4 Letter Words Starting with H
There are 189 4-letter English words that start with H, ranging alphabetically from HAAF to HYTE. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: HAJJ (21), HAZY (19), HAZE (16). Roughly 14% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
H
- HAAF10 pts
- HAAR7 pts
- HABU9 pts
- HACK13 pts
- HADE8 pts
- HADJ15 pts
- HAED8 pts
- HAEM9 pts
- HAEN7 pts
- HAES7 pts
- HAET7 pts
- HAFT10 pts
- HAGS8 pts
- HAHA10 pts
- HAHS10 pts
- HAIK11 pts
- HAIL7 pts
- HAIR7 pts
- HAJI14 pts
- HAJJ21 pts
- HAKE11 pts
- HALE7 pts
- HALF10 pts
- HALL7 pts
- HALM9 pts
- HALO7 pts
- HALT7 pts
- HAME9 pts
- HAMS9 pts
- HAND8 pts
- HANG8 pts
- HANK11 pts
- HANT7 pts
- HAPS9 pts
- HARD8 pts
- HARE7 pts
- HARK11 pts
- HARL7 pts
- HARM9 pts
- HARP9 pts
- HART7 pts
- HASH10 pts
- HASP9 pts
- HAST7 pts
- HATE7 pts
- HATH10 pts
- HATS7 pts
- HAUL7 pts
- HAUT7 pts
- HAVE10 pts
- HAWK14 pts
- HAWS10 pts
- HAYS10 pts
- HAZE16 pts
- HAZY19 pts
- HEAD8 pts
- HEAL7 pts
- HEAP9 pts
- HEAR7 pts
- HEAT7 pts
- HEBE9 pts
- HECK13 pts
- HEED8 pts
- HEEL7 pts
- HEFT10 pts
- HEHS10 pts
- HEIL7 pts
- HEIR7 pts
- HELD8 pts
- HELL7 pts
- HELM9 pts
- HELO7 pts
- HELP9 pts
- HEME9 pts
- HEMP11 pts
- HEMS9 pts
- HENS7 pts
- HENT7 pts
- HERB9 pts
- HERD8 pts
- HERE7 pts
- HERL7 pts
- HERM9 pts
- HERN7 pts
- HERO7 pts
- HERS7 pts
- HEST7 pts
- HETH10 pts
- HETS7 pts
- HEWN10 pts
- HEWS10 pts
- HICK13 pts
- HIDE8 pts
- HIED8 pts
- HIES7 pts
- HIGH11 pts
- HIKE11 pts
- HILA7 pts
- HILI7 pts
- HILL7 pts
- HILT7 pts
- HIND8 pts
- HINS7 pts
- HINT7 pts
- HIPS9 pts
- HIRE7 pts
- HISN7 pts
- HISS7 pts
- HIST7 pts
- HITS7 pts
- HIVE10 pts
- HOAR7 pts
- HOAX14 pts
- HOBO9 pts
- HOBS9 pts
- HOCK13 pts
- HODS8 pts
- HOED8 pts
- HOER7 pts
- HOES7 pts
- HOGG9 pts
- HOGS8 pts
- HOKE11 pts
- HOLD8 pts
- HOLE7 pts
- HOLK11 pts
- HOLM9 pts
- HOLP9 pts
- HOLS7 pts
- HOLT7 pts
- HOLY10 pts
- HOME9 pts
- HOMO9 pts
- HOMY12 pts
- HONE7 pts
- HONG8 pts
- HONK11 pts
- HONS7 pts
- HOOD8 pts
- HOOF10 pts
- HOOK11 pts
- HOOP9 pts
- HOOT7 pts
- HOPE9 pts
- HOPS9 pts
- HORA7 pts
- HORN7 pts
- HOSE7 pts
- HOST7 pts
- HOTS7 pts
- HOUR7 pts
- HOVE10 pts
- HOWE10 pts
- HOWF13 pts
- HOWK14 pts
- HOWL10 pts
- HOWS10 pts
- HOYA10 pts
- HOYS10 pts
- HUBS9 pts
- HUCK13 pts
- HUED8 pts
- HUES7 pts
- HUFF13 pts
- HUGE8 pts
- HUGS8 pts
- HUIC9 pts
- HULA7 pts
- HULK11 pts
- HULL7 pts
- HUMP11 pts
- HUMS9 pts
- HUNG8 pts
- HUNH10 pts
- HUNK11 pts
- HUNS7 pts
- HUNT7 pts
- HURL7 pts
- HURT7 pts
- HUSH10 pts
- HUSK11 pts
- HUTS7 pts
- HWAN10 pts
- HYLA10 pts
- HYMN12 pts
- HYPE12 pts
- HYPO12 pts
- HYPS12 pts
- HYTE10 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 | hajj | 21 | 24 |
| 2 | hazy | 19 | 17 |
| 3 | haze | 16 | 15 |
| 4 | hadj | 15 | 16 |
| 5 | haji | 14 | 15 |
| 6 | hawk | 14 | 13 |
| 7 | hoax | 14 | 13 |
| 8 | howk | 14 | 13 |
| 9 | huck | 13 | 14 |
| 10 | hack | 13 | 13 |
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 4-letter words start with H?
189 valid 4-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).