7-letter words starting with H
There are 1,196 seven-letter words that start with H in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is HUMBUZZ at 32 points. A is the most common second letter, in 367 of them, and the average score is 13.5 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 1,196 words are 3.6% of all 33,192 seven-letter words, and H is the 12th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 7 letters starting with H, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
7-letter words starting with H in numbers
- Words
- 1,196
- Highest scoring
- HUMBUZZ 32 pts
- Average score
- 13.5 pts
- With a definition
- 578 (48%)
- A367
- E240
- I109
- O280
- R3
- U139
- Y58
Highest-scoring 7-letter words starting with h
7-letter words starting with H (1,196)
These 300 of the 1,196 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every second letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the free JSON API has the full word lists.
Frequently asked questions
How many 7 letter words start with H?
1,196, which is 3.6% of the 33,192 seven-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 578 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 7 letter word starting with H for Scrabble?
HUMBUZZ scores 32 points before bonus squares. Next come HUZZAHS (31), HIZZING (29) and HUZZAED (29). The average is 13.5 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 7 letter words starting with H?
A, in 367 of the 1,196 (31%). O follows with 280.