Words Starting With H
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There are 6,287 words that start with H in the ENABLE list, which is roughly 3.6% of the words Letterpile uses. The longest is HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES; the shortest are HA, HE and HI. Using commonly used tile values, HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING (48 points) scores the most. 1,460 of them use no letter twice, which matters in games where every tile is separate. Different games use different dictionaries, so check your game's rules before relying on a word.
At a glance
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Words in this list | 6,287 |
| Share of the ENABLE list shown on this site | 3.6% |
| Longest | HEXAMETHYLENETETRAMINES (23 letters) |
| Shortest | HA, HE and HI and 2 more (2 letters) |
| Highest base score (common values) | HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING, 48 |
| No repeated letters | 1,460 |
Most common next letter after H
| Letter | Words |
|---|---|
| A | 1,538 |
| E | 1,420 |
| O | 1,405 |
| Y | 993 |
| I | 495 |
Useful observations
- 5 read the same backward and forward, such as
HAH,HALALAHandHALLAH. - 292 still form a word when the leading
His removed, for exampleHACKEE,HACKEES,HAD,HAEandHAFT→ACKEE,ACKEES,AD,AEandAFT. - The most common endings here are
-ES(811),-NG(389),-ED(385). - The most common number of vowels (A, E, I, O, U) is 3, found in 2,043 of these words.
- The average length is 9.1 letters.
- After H, the letter
Acomes next most often (1,538 words).
Browse the full lists
With 6,287 words, this list is split into smaller pages by the next letter. Each page shows its complete list.
Other H- words
These groups are too small for a page of their own, so they are listed here in full.
2 letters 1
hm
3 letters 1
hmm
4 letters 1
hwan
A sample of H- words
An evenly spaced sample of 150 words in alphabetical order (every 41th word), to give a feel for the list.
ha habits hackees hadjee hafiz haggadists hahnium hairdressings hairy halberts halidoms hallowing halogenous halvahs hammed hamulus handcuff handing handprints handwringer hangouts hanuman happed harbinger hardeners hardnoses haricot harmlessly harping harshened hashed hasty hatefulness haulages hauteurs hawker hayfields hazel headfishes headmasterships headstands healthy heartened heartworms heaved hebetations hectors heedfully heftinesses heir helicons helistop hellion helotism hemagogs hematurias hemipterous hemoglobinuria hemostat henequen hepaticae her herder heresy hermeneutically heroin herstory heteroatoms heterogeneousnesses heteroses heuristically hexamethylenetetramine hexyls hickish hierarch highboy highroad hilding himation hints hippy his histogeneses historicist hitters hoarsens hobnob hodgepodges hognose hokeypokeys holibuts holloaed holograms holystones homemaking homesick hominesses homogenises homologs homopterous hondle honeymooner honors hooey hooliganisms hootier hopsack horn horntail horsecar horsetails hosels hostelers hotdogged hotted housecleanings housels housework howl huckle huggable humane humbled humidor humorlessness hundreds huntsman hurst huskily huzzahing hybris hydrid hydrodynamics hydrolytic hydroperoxide hydrospace hydroxytryptamine hylozoism hyoidean hyperbarically hypercoagulable hyperexcited hyperinsulinism hypermnesias hyperplasias hypersecretion hypertensives hypha hypnotizes hypodermal
Using these words
To find words that start with H using only your letters, open the Word Unscrambler, enter your letters and type H in Starts with. For a known pattern, the Crossword Solver accepts H???-style patterns. Words come from the open ENABLE word list. Different games use different dictionaries, so always check the rules of your game.