Words Ending With H — Scrabble & Word Games

Words ending in H are common in English, especially in specific digraphs: -SH (FISH, WASH, CRUSH), -CH (LUNCH, MATCH, BEACH), -TH (BATH, PATH, BOTH), -GH (LAUGH, ROUGH, COUGH, but usually silent). Standalone -H endings are rarer (AH, OH, EH).

In Scrabble, H-ending words are valuable because H is worth 4 points. A short H-ender in the right position can score 20+ points. Short H-enders: AH, EH, OH, UH, SH, HAH, HUH, NTH, PHT.

The -ISH suffix (FOOLISH, GREENISH, WHITISH) is the most productive H-ending suffix in English. It turns nouns and adjectives into adjectives meaning “somewhat.” This gives H-endings a disproportionate role in English adjective vocabulary.

Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Ending With H (500 of 3,283)

CHROMOXYLOGRAPH38
PHOTOZINCOGRAPH37
QUICKSILVERISH35
BATHMITZVAH33
BATHMIZVAH32
KAFFEEKLATSCH32
HALFPENNYWORTH31
HOBBLEDEHOYISH31
MEZUZOTH31
CHEMOLITHOTROPH30
HUZZAH30
MACROPHOTOGRAPH30
MEZUZAH30
MICROPHOTOGRAPH30
PHOTOMACROGRAPH30
PHOTOMICROGRAPH30
PLETHYSMOGRAPH30
PYROPHOTOGRAPH30
ZYGOBRANCH30
BARMITZVAH29
BASMITZVAH29
BATMITZVAH29
CZAREVITCH29
HYETOMETROGRAPH29
MOSQUITOFISH29
PHOTOLITHOGRAPH29
RHIZOMORPH29
SPHYGMOGRAPH29
THREEPENNYWORTH29
TZITZITH29
CZAREVICH28
ELECTROMYOGRAPH28
HYSTRICOMORPH28
JOCKEYISH28
MYOCARDIOGRAPH28
RAJPRAMUKH28
RECHROMATOGRAPH28
SCHWARMERISCH28
THERMOBAROGRAPH28
THREEPENCEWORTH28
BUTTERFLYFISH27
CHUTZPAH27
ENCEPHALOGRAPH27
FARTHINGSWORTH27
JACKFISH27
JACKSMITH27
KARYOLYMPH27
MULTIWAVELENGTH27
PSYCHOGRAPH27
PYTHONOMORPH27
SCHRECKLICH27
SQUAWFISH27
SQUIRRELFISH27
TEXTBOOKISH27
ZINCOGRAPH27
ZIZITH27
ASTROPHOTOGRAPH26
BACKSCRATCH26
CHEEKPOUCH26
CHEMOAUTOTROPH26
CHROMATOGRAPH26
GLYPHOGRAPH26
HAJJAH26
HIPPOGRYPH26
JELLYGRAPH26
MICROBAROGRAPH26
MICRORADIOGRAPH26
PLATYHELMINTH26
QUACKISH26
QUADRILLIONTH26
SQUAWBUSH26
SYNCHROFLASH26
TWOPENCEWORTH26
UNCOQUETTISH26
ZEBRAFISH26
ANTHROPOMORPH25
BACKFISCH25
BATHYSCAPH25
BREAKTHROUGH25
BUFFALOFISH25
CHAFFINCH25
CHEMAUTOTROPH25
GAZETTEERISH25
GYNANDROMORPH25
HAEMOLYMPH25
HOTCHPOTCH25
JAMBIYAH25
JELLYFISH25
JEWELFISH25
JOKESMITH25
KINEMATOGRAPH25
LIEBFRAUMILCH25
MITZVOTH25
OPISTHOBRANCH25
PHOTOTELEGRAPH25
PSYCHOPATH25
QUIDDITCH25
QUINTILLIONTH25
SCHOOLBOYISH25
SCHOOLMARMISH25
SCHOOLMASTERISH25
SQUABBISH25
SYCOPHANTISH25
TELEPHOTOGRAPH25
TZEDAKAH25
USQUEBAUGH25
WHENCEFORTH25
WHERETHROUGH25
XYLOGRAPH25
ALTAZIMUTH24
AMPHIBRACH24
AWKWARDISH24
AZEDARACH24
BACKBENCH24
BACKSHEESH24
BACKSTRETCH24
BAKHSHISH24
BATHMITSVAH24
BOXWALLAH24
CATHODOGRAPH24
CHEMOAUTROPH24
COCKMATCH24
COCKNEYISH24
COMMONWEALTH24
COQUETTISH24
CRYPTOGRAPH24
ERGATANDROMORPH24
FEATHERSTITCH24
HEMOLYMPH24
HEXASTICH24
HOMESCREETCH24
HUTZPAH24
HYPOMORPH24
JOBSWORTH24
KAFFIYAH24
KAFFIYEH24
KAJAWAH24
KEFFIYAH24
KEFFIYEH24
KLETTERSCHUH24
KYMOGRAPH24
MAHARAJAH24
MARSIPOBRANCH24
MITZVAH24
PHONAUTOGRAPH24
PHOTOAUTOTROPH24
PHOTOGLYPH24
POLYPTYCH24
PSEUDEPIGRAPH24
PUFFERFISH24
QUEENFISH24
QUIPPISH24
QUIRKISH24
QUIVERISH24
RAZORFISH24
RECHOREOGRAPH24
REFLECTOGRAPH24
SHADOWGRAPH24
SHILLINGSWORTH24
SQUIREARCH24
SYNCHROMESH24
TACHYGRAPH24
WRECKFISH24
ZLOTYCH24
ZOOMORPH24
ANTIBACKLASH23
BACKSHISH23
BACKSPLASH23
BACKSTITCH23
BLABBERMOUTH23
BLACKFISH23
BLACKSMITH23
BLACKWASH23
BREECHCLOTH23
BUCKSHISH23
BUMPKINISH23
CINEMATOGRAPH23
CLAIRSCHACH23
CYCLOGRAPH23
DOLPHINFISH23
DRIVETHROUGH23
DYNAMOGRAPH23
EVAPOROGRAPH23
EVERWHICH23
FINGERBREADTH23
FLUNKEYISH23
FOXFISH23
HALLELUJAH23
HAMMERCLOTH23
HAMZAH23
HARMONOGRAPH23
HAWKMOTH23
HOMOEOMORPH23
HONEYBUNCH23
HYDROGRAPH23
HYGROGRAPH23
JEWFISH23
JOCKISH23
LEPRECHAUNISH23
LOPHOBRANCH23
LUKEWARMISH23
MEGACHURCH23
MICROSWITCH23
MUGWUMPISH23
NEMATHELMINTH23
OPISTHOGRAPH23
OTHERWORLDISH23
OVEREMBELLISH23
PEACOCKISH23
PHRASEOGRAPH23
REPHOTOGRAPH23
SASQUATCH23
SCHECHITAH23
SKYWATCH23
SQUEAMISH23
SQUIRARCH23
STRAIGHTFORTH23
SUPERCHURCH23
SYMPOSIARCH23
VANQUISH23
WAXCLOTH23
WEATHERCLOTH23
WEREWOLFISH23
WHIPSTITCH23
WISHTONWISH23
WORKBENCH23
XEROMORPH23
BACKCLOTH22
BACKWASH22
BEQUEATH22
BOXFISH22
BUCKBRUSH22
CHEEKTEETH22
CHEEKTOOTH22
CHOREOGRAPH22
CHRONOGRAPH22
CLIQUISH22
COCKROACH22
COPPERSMITH22
COPYGRAPH22
CYMAGRAPH22
CYMOGRAPH22
DAHABEEYAH22
DEATHWATCH22
DENDROGLYPH22
DJELLABAH22
DJIBBAH22
FEEDTHROUGH22
GYMNASIARCH22
HALAKHOTH22
HANDSBREADTH22
HAWFINCH22
HELICOGRAPH22
HEXARCH22
HIEROGLYPH22
HOBBLEBUSH22
HOMEOMORPH22
HYETOGRAPH22
KERAUNOGRAPH22
KEYPUNCH22
LAMELLIBRANCH22
LAZYISH22
LITHOGLYPH22
LUCKENBOOTH22
LUKEWARMTH22
MAMMOGRAPH22
MARCONIGRAPH22
METHINKETH22
MUSQUASH22
OPHIOMORPH22
ORNITHOMORPH22
PACKCLOTH22
PERENNIBRANCH22
PIKEPERCH22
PIXYISH22
PULMOBRANCH22
PYGMYISH22
QUALMISH22
RAMGUNSHOCH22
RELINQUISH22
SCHOOLGIRLISH22
SEXTILLIONTH22
SHEATHFISH22
SPECTROGRAPH22
SQUABASH22
SQUADOOSH22
SUBPARAGRAPH22
SUCKERFISH22
THENCEFORTH22
THERETHROUGH22
THERMOGRAPH22
THIRDBOROUGH22
THUNDERFLASH22
TROCHELMINTH22
TWELVEMONTH22
WERWOLFISH22
WHOLESTITCH22
ZANYISH22
ACCOMPLISH21
AFTERGROWTH21
AMPHIPATH21
ARCHERFISH21
AUTORADIOGRAPH21
AUXOTROPH21
AZIMUTH21
BACHARACH21
BAKSHEESH21
BRICKEARTH21
BUCCANEERISH21
BUFFOONISH21
BUTTERSCOTCH21
CESAREVITCH21
CESAREWITCH21
CHAINSTITCH21
CHANUKIAH21
CHEESECLOTH21
CHILDBIRTH21
CHIROGRAPH21
CHOREGRAPH21
CLACKDISH21
COUNTERMARCH21
COUNTERMYTH21
COUNTERPUNCH21
COUNTERWEIGH21
CRAMPFISH21
CRESCOGRAPH21
CRUMBCLOTH21
CYCLEPATH21
DAHABIYAH21
DAHABIYEH21
ELASMOBRANCH21
EXTINGUISH21
FLANNELGRAPH21
FLYPITCH21
FORTHWITH21
GENIZOTH21
HAIRSBREADTH21
HALAKHAH21
HANDBREADTH21
HAPHTAROTH21
HEADBOROUGH21
HECTOGRAPH21
HENCEFORTH21
HIPPYISH21
HOMESTRETCH21
HOMOMORPH21
HONEYMONTH21
HOPSCOTCH21
HYDROPATH21
INTERCHURCH21
JUBHAH21
KETTLESTITCH21
KHALIFAH21
KHANSAMAH21
KHIRKAH21
KINETOGRAPH21
KNACKISH21
LIQUORISH21
LOCKSTITCH21
MACKINTOSH21
MAGNETOGRAPH21
MATZOTH21
MESHUGGENAH21
MESHUGGENEH21
MONKEYISH21
NEPHOGRAPH21
NYMPHISH21
OOMPAHPAH21
OVERFLOURISH21
PARANYMPH21
PENNYWORTH21
PERILYMPH21
PETROGLYPH21
PHONOGRAPH21
PHOTOFLASH21
PHOTOGRAPH21
PHYLARCH21
PNEUMOGRAPH21
POLYMORPH21
PROCHURCH21
PSEUDOMORPH21
QABALAH21
QUAMASH21
QUETSCH21
RADIOAUTOGRAPH21
RADIOTELEGRAPH21
ROENTGENOGRAPH21
SCATTERMOUCH21
SHAMIYANAH21
SIXTYISH21
SKEUOMORPH21
SONOFABITCH21
SPIKEFISH21
SQUALLISH21
SQUELCH21
SQUINCH21
SQUITCH21
STANDOFFISH21
STOCKFISH21
TACHOGRAPH21
THERIOMORPH21
VAGABONDISH21
VECTOGRAPH21
VIBROGRAPH21
VIXENISH21
WEAKFISH21
WHEREWITH21
WHITEFISH21
WHITESMITH21
WHITEWASH21
WRISTWATCH21
YESHIVOTH21
ZABTIEH21
ZAITECH21
ZAPTIAH21
ZAPTIEH21
ZARNICH21
ZHOOSH21
ZILLIONTH21
ANGLETWITCH20
ANTICHURCH20
BACKSLASH20
BAKSHISH20
BANDERSNATCH20
BARMITSVAH20
BATHYLITH20
BIRDWATCH20
BODYWASH20
BREASTPLOUGH20
BRIDEWEALTH20
BUCKTEETH20
BUCKTOOTH20
CAMSHOCH20
CARDIOGRAPH20
CERAUNOGRAPH20
CESAREVICH20
CESAREWICH20
CHAETOGNATH20
CHINCOUGH20
CHOROPLETH20
CHRYSANTH20
CHUPPOTH20
CLOWNFISH20
CRACHACH20
CROSSHATCH20
DIPSWITCH20
DISCHURCH20
DISEMBELLISH20
DITRIGLYPH20
DOOMWATCH20
DOZENTH20
ECCLESIARCH20
ECHOGRAPH20
ELECTROGRAPH20
ELEUTHERARCH20
ELLIPSOGRAPH20
EMPOVERISH20
ENDOLYMPH20
FIFTYISH20
FLAPPERISH20
FOLKLORISH20
FOOTBREADTH20
FRITHBORH20
FROGMARCH20
GENIZAH20
GILLRAVITCH20
GRIFFINISH20
GYMNOSOPH20
GYPSYISH20
HAIRBREADTH20
HALACHOTH20
HAMANTASCH20
HAPHTARAH20
HAWKISH20
HEAVYISH20
HEPTASTICH20
HIGHBUSH20
HIPPARCH20
HOMOEOPATH20
HOMOGRAPH20
IMPOVERISH20
JARGONISH20
JELLABAH20
JIBBAH20
JUBBAH20
KELPFISH20
KOKOBEH20
KUFIYAH20
LOCKSMITH20
LUFTMENSCH20
MACROGRAPH20
MASHGIACH20
MATZAH20
MATZOH20
METEOROGRAPH20
MICROGRAPH20
MILKFISH20
MIMEOGRAPH20
MONKFISH20
MOUTHWASH20

Frequently Asked Questions

How many H-final words are there?

Our dictionary lists 3,283 English words ending in H. This is roughly 0.9% of all words in our dictionary. H has a Scrabble value of 4 points.

Which H-ending word scores highest?

Ranked by raw Scrabble value, CHROMOXYLOGRAPH comes in first at 38 points. The H-final letter landing on a premium tile pushes the total higher.

2-letter word that ends in H?

The minimum length is AH at 2 letters. Short suffix words are Scrabble hook-play staples: they extend board plays with minimal rack commitment.