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6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter

6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter number 242; familiar picks include happen, handle, and hazard.

242 wordsTop pick HAVINGHighest score HAZZAN 27

31 of 242 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With H in 1st place, A is the most common 2nd letter (242 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 31 · most-used first

All valid words 242

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

  • HABILE11
  • HABITS11
  • HABOOB13
  • HACEKS15
  • HACHIS14
  • HACKED16
  • HACKEE15
  • HACKER15
  • HACKIE15
  • HACKLE15
  • HACKLY18
  • HADDEN11
  • HADDIE11
  • HADEAN10
  • HADING11
  • HADITH13
  • HADJEE17
  • HADJES17
  • HADJIS17
  • HADRON10
  • HAEING10
  • HAEMAL11
  • HAEMIC13
  • HAEMIN11
  • HAERES9
  • HAFFET15
  • HAFFIT15
  • HAFTED13
  • HAFTER12
  • HAGBUT12
  • HAGDEN11
  • HAGDON11
  • HAGGED12
  • HAGGIS11
  • HAGGLE11
  • HAGLET10
  • HAICKS15
  • HAIDUK14
  • HAIKAI13
  • HAIKUS13
  • HAILED10
  • HAILER9
  • HAINCH14
  • HAINED10
  • HAINTS9
  • HAIQUE18
  • HAIRDO10
  • HAIRED10
  • HAIRIF12
  • HAIRST9
  • HAJJAH26
  • HAJJES23
  • HAJJIS23
  • HAKAMS15
  • HAKARI13
  • HAKEAS13
  • HAKEEM15
  • HAKIMS15
  • HALALA9
  • HALALS9
  • HALERS9
  • HALERU9
  • HALEST9
  • HALFAS12
  • HALFEN12
  • HALIDE10
  • HALIDS10
  • HALIER9
  • HALING10
  • HALITE9
  • HALLAH12
  • HALLAL9
  • HALLAN9
  • HALLEL9
  • HALLOA9
  • HALLOO9
  • HALLOS9
  • HALLOT9
  • HALLOW12
  • HALLUX16
  • HALMAS11
  • HALOED10
  • HALOES9
  • HALOID10
  • HALONS9
  • HALSED10
  • HALSER9
  • HALSES9
  • HALTED10
  • HALTER9
  • HALUTZ18
  • HALVAH15
  • HALVAS12
  • HALVED13
  • HALVER12
  • HALVES12
  • HALWAS12
  • HAMADA12
  • HAMALS11
  • HAMATE11
  • HAMAUL11
  • HAMBLE13
  • HAMFAT14
  • HAMING12
  • HAMLET11
  • HAMMAL13
  • HAMMAM15
  • HAMMED14
  • HAMMER13
  • HAMOSE11
  • HAMOUS11
  • HAMPER13
  • HAMULI11
  • HAMZAH23
  • HAMZAS20
  • HANAPS11
  • HANCES11
  • HANDAX17
  • HANDED11
  • HANDER10
  • HANDLE10
  • HANDSY13
  • HANGAR10
  • HANGED11
  • HANGER10
  • HANGIS10
  • HANGRY13
  • HANGUL10
  • HANGUP12
  • HANIWA12
  • HANJAR16
  • HANKED14
  • HANKER13
  • HANKIE13
  • HANSAS9
  • HANSEL9
  • HANSES9
  • HANSOM11
  • HANTED10
  • HANTLE9
  • HAOLES9
  • HAOMAS11
  • HAPPED14
  • HAPPEN13
  • HAPPIS13
  • HAPTEN11
  • HAPTIC13
  • HAPUKA15
  • HAPUKU15
  • HARAMS11
  • HARASS9
  • HARBOR11
  • HARDEN10
  • HARDER10
  • HARDLY13
  • HAREEM11
  • HARELD10
  • HAREMS11
  • HARIMS11
  • HARING10
  • HARIRA9
  • HARISH12
  • HARKED14
  • HARKEN13
  • HARLED10
  • HARLOT9
  • HARMAN11
  • HARMED12
  • HARMEL11
  • HARMER11
  • HARMIN11
  • HARPED12
  • HARPER11
  • HARPIN11
  • HARROW12
  • HARTAL9
  • HARTEN9
  • HASHED13
  • HASHES12
  • HASLET9
  • HASPED12
  • HASSAR9
  • HASSEL9
  • HASSLE9
  • HASTED10
  • HASTEN9
  • HASTES9
  • HATBOX18
  • HATERS9
  • HATFUL12
  • HATING10
  • HATPEG12
  • HATPIN11
  • HATRED10
  • HATTED10
  • HATTER9
  • HAUGHS13
  • HAUGHT13
  • HAULDS10
  • HAULED10
  • HAULER9
  • HAULMS11
  • HAULMY14
  • HAULST9
  • HAUNCH14
  • HAUNTS9
  • HAUSED10
  • HAUSEN9
  • HAUSES9
  • HAUTER9
  • HAUYNE12
  • HAVENS12
  • HAVERS12
  • HAVING13
  • HAVIOR12
  • HAVOCS14
  • HAWALA12
  • HAWING13
  • HAWKED17
  • HAWKER16
  • HAWKEY19
  • HAWKIE16
  • HAWKIT16
  • HAWMED15
  • HAWSED13
  • HAWSER12
  • HAWSES12
  • HAYBOX21
  • HAYERS12
  • HAYING13
  • HAYLES12
  • HAYMOW17
  • HAYSEL12
  • HAZANS18
  • HAZARD19
  • HAZELS18
  • HAZERS18
  • HAZIER18
  • HAZILY21
  • HAZING19
  • HAZMAT20
  • HAZZAN27
Letters by positionIn 37% of these words the 5th letter is E.
3rd letter
  1. L16%
  2. R12%
  3. N10%
4th letter
  1. I10%
  2. L10%
  3. K7%
5th letter
  1. E37%
  2. A12%
  3. I8%
6th letter
  1. S24%
  2. D14%
  3. R11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; HAZZAN tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 47 words
  2. 10 points: 34 words
  3. 1111 points: 39 words
  4. 12 points: 34 words
  5. 1313 points: 29 words
  6. 14 points: 11 words
  7. 1515 points: 16 words
  8. 16 points: 6 words
  9. 1717 points: 6 words
  10. 18 points: 8 words
  11. 1919 points: 3 words
  12. 20 points: 2 words
  13. 2121 points: 2 words
  14. 22 points: 0 words
  15. 2323 points: 3 words
  16. 24 points: 0 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 1 words
  19. 2727 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HAZZAN2727All three
HAJJAH2628Collins only
HAMZAH2322All three
HAJJIS2326All three
HAJJES2326All three
HAZILY2120All three
HAYBOX2120Collins only
HAZMAT2020Collins · NWL
HAMZAS2020All three
HAZARD1918All three
HAZING1920All three
HAWKEY1917All three

The shared HA opening narrows the search, but the endings offer another useful clue. Among these 242 entries, final S is much more common than final E, and only 31 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Start with familiar forms such as having and hammer, then use the final letter to cut down your options.

How many 6-letter words have H first and A second?

  • 242 six-letter entries begin HA, but only 31 fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • Familiar choices include having, happen, handle, harder, hardly, handed, habits, and hammer.
  • Final S leads the endings: 59 words finish that way, compared with 33 ending in D.
  • Other frequent finishes are R (26), N (20), and E (19), giving you useful final-letter filters.
  • A total of 197 entries have definitions; many less familiar forms still need a dictionary check.

Which final letters narrow the HA pattern?

Try S first when your final square is open: 59 of the 242 words end in S. That group includes habits, haters, and hajjis, so the ending covers both familiar words and less common forms.

D is the next strong filter, with 33 matches such as handed, hacked, and harmed. If your clue points to R, harder, harbor, and harper fit.

Which HA words score well in Scrabble?

HAZZAN tops the scoring examples at 27 points, followed by HAJJAH at 26 and HAMZAH and HAJJIS at 23 each. These are strong tile-score candidates, but they are less familiar than happen or handle.

The limitation is practical: just 31 entries rank among common English words, while the scoring leaders are specialist vocabulary. For 6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter, use familiar examples to solve clues and verify an unusual play against your game's dictionary.

Questions people ask

Are all 242 HA words accepted in every word game?
No, acceptance depends on the dictionary your game uses. The total counts words found in at least one tournament list, while Collins includes 234, NWL2023 includes 186, and ENABLE includes 167. The lists overlap, but their totals are not identical.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word starting HA?
HAZZAN leads the scoring examples with a 27-point base tile score. HAJJAH follows at 26, while HAMZAH and HAJJIS score 23 each. These high-value entries are less familiar than everyday options such as happen and handle.
Which ending is most common among six-letter HA words?
S is the most common final letter, appearing in 59 words. D comes next with 33, followed by R with 26. Those endings offer a quick way to narrow the 242 matches when your puzzle gives you the last letter.

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