7-letter words with H as the 1st letter and E as the 7th letter
The H-to-E frame contains 78 seven-letter words, including HOSTILE, HOSTAGE, HORMONE, and HYGIENE.
8 of 78 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With H in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (442 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- HOSTILE10
- HOSTAGE11
- HORMONE12
- HYGIENE14
- HEROINE10
- HOSPICE14
- HOTLINE10
- HECTARE12
- HYDRATE14
- HISTONE10
- HAULAGE11
- HAYWIRE16
- HYDRIDE15
- HONOREE10
- HYALINE13
- HAYRIDE14
- HIRSUTE10
- HOOCHIE15
- HEMLINE12
- HOPLITE12
- HERBAGE13
- HEPTANE12
- HAMBONE14
- HENBANE12
- HOGNOSE11
- HIPBONE14
- HOTCAKE16
- HAYLAGE14
- HARMINE12
- HABITUE12
- HALTERE10
- HOECAKE16
- HIRABLE12
- HYACINE15
- HIPLINE12
- HUSWIFE16
- HYALITE13
- HEADAGE12
- HUTCHIE15
- HACHURE15
- HADROME13
- HAGLIKE15
- HAGRIDE12
- HAGRODE12
- HAPLITE12
- HAPTENE12
- HARDOKE15
- HASTATE10
All valid words 78
- HABITUE12
- HACHURE15
- HADROME13
- HAGLIKE15
- HAGRIDE12
- HAGRODE12
- HALTERE10
- HAMBONE14
- HAPLITE12
- HAPTENE12
- HARDOKE15
- HARMINE12
- HASTATE10
- HATABLE12
- HATLIKE14
- HAULAGE11
- HAYLAGE14
- HAYRIDE14
- HAYWIRE16
- HEADAGE12
- HECTARE12
- HEKTARE14
- HEMIONE12
- HEMLINE12
- HENBANE12
- HENLIKE14
- HEPTANE12
- HEPTOSE12
- HERBAGE13
- HERBOSE12
- HERISSE10
- HERNIAE10
- HEROINE10
- HEROISE10
- HEROIZE19
- HESSITE10
- HEWABLE15
- HICATEE12
- HIDABLE13
- HIPBONE14
- HIPLIKE16
- HIPLINE12
- HIRABLE12
- HIRCINE12
- HIREAGE11
- HIRSTIE10
- HIRSUTE10
- HISTONE10
- HOBLIKE16
- HOECAKE16
- HOELIKE14
- HOGLIKE15
- HOGMANE13
- HOGNOSE11
- HONOREE10
- HOOCHIE15
- HOPBINE14
- HOPLITE12
- HORMONE12
- HOSPICE14
- HOSTAGE11
- HOSTILE10
- HOTCAKE16
- HOTLINE10
- HOUHERE13
- HUSWIFE16
- HUTCHIE15
- HUTLIKE14
- HYACINE15
- HYALINE13
- HYALITE13
- HYDRASE14
- HYDRATE14
- HYDRIAE14
- HYDRIDE15
- HYENINE13
- HYGIENE14
- HYPNONE15
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEROIZE | 19 | 18 | All three |
| HAYWIRE | 16 | 14 | All three |
| HOTCAKE | 16 | 16 | All three |
| HOECAKE | 16 | 16 | All three |
| HUSWIFE | 16 | 16 | All three |
| HIPLIKE | 16 | 17 | All three |
| HOBLIKE | 16 | 17 | All three |
| HYDRIDE | 15 | 13 | All three |
| HOOCHIE | 15 | 14 | Collins · NWL |
| HYACINE | 15 | 15 | Collins only |
| HUTCHIE | 15 | 15 | Collins only |
| HACHURE | 15 | 15 | All three |
All 78 entries share the same outer letters, but only eight meet the common group. Familiar choices span several endings inside the word, from HOSTILE to HORMONE; HEROIZE is the top scorer at 19.
Recognizable words inside a fixed frame
- 78 seven-letter words beginning H and ending E total: The H-to-E frame contains 78 seven-letter words, including HOSTILE, HOSTAGE, HORMONE, and HYGIENE..
- Examples include hostile, hostage, hormone, hygiene.
- Top scores begin with HEROIZE, HAYWIRE, HOTCAKE.
- The final E never changes, so use the interior letters to separate options. HEROIZE leads at 19; HAYWIRE, HOTCAKE, HOECAKE, HUSWIFE, HIPLIKE, and HOBLIKE each score 16.
What stands out in this letter pattern
All 78 entries share the same outer letters, but only eight meet the common group. Familiar choices span several endings inside the word, from HOSTILE to HORMONE; HEROIZE is the top scorer at 19.
The final E never changes, so use the interior letters to separate options. HEROIZE leads at 19; HAYWIRE, HOTCAKE, HOECAKE, HUSWIFE, HIPLIKE, and HOBLIKE each score 16. For a rack search, lock the stated positions first, then scan the remaining letters around examples such as hostile, hostage, hormone.
The counts here describe tournament-dictionary entries, not every spelling found in general word lists.
How should you use these seven-letter matches?
The score leader HEROIZE is less familiar than HOSTILE or HYGIENE. Eight common entries make the set approachable, but check your game dictionary when choosing an unusual form.
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