4-letter words starting with H
There are 253 four-letter words that start with H in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is HIZZ at 25 points. A is the most common second letter, in 70 of them, and the average score is 9.1 points.
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H is a four-point tile that opens plenty of words on its own and also sits behind C, S, T and W in the ch, sh, th and wh pairs. These 253 words are 4.6% of all 5,469 four-letter words, and H is the 12th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 4 letters starting with H, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
4-letter words starting with H in numbers
- Words
- 253
- Highest scoring
- HIZZ 25 pts
- Average score
- 9.1 pts
- With a definition
- 147 (58%)
- A70
- E45
- I28
- O63
- U34
- W2
- Y11
Highest-scoring 4-letter words starting with h
4-letter words starting with H (253)
All 253 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.
Frequently asked questions
How many 4 letter words start with H?
253, which is 4.6% of the 5,469 four-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 147 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 4 letter word starting with H for Scrabble?
HIZZ scores 25 points before bonus squares. Next come HAJJ (21), HAZY (19) and HAZE (16). The average is 9.1 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 4 letter words starting with H?
A, in 70 of the 253 (28%). O follows with 63.