6 Letter Words Starting with H
There are 557 6-letter English words that start with H, ranging alphabetically from HABILE to HYSSOP. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: HUZZAH (30), HAZZAN (27), HUZZAS (27). Roughly 10% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.
Word list
H
- HABILE11 pts
- HABITS11 pts
- HABOOB13 pts
- HACEKS15 pts
- HACKED16 pts
- HACKEE15 pts
- HACKER15 pts
- HACKIE15 pts
- HACKLE15 pts
- HACKLY18 pts
- HADING11 pts
- HADITH13 pts
- HADJEE17 pts
- HADJES17 pts
- HADJIS17 pts
- HADRON10 pts
- HAEING10 pts
- HAEMAL11 pts
- HAEMIC13 pts
- HAEMIN11 pts
- HAERES9 pts
- HAFFET15 pts
- HAFFIT15 pts
- HAFTED13 pts
- HAFTER12 pts
- HAGBUT12 pts
- HAGDON11 pts
- HAGGED12 pts
- HAGGIS11 pts
- HAGGLE11 pts
- HAILED10 pts
- HAILER9 pts
- HAIRDO10 pts
- HAIRED10 pts
- HAJJES23 pts
- HAJJIS23 pts
- HAKEEM15 pts
- HAKIMS15 pts
- HALALA9 pts
- HALERS9 pts
- HALERU9 pts
- HALEST9 pts
- HALIDE10 pts
- HALIDS10 pts
- HALING10 pts
- HALITE9 pts
- HALLAH12 pts
- HALLEL9 pts
- HALLOA9 pts
- HALLOO9 pts
- HALLOS9 pts
- HALLOT9 pts
- HALLOW12 pts
- HALLUX16 pts
- HALMAS11 pts
- HALOED10 pts
- HALOES9 pts
- HALOID10 pts
- HALTED10 pts
- HALTER9 pts
- HALUTZ18 pts
- HALVAH15 pts
- HALVAS12 pts
- HALVED13 pts
- HALVES12 pts
- HAMADA12 pts
- HAMALS11 pts
- HAMATE11 pts
- HAMAUL11 pts
- HAMLET11 pts
- HAMMAL13 pts
- HAMMED14 pts
- HAMMER13 pts
- HAMPER13 pts
- HAMULI11 pts
- HAMZAH23 pts
- HAMZAS20 pts
- HANCES11 pts
- HANDED11 pts
- HANDLE10 pts
- HANGAR10 pts
- HANGED11 pts
- HANGER10 pts
- HANGUL10 pts
- HANGUP12 pts
- HANIWA12 pts
- HANKED14 pts
- HANKER13 pts
- HANKIE13 pts
- HANSAS9 pts
- HANSEL9 pts
- HANSES9 pts
- HANSOM11 pts
- HANTED10 pts
- HANTLE9 pts
- HAOLES9 pts
- HAPPED14 pts
- HAPPEN13 pts
- HAPTEN11 pts
- HAPTIC13 pts
- HARASS9 pts
- HARBOR11 pts
- HARDEN10 pts
- HARDER10 pts
- HARDLY13 pts
- HAREEM11 pts
- HAREMS11 pts
- HARING10 pts
- HARKED14 pts
- HARKEN13 pts
- HARLOT9 pts
- HARMED12 pts
- HARMER11 pts
- HARMIN11 pts
- HARPED12 pts
- HARPER11 pts
- HARPIN11 pts
- HARROW12 pts
- HARTAL9 pts
- HASHED13 pts
- HASHES12 pts
- HASLET9 pts
- HASPED12 pts
- HASSEL9 pts
- HASSLE9 pts
- HASTED10 pts
- HASTEN9 pts
- HASTES9 pts
- HATBOX18 pts
- HATERS9 pts
- HATFUL12 pts
- HATING10 pts
- HATPIN11 pts
- HATRED10 pts
- HATTED10 pts
- HATTER9 pts
- HAUGHS13 pts
- HAULED10 pts
- HAULER9 pts
- HAULMS11 pts
- HAULMY14 pts
- HAUNCH14 pts
- HAUNTS9 pts
- HAUSEN9 pts
- HAVENS12 pts
- HAVERS12 pts
- HAVING13 pts
- HAVIOR12 pts
- HAVOCS14 pts
- HAWING13 pts
- HAWKED17 pts
- HAWKER16 pts
- HAWKEY19 pts
- HAWKIE16 pts
- HAWSER12 pts
- HAWSES12 pts
- HAYERS12 pts
- HAYING13 pts
- HAYMOW17 pts
- HAZANS18 pts
- HAZARD19 pts
- HAZELS18 pts
- HAZERS18 pts
- HAZIER18 pts
- HAZILY21 pts
- HAZING19 pts
- HAZZAN27 pts
- HEADED11 pts
- HEADER10 pts
- HEALED10 pts
- HEALER9 pts
- HEALTH12 pts
- HEAPED12 pts
- HEARER9 pts
- HEARSE9 pts
- HEARTH12 pts
- HEARTS9 pts
- HEARTY12 pts
- HEATED10 pts
- HEATER9 pts
- HEATHS12 pts
- HEATHY15 pts
- HEAUME11 pts
- HEAVED13 pts
- HEAVEN12 pts
- HEAVER12 pts
- HEAVES12 pts
- HECKLE15 pts
- HECTIC13 pts
- HECTOR11 pts
- HEDDLE11 pts
- HEDERS10 pts
- HEDGED12 pts
- HEDGER11 pts
- HEDGES11 pts
- HEEDED11 pts
- HEEDER10 pts
- HEEHAW15 pts
- HEELED10 pts
- HEELER9 pts
- HEEZED19 pts
- HEEZES18 pts
- HEFTED13 pts
- HEFTER12 pts
- HEGARI10 pts
- HEGIRA10 pts
- HEIFER12 pts
- HEIGHT13 pts
- HEILED10 pts
- HEINIE9 pts
- HEIRED10 pts
- HEISHI12 pts
- HEISTS9 pts
- HEJIRA16 pts
- HELIAC11 pts
- HELIOS9 pts
- HELIUM11 pts
- HELLED10 pts
- HELLER9 pts
- HELLOS9 pts
- HELMED12 pts
- HELMET11 pts
- HELOTS9 pts
- HELPED12 pts
- HELPER11 pts
- HELVED13 pts
- HELVES12 pts
- HEMINS11 pts
- HEMMED14 pts
- HEMMER13 pts
- HEMOID12 pts
- HEMPEN13 pts
- HEMPIE13 pts
- HENBIT11 pts
- HENNAS9 pts
- HENRYS12 pts
- HENTED10 pts
- HEPCAT13 pts
- HEPTAD12 pts
- HERALD10 pts
- HERBAL11 pts
- HERBED12 pts
- HERDED11 pts
- HERDER10 pts
- HERDIC12 pts
- HEREAT9 pts
- HEREBY14 pts
- HEREIN9 pts
- HEREOF12 pts
- HEREON9 pts
- HERESY12 pts
- HERETO9 pts
- HERIOT9 pts
- HERMAE11 pts
- HERMAI11 pts
- HERMIT11 pts
- HERNIA9 pts
- HEROES9 pts
- HEROIC11 pts
- HEROIN9 pts
- HERONS9 pts
- HERPES11 pts
- HETERO9 pts
- HETMAN11 pts
- HEUCHS14 pts
- HEUGHS13 pts
- HEWERS12 pts
- HEWING13 pts
- HEXADE17 pts
- HEXADS17 pts
- HEXANE16 pts
- HEXERS16 pts
- HEXING17 pts
- HEXONE16 pts
- HEXOSE16 pts
- HEXYLS19 pts
- HEYDAY16 pts
- HEYDEY16 pts
- HIATAL9 pts
- HIATUS9 pts
- HICCUP15 pts
- HICKEY18 pts
- HIDDEN11 pts
- HIDERS10 pts
- HIDING11 pts
- HIEING10 pts
- HIEMAL11 pts
- HIGGLE11 pts
- HIGHER13 pts
- HIGHLY16 pts
- HIGHTH16 pts
- HIGHTS13 pts
- HIJACK22 pts
- HIKERS13 pts
- HIKING14 pts
- HILLED10 pts
- HILLER9 pts
- HILLOA9 pts
- HILLOS9 pts
- HILTED10 pts
- HINDER10 pts
- HINGED11 pts
- HINGER10 pts
- HINGES10 pts
- HINTED10 pts
- HINTER9 pts
- HIPPED14 pts
- HIPPER13 pts
- HIPPIE13 pts
- HIPPOS13 pts
- HIRERS9 pts
- HIRING10 pts
- HIRPLE11 pts
- HIRSEL9 pts
- HIRSLE9 pts
- HISPID12 pts
- HISSED10 pts
- HISSER9 pts
- HISSES9 pts
- HISTED10 pts
- HITHER12 pts
- HITTER9 pts
- HIVING13 pts
- HOAGIE10 pts
- HOARDS10 pts
- HOARSE9 pts
- HOAXED17 pts
- HOAXER16 pts
- HOAXES16 pts
- HOBBED14 pts
- HOBBIT13 pts
- HOBBLE13 pts
- HOBNOB13 pts
- HOBOED12 pts
- HOBOES11 pts
- HOCKED16 pts
- HOCKER15 pts
- HOCKEY18 pts
- HODADS11 pts
- HODDEN11 pts
- HODDIN11 pts
- HOEING10 pts
- HOGANS10 pts
- HOGGED12 pts
- HOGGER11 pts
- HOGGET11 pts
- HOGNUT10 pts
- HOGTIE10 pts
- HOICKS15 pts
- HOIDEN10 pts
- HOISED10 pts
- HOISES9 pts
- HOISTS9 pts
- HOKIER13 pts
- HOKILY16 pts
- HOKING14 pts
- HOKUMS15 pts
- HOLARD10 pts
- HOLDEN10 pts
- HOLDER10 pts
- HOLDUP12 pts
- HOLIER9 pts
- HOLIES9 pts
- HOLILY12 pts
- HOLING10 pts
- HOLISM11 pts
- HOLIST9 pts
- HOLKED14 pts
- HOLLAS9 pts
- HOLLER9 pts
- HOLLOA9 pts
- HOLLOO9 pts
- HOLLOS9 pts
- HOLLOW12 pts
- HOLMIC13 pts
- HOLPEN11 pts
- HOMAGE12 pts
- HOMBRE13 pts
- HOMELY14 pts
- HOMERS11 pts
- HOMIER11 pts
- HOMILY14 pts
- HOMING12 pts
- HOMINY14 pts
- HOMMOS13 pts
- HONANS9 pts
- HONCHO14 pts
- HONDAS10 pts
- HONDLE10 pts
- HONERS9 pts
- HONEST9 pts
- HONEYS12 pts
- HONIED10 pts
- HONING10 pts
- HONKED14 pts
- HONKER13 pts
- HONKEY16 pts
- HONKIE13 pts
- HONORS9 pts
- HONOUR9 pts
- HOODED11 pts
- HOODIE10 pts
- HOODOO10 pts
- HOOEYS12 pts
- HOOFED13 pts
- HOOFER12 pts
- HOOKAH16 pts
- HOOKAS13 pts
- HOOKED14 pts
- HOOKER13 pts
- HOOKEY16 pts
- HOOKUP15 pts
- HOOLIE9 pts
- HOOPED12 pts
- HOOPER11 pts
- HOOPLA11 pts
- HOOPOE11 pts
- HOOPOO11 pts
- HOORAH12 pts
- HOORAY12 pts
- HOOTCH14 pts
- HOOTED10 pts
- HOOTER9 pts
- HOOVED13 pts
- HOOVES12 pts
- HOPERS11 pts
- HOPING12 pts
- HOPPED14 pts
- HOPPER13 pts
- HOPPLE13 pts
- HORAHS12 pts
- HORARY12 pts
- HORDED11 pts
- HORDES10 pts
- HORNED10 pts
- HORNET9 pts
- HORRID10 pts
- HORROR9 pts
- HORSED10 pts
- HORSES9 pts
- HORSEY12 pts
- HORSTE9 pts
- HORSTS9 pts
- HOSELS9 pts
- HOSIER9 pts
- HOSING10 pts
- HOSTAS9 pts
- HOSTED10 pts
- HOSTEL9 pts
- HOSTLY12 pts
- HOTBED12 pts
- HOTBOX18 pts
- HOTDOG11 pts
- HOTELS9 pts
- HOTROD10 pts
- HOTTED10 pts
- HOTTER9 pts
- HOUDAH13 pts
- HOUNDS10 pts
- HOURIS9 pts
- HOURLY12 pts
- HOUSED10 pts
- HOUSEL9 pts
- HOUSER9 pts
- HOUSES9 pts
- HOVELS12 pts
- HOVERS12 pts
- HOWDAH16 pts
- HOWDIE13 pts
- HOWFFS18 pts
- HOWKED17 pts
- HOWLED13 pts
- HOWLER12 pts
- HOWLET12 pts
- HOYDEN13 pts
- HOYLES12 pts
- HUBBLY16 pts
- HUBBUB15 pts
- HUBCAP15 pts
- HUBRIS11 pts
- HUCKLE15 pts
- HUDDLE11 pts
- HUFFED16 pts
- HUGELY13 pts
- HUGEST10 pts
- HUGGED12 pts
- HUGGER11 pts
- HUIPIL11 pts
- HULKED14 pts
- HULLED10 pts
- HULLER9 pts
- HULLOA9 pts
- HULLOS9 pts
- HUMANE11 pts
- HUMANS11 pts
- HUMATE11 pts
- HUMBLE13 pts
- HUMBLY16 pts
- HUMBUG14 pts
- HUMERI11 pts
- HUMMED14 pts
- HUMMER13 pts
- HUMMUS13 pts
- HUMORS11 pts
- HUMOUR11 pts
- HUMPED14 pts
- HUMPHS16 pts
- HUMVEE14 pts
- HUNGER10 pts
- HUNGRY13 pts
- HUNKER13 pts
- HUNTED10 pts
- HUNTER9 pts
- HURDLE10 pts
- HURLED10 pts
- HURLER9 pts
- HURLEY12 pts
- HURRAH12 pts
- HURRAY12 pts
- HURSTS9 pts
- HURTER9 pts
- HURTLE9 pts
- HUSHED13 pts
- HUSHES12 pts
- HUSKED14 pts
- HUSKER13 pts
- HUSSAR9 pts
- HUSTLE9 pts
- HUTTED10 pts
- HUTZPA20 pts
- HUZZAH30 pts
- HUZZAS27 pts
- HYAENA12 pts
- HYALIN12 pts
- HYBRID15 pts
- HYBRIS14 pts
- HYDRAE13 pts
- HYDRAS13 pts
- HYDRIA13 pts
- HYDRIC15 pts
- HYDRID14 pts
- HYDROS13 pts
- HYENAS12 pts
- HYENIC14 pts
- HYETAL12 pts
- HYMENS14 pts
- HYMNAL14 pts
- HYMNED15 pts
- HYOIDS13 pts
- HYPHAE17 pts
- HYPHAL17 pts
- HYPHEN17 pts
- HYPING15 pts
- HYPNIC16 pts
- HYPOED15 pts
- HYSONS12 pts
- HYSSOP14 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 | huzzah | 30 | 29 |
| 2 | hazzan | 27 | 27 |
| 3 | huzzas | 27 | 27 |
| 4 | hajjes | 23 | 26 |
| 5 | hajjis | 23 | 26 |
| 6 | hamzah | 23 | 22 |
| 7 | hijack | 22 | 24 |
| 8 | hazily | 21 | 20 |
| 9 | hutzpa | 20 | 21 |
| 10 | hamzas | 20 | 20 |
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 6-letter words start with H?
557 valid 6-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).