13-letter words starting with H

13-letter words starting with H number 598, from familiar terms like heartbreaking to high-scoring entries such as hypopharynxes.

598 wordsTop pick HOMOSEXUALITYHighest score HYPOPHARYNXES 36

5 of 598 are everyday words (1%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

P starts the most 13-letter words (1,597); Y starts the fewest (10). H ranks #12 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Best words to play first 598 · most-used first

  • HOMOSEXUALITY28
  • HEARTBREAKING23
  • HEADQUARTERED27
  • HORTICULTURAL18
  • HYDROELECTRIC24
  • HETEROGENEOUS17
  • HALLUCINATION18
  • HYPERACTIVITY29
  • HYBRIDIZATION31
  • HETEROGENEITY20
  • HOMESCHOOLING24
  • HALLUCINATING19
  • HOMEOWNERSHIP26
  • HYDROCHLORIDE26
  • HANDKERCHIEFS29
  • HEMATOPOIETIC22
  • HIEROGLYPHICS27
  • HERMAPHRODITE24
  • HETEROSEXUALS23
  • HARMONIZATION27
  • HEARTBREAKERS22
  • HOLIDAYMAKERS26
  • HYDRAULICALLY25
  • HALLUCINATORY21
  • HALLUCINOGENS19
  • HYDROGENATION21
  • HEMISPHERICAL25
  • HYDROCEPHALUS27
  • HYPERGLYCEMIA29
  • HYPOCHONDRIAC29
  • HARMONISATION18
  • HYDRODYNAMICS28
  • HUMANITARIANS18
  • HOUSECLEANING19
  • HYPOTHETICALS26
  • HEMATOLOGICAL21
  • HYBRIDISATION22
  • HOUSEBREAKING23
  • HETEROTROPHIC23
  • HYPOGLYCAEMIA29
  • HAEMORRHAGING23
  • HERMENEUTICAL20
  • HOMESCHOOLERS23
  • HEMAGGLUTININ20
  • HYDROXYLATION30
  • HYPERHIDROSIS25
  • HYPOTHESIZING34
  • HYPERMOBILITY28

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  • HABILITATIONS18
  • HABITABLENESS20
  • HADROSAURUSES17
  • HAEMANGIOMATA21
  • HAEMATOBLASTS20
  • HAEMATOGENOUS19
  • HAEMATOLOGIES19
  • HAEMATOLOGIST19
  • HAEMATOXYLINS28
  • HAEMATOXYLONS28
  • HAEMODIALYSER22
  • HAEMODIALYSES22
  • HAEMODIALYSIS22
  • HAEMODIALYZER31
  • HAEMODYNAMICS26
  • HAEMOPHILIACS25
  • HAEMOPHILIOID24
  • HAEMORRHAGING23
  • HAEMORRHOIDAL22
  • HAGGARDNESSES19
  • HAGGISHNESSES21
  • HAGIOGRAPHERS23
  • HAGIOGRAPHIES23
  • HAGIOGRAPHIST23
  • HAIRDRESSINGS18
  • HAIRSBREADTHS22
  • HAIRSPLITTERS18
  • HAIRSPLITTING19
  • HALFHEARTEDLY26
  • HALFSERIOUSLY22
  • HALIPLANKTONS22
  • HALLUCINATING19
  • HALLUCINATION18
  • HALLUCINATIVE21
  • HALLUCINATORS18
  • HALLUCINATORY21
  • HALLUCINOGENS19
  • HALOGENATIONS17
  • HALOTHERAPIES21
  • HALTINGNESSES17
  • HAMANTASCHENS23
  • HANDCRAFTSMAN24
  • HANDCRAFTSMEN24
  • HANDICRAFTERS22
  • HANDKERCHIEFS29
  • HANDLEABILITY22
  • HANDSBREADTHS23
  • HANDWRINGINGS22
  • HANGABILITIES19
  • HAPHAZARDNESS31
  • HAPHAZARDRIES31
  • HAPLESSNESSES18
  • HAPLOGRAPHIES24
  • HAPPENCHANCES27
  • HAPPENSTANCES22
  • HAPTOTROPISMS22
  • HARBORMASTERS20
  • HARBOURFRONTS21
  • HARBOURMASTER20
  • HARDENABILITY22
  • HARDHEARTEDLY24
  • HARDSTANDINGS19
  • HARLEQUINADES26
  • HARMFULNESSES21
  • HARMONICHORDS24
  • HARMONIPHONES23
  • HARMONISATION18
  • HARMONIUMISTS20
  • HARMONIZATION27
  • HARMONOGRAPHS24
  • HARMONOMETERS20
  • HARQUEBUSIERS27
  • HARUSPICATING21
  • HARUSPICATION20
  • HASENPFEFFERS27
  • HATEFULNESSES19
  • HATEMONGERING20
  • HATLESSNESSES16
  • HAUGHTINESSES20
  • HAUSSMANNISED19
  • HAUSSMANNISES18
  • HAUSSMANNIZED28
  • HAUSSMANNIZES27
  • HAWKISHNESSES26
  • HAZARDOUSNESS26
  • HEADMISTRESSY22
  • HEADQUARTERED27
  • HEADSHRINKERS24
  • HEALTHFULNESS22
  • HEALTHINESSES19
  • HEARTBREAKERS22
  • HEARTBREAKING23
  • HEARTBROKENLY25
  • HEARTBURNINGS19
  • HEARTLESSNESS16
  • HEARTSICKNESS22
  • HEARTSOMENESS18
  • HEATHENNESSES19
  • HEBDOMADARIES22
  • HEBEPHRENIACS25
  • HEBRAISATIONS18
  • HEBRAIZATIONS27
  • HECTOGRAPHIES24
  • HECTOGRAPHING25
  • HEDGEHOPPINGS26
  • HEEDFULNESSES20
  • HEINOUSNESSES16
  • HELIANTHEMUMS23
  • HELICOPTERING21
  • HELIOCENTRISM20
  • HELIOCHROMIES23
  • HELIOGRAPHERS22
  • HELIOGRAPHIES22
  • HELIOGRAPHING23
  • HELIOGRAVURES20
  • HELIOMETRICAL20
  • HELIOTROPICAL20
  • HELIOTROPISMS20
  • HELISPHERICAL23
  • HELLENISATION16
  • HELLENIZATION25
  • HELLGRAMMITES21
  • HELLISHNESSES19
  • HELMINTHIASES21
  • HELMINTHIASIS21
  • HELMINTHOLOGY25
  • HELMSMANSHIPS25
  • HELPFULNESSES21
  • HEMACYTOMETER25
  • HEMAGGLUTININ20
  • HEMATOBLASTIC22
  • HEMATOGENESES19
  • HEMATOGENESIS19
  • HEMATOGENETIC21
  • HEMATOLOGICAL21
  • HEMATOLOGISTS19
  • HEMATOPHAGOUS24
  • HEMATOPOIESES20
  • HEMATOPOIESIS20
  • HEMATOPOIETIC22
  • HEMATOTHERMAL23
  • HEMICELLULOSE20
  • HEMICHORDATES24
  • HEMIMORPHISMS27
  • HEMIMORPHITES25
  • HEMIPARASITES20
  • HEMIPARASITIC22
  • HEMISPHERICAL25
  • HEMISPHEROIDS24
  • HEMOCYTOMETER25
  • HEMODILUTIONS19
  • HEMORRHOIDALS22
  • HEMOSIDEROSES19
  • HEMOSIDEROSIS19
  • HEMSTITCHINGS24
  • HENCEFORWARDS25
  • HENDECAHEDRON23
  • HEORTOLOGICAL19
  • HEORTOLOGISTS17
  • HEPATECTOMIES22
  • HEPATISATIONS18
  • HEPATIZATIONS27
  • HEPATOLOGISTS19
  • HEPATOSCOPIES22
  • HEPHTHEMIMERS28
  • HEPTADECANOIC23
  • HEPTAMETRICAL22
  • HEPTASYLLABIC25
  • HERBIVOROUSLY24
  • HERBORISATION18
  • HERBORIZATION27
  • HEREDITAMENTS19
  • HEREDITARIANS17
  • HERESIOGRAPHY25
  • HERESIOLOGIES17
  • HERESIOLOGIST17
  • HERESTHETICAL21
  • HERMAPHRODITE24
  • HERMENEUTICAL20
  • HERMENEUTISTS18
  • HERMETICITIES20
  • HERNIORRHAPHY27
  • HERPESVIRUSES21
  • HERPETOFAUNAE21
  • HERPETOFAUNAS21
  • HERPETOLOGIES19
  • HERPETOLOGIST19
  • HERRINGBONING20
  • HETEROBLASTIC20
  • HETEROCARPOUS20
  • HETEROCERCIES20
  • HETEROCHRONIC23
  • HETEROCLITOUS18
  • HETEROCYCLICS25
  • HETEROCYSTOUS21
  • HETERODACTYLS22
  • HETEROGAMETES19
  • HETEROGAMETIC21
  • HETEROGENEITY20
  • HETEROGENEOUS17
  • HETEROGENESES17
  • HETEROGENESIS17
  • HETEROGENETIC19
  • HETEROGLOSSIA17
  • HETEROGRAPHIC24
  • HETEROKARYONS23
  • HETEROMORPHIC25
  • HETEROOUSIANS16
  • HETEROPHONIES21
  • HETEROPLASIAS18
  • HETEROPLASTIC20
  • HETEROPTERANS18
  • HETEROPTEROUS18
  • HETEROSEXISMS25
  • HETEROSEXISTS23
  • HETEROSEXUALS23
  • HETEROSPORIES18
  • HETEROSPOROUS18
  • HETEROSTROPHY24
  • HETEROSTYLIES19
  • HETEROSTYLISM21
  • HETEROSTYLOUS19
  • HETEROTACTOUS18
  • HETEROTHALLIC21
  • HETEROTHERMAL21
  • HETEROTROPHIC23
  • HETEROTYPICAL23
  • HETEROZYGOSES29
  • HETEROZYGOSIS29
  • HETEROZYGOTES29
  • HEURISTICALLY21
  • HEXACHLORIDES29
  • HEXACTINELLID26
  • HEXADACTYLOUS29
  • HEXAFLUORIDES27
  • HEXAGRAMMOIDS29
  • HEXAMETHONIUM30
  • HEXAMETRISING26
  • HEXAMETRIZING35
  • HEXOBARBITALS27
  • HIBERNACULUMS22
  • HIBERNICISING21
  • HIBERNICIZING30
  • HIBERNISATION18
  • HIBERNIZATION27
  • HIDEOUSNESSES17
  • HIERACOSPHINX30
  • HIERARCHISING22
  • HIERARCHIZING31
  • HIEROCRATICAL20
  • HIEROGLYPHICS27
  • HIEROGLYPHING26
  • HIEROGLYPHIST25
  • HIEROGRAMMATE21
  • HIEROGRAMMATS21
  • HIEROGRAPHERS22
  • HIEROGRAPHIES22
  • HIGHFALUTINGS24
  • HILARIOUSNESS16
  • HIPPOCENTAURS22
  • HIPPOPHAGISTS26
  • HIPPOPOTAMIAN24
  • HIRCOCERVUSES23
  • HIRSUTENESSES16
  • HISPANICISING21
  • HISPANICIZING30
  • HISPANIOLISED19
  • HISPANIOLISES18
  • HISPANIOLIZED28
  • HISPANIOLIZES27
  • HISTAMINERGIC21
  • HISTIOPHOROID22
  • HISTOCHEMICAL25
  • HISTOCHEMISTS23
  • HISTORICISING19
  • HISTORICITIES18
  • HISTORICIZING28
  • HISTRIONICISM20
  • HOBGOBLINISMS23
  • HOBGOBLINRIES21
  • HOCHMAGANDIES25
  • HOGGISHNESSES21
  • HOIDENISHNESS20
  • HOJATOLESLAMS25
  • HOJATOLISLAMS25
  • HOLIDAYMAKERS26
  • HOLOMETABOLIC22
  • HOLOPARASITES18
  • HOLOPARASITIC20
  • HOLOPLANKTONS22
  • HOMALOGRAPHIC26
  • HOMEOMORPHIES25
  • HOMEOMORPHISM27
  • HOMEOMORPHOUS25
  • HOMEOPATHISTS23
  • HOMEOTELEUTON18
  • HOMEOTHERMIES23
  • HOMEOTHERMOUS23
  • HOMEOWNERSHIP26
  • HOMESCHOOLERS23
  • HOMESCHOOLING24
  • HOMESTEADINGS20
  • HOMESTRETCHES23
  • HOMILETICALLY23
  • HOMINISATIONS18
  • HOMINIZATIONS27
  • HOMOCHROMATIC27
  • HOMOCYSTEINES23
  • HOMOEOMORPHIC27
  • HOMOEOPATHIES23
  • HOMOEOPATHIST23
  • HOMOEOTHERMAL23
  • HOMOEOTHERMIC25
  • HOMOEOTYPICAL25
  • HOMOEROTICISM22
  • HOMOGENEITIES19
  • HOMOGENEOUSLY22
  • HOMOGENETICAL21
  • HOMOIOTHERMAL23
  • HOMOIOTHERMIC25
  • HOMOLOGATIONS19
  • HOMOLOGICALLY24
  • HOMOLOGOUMENA21
  • HOMOLOGRAPHIC26
  • HOMOMORPHISMS27
  • HOMOMORPHOSES25
  • HOMOMORPHOSIS25
  • HOMOPOLYMERIC27
  • HOMOSCEDASTIC23
  • HOMOSEXUALISM27
  • HOMOSEXUALIST25
  • HOMOSEXUALITY28
  • HOMOSOCIALITY23
  • HOMOTHALLISMS23
  • HONEYCOMBINGS26
  • HONEYCREEPERS23
  • HONEYMONTHING25
  • HONORABLENESS18
  • HONORIFICALLY24
  • HOPEFULNESSES21
  • HORIZONTALITY28
  • HORNSWOGGLERS21
  • HORNSWOGGLING22
  • HORRIFICATION21
  • HORRIPILATING19
  • HORRIPILATION18
  • HORSEFEATHERS22
  • HORSEMANSHIPS23
  • HORSERADISHES20
  • HORSESHOEINGS20
  • HORSEWHIPPERS26
  • HORSEWHIPPING27
  • HORTICULTURAL18
  • HORTICULTURES18
  • HOSPITALISING19
  • HOSPITALITIES18
  • HOSPITALIZING28
  • HOTHEADEDNESS21
  • HOUGHMAGANDIE24
  • HOUSEBOATINGS19
  • HOUSEBREAKERS22
  • HOUSEBREAKING23
  • HOUSECLEANING19
  • HOUSEHUSBANDS22
  • HOUSEKEEPINGS23
  • HOUSELESSNESS16
  • HOUSEMISTRESS18
  • HOUSEPAINTERS18
  • HOUSEWARMINGS22
  • HOUSEWIFERIES22
  • HOUSEWIFESHIP27
  • HOUSEWIFESKEP28
  • HOYDENISHNESS23
  • HUBRISTICALLY23
  • HUCKLEBERRIES24
  • HUCKSTERESSES22
  • HUFFISHNESSES25
  • HUGEOUSNESSES17
  • HUMANISATIONS18
  • HUMANITARIANS18
  • HUMANIZATIONS27
  • HUMBLEBRAGGED25
  • HUMDRUMNESSES21
  • HUMIFICATIONS23
  • HUMILIATINGLY22
  • HUMORLESSNESS18
  • HUNDREDWEIGHT25
  • HUNTSMANSHIPS23
  • HURRIEDNESSES17
  • HURTFULNESSES19
  • HURTLEBERRIES18
  • HYALINISATION19
  • HYALINIZATION28
  • HYALURONIDASE20
  • HYBRIDISATION22
  • HYBRIDIZATION31
  • HYDNOCARPATES24
  • HYDRARGYRISMS26
  • HYDRARTHROSES23
  • HYDRARTHROSIS23
  • HYDRASTININES20
  • HYDRAULICALLY25
  • HYDRAULICKING27
  • HYDROBROMIDES25
  • HYDROCEPHALIC29
  • HYDROCEPHALUS27
  • HYDROCHLORIDE26
  • HYDROCOLLOIDS23
  • HYDROCRACKERS28
  • HYDROCRACKING29
  • HYDRODYNAMICS28
  • HYDROELECTRIC24
  • HYDROFORMINGS26
  • HYDROGENATING22
  • HYDROGENATION21
  • HYDROGENATORS21
  • HYDROGENISING22
  • HYDROGENIZING31
  • HYDROGRAPHERS26
  • HYDROGRAPHIES26
  • HYDROKINETICS26
  • HYDROLYSATION23
  • HYDROLYZATION32
  • HYDROMAGNETIC25
  • HYDROMASSAGES23
  • HYDROMEDUSANS23
  • HYDROMEDUSOID24
  • HYDROMETRICAL24
  • HYDROPATHICAL27
  • HYDROPATHISTS25
  • HYDROPEROXIDE30
  • HYDROPHILITES25
  • HYDROQUINONES29
  • HYDROSCOPICAL26
  • HYDROSEEDINGS22
  • HYDROSOMATOUS22
  • HYDROSTATICAL22
  • HYDROSULPHATE25
  • HYDROSULPHIDE26
  • HYDROSULPHITE25
  • HYDROTHERAPIC27
  • HYDROTHORACES25
  • HYDROTHORACIC27
  • HYDROTHORAXES30
  • HYDROTROPISMS24
  • HYDROXYLAMINE32
  • HYDROXYLATING31
  • HYDROXYLATION30
  • HYDROZINCITES31
  • HYETOGRAPHIES25
  • HYGROMETRICAL24
  • HYGROSCOPICAL26
  • HYLOMORPHISMS28
  • HYMENOPTERANS23
  • HYMENOPTERONS23
  • HYMENOPTEROUS23
  • HYMNOGRAPHERS27
  • HYMNOGRAPHIES27
  • HYPAESTHESIAS24
  • HYPERACTIVELY29
  • HYPERACTIVITY29
  • HYPERACUITIES23
  • HYPERALGESIAS22
  • HYPERAROUSALS21
  • HYPERBOLISING24
  • HYPERBOLIZING33
  • HYPERBOLOIDAL24
  • HYPERCALCEMIA27
  • HYPERCALCEMIC29
  • HYPERCAUTIOUS23
  • HYPERCHARGING28
  • HYPERCRITICAL25
  • HYPERESTHESIA24
  • HYPERESTHETIC26
  • HYPEREUTECTIC25
  • HYPEREXTENDED30
  • HYPERFEMININE26
  • HYPERFUNCTION26
  • HYPERGLYCEMIA29
  • HYPERGLYCEMIC31
  • HYPERHIDROSES25
  • HYPERHIDROSIS25
  • HYPERHYDROSES28
  • HYPERHYDROSIS28
  • HYPERIMMUNISE25
  • HYPERIMMUNIZE34
  • HYPERINFLATED25
  • HYPERINTENSER21
  • HYPERKINESIAS25
  • HYPERLIPEMIAS25
  • HYPERLORDOSES22
  • HYPERLORDOSIS22
  • HYPERMETRICAL25
  • HYPERMETROPIA25
  • HYPERMETROPIC27
  • HYPERMOBILITY28
  • HYPERPARASITE23
  • HYPERPHRYGIAN30
  • HYPERPHYSICAL31
  • HYPERPLOIDIES24
  • HYPERPOLARISE23
  • HYPERPOLARIZE32
  • HYPERPRODUCER26
  • HYPERPROSEXIA30
  • HYPERPYREXIAL33
  • HYPERPYREXIAS33
  • HYPERRATIONAL21
  • HYPERREACTIVE26
  • HYPERREACTORS23
  • HYPERREALISMS23
  • HYPERREALISTS21
  • HYPERROMANTIC25
  • HYPERSALINITY24
  • HYPERSARCOMAS25
  • HYPERSARCOSES23
  • HYPERSARCOSIS23
  • HYPERSTHENIAS24
  • HYPERSTHENITE24
  • HYPERSTRESSES21
  • HYPERSURFACES26
  • HYPERTENSIONS21
  • HYPERTENSIVES24
  • HYPERTHERMIAS26
  • HYPERTHERMIES26
  • HYPERTHYMESIA29
  • HYPERTHYROIDS28
  • HYPERTONICITY26
  • HYPERTROPHIED27
  • HYPERTROPHIES26
  • HYPERTROPHOUS26
  • HYPERURBANISM25
  • HYPERURICEMIA25
  • HYPERVARIABLE26
  • HYPERVELOCITY29
  • HYPERVIGILANT25
  • HYPERVIRULENT24
  • HYPHENISATION24
  • HYPHENIZATION33
  • HYPNOANALYSES24
  • HYPNOANALYSIS24
  • HYPNOANALYTIC26
  • HYPNOTISATION21
  • HYPNOTIZATION30
  • HYPOACIDITIES24
  • HYPOCALCEMIAS27
  • HYPOCHLORITES26
  • HYPOCHONDRIAC29
  • HYPOCHONDRIAS27
  • HYPOCHONDRIUM29
  • HYPOCYCLOIDAL29
  • HYPOEUTECTOID24
  • HYPOGLYCAEMIA29
  • HYPOGLYCAEMIC31
  • HYPOGLYCEMIAS29
  • HYPOGLYCEMICS31
  • HYPOGNATHISMS27
  • HYPOMENORRHEA26
  • HYPONATRAEMIA23
  • HYPONATRAEMIC25
  • HYPONATREMIAS23
  • HYPOPHARYNGES30
  • HYPOPHARYNXES36
  • HYPOPHOSPHATE31
  • HYPOPHOSPHITE31
  • HYPOPITUITARY26
  • HYPOSENSITISE21
  • HYPOSENSITIZE30
  • HYPOSPADIASES24
  • HYPOSTASISING22
  • HYPOSTASIZING31
  • HYPOSTATISING22
  • HYPOSTATIZING31
  • HYPOSULPHATES26
  • HYPOSULPHITES26
  • HYPOSULPHURIC28
  • HYPOTHECATING27
  • HYPOTHECATION26
  • HYPOTHECATORS26
  • HYPOTHESISERS24
  • HYPOTHESISING25
  • HYPOTHESIZERS33
  • HYPOTHESIZING34
  • HYPOTHETICALS26
  • HYPOTHETISING25
  • HYPOTHETIZING34
  • HYPOTROCHOIDS27
  • HYPOXANTHINES31
  • HYPSOGRAPHIES27
  • HYPSOMETRICAL25
  • HYPSOMETRISTS23
  • HYPSOPHYLLARY32
  • HYSTERANTHOUS22
  • HYSTEROGENIES20
  • HYSTEROMANIAS21
  • HYSTEROSCOPES23
  • HYSTEROSCOPIC25
  • HYSTEROTOMIES21
  • HYSTRICOMORPH28
Letters by positionIn 54% of these words the 13th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. Y35%
  2. E26%
  3. O16%
3rd letter
  1. P26%
  2. M14%
  3. R10%
4th letter
  1. E26%
  2. R15%
  3. O15%
11th letter
  1. I33%
  2. S16%
  3. O8%
12th letter
  1. E24%
  2. N14%
  3. I13%
13th letter
  1. S54%
  2. G8%
  3. C7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 23 in Scrabble; HYPOPHARYNXES tops the list with 36. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1616 points: 8 words
  2. 17 points: 14 words
  3. 1818 points: 37 words
  4. 19 points: 40 words
  5. 2020 points: 38 words
  6. 21 points: 52 words
  7. 2222 points: 58 words
  8. 23 points: 67 words
  9. 2424 points: 47 words
  10. 25 points: 63 words
  11. 2626 points: 46 words
  12. 27 points: 42 words
  13. 2828 points: 21 words
  14. 29 points: 21 words
  15. 3030 points: 13 words
  16. 31 points: 17 words
  17. 3232 points: 4 words
  18. 33 points: 5 words
  19. 3434 points: 3 words
  20. 35 points: 1 words
  21. 3636 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HYPOPHARYNXES3635All three
HEXAMETRIZING3537Collins only
HYPOTHESIZING3434All three
HYPERIMMUNIZE3437All three
HYPOTHETIZING3434Collins only
HYPERBOLIZING3336All three
HYPERPYREXIAS3332All three
HYPERPYREXIAL3333Collins only
HYPHENIZATION3333Collins only
HYPOTHESIZERS3331Collins · NWL
HYDROXYLAMINE3232All three
HYPERPOLARIZE3233All three

H gives you a broad set of long-word options, but most aren’t everyday vocabulary: just five entries rank among common English words. The list ranges from hydroelectric and homeschooling to technical terms such as hematopoietic. For a game, length and opening letter narrow the search; dictionary acceptance and board position still decide whether a play works.

H words at a glance

  • The list contains 598 thirteen-letter words beginning with H.
  • Only five entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • S is the leading final letter, appearing on 323 entries; G follows with 48.
  • Hypopharynxes leads the listed Scrabble scores at 36 points.
  • For scale, the 13-letter F list holds 377 words and the L list 235.

Which H words score highest in Scrabble?

Hypopharynxes scores 36, with hexametrizing next at 35. Hypothesizing, hyperimmunize, and hypothetizing each score 34, so unusual letter combinations—not just length—drive the top results.

Below the top group, hyperbolizing, hyperpyrexias, and hyphenization each add 33 points.

These are specialist terms, not dependable everyday plays. Heterogeneous and hallucination are easier to recognize, while the strongest scores come from less familiar forms. The high-score examples are worth checking against your rack and available premium squares before building around them.

What patterns define 13-letter words starting with H?

Plural and inflected forms help explain why S dominates the final-letter count: examples include handkerchiefs, heterosexuals, heartbreakers, and holidaymakers. That ending is far more common than G, the runner-up, so a final S is a practical clue when you already know the word’s length.

The count also sits well below the leading same-length initials: P has 1,597 entries, while H has 598. Dictionary coverage varies too: Collins includes 560, NWL2023 342, and ENABLE 267. Those are separate dictionary counts, not exclusive groups; check your game’s word list before committing to an unfamiliar term.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 13-letter H word?
Hypopharynxes is the highest-scoring listed 13-letter H word, with a Scrabble score of 36. Hexametrizing follows at 35, while hypothesizing, hyperimmunize, and hypothetizing each score 34. The top options are technical vocabulary, so confirm acceptance in your game’s dictionary.
Which letter do 13-letter H words most often end with?
S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 323 of these words; G is next with 48. Words such as handkerchiefs and holidaymakers show how plural or agent forms contribute to that S-heavy pattern.
Are there many common 13-letter words that start with H?
No. Only five entries qualify as common under the frequency measure used here, despite 598 total words. Heartbreaking, hydroelectric, and homeschooling are recognizable examples, while many other entries are specialized or uncommon.

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