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

7-letter words with H as the 1st letter and A as the 2nd letter number 370, from familiar happens to the 28-point scorer hazzans.

370 wordsTop pick HAPPENSHighest score HAZZANS 28

41 of 370 are everyday words (11%). 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 (370 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 41 · most-used first

All valid words 370

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

  • HABDABS15
  • HABITAN12
  • HABITAT12
  • HABITED13
  • HABITUE12
  • HABITUS12
  • HABOOBS14
  • HACHURE15
  • HACKBUT18
  • HACKEES16
  • HACKERS16
  • HACKERY19
  • HACKIES16
  • HACKING17
  • HACKLED17
  • HACKLER16
  • HACKLES16
  • HACKLET16
  • HACKMAN18
  • HACKMEN18
  • HACKNEY19
  • HACKSAW19
  • HADARIM13
  • HADAWAY17
  • HADDEST12
  • HADDIES12
  • HADDING13
  • HADDOCK18
  • HADEDAH15
  • HADITHS14
  • HADJEES18
  • HADROME13
  • HADRONS11
  • HAEMINS12
  • HAEMOID13
  • HAEMONY15
  • HAFFETS16
  • HAFFITS16
  • HAFFLIN16
  • HAFIZES22
  • HAFNIUM15
  • HAFTARA13
  • HAFTERS13
  • HAFTING14
  • HAGADIC14
  • HAGBOLT13
  • HAGBORN13
  • HAGBUSH16
  • HAGBUTS13
  • HAGDENS12
  • HAGDONS12
  • HAGDOWN15
  • HAGFISH17
  • HAGGADA13
  • HAGGARD13
  • HAGGING13
  • HAGGISH15
  • HAGGLED13
  • HAGGLER12
  • HAGGLES12
  • HAGLETS11
  • HAGLIKE15
  • HAGRIDE12
  • HAGRODE12
  • HAHNIUM15
  • HAIDUKS15
  • HAILERS10
  • HAILIER10
  • HAILING11
  • HAIMISH15
  • HAINING11
  • HAIQUES19
  • HAIRCAP14
  • HAIRCUT12
  • HAIRDOS11
  • HAIRIER10
  • HAIRIFS13
  • HAIRILY13
  • HAIRING11
  • HAIRNET10
  • HAIRPIN12
  • HAIRSTS10
  • HAJJAHS27
  • HAKEEMS16
  • HALACHA15
  • HALAKAH17
  • HALAKHA17
  • HALAKIC16
  • HALALAH13
  • HALALAS10
  • HALAVAH16
  • HALBERD13
  • HALBERT12
  • HALCYON15
  • HALFLIN13
  • HALFWAY19
  • HALFWIT16
  • HALIBUT12
  • HALIDES11
  • HALIDOM13
  • HALIERS10
  • HALIMOT12
  • HALITES10
  • HALITUS10
  • HALLAHS13
  • HALLALI10
  • HALLALS10
  • HALLANS10
  • HALLELS10
  • HALLIAN10
  • HALLING11
  • HALLION10
  • HALLOAS10
  • HALLOED11
  • HALLOES10
  • HALLOOS10
  • HALLOTH13
  • HALLOWS13
  • HALLWAY16
  • HALLYON13
  • HALOGEN11
  • HALOIDS11
  • HALOING11
  • HALOUMI12
  • HALSERS10
  • HALSING11
  • HALTERE10
  • HALTERS10
  • HALTING11
  • HALVAHS16
  • HALVERS13
  • HALVING14
  • HALYARD14
  • HAMADAS13
  • HAMATES12
  • HAMATSA12
  • HAMAULS12
  • HAMBLED15
  • HAMBLES14
  • HAMBONE14
  • HAMBURG15
  • HAMFATS15
  • HAMLETS12
  • HAMMADA15
  • HAMMALS14
  • HAMMAMS16
  • HAMMERS14
  • HAMMIER14
  • HAMMILY17
  • HAMMING15
  • HAMMOCK20
  • HAMPERS14
  • HAMSTER12
  • HAMULAR12
  • HAMULUS12
  • HAMZAHS24
  • HANAPER12
  • HANCHED16
  • HANCHES15
  • HANDBAG14
  • HANDCAR13
  • HANDERS11
  • HANDFED15
  • HANDFUL14
  • HANDGUN12
  • HANDIER11
  • HANDILY14
  • HANDING12
  • HANDISM13
  • HANDJAR18
  • HANDLED12
  • HANDLER11
  • HANDLES11
  • HANDOFF17
  • HANDOUT11
  • HANDSAW14
  • HANDSEL11
  • HANDSET11
  • HANGARS11
  • HANGDOG13
  • HANGERS11
  • HANGING12
  • HANGMAN13
  • HANGMEN13
  • HANGOUT11
  • HANGTAG12
  • HANGULS11
  • HANGUPS13
  • HANJARS17
  • HANKERS14
  • HANKIES14
  • HANKING15
  • HANSELS10
  • HANSOMS12
  • HANTING11
  • HANTLES10
  • HANUMAN12
  • HAPAXES19
  • HAPKIDO17
  • HAPLESS12
  • HAPLITE12
  • HAPLOID13
  • HAPLONT12
  • HAPPENS14
  • HAPPIED15
  • HAPPIER14
  • HAPPIES14
  • HAPPILY17
  • HAPPING15
  • HAPTENE12
  • HAPTENS12
  • HAPTICS14
  • HAPUKAS16
  • HAPUKUS16
  • HARAMDA13
  • HARAMDI13
  • HARBORS12
  • HARBOUR12
  • HARDASS11
  • HARDBAG14
  • HARDENS11
  • HARDEST11
  • HARDHAT14
  • HARDIER11
  • HARDIES11
  • HARDILY14
  • HARDISH14
  • HARDMAN13
  • HARDMEN13
  • HARDOKE15
  • HARDPAN13
  • HARDSET11
  • HARDTOP13
  • HAREEMS12
  • HARELDS11
  • HARELIP12
  • HARIANA10
  • HARICOT12
  • HARIJAN17
  • HARIRAS10
  • HARISSA10
  • HARKENS14
  • HARKING15
  • HARLING11
  • HARLOTS10
  • HARMALA12
  • HARMANS12
  • HARMELS12
  • HARMERS12
  • HARMFUL15
  • HARMINE12
  • HARMING13
  • HARMINS12
  • HARMONY15
  • HARMOST12
  • HARNESS10
  • HAROSET10
  • HARPERS12
  • HARPIES12
  • HARPING13
  • HARPINS12
  • HARPIST12
  • HARPOON12
  • HARRIED11
  • HARRIER10
  • HARRIES10
  • HARROWS13
  • HARSHEN13
  • HARSHER13
  • HARSHLY16
  • HARSLET10
  • HARTALS10
  • HARTELY13
  • HARTENS10
  • HARUMPH17
  • HARVEST13
  • HASBIAN12
  • HASHIER13
  • HASHING14
  • HASHISH16
  • HASHTAG14
  • HASLETS10
  • HASPING13
  • HASSARS10
  • HASSELS10
  • HASSIUM12
  • HASSLED11
  • HASSLES10
  • HASSOCK16
  • HASTATE10
  • HASTENS10
  • HASTIER10
  • HASTILY13
  • HASTING11
  • HATABLE12
  • HATBAND13
  • HATCHED16
  • HATCHEL15
  • HATCHER15
  • HATCHES15
  • HATCHET15
  • HATEFUL13
  • HATFULS13
  • HATLESS10
  • HATLIKE14
  • HATPEGS13
  • HATPINS12
  • HATRACK16
  • HATREDS11
  • HATSFUL13
  • HATTERS10
  • HATTING11
  • HATTOCK16
  • HAUBERK16
  • HAUBOIS12
  • HAUDING12
  • HAUGHTY17
  • HAULAGE11
  • HAULERS10
  • HAULIER10
  • HAULING11
  • HAULOUT10
  • HAUNTED11
  • HAUNTER10
  • HAUSENS10
  • HAUSING11
  • HAUTBOY15
  • HAUTEST10
  • HAUTEUR10
  • HAUYNES13
  • HAVARTI13
  • HAVENED14
  • HAVEOUR13
  • HAVERED14
  • HAVEREL13
  • HAVINGS14
  • HAVIORS13
  • HAVIOUR13
  • HAWALAS13
  • HAWBUCK21
  • HAWKBIT19
  • HAWKERS17
  • HAWKEYS20
  • HAWKIES17
  • HAWKING18
  • HAWKISH20
  • HAWMING16
  • HAWSERS13
  • HAWSING14
  • HAYBAND16
  • HAYCOCK21
  • HAYFORK20
  • HAYINGS14
  • HAYLAGE14
  • HAYLOFT16
  • HAYMOWS18
  • HAYRACK19
  • HAYRICK19
  • HAYRIDE14
  • HAYSEED14
  • HAYSELS13
  • HAYWARD17
  • HAYWIRE16
  • HAZANIM21
  • HAZARDS20
  • HAZELLY22
  • HAZIEST19
  • HAZINGS20
  • HAZMATS21
  • HAZZANS28
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 7th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. R17%
  2. L13%
  3. N11%
4th letter
  1. D12%
  2. L10%
  3. K7%
5th letter
  1. I24%
  2. E16%
  3. O12%
6th letter
  1. E21%
  2. N16%
  3. R10%
7th letter
  1. S35%
  2. G10%
  3. T8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; HAZZANS tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 50 words
  2. 11 points: 43 words
  3. 1212 points: 62 words
  4. 13 points: 63 words
  5. 1414 points: 39 words
  6. 15 points: 32 words
  7. 1616 points: 31 words
  8. 17 points: 17 words
  9. 1818 points: 8 words
  10. 19 points: 10 words
  11. 2020 points: 6 words
  12. 21 points: 4 words
  13. 2222 points: 2 words
  14. 23 points: 0 words
  15. 2424 points: 1 words
  16. 25 points: 0 words
  17. 2626 points: 0 words
  18. 27 points: 1 words
  19. 2828 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HAZZANS2828All three
HAJJAHS2729Collins only
HAMZAHS2423All three
HAFIZES2221Collins · NWL
HAZELLY2222All three
HAYCOCK2121All three
HAZMATS2121Collins · NWL
HAWBUCK2123Collins only
HAZANIM2122All three
HAZARDS2019All three
HAMMOCK2022All three
HAWKISH2018All three

The fixed opening HA narrows the search to 370 seven-letter entries accepted by at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023. Familiar choices include happens, handful, harmony, harvest, and habitat; the set also contains specialist spellings and less familiar words. That mix matters in a rack game: a recognizable answer is not automatically legal in every tournament dictionary, and the top tile scores often belong to the less obvious entries.

What stands out among HA words?

  • The HA pattern has 370 seven-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Only 41 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many matches are uncommon.
  • A definition is available for 315 of the entries.
  • The most frequent final letter is S, with 131 words ending that way.
  • The average tile score is 13.5 points; the highest scorers are much rarer than everyday picks.

Which HA words score highest?

Hazzans leads the score table at 28 points, followed by hajjahs at 27 and hamzahs at 24. Hazards, a more familiar option, still reaches 20. These are base tile scores, not guaranteed board totals: premium squares and rack placement change the final result.

That creates a useful tactical split. Happens, handful, and harvest are easier to recognize, while the top scorers rely on less familiar letter combinations. Before building a play around a high value, check that your game accepts the word; the dictionary coverage differs across ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023.

How the HA pattern narrows a seven-letter search

S is the clear leader at 131 matches, while G follows at 38 and T at 30. Words such as happens, hackers, and hazards show how often a familiar-looking HA start leads to an S ending.

For a normal rack, start with recognizable options such as habitat, hallway, or haircut, then use the less familiar entries only when your game's word list confirms them. The fixed letters are a clue, not proof of validity.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with HA?
There are 370 seven-letter words with H in the first position and A in the second across the tournament dictionaries. The matches include common words such as happens and harvest, along with less familiar entries. The count includes a word if it appears in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023.
Which HA seven-letter word has the highest Scrabble score?
Hazzans has the highest listed base tile score at 28 points. Hajjahs follows at 27, and hamzahs scores 24. Board bonuses can change the final total, and your game's dictionary determines whether a particular play is accepted.
Are all 370 HA words in every tournament dictionary?
No. The matches are drawn from three dictionaries, and each covers a different number: ENABLE has 269, Collins has 362, and NWL2023 has 292. A word found in one list may be missing from another, so check the word list used for your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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