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10-letter words ending in H

10-letter words ending in H number 285, from familiar PHOTOGRAPH and UNDERNEATH to many less common entries.

285 wordsTop pick PHOTOGRAPHHighest score BATHMIZVAH 32

14 of 285 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

S ends the most 10-letter words (15,471); Z ends the fewest (1). H ranks #13 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 14 · most-used first

All valid words 285

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ACCOMPLISH21
  • AFTERBIRTH18
  • AFTERTOUCH18
  • ALTAZIMUTH24
  • AMATEURISH15
  • AMPHIBRACH24
  • ANEMOGRAPH18
  • ANGLERFISH17
  • ANTICHURCH20
  • ANTIGROWTH17
  • ARCHEPARCH22
  • ARCHERFISH21
  • ASTROHATCH18
  • AUDIOGRAPH17
  • AWKWARDISH24
  • BACKSHEESH24
  • BACKSPLASH23
  • BACKSTITCH23
  • BALDERDASH17
  • BARMITSVAH20
  • BARMITZVAH29
  • BASMITZVAH29
  • BATHMIZVAH32
  • BATHYSCAPH25
  • BATMITZVAH29
  • BEAUTYBUSH20
  • BLACKSMITH23
  • BOOSTERISH15
  • BOUNDERISH16
  • BRICKEARTH21
  • BROADBRUSH18
  • BROADCLOTH18
  • BUFFOONISH21
  • BUMPKINISH23
  • BUTTERFISH18
  • BUTTONBUSH17
  • CANDLEFISH19
  • CAPNOGRAPH20
  • CARTOONISH15
  • CESAREVICH20
  • CESAREWICH20
  • CHEEKPOUCH26
  • CHEEKTEETH22
  • CHEEKTOOTH22
  • CHILDBIRTH21
  • CHIROGRAPH21
  • CHOREGRAPH21
  • CHOROPLETH20
  • COCKNEYISH24
  • COELACANTH17
  • COLOURWASH18
  • COQUETTISH24
  • CORNSTARCH17
  • COUNTRYISH18
  • CROSSBENCH19
  • CROSSBIRTH17
  • CROSSHATCH20
  • CROSSMATCH19
  • CROSSPATCH19
  • CRUMBCLOTH21
  • CUTTLEFISH18
  • CYCLOGRAPH23
  • CZAREVITCH29
  • DAHABEEYAH22
  • DAMSELFISH19
  • DEATHWATCH22
  • DISFURNISH17
  • DISGARNISH15
  • DISPLENISH16
  • DITRIGLYPH20
  • DOLLARFISH17
  • DRAGONFISH18
  • EIGHTEENTH17
  • EMPOVERISH20
  • ENTEROLITH13
  • EXTINGUISH21
  • FARBOROUGH19
  • FLAPPERISH20
  • FLOORCLOTH18
  • FLUNKEYISH23
  • FLUTEMOUTH18
  • FOLKLORISH20
  • FOURSCORTH18
  • FOURTEENTH16
  • GALLABIYAH19
  • GALLABIYEH19
  • GALRAVITCH19
  • GARGOYLISH18
  • GASTROLITH14
  • GASTROSOPH16
  • GENTEELISH14
  • GILRAVITCH19
  • GLUTTONISH14
  • GOOSEFLESH17
  • GRASSCLOTH16
  • GRASSFINCH19
  • GREASEBUSH16
  • GREENCLOTH16
  • GREENFINCH19
  • GRIFFINISH20
  • GROUNDFISH18
  • GUITARFISH17
  • HAEMOLYMPH25
  • HALLELUIAH16
  • HALLELUJAH23
  • HAMANTASCH20
  • HAPHTAROTH21
  • HEATHENISH19
  • HECTOGRAPH21
  • HELIOGRAPH19
  • HENCEFORTH21
  • HEPTASTICH20
  • HERESIARCH18
  • HIDALGOISH18
  • HIEROGLYPH22
  • HIEROGRAPH19
  • HIPPOGRYPH26
  • HOBBLEBUSH22
  • HOMEOMORPH22
  • HOMOEOPATH20
  • HONEYBUNCH23
  • HONEYMONTH21
  • HOODLUMISH19
  • HORSEFLESH19
  • HORSELAUGH17
  • HORSELEECH18
  • HOTCHPOTCH25
  • HYDROGRAPH23
  • HYETOGRAPH22
  • HYGROGRAPH23
  • IMPOVERISH20
  • INTERFAITH16
  • JELLYGRAPH26
  • KARYOLYMPH27
  • KINESIPATH19
  • LARGEMOUTH16
  • LATTERMATH15
  • LITHOGLYPH22
  • LITHOGRAPH19
  • LOCKSTITCH21
  • LUFTMENSCH20
  • LUKEWARMTH22
  • MACKINTOSH21
  • MACROGRAPH20
  • MADONNAISH16
  • MAMMOGRAPH22
  • MEGACHURCH23
  • METALSMITH17
  • METHINKETH22
  • METHUSELAH18
  • MICROGRAPH20
  • MIDRASHOTH19
  • MIMEOGRAPH20
  • MOTORCOACH19
  • MOTORMOUTH17
  • MUGWUMPISH23
  • MULTIFLASH18
  • MUTTONFISH18
  • NATUROPATH15
  • NECROTROPH17
  • NEEDLEFISH17
  • NEPHOGRAPH21
  • NINETEENTH13
  • NUDIBRANCH18
  • OPHIOMORPH22
  • ORTHOGRAPH19
  • OUTLANDISH14
  • OUTSTRETCH15
  • OVERBLEACH20
  • OVERGROWTH20
  • OVERLAUNCH18
  • OVERLAVISH19
  • OVERLENGTH17
  • OVERSLAUGH17
  • PADDLEFISH20
  • PAINTBRUSH17
  • PALAEOLITH15
  • PANTAGRAPH18
  • PANTHERISH18
  • PANTOGRAPH18
  • PARASHIOTH18
  • PARROTFISH18
  • PEACOCKISH23
  • PEBBLEDASH20
  • PENNYWORTH21
  • PENTAGRAPH18
  • PENTASTICH17
  • PETROGLYPH21
  • PHANTOMISH20
  • PHONOGRAPH21
  • PHOTOFLASH21
  • PHOTOGLYPH24
  • PHOTOGRAPH21
  • PHOTOTROPH20
  • PICAYUNISH20
  • PICTOGRAPH20
  • PLANIGRAPH18
  • POSTLAUNCH17
  • POTTYMOUTH20
  • PROTOTROPH17
  • PSYCHOPATH25
  • PUFFERFISH24
  • RABBITBUSH19
  • RABBITFISH20
  • RADIOGRAPH17
  • RAJPRAMUKH28
  • RELINQUISH22
  • RHABDOLITH19
  • RHIZOMORPH29
  • RIBBONFISH20
  • ROUTEMARCH17
  • RUFFIANISH19
  • SAPROTROPH17
  • SCARAMOUCH19
  • SCHECHITAH23
  • SEVENTIETH16
  • SHAMIYANAH21
  • SHEATHFISH22
  • SHIBBOLETH20
  • SHILLELAGH17
  • SHTETELACH18
  • SILVERFISH19
  • SKEUOMORPH21
  • SKUNKBRUSH23
  • SLIPSTITCH17
  • SMALLMOUTH17
  • SMARTMOUTH17
  • SMARTWATCH20
  • SMASHMOUTH20
  • SNAKEMOUTH19
  • SNAPHAUNCH20
  • SNOWPLOUGH19
  • SPIROGRAPH18
  • SQUIREARCH24
  • STAGECOACH18
  • STAYSTITCH18
  • STENOGRAPH16
  • STILLBIRTH15
  • STONEBRASH15
  • STUDENTISH14
  • STYLOGRAPH19
  • SUCKERFISH22
  • SUPERBITCH19
  • SYBARITISH18
  • TABLECLOTH17
  • TACHOGRAPH21
  • TACHYGRAPH24
  • TEACHERISH18
  • TELEHEALTH16
  • TETRABRACH17
  • TETRASTICH15
  • THIRTEENTH16
  • THOUSANDTH17
  • THROATLASH16
  • TOMFOOLISH18
  • TOOTHBRUSH18
  • TRAGACANTH16
  • TRILLIONTH13
  • TRIPPERISH17
  • TROLLOPISH15
  • TSAREVITCH18
  • TURNBROACH17
  • TZAREVITCH27
  • UNACTORISH15
  • UNDERBOUGH17
  • UNDERBRUSH16
  • UNDEREARTH14
  • UNDERNEATH14
  • UNDERPITCH18
  • UNTHOROUGH17
  • USQUEBAUGH25
  • VECTOGRAPH21
  • VIBROGRAPH21
  • VINEGARISH17
  • WAISTCLOTH18
  • WAVELENGTH20
  • WERWOLFISH22
  • WHIPSTITCH23
  • WHITESMITH21
  • WOODTHRUSH20
  • WORDSEARCH19
  • WRISTWATCH21
  • YARBOROUGH19
  • ZINCOGRAPH27
  • ZYGOBRANCH30
Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 9th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. A19%
  2. O12%
  3. E12%
5th letter
  1. O22%
  2. E13%
  3. S8%
6th letter
  1. G15%
  2. E13%
  3. R8%
7th letter
  1. R22%
  2. O12%
  3. L11%
8th letter
  1. I28%
  2. A21%
  3. U11%
9th letter
  1. S31%
  2. T22%
  3. C20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 18 in Scrabble; BATHMIZVAH tops the list with 32. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1313 points: 3 words
  2. 14 points: 7 words
  3. 1515 points: 13 words
  4. 16 points: 18 words
  5. 1717 points: 39 words
  6. 18 points: 42 words
  7. 1919 points: 34 words
  8. 20 points: 38 words
  9. 2121 points: 28 words
  10. 22 points: 18 words
  11. 2323 points: 16 words
  12. 24 points: 10 words
  13. 2525 points: 5 words
  14. 26 points: 3 words
  15. 2727 points: 3 words
  16. 28 points: 1 words
  17. 2929 points: 5 words
  18. 30 points: 1 words
  19. 3131 points: 0 words
  20. 32 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BATHMIZVAH3233Collins only
ZYGOBRANCH3032Collins only
BARMITZVAH2931Collins only
CZAREVITCH2931All three
BASMITZVAH2931Collins only
BATMITZVAH2931Collins only
RHIZOMORPH2929Collins only
RAJPRAMUKH2832Collins only
KARYOLYMPH2727All three
ZINCOGRAPH2730Collins only
TZAREVITCH2728NWL only
HIPPOGRYPH2627Collins · NWL

This ending has a striking gap between the full tournament list and everyday vocabulary: just 14 of the 285 words rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. The most familiar examples include TOOTHBRUSH, WAVELENGTH, and BLACKSMITH. For word games, the useful twist is that H endings span ordinary compounds and specialist terms, so recognition alone will not cover the list.

The H-ending pool at a glance

  • The list contains 285 ten-letter words ending in H across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Only 14 entries are common by the top-25,000 word-frequency measure.
  • S leads the first-letter counts with 32 words; H and P follow with 28 each.
  • BATHMIZVAH is the top scorer at 32 points, while ZYGOBRANCH scores 30.
  • The list averages 19.5 points, but many entries are not everyday vocabulary.

How common are 10-letter words ending in H?

Only 14 entries meet the common-word cutoff, despite 225 having a definition. That contrast matters in a timed game: a word can be legitimate without coming quickly to mind. Start with compounds you know, such as TOOTHBRUSH or WRISTWATCH, before testing unfamiliar combinations.

The opening letters are not evenly represented. S starts 32 words, while H and P each start 28; C contributes 27. These counts make an S-starting guess more likely than a C-starting one, but they do not make any single answer certain.

Scoring and dictionary limits

BATHMIZVAH reaches 32 points, ahead of ZYGOBRANCH at 30; BARMITZVAH and CZAREVITCH each score 29. Those are raw word scores, not guaranteed board totals. Their unusual letter combinations drive the scores, while common compounds such as PHOTOGRAPH are easier to recognize.

Dictionary coverage differs substantially: Collins includes 264 entries, NWL2023 has 163, and ENABLE has 130. The combined list is not accepted in every game, so check your game's word list before relying on a rare entry. For a different ending, 10-letter words ending in H are far fewer than the 15,471 ending in S.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 10-letter word ending in H?
BATHMIZVAH is the highest scorer at 32 points. ZYGOBRANCH follows at 30, and BARMITZVAH, CZAREVITCH, BASMITZVAH, and BATMITZVAH each score 29. These are word scores before any board premiums, so placement can change the points earned in a game.
How many common ten-letter words end in H?
There are 14 common words among the 285 ten-letter entries ending in H. The common count uses the top-25,000 English words by frequency. Familiar examples include PHOTOGRAPH, UNDERNEATH, and TOOTHBRUSH; many other entries are much less likely to come up in everyday conversation.
Are all 285 words accepted in every word game?
No, acceptance depends on the game's dictionary. Collins includes 264 entries, NWL2023 includes 163, and ENABLE includes 130. A word present in one list may be absent from another, so verify an unfamiliar entry against the rules used by your game.

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