Words Containing HU

Q: How many words contain "HU"?

1,150 valid English words contain the sequence HU.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing HU?

HUZZAHING at 34 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing HU?

OVERENTHUSIASTICALLY — 20 letters.

There are 1,150 English words that contain the sequence HU. Range: ACANTHUS to YOGHURTS. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HUZZAHING at 34 points; the longest is OVERENTHUSIASTICALLY (20 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 5% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 1,150 words containing HU

Long lists are easier to browse split by word length. Pick a length to see just those words:

4-letter(36)
5-letter(74)
6-letter(117)
7-letter(200)
8-letter(233)
9-letter(131)
10-letter(130)
11-letter(89)
12-letter(58)
13-letter(33)
14-letter(21)

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Showing the first 600 of 1,150 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	huzzahing	34	35
2	huzzahed	33	32
3	overenthusiastically	31	35
4	churchmanships	31	34
5	huzzahs	31	30
6	churrigueresque	30	34
7	churchmanship	30	33
8	dehumanizations	30	33
9	huzzaing	30	32
10	huzzah	30	29

What these words mean

huzzahing: Valid 9-letter English word — definition not on file.
huzzahed: Valid 8-letter English word — definition not on file.
overenthusiastically: Valid 20-letter English word — definition not on file.
churchmanships: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
huzzahs: Valid 7-letter English word — definition not on file.
churrigueresque: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
churchmanship: Valid 13-letter English word — definition not on file.
dehumanizations: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
huzzaing: Valid 8-letter English word — definition not on file.
huzzah: Valid 6-letter English word — definition not on file.

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FAQs

How many words contain "HU"?

1,150 valid English words contain HU.

Best Scrabble word containing HU?

HUZZAHING at 34 pts.

Longest word containing HU?

OVERENTHUSIASTICALLY (20 letters).