8-letter words starting with H
There are 1,416 eight-letter words that start with H in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is HUZZAHED at 33 points. A is the most common second letter, in 429 of them, and the average score is 15.1 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 1,416 words are 3.5% of all 40,530 eight-letter words, and H is the 13th most common first letter at this length. The solver above is already set to 8 letters starting with H, so typing your rack shows only the ones your tiles can make.
8-letter words starting with H in numbers
- Words
- 1,416
- Highest scoring
- HUZZAHED 33 pts
- Average score
- 15.1 pts
- With a definition
- 653 (46%)
- A429
- E312
- I119
- O349
- R2
- U117
- Y88
Highest-scoring 8-letter words starting with h
8-letter words starting with H (1,416)
These 300 of the 1,416 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 8 letter words start with H?
1,416, which is 3.5% of the 40,530 eight-letter words in Unscrambly's list. 653 of them have a dictionary definition.
What is the best 8 letter word starting with H for Scrabble?
HUZZAHED scores 33 points before bonus squares. Next come HAZZANIM (31), HUZZAING (30) and HIZZONER (29). The average is 15.1 points.
Which letter most often comes second in 8 letter words starting with H?
A, in 429 of the 1,416 (30%). O follows with 349.