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Words That Start With H

There are 6,303 English words that start with the letter H, from HA to HYTE. The highest-scoring word beginning with H in Scrabble® is HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 points, and the longest is HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES (23 letters). Use the list for Scrabble, Words With Friends, Wordscapes and crossword help. The longest entry here is HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES at 23 letters.

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H

Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.

Showing the first 600 of 6,303 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

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
1hypophysectomizing4850
2hypophysectomized4747
3hypophysectomizes4646
4hypophysectomize4545
5hydrochlorothiazides4543
6hydrochlorothiazide4442
7hexamethylenetetramines4345
8hexamethylenetetramine4244
9hydroxytryptamines4241
10hemidemisemiquavers4145

What these words mean

hypophysectomizing
Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomized
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomizes
Valid 17-letter English word — definition not on file.
hypophysectomize
Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydrochlorothiazides
Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydrochlorothiazide
Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
hexamethylenetetramines
Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
hexamethylenetetramine
Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
hydroxytryptamines
Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hemidemisemiquavers
(noun)A sixty-fourth note, drawn as a crotchet with four tails.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

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 words start with H?

6,303 valid English words begin with H.

Best Scrabble word starting with H?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts.

Longest word starting with H?

HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES (23 letters).

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