Words That Start With H — Scrabble & Word Games

H is the 8th most common letter in English at about 6.1%. Its frequency is inflated by the four highest-frequency English function words all containing it: THE, HAVE, HE, SHE, and the -TH- digraph (THAT, WITH, THIS). H rarely stands alone in its phonetic role; instead it typically teams with another consonant.

In Scrabble, H is worth 4 points, placing it in the second-highest value tier. With only 2 H tiles in the bag, H is simultaneously valuable and scarce. H-initial high-scoring words include HAZE, HAJJ, HAZZAN, HYBRIDIZE, and HEXYL.

Productive H-prefixes: HYPER- (over — HYPERACTIVE, HYPERLINK), HYPO- (under — HYPOTHESIS, HYPOCRISY), HOMO- (same — HOMOGENEOUS, HOMOPHONE), HYDRO- (water — HYDRATION, HYDRAULIC). The digraph CH-, SH-, TH-, PH-, WH- at word-start each form a distinct sound category. H carries considerable heritage weight.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Starting With H (500 of 10,506)

HACKERAZZIS38
HYDROXYZINES38
HACKERAZZI37
HACKERAZZO37
HYDROXYBUTYRATE37
HYDROXYZINE37
HYPERCIVILIZED37
HYPERCRITICIZED37
HYPERIMMUNIZING37
HYPNOTIZABILITY37
HYPOPHYSECTOMY37
HYPERCRITICIZES36
HYPERIMMUNIZED36
HYPERPHYSICALLY36
HYPOPHARYNXES36
HEMICRYPTOPHYTE35
HEXACHLOROPHANE35
HEXACHLOROPHENE35
HEXAMETRIZING35
HYLOZOISTICALLY35
HYPERCRITICIZE35
HYPERIMMUNIZES35
HYPERPOLARIZING35
HYPOMIXOLYDIAN35
HYSTERECTOMIZED35
HEXAMETRIZED34
HUMBUZZES34
HUZZAHING34
HYDROXYACETIC34
HYDROXYAPATITES34
HYDROXYCITRIC34
HYDROXYLAPATITE34
HYDROXYPROLINES34
HYPEREXCITEMENT34
HYPERIMMUNIZE34
HYPERPOLARIZED34
HYPHENIZATIONS34
HYPOPHARYNX34
HYPOPHOSPHORIC34
HYPOTHESIZING34
HYPOTHETIZING34
HYSTERECTOMIZES34
HAPHAZARDNESSES33
HEPATECTOMIZED33
HETEROZYGOSITY33
HEXACHLORETHANE33
HEXAMETRIZES33
HIGHJACKINGS33
HOBBLEDEHOYHOOD33
HOMOZYGOSITY33
HOMOZYGOUSLY33
HUZZAHED33
HYDROLYZABLE33
HYDROLYZATIONS33
HYDROPHOBICITY33
HYDROXYAPATITE33
HYDROXYLAMINES33
HYDROXYPROLINE33
HYPERBOLIZING33
HYPERCOMPLEX33
HYPEREXCITABLE33
HYPERPOLARIZES33
HYPERPYREXIAL33
HYPERPYREXIAS33
HYPERSENSITIZED33
HYPHENIZATION33
HYPOPHOSPHOROUS33
HYPOSENSITIZING33
HYPOTHESIZED33
HYPOTHESIZERS33
HYPOTHETIZED33
HYSTERECTOMIZE33
HAEMODIALYZERS32
HALFPENNYWORTHS32
HAPHAZARDLY32
HAPHAZARDRY32
HAZARDIZES32
HEXAMETRIZE32
HIERACOSPHINXES32
HIGHJACKING32
HOBBLEDEHOYDOMS32
HOMOZYGOSITIES32
HUMBUZZ32
HYBRIDIZABLE32
HYBRIDIZATIONS32
HYDROGENIZATION32
HYDROLYZATION32
HYDROPATHICALLY32
HYDROXYLAMINE32
HYPERBOLIZED32
HYPEREXCRETIONS32
HYPERGLYCAEMIC32
HYPERPOLARIZE32
HYPERPYREXIA32
HYPERSENSITIZES32
HYPERSEXUALITY32
HYPERTHYROIDISM32
HYPHENIZING32
HYPOPHOSPHATES32
HYPOPHOSPHITES32
HYPOSENSITIZED32
HYPOSTASIZATION32
HYPOSTATIZATION32
HYPOTHESIZER32
HYPOTHESIZES32
HYPOTHETIZES32
HYPOTHYROIDISMS32
HYPSOPHYLLARY32
HYSTRICOMORPHIC32
HAEMODIALYZER31
HALFPENNYWORTH31
HAPHAZARDNESS31
HAPHAZARDRIES31
HAZARDIZE31
HAZZANIM31
HEMODIALYZERS31
HEMODYNAMICALLY31
HEPATOTOXICITY31
HEXAMETHONIUMS31
HIBERNICIZATION31
HIERARCHIZING31
HIGHJACKED31
HIGHJACKERS31
HOBBLEDEHOYDOM31
HOBBLEDEHOYISH31
HOBBLEDEHOYISMS31
HOMOCHLAMYDEOUS31
HOMOZYGOTIC31
HUZZAHS31
HYBRIDIZATION31
HYDROEXTRACTORS31
HYDROGENIZING31
HYDROLYZATES31
HYDROLYZING31
HYDROMECHANICAL31
HYDROPEROXIDES31
HYDROPHILICITY31
HYDROXYLATING31
HYDROXYLATIONS31
HYDROZINCITES31
HYGROSCOPICALLY31
HYPERBOLIZES31
HYPERCATALEXES31
HYPERCATALEXIS31
HYPEREXCRETION31
HYPEREXTENDING31
HYPERGLYCAEMIAS31
HYPERGLYCEMIC31
HYPERPHYSICAL31
HYPERPROSEXIAS31
HYPERREACTIVITY31
HYPERSENSITIZE31
HYPERTROPHYING31
HYPHENIZED31
HYPNOIDIZING31
HYPNOTIZABLE31
HYPNOTIZATIONS31
HYPOCHONDRIACAL31
HYPOCHONDRIASMS31
HYPOGLYCAEMIC31
HYPOGLYCEMICS31
HYPOPHOSPHATE31
HYPOPHOSPHITE31
HYPOSENSITIZES31
HYPOSTASIZING31
HYPOSTATIZING31
HYPOTHESIZE31
HYPOTHETIZE31
HYPOTHYROIDISM31
HYPOXANTHINES31
HANDKERCHIEVES30
HEAVYHEARTEDLY30
HEMATOPORPHYRIN30
HEMODIALYZER30
HETEROFLEXIBLES30
HEXADACTYLIC30
HEXAHYDRATED30
HEXAMETHONIUM30
HEXYLRESORCINOL30
HIBERNICIZING30
HIERACOSPHINX30
HIERARCHIZED30
HIGHJACKER30
HISPANICIZING30
HISTOCHEMICALLY30
HISTOPHYSIOLOGY30
HIZZONERS30
HOBBLEDEHOYISM30
HOKEYPOKEYS30
HOMEOPATHICALLY30
HOMOGENIZATIONS30
HUCKLEBERRYINGS30
HUZZAH30
HUZZAING30
HYBRIDIZING30
HYDROCEPHALICS30
HYDROCRACKINGS30
HYDRODYNAMICIST30
HYDROEXTRACTOR30
HYDROGENIZED30
HYDROLYZATE30
HYDROLYZED30
HYDROLYZERS30
HYDROMECHANICS30
HYDROPEROXIDE30
HYDROTHORAXES30
HYDROXYLATED30
HYDROXYLATION30
HYDROZINCITE30
HYGROSCOPICITY30
HYPERBOLIZE30
HYPERCALCAEMIC30
HYPERCRITICALLY30
HYPEREFFICIENT30
HYPEREXCITED30
HYPEREXTENDED30
HYPEREXTENSIONS30
HYPERGLYCAEMIA30
HYPERGLYCEMIAS30
HYPERMUTABILITY30
HYPERPHRYGIAN30
HYPERPROSEXIA30
HYPERVISCOSITY30
HYPHENIZES30
HYPNOIDIZED30
HYPNOTIZATION30
HYPOCHONDRIACS30
HYPOCHONDRIASM30
HYPODERMICALLY30
HYPOGLYCAEMIAS30
HYPOGLYCEMIC30
HYPOPHARYNGES30
HYPOSENSITIZE30
HYPOSTASIZED30
HYPOSTATIZED30
HYPOTHETICALLY30
HYPOXANTHINE30
HYPSOGRAPHICAL30
HYPSOMETRICALLY30
HAEMATOXYLIC29
HAEMOLYZING29
HANDKERCHIEFS29
HAUSSMANNIZING29
HEPHTHEMIMERAL29
HETEROFLEXIBLE29
HETEROZYGOSES29
HETEROZYGOSIS29
HETEROZYGOTES29
HEXACHLORIDES29
HEXADACTYLOUS29
HEXAGRAMMOIDS29
HEXAHYDRATES29
HIBERNICIZED29
HIERARCHIZES29
HIGHJACKS29
HISPANICIZED29
HISPANIOLIZING29
HIZZING29
HIZZONER29
HOKEYPOKEY29
HOLOGRAPHICALLY29
HOMOCHROMATISMS29
HOMOEOMORPHISMS29
HOMOGENIZATION29
HOMOPHONICALLY29
HOMOZYGOSES29
HOMOZYGOSIS29
HOMOZYGOTES29
HOSPITALIZATION29
HOUSEWIFESKEPS29
HUCKLEBERRYING29
HUZZAED29
HUZZY29
HYALINIZATIONS29
HYBRIDIZED29
HYBRIDIZERS29
HYDROCEPHALIC29
HYDROCEPHALOID29
HYDROCEPHALUSES29
HYDROCEPHALY29
HYDROCRACKING29
HYDRODYNAMICAL29
HYDROGENIZES29
HYDROGRAPHICAL29
HYDROLYTICALLY29
HYDROLYZER29
HYDROLYZES29
HYDROMETRICALLY29
HYDROQUINONES29
HYDROTHERMALLY29
HYDROTROPICALLY29
HYDROXYLASES29
HYDROXYLATES29
HYDROXYLIC29
HYDROXYUREAS29
HYETOMETROGRAPH29
HYGROGRAPHICAL29
HYGROMETRICALLY29
HYPERACTIVITY29
HYPERBARICALLY29
HYPERBATICALLY29
HYPERBOLICALLY29
HYPERCALCAEMIAS29
HYPERCALCEMIC29
HYPERCATABOLISM29
HYPERCATALECTIC29
HYPERCORRECTLY29
HYPERCRITICISMS29
HYPERDACTYLY29
HYPEREXTENSION29
HYPERGLYCEMIA29
HYPERMETABOLISM29
HYPERMETROPICAL29
HYPERTROPHICAL29
HYPERVELOCITY29
HYPERVIGILANCES29
HYPHENIZE29
HYPNOIDIZES29
HYPNOTIZING29
HYPOCALCAEMIC29
HYPOCHONDRIAC29
HYPOCHONDRIASES29
HYPOCHONDRIASIS29
HYPOCHONDRIASTS29
HYPOCHONDRIUM29
HYPOCRITICALLY29
HYPOCYCLOIDAL29
HYPOGLYCAEMIA29
HYPOGLYCEMIAS29
HYPOPHRYGIAN29
HYPOSTASIZES29
HYPOSTATIZES29
HYPOXAEMIC29
HYPSOCHROMIC29
HYSTRICOMORPHS29
HACKMATACKS28
HAEMATOXYLINS28
HAEMATOXYLONS28
HAEMOLYZED28
HANDKERCHIEF28
HAPAXANTHIC28
HAPHAZARDS28
HARMONIZABLE28
HARMONIZATIONS28
HAUSSMANNIZED28
HAZARDOUSNESSES28
HAZZANS28
HEADQUARTERING28
HEARTBREAKINGLY28
HEATHENIZING28
HEAVYWEIGHTS28
HELIOSCIOPHYTES28
HEMIZYGOUS28
HEMOLYZING28
HENDECASYLLABIC28
HEPHTHEMIMERS28
HERBORIZATIONS28
HERMAPHRODITISM28
HETEROSEXUALITY28
HETEROZYGOTE28
HETEROZYGOUS28
HEXACHLORIDE28
HEXAGRAMMOID28
HEXAHEMERIC28
HEXAHYDRATE28
HEXASTICHIC28
HEXOSAMINIDASES28
HIBERNICIZES28
HIBERNIZATIONS28
HIERARCHIZE28
HIEROGLYPHICAL28
HIGHJACK28
HISPANICIZES28
HISPANIOLIZED28
HISTORICIZING28
HITCHHIKINGS28
HIZZED28
HOBJOBBINGS28
HOLOENZYMES28
HOMEOMORPHISMS28
HOMOCHROMATISM28
HOMOEOMORPHISM28
HOMOGENIZING28
HOMOLOGIZING28
HOMOSEXUALISMS28
HOMOSEXUALITY28
HOMOZYGOTE28
HOMOZYGOUS28
HOOKCHECKS28
HORIZONTALITY28
HOSPITALIZING28
HOUSEWIFESHIPS28
HOUSEWIFESKEP28
HUNCHBACKED28
HUZZIES28
HYALINIZATION28
HYBRIDIZER28
HYBRIDIZES28
HYDRALAZINES28
HYDRAULICKINGS28
HYDROCEPHALIES28
HYDROCEPHALOUS28
HYDROCRACKED28
HYDROCRACKERS28
HYDRODYNAMICS28
HYDROGENIZE28
HYDROLYZE28
HYDROMETALLURGY28
HYDROMORPHIC28
HYDRONEPHROTIC28
HYDROPHYTIC28
HYDROPONICALLY28
HYDROQUINOLS28
HYDROQUINONE28
HYDROSULPHURIC28
HYDROTHORAX28
HYDROXONIUMS28
HYDROXYLASE28
HYDROXYLATE28
HYDROXYUREA28
HYETOGRAPHICAL28
HYGROPHYTIC28
HYLOMORPHISMS28
HYLOZOISTIC28
HYMNOGRAPHY28
HYPABYSSALLY28
HYPERACTIVITIES28
HYPERAGGRESSIVE28
HYPERCALCAEMIA28
HYPERCALCEMIAS28
HYPERCHARGING28
HYPERCIVILISED28
HYPERCOAGULABLE28
HYPERCRITICISED28
HYPERCRITICISM28
HYPERDACTYLIES28
HYPEREXTENDS28
HYPERFUNCTIONAL28
HYPERGOLICALLY28
HYPERIMMUNISING28
HYPERKERATOTIC28
HYPERLIPIDAEMIA28
HYPERLIPIDEMIAS28
HYPERMETABOLIC28
HYPERMOBILITY28
HYPERMODERNISMS28
HYPERPIGMENTED28
HYPERPRODUCTION28
HYPERRESPONSIVE28
HYPERTHYMIAS28
HYPERTHYROIDS28
HYPERVELOCITIES28
HYPERVIGILANCE28
HYPNOBIRTHINGS28
HYPNOIDIZE28
HYPNOTHERAPISTS28
HYPNOTHERAPY28
HYPNOTISABILITY28
HYPNOTIZED28
HYPNOTIZERS28
HYPOCALCAEMIAS28
HYPOCALCEMIC28
HYPOCHONDRIAST28
HYPOCRYSTALLINE28
HYPOCYCLOIDS28
HYPOGLYCEMIA28
HYPOMAGNESAEMIA28
HYPOMAGNESEMIAS28
HYPOMENORRHOEAS28
HYPOMORPHIC28
HYPOSTASIZE28
HYPOSTATIZE28
HYPOSULPHURIC28
HYPOXAEMIAS28
HYPOXEMIC28
HYPSOGRAPHIC28
HYPSOGRAPHY28
HYSTRICOMORPH28
HACKMATACK27
HAEMACYTOMETERS27
HAEMATOXYLIN27
HAEMATOXYLON27
HAEMOCYTOMETERS27
HAEMOLYZES27
HAJJAHS27
HAMSHACKLING27
HAPAXANTHOUS27
HAPHAZARD27
HAPPENCHANCES27
HARMONIZATION27
HARQUEBUSIERS27
HASENPFEFFERS27
HAUSSMANNIZES27
HAZARDOUSLY27
HAZZAN27
HEADQUARTERED27
HEATHENIZED27
HEAVYWEIGHT27
HEBRAIZATIONS27
HELIOSCIOPHYTE27

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many H-initial words are in the dictionary?

Our dictionary lists 10,506 English words beginning with H. That is roughly 2.9% of all the words in our dictionary. H is the 8th most common letter in English (about 6.1% of written text).

Which H-initial word has the highest Scrabble value?

At 38 points, HACKERAZZIS leads the H-starting list in Scrabble scoring. Premium squares can multiply this further; the H tile alone is worth 4 points.

What's a 2-letter word that starts with H?

The shortest we show is HA at just 2 letters. In Scrabble, short H-words are dump plays: you clear a tile onto a premium square, collect the bonus, and keep your rack flexible.