Words that start with H
There are 10,200 words that start with H in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is HYDROXYZINES at 38 points. They run from 2 to 15 letters, 9-letter words are the biggest group with 1,446, and the average one scores 17.3 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. H starts 3.8% of the 269,870 words in the dictionary, the 12th largest share of the 26 letters. The longest run to 15 letters (235 words), HETEROSEXUALITY among them. Two-letter words starting with H: HA, HE, HI, HM and HO.
Words that start with H in numbers
- Words
- 10,200
- Highest scoring
- HYDROXYZINES 38 pts
- Average score
- 17.3 pts
- Longest
- HETEROSEXUALITY 15 letters
- 25
- 360
- 4253
- 5479
- 6806
- 71,196
- 81,416
- 91,446
- 101,328
- 111,129
- 12887
- 13563
- 14397
- 15235
Highest-scoring words that start with h
| Word | Score | Length |
|---|---|---|
| hydroxyzines | 38 | 12 |
| hydroxybutyrate | 37 | 15 |
| hydroxyzine | 37 | 11 |
| hypercivilized | 37 | 14 |
| hypercriticized | 37 | 15 |
| hyperimmunizing | 37 | 15 |
| hypnotizability | 37 | 15 |
| hypophysectomy | 37 | 14 |
| hypercriticizes | 36 | 15 |
| hyperimmunized | 36 | 14 |
Words that start with H (10,200)
These 300 of the 10,200 are a spread sample: the 50 highest scoring first, then words taken in turn from every length (2 to 15 letters); within each, words with a dictionary definition come first. The solver above searches all of them for your tiles, and the full list is in the free JSON API.
15-letter words 22
14-letter words 22
13-letter words 22
12-letter words 22
11-letter words 23
10-letter words 23
9-letter words 23
8-letter words 23
7-letter words 23
6-letter words 23
5-letter words 23
4-letter words 23
3-letter words 23
Frequently asked questions
How many words start with H?
10,200 words in Unscrambly's list start with H. 479 of them have five letters, 1,196 have seven and 5 have two.
What is the best H word for Scrabble?
HYDROXYZINES scores 38 points before bonus squares. Next come HYDROXYBUTYRATE (37), HYDROXYZINE (37) and HYPERCIVILIZED (37). Across all 10,200, the average is 17.3 points.
What two-letter words start with H?
HA, HE, HI, HM and HO: 5 in total. Two-letter words are the easiest way to score on a crowded board.
How many 5 letter words start with H?
479. Five letters is the Wordle length, and every one of them is on the 5 letter words starting with H list, where HUZZY scores highest at 29 points.