332
6hyperpolarize3233
7hydroxylamine3232
8hyperglycemic3134
9hypoglycemics3134
10hierarchizing3132

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).

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