Words Containing HE

Q: How many words contain "HE"?

8,161 valid English words contain the sequence HE.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing HE?

HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES at 43 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing HE?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHERS — 24 letters.

There are 8,161 English words that contain the sequence HE. Range: AAHED to ZUCCHETTOS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES at 43 points; the longest is ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHERS (24 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. The list is ordered alphabetically; use the filter box below to jump to a specific starting letter.

By length — 8,161 words containing HE

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7-letter(978)
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11-letter(853)
12-letter(704)
13-letter(456)
14-letter(318)
15-letter(210)

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Showing the first 600 of 8,161 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.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	puzzleheadednesses	43	46
2	hexamethylenetetramines	43	45
3	oxyphenbutazones	42	45
4	hexamethylenetetramine	42	44
5	immunocytochemically	41	48
6	hemidemisemiquavers	41	45
7	oxyphenbutazone	41	44
8	psychotherapeutically	41	44
9	puzzleheadedness	41	44
10	hemidemisemiquaver	40	44

What these words mean

puzzleheadednesses: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
hexamethylenetetramines: Valid 23-letter English word — definition not on file.
oxyphenbutazones: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
hexamethylenetetramine: Valid 22-letter English word — definition not on file.
immunocytochemically: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
hemidemisemiquavers: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
oxyphenbutazone: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychotherapeutically: Valid 21-letter English word — definition not on file.
puzzleheadedness: Valid 16-letter English word — definition not on file.
hemidemisemiquaver: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "HE"?

8,161 valid English words contain HE.

Best Scrabble word containing HE?

HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES at 43 pts.

Longest word containing HE?

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHERS (24 letters).