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.
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.
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- 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
All valid words 598
- 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
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYPOPHARYNXES | 36 | 35 | All three |
| HEXAMETRIZING | 35 | 37 | Collins only |
| HYPOTHESIZING | 34 | 34 | All three |
| HYPERIMMUNIZE | 34 | 37 | All three |
| HYPOTHETIZING | 34 | 34 | Collins only |
| HYPERBOLIZING | 33 | 36 | All three |
| HYPERPYREXIAS | 33 | 32 | All three |
| HYPERPYREXIAL | 33 | 33 | Collins only |
| HYPHENIZATION | 33 | 33 | Collins only |
| HYPOTHESIZERS | 33 | 31 | Collins · NWL |
| HYDROXYLAMINE | 32 | 32 | All three |
| HYPERPOLARIZE | 32 | 33 | All 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.
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