H appears in about 35% of English words, boosted by ubiquitous digraphs (TH, SH, CH, WH, PH, GH). H is worth 4 points in Scrabble with 2 tiles in the bag — a high-value, relatively scarce tile.
The digraph TH alone appears in many of the most common English words (THE, THAT, THIS, THERE), which inflates H’s overall word-presence rate. In Scrabble, H combined with Z or J produces high-scoring plays: HAZE, HEX, HAJJ, HAZZAN.
H-containing Scrabble strategy: the H is strong enough alone to justify 4-5 point tiles next to it, but its real value shines with other premium tiles. Memorise the 2-letter H-words: HA, HE, HI, HM, HO.
Top 500 Highest-Scoring Words Containing H (500 of 58,235)
CHIQUICHIQUIS41
METHOXYBENZENES41
NEBUCHADNEZZARS41
OXYPHENBUTAZONE41
CHIQUICHIQUI40
METHOXYBENZENE40
NEBUCHADNEZZAR40
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY39
ZWISCHENZUGS39
CHROMOXYLOGRAPH38
HACKERAZZIS38
HYDROXYZINES38
PSYCHOANALYZING38
SCHEMOZZLING38
SCHIZOPHYCEOUS38
SHOWBIZZIEST38
SHOWBIZZY38
WHIZZINGLY38
XYLOPYROGRAPHY38
XYLOTYPOGRAPHIC38
XYLOTYPOGRAPHY38
ZWISCHENZUG38
ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS38
APOPHTHEGMATIZE37
CYCLOHEXYLAMINE37
HACKERAZZI37
HACKERAZZO37
HYDROXYBUTYRATE37
HYDROXYZINE37
HYPERCIVILIZED37
HYPERCRITICIZED37
HYPERIMMUNIZING37
HYPNOTIZABILITY37
HYPOPHYSECTOMY37
METAPHYSICIZING37
PHOTOOXIDIZING37
PHOTOZINCOGRAPH37
PSYCHOANALYZED37
PSYCHOANALYZERS37
PUZZLEHEADED37
SCHEMOZZLED37
SHOWBIZZIER37
WHIZZBANGS37
COMPREHENSIVIZE36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAE36
ECTOMYCORRHIZAS36
HYPERCRITICIZES36
HYPERIMMUNIZED36
HYPERPHYSICALLY36
HYPOPHARYNXES36
METAPHYSICIZED36
MONOPHTHONGIZED36
PHOTOOXIDIZED36
PSYCHOANALYZER36
PSYCHOANALYZES36
PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY36
QUELQUECHOSES36
SCHEMOZZLES36
SCHIZOMYCETIC36
SCHIZOPHRENETIC36
SCHIZOPHYTIC36
SCHIZOTHYMIC36
SHLEMOZZLING36
SHOWBIZZES36
TACHYPHYLAXES36
TACHYPHYLAXIS36
THYMECTOMIZING36
WHIZZBANG36
ZANTHOXYLUMS36
ZINJANTHROPUSES36
ZIZYPHUSES36
ZOOPSYCHOLOGY36
ZYGAPOPHYSEAL36
ZYGAPOPHYSIAL36
CHEMOPSYCHIATRY35
DEMYTHOLOGIZING35
DYSMORPHOPHOBIC35
ECTOMYCORRHIZA35
EXOERYTHROCYTIC35
HEMICRYPTOPHYTE35
HEXACHLOROPHANE35
HEXACHLOROPHENE35
HEXAMETRIZING35
HYLOZOISTICALLY35
HYPERCRITICIZE35
HYPERIMMUNIZES35
HYPERPOLARIZING35
HYPOMIXOLYDIAN35
HYSTERECTOMIZED35
KOLKHOZNIKI35
KOLKHOZNIKS35
METAPHYSICIZES35
MICROEARTHQUAKE35
MONOPHTHONGIZES35
OVEREMPHASIZING35
PHILOSOPHIZINGS35
PHOTOOXIDIZES35
PHOTOSYNTHESIZE35
PHYTOCHEMICALLY35
PIEZOCHEMISTRY35
PSYCHOANALYZE35
PSYCHOCHEMISTRY35
PSYCHOLOGIZING35
PSYCHOPHYSICIST35
PSYCHOSEXUALITY35
QUELQUECHOSE35
QUICKSILVERISH35
RHOMBENPORPHYRY35
SCHEMOZZLE35
SCHIZOMYCETOUS35
SCHIZOPHRENICS35
SCHIZOTHYMIAS35
SHEMOZZLING35
SHLEMOZZLED35
THYMECTOMIZED35
ZANTHOXYLUM35
ZOOPHYTOLOGICAL35
ZOOPSYCHOLOGIES35
ZYGAPOPHYSES35
ZYGAPOPHYSIS35
ZYGOBRANCHIATES35
ZYGOMORPHISMS35
AZIDOTHYMIDINES34
BATHMITZVAHS34
BELSHAZZARS34
BRACHYCEPHALICS34
BRACHYCEPHALISM34
CHAZZANIM34
CHAZZENIM34
CHEMICOPHYSICAL34
CYCLOHEXIMIDES34
DEHYDROGENIZING34
DEMYTHOLOGIZED34
DEMYTHOLOGIZERS34
DIPHTHONGIZING34
ENDOMYCORRHIZA34
EXCHEQUERING34
HEXAMETRIZED34
HUMBUZZES34
HUZZAHING34
HYDROXYACETIC34
HYDROXYAPATITES34
HYDROXYCITRIC34
HYDROXYLAPATITE34
HYDROXYPROLINES34
HYPEREXCITEMENT34
HYPERIMMUNIZE34
HYPERPOLARIZED34
HYPHENIZATIONS34
HYPOPHARYNX34
HYPOPHOSPHORIC34
HYPOTHESIZING34
HYPOTHETIZING34
HYSTERECTOMIZES34
JACKHAMMERING34
KAFFEEKLATSCHES34
KOLKHOZNIK34
LYMPHADENOPATHY34
MATHEMATICIZING34
METAPHYSICIZE34
MONOPHTHONGIZE34
NEPHRECTOMIZING34
OOPHORECTOMIZED34
OVEREMPHASIZED34
OVERHOMOGENIZED34
OXYRHYNCHUSES34
PEROXYSULPHURIC34
PHAGOCYTIZING34
PHENYLBUTAZONES34
PHILOSOPHIZING34
PHOSPHATIZATION34
PHOTOOXIDIZE34
PHOTOTYPOGRAPHY34
PHYSICOCHEMICAL34
PLETHYSMOGRAPHY34
POSTSYNCHRONIZE34
PSYCHOCHEMICALS34
PSYCHOLOGIZED34
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY34
PSYCHOPHYSICAL34
PSYCHOSEXUALLY34
PYROPHOTOGRAPHY34
REMYTHOLOGIZING34
RHYTHMIZATIONS34
SCHIZOMYCETES34
SCHIZOPHRENIC34
SCHIZOPHYTES34
SCHIZOTHYMIA34
SHEMOZZLED34
SHLEMOZZLES34
STAPHYLORRHAPHY34
SULPHINPYRAZONE34
SYCOPHANTIZING34
TACHYARRHYTHMIA34
THYMECTOMIZES34
UNSYMPATHIZING34
WHIZZINGS34
XENOMORPHICALLY34
XEROPHYTICALLY34
ZINJANTHROPUS34
ZIZYPHUS34
ZOOPHYSIOLOGY34
ZYGOBRANCHIATE34
ZYGOMORPHISM34
ZYMOTECHNICAL34
ALEXIPHARMAKONS33
APOTHEGMATIZING33
AZIDOTHYMIDINE33
BATHMITZVAH33
BATHMIZVAHS33
BELSHAZZAR33
BIORHYTHMICALLY33
BRACHYCEPHALIC33
BRACHYCEPHALY33
BRACHYDACTYLISM33
CHARACTERIZABLE33
CHEQUERWORKS33
CHIAREZZAS33
CHIFFCHAFFS33
CHLOROTHIAZIDES33
CHLORPROMAZINES33
CYCLOHEXIMIDE33
DEHYDROGENIZED33
DEHYPNOTIZATION33
DEMYTHOLOGIZER33
DEMYTHOLOGIZES33
DIPHTHONGIZED33
DYSMORPHOPHOBIA33
ENHYPOSTATIZING33
ESCHSCHOLTZIAS33
EXCHANGEABILITY33
EXCHEQUERED33
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
JACKHAMMERED33
MATHEMATICIZED33
METHOXYCHLORS33
METHOXYFLURANES33
METHYLXANTHINES33
MICROTECHNIQUES33
MISCHARACTERIZE33
MISEMPHASIZING33
MYTHICIZATIONS33
MYTHOLOGIZATION33
NEPHRECTOMIZED33
OOPHORECTOMIZES33
OVEREMPHASIZES33
OVERHOMOGENIZES33
OXYHAEMOGLOBINS33
PARCHMENTIZING33
PHAGOCYTIZED33
PHENYLBUTAZONE33
PHILOSOPHIZED33
PHILOSOPHIZERS33
PHLEBOTOMIZING33
PHONEMICIZATION33
PHOSPHATIZING33
PHOSPHORIZING33
PHYCOXANTHINS33
PHYTOTOXICITY33
POLYHYDROXY33
PRIZEFIGHTINGS33
PSYCHOCHEMICAL33
PSYCHOGRAPHICAL33
PSYCHOLOGIZES33
PSYCHOPHYSICS33
REMYTHOLOGIZED33
RESYNCHRONIZING33
RHIZOCEPHALANS33
RHIZOCEPHALOUS33
RHOMBPORPHYRY33
RHYTHMIZATION33
SCHIZOMYCETE33
SCHIZOPHRENIAS33
SCHIZOPHYTE33
SCHNOZZLES33
SHEMOZZLES33
SHIMOZZLES33
SHLEMOZZLE33
SPHYGMOGRAPHIC33
SPHYGMOGRAPHY33
SYCOPHANTIZED33
THYMECTOMIZE33
UNDEREMPHASIZED33
WHIZZIEST33
WHIZZING33
WHIZZY33
XENOPHOBICALLY33
XEROGRAPHICALLY33
XIPHOPHYLLOUS33
ZINCOGRAPHICAL33
ZINJANTHROPI33
ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL33
ZOOPHYSIOLOGIES33
ZOOPHYSIOLOGIST33
ZOOPHYTOLOGISTS33
ZOOPHYTOLOGY33
ZYGOMORPHIC33
ZYGOMORPHY33
ZYMOTECHNICS33
ADENOHYPOPHYSES32
ADENOHYPOPHYSIS32
ALEXIPHARMAKON32
ANTHROPOPSYCHIC32
APOTHEGMATIZED32
ARCHAEOPTERYXES32
ARCHAEOZOOLOGY32
BACKCHECKING32
BASHIBAZOUKS32
BATHMIZVAH32
BENZALDEHYDES32
BRACHYCEPHALIES32
BRACHYCEPHALOUS32
BRACHYDACTYLIC32
BRACHYDACTYLY32
BRACHYPINAKOIDS32
CEPHALOTHORAXES32
CHEMOTAXONOMIC32
CHEMOTAXONOMY32
CHEQUERWORK32
CHIAREZZA32
CHIAREZZE32
CHICKENPOXES32
CHIFFCHAFF32
CHIZZING32
CHLOROTHIAZIDE32
CHLORPROMAZINE32
CHOLECYSTECTOMY32
CHONDRICHTHYANS32
DEHYDROGENIZES32
DEHYPNOTIZING32
DEMYTHOLOGIZE32
DEXAMPHETAMINES32
DICHLOROBENZENE32
DICHOTOMIZATION32
DIPHTHONGIZES32
ENHYPOSTATIZED32
ESCHSCHOLTZIA32
ESCHSCHOLZIAS32
GLYPHOGRAPHICAL32
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
ICHTHYOPHAGISTS32
ICHTHYOPHAGY32
JOCKEYSHIPS32
KAFFEEKLATSCH32
LEXICOGRAPHICAL32
LYMPHOCYTOPENIA32
LYOPHILIZATIONS32
MATHEMATICIZES32
MERCHANDIZINGS32
METHOXYCHLOR32
METHOXYFLURANE32
METHYLXANTHINE32
MICROPHYSICALLY32
MICROTECHNIQUE32
MISEMPHASIZED32
MYTHICIZATION32
MYTHOLOGIZING32
NEPHRECTOMIZES32
OOPHORECTOMIZE32
OPHTHALMOPHOBIA32
OVEREMPHASIZE32
OVERHOMOGENIZE32
OXYHAEMOGLOBIN32
OXYHEMOGLOBINS32
OXYRHYNCHUS32
PARCHMENTIZED32
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY32
PHAGOCYTIZES32
PHARMACODYNAMIC32
PHARMACOTHERAPY32
PHENOMENALIZING32
PHILOSOPHIZER32
PHILOSOPHIZES32
PHLEBOTOMIZED32
PHONEMICIZING32
PHOSPHATIZED32
PHOSPHORIZED32
PHOTOCHEMICALLY32
PHYCOXANTHIN32
PHYSIOPATHOLOGY32
PHYTOCHEMISTRY32
PHYTOGEOGRAPHIC32
PHYTOGEOGRAPHY32
PHYTOTOXICITIES32
POLYMORPHICALLY32
PRIZEFIGHTING32
PROPOXYPHENES32
PSYCHODYNAMICS32
PSYCHOGRAPHICS32
PSYCHOLOGIZE32
REMYTHOLOGIZES32
RESYNCHRONIZED32
RHIZOCEPHALAN32
RHIZOMORPHOUS32
RHOMBENPORPHYRS32
RHOMBPORPHYRIES32
RHYTHMIZING32
SCHIZOCARPIC32
SCHIZOGNATHOUS32
SCHIZOPHRENES32
SCHIZOPHRENIA32
SCHNOZZES32
SCHNOZZLE32
SHEMOZZLE32
SHIMOZZLE32
SPHYGMOGRAPHIES32
STRAIGHTJACKETS32
SULFAMETHAZINES32
SULPHATHIAZOLES32
SUPERHUMANIZING32
SYCOPHANTIZES32
SYMPATHIZING32
SYNCHRONIZATION32
THINGUMMYJIGS32
UNDEREMPHASIZES32
UNHOUZZLED32
UNHYDROLYZED32
UNSYNCHRONIZED32
WELTSCHMERZES32
WHILLYWHAWING32
WHIZZED32
WHIZZERS32
WHIZZIER32
XANTHOPHYLLOUS32
XEROPHTHALMIC32
XERORADIOGRAPHY32
ZANTHOXYLS32
ZOOPHYTOLOGIES32
ZOOPHYTOLOGIST32
ZOOXANTHELLAE32
ZYGOMORPHIES32
ZYGOMORPHOUS32
ZYMOTECHNIC32
ACHROMATIZATION31
ALPHABETIZATION31
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Frequently Asked Questions
What fraction of words use H somewhere?
Our dictionary lists 58,235 English words that contain H at any position. That is about 16.2% of our full dictionary. H is the 8th most common letter in English (about 6.1% of written text).
Which H-containing word scores the most?
At 41 raw points, CHIQUICHIQUIS is our highest-scoring H-containing play. Premium squares can push it higher; H itself contributes 4 points.
What's the best way to study these words for word games?
Work the list from top down: short entries become premium-square plays; longer entries become bingo candidates when your rack aligns. H is a common letter; focus on words where H pairs with high-value tiles like Q, Z, J, X for maximum scoring.