8 Letter Words Containing HO
There are 792 8-letter English words that contain HO. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is KOLKHOZY at 31 points.
Word list
A
- abhorred14
- abhorrer13
- acholias13
- airholes11
- alcohols13
- alehouse11
- alphorns13
- alphosis13
- althorns11
- although15
- amphorae15
- amphoral15
- amphoras15
- anaphora13
- anaphors13
- anchored14
- anchoret13
- anechoic15
- anethole11
- anethols11
- anthodia12
- antiphon13
- apholate13
- aphonias13
- aphonics15
- aphorise13
- aphorism15
- aphorist13
- aphorize22
- aphthous16
- apophony18
- armholes13
- asphodel14
- assholes11
- athodyds16
- aunthood12
- authored12
B
- babyhood19
- backhoes19
- baghouse14
- bakeshop19
- ballyhoo16
- bathoses13
- beholden14
- beholder14
- behooved17
- behooves16
- behoving17
- behowled17
- bellhops15
- beshouts13
- bethorns13
- bighorns14
- bihourly16
- billhook17
- birdshot14
- bishoped16
- blowhole16
- boathook17
- bolthole13
- bonhomie15
- boohooed14
- bookshop19
- borehole13
- bowshots16
- boxthorn20
- boyhoods17
- bronchos15
- brushoff19
- buckshot19
- bughouse14
- bullhorn13
- bullshot13
- bunghole14
C
- cabochon17
- calathos13
- camphols17
- camphors17
- canephor15
- catechol15
- cathodal14
- cathodes14
- cathodic16
- catholic15
- cathouse13
- chockful22
- chocking20
- choicely18
- choicest15
- choirboy18
- choiring14
- chokiest17
- cholates13
- cholents13
- choleras13
- choleric15
- cholines13
- chompers17
- chomping18
- choosers13
- choosier13
- choosing14
- chopines15
- choppers17
- choppier17
- choppily20
- chopping18
- choragic16
- choragus14
- chorales13
- chorally16
- chordate14
- chording15
- choregus14
- choreman15
- choremen15
- choreoid14
- choriamb17
- chorines13
- chorioid14
- chorions13
- chorizos22
- choroids14
- chortled14
- chortler13
- chortles13
- chorused14
- choruses13
- chousers13
- choushes16
- chousing14
- chowchow24
- chowders17
- chowsing17
- chowtime18
- chthonic18
- cinchona15
- coalhole13
- coanchor15
- coauthor13
- cohobate15
- coholder14
- cohoshes16
- cohosted14
- colophon15
- conchoid16
- cookshop19
- copyhold19
- crumhorn15
D
E
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G
H
- halachot16
- halakhot18
- handhold16
- hawthorn17
- hedgehog17
- hedgehop18
- hellhole14
- henhouse14
- hoactzin22
- hoarders12
- hoarding13
- hoariest11
- hoarsely14
- hoarsens11
- hoarsest11
- hoatzins20
- hobblers15
- hobbling16
- hobbyist18
- hobnails13
- hoboisms15
- hockshop22
- hocusing14
- hocussed14
- hocusses13
- hoecakes17
- hoedowns15
- hogbacks20
- hogmanay17
- hogmanes14
- hogmenay17
- hognoses12
- hogshead16
- hogtying16
- hogweeds16
- hoicking18
- hoidened13
- hoisters11
- hoisting12
- hokiness15
- hokypoky27
- holdable14
- holdalls12
- holdback20
- holdfast15
- holdings13
- holdouts12
- holdover15
- holeless11
- holibuts13
- holidays15
- holiness11
- holistic13
- hollaing12
- hollands12
- hollered12
- holloaed12
- holloing12
- hollooed12
- hollowed15
- hollower14
- hollowly17
- holmiums15
- hologamy17
- hologram14
- hologyny18
- holotype16
- holozoic22
- holstein11
- holsters11
- holydays18
- holytide15
- homagers14
- homaging15
- homburgs16
- homebody19
- homeboys18
- homebred16
- homeland14
- homeless13
- homelier13
- homelike17
- homemade16
- homeobox22
- homeotic15
- homeport15
- homering14
- homeroom15
- homesick19
- homesite13
- homespun15
- homestay16
- hometown16
- homeward17
- homework20
- homicide16
- homilies13
- homilist13
- hominess13
- hominian13
- hominids14
- hominies13
- hominine13
- hominize22
- hominoid14
- hommocks21
- hommoses15
- homogamy19
- homogeny17
- homogony17
- homologs14
- homology17
- homonyms18
- homonymy21
- honchoed17
- hondling13
- honester11
- honestly14
- honewort14
- honeybee16
- honeybun16
- honeydew18
- honeyful17
- honeying15
- honorand12
- honorary14
- honorees11
- honorers11
- honoring12
- honoured12
- honourer11
- hoodiest12
- hoodless12
- hoodlike16
- hoodlums14
- hoodooed13
- hoodwink19
- hoofbeat16
- hoofless14
- hooflike18
- hookiest15
- hookless15
- hooklets15
- hooklike19
- hooknose15
- hookworm20
- hooligan12
- hoopless13
- hooplike17
- hoopster13
- hoorahed15
- hoorayed15
- hoosegow15
- hoosgows15
- hootches16
- hootiest11
- hopefuls16
- hopeless13
- hopheads17
- hoplites13
- hoplitic15
- hoppiest15
- hoppings16
- hoppling16
- hopsacks19
- hoptoads14
- hordeins12
- horizons20
- hormonal13
- hormones13
- hormonic15
- hornbeam15
- hornbill13
- hornbook17
- hornfels14
- horniest11
- hornists11
- hornitos11
- hornless11
- hornlike15
- hornpipe15
- hornpout13
- horntail11
- hornworm16
- hornwort14
- horologe12
- horology15
- horrible13
- horribly16
- horridly15
- horrific16
- horsecar13
- horsefly17
- horseman13
- horsemen13
- horsepox20
- horsiest11
- hosannah14
- hosannas11
- hosepipe15
- hospices15
- hospital13
- hospitia13
- hospodar14
- hostages12
- hosteled12
- hosteler11
- hostelry14
- hostiles11
- hostlers11
- hotblood14
- hotboxes20
- hotcakes17
- hotching17
- hotchpot18
- hoteldom14
- hotelier11
- hotelman13
- hotelmen13
- hotfoots14
- hotheads15
- hothouse14
- hotlines11
- hotpress13
- hotshots14
- hotspurs13
- hounders12
- hounding13
- houseboy16
- housefly17
- houseful14
- houseled12
- houseman13
- housemen13
- housesat11
- housesit11
- housetop13
- housings12
- hoveling15
- hovelled15
- hoverers14
- hovering15
- howdying19
- howitzer23
- hoydened16
- huaracho16
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P
- pachouli15
- pahoehoe16
- parachor15
- pathogen14
- pathoses13
- pawnshop18
- peephole15
- peepshow18
- pesthole13
- phonated14
- phonates13
- phonemes15
- phonemic17
- phonetic15
- phoneyed17
- phoniest13
- phonying17
- phorates13
- phoronid14
- phosgene14
- phosphid19
- phosphin18
- phosphor18
- photoing14
- photomap17
- photonic15
- photopia15
- photopic17
- photoset13
- picachos17
- pinholes13
- pirozhok26
- pishoges14
- pishogue14
- pitchout15
- plethora13
- poechore15
- porthole13
- posthole13
- postshow16
- potholed14
- potholes13
- pothooks17
- pothouse13
- potshots13
- preshown16
- preshows16
- pushover16
- pythonic18
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Highest-scoring word in this list
The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is kolkhozy at 31 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 8-letter words contain HO?
792 valid 8-letter English words contain the letters HO.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Every word here comes from a standard English dictionary. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) accepts all of them; a handful may not be legal in the North American TWL word list.