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7-letter words with H as the 1st letter and G as the 6th letter

There are 22 7-letter words with H as the 1st letter and G as the 6th letter, including HAZINGS, the top scorer at 20 points.

22 wordsTop pick HOSTAGEHighest score HAZINGS 20

1 of 22 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With H in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (311 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 22 · most-used first

  • HOSTAGE11
  • HIDALGO12
  • HOTDOGS12
  • HAULAGE11
  • HERBAGE13
  • HIRINGS11
  • HUMBUGS15
  • HAYLAGE14
  • HIDINGS12
  • HAZINGS20
  • HAVINGS14
  • HEADAGE12
  • HATPEGS13
  • HAYINGS14
  • HEWINGS14
  • HEXINGS18
  • HIDALGA12
  • HIREAGE11
  • HOLINGS11
  • HOMINGS13
  • HOPDOGS14
  • HYPINGS16
All valid words 22

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

  • HATPEGS13
  • HAULAGE11
  • HAVINGS14
  • HAYINGS14
  • HAYLAGE14
  • HAZINGS20
  • HEADAGE12
  • HERBAGE13
  • HEWINGS14
  • HEXINGS18
  • HIDALGA12
  • HIDALGO12
  • HIDINGS12
  • HIREAGE11
  • HIRINGS11
  • HOLINGS11
  • HOMINGS13
  • HOPDOGS14
  • HOSTAGE11
  • HOTDOGS12
  • HUMBUGS15
  • HYPINGS16
Letters by positionIn 64% of these words the 7th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. A27%
  2. I23%
  3. O23%
3rd letter
  1. R14%
  2. D14%
  3. Y9%
4th letter
  1. I45%
  2. D14%
  3. L9%
5th letter
  1. N45%
  2. A27%
  3. L9%
7th letter
  1. S64%
  2. E27%
  3. O5%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; HAZINGS tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 5 words
  2. 12 points: 5 words
  3. 1313 points: 3 words
  4. 14 points: 5 words
  5. 1515 points: 1 words
  6. 16 points: 1 words
  7. 1717 points: 0 words
  8. 18 points: 1 words
  9. 1919 points: 0 words
  10. 20 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HAZINGS2021All three
HEXINGS1819Collins only
HYPINGS1617Collins only
HUMBUGS1519All three
HAYLAGE1414All three
HAVINGS1416Collins only
HAYINGS1414All three
HEWINGS1415Collins only
HOPDOGS1415Collins only
HERBAGE1314All three
HATPEGS1314Collins only
HOMINGS1315Collins only

The pattern fixes the opening H and puts G just before the final letter, so the last two spaces narrow the search quickly. Most entries are not everyday vocabulary: only one falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. HOSTAGE is a familiar exception, while HAULAGE and HERBAGE show how often this pattern turns up in less common words.

The H-first, G-sixth pattern at a glance

  • There are 22 tournament-dictionary entries matching the fixed H and G positions.
  • HAZINGS scores 20 points, ahead of HEXINGS at 18 and HYPINGS at 16.
  • Fourteen entries end in S; six end in E.
  • Collins includes all 22 entries; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 10.
  • Eighteen of the 22 entries have definitions.

Which words fit this seven-letter pattern?

HOSTAGE is the clearest everyday example, but it ends in E rather than S. HAULAGE and HERBAGE also finish with E, while HAZINGS, HIRINGS, and HUMBUGS illustrate the larger group ending in S. Those endings account for 20 of the 22 matches.

The top scores come from letters worth more than common vowels: HAZINGS leads at 20 points, HEXINGS follows at 18, and HYPINGS scores 16. HUMBUGS earns 15. Check the word against your game's dictionary before playing; the Collins list has more matches than either ENABLE or NWL2023.

The narrow pattern is unusually sparse beside nearby choices. For the same fixed sixth letter, seven-letter words beginning with S number 88, while the H-first pattern has 22. Keeping H and shifting the sixth letter to E opens up 311 matches.

How should you use the fixed letters?

Tip

Place H in slot one and G in slot six, then test the final letter first: S covers 14 matches, E covers six, and A or O covers one each.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with H and have G as the sixth letter?
There are 22 tournament-dictionary words with H first and G sixth. Collins contains all 22, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each contain 10. The list is small because both letter positions are fixed, and only one match is among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
HAZINGS scores 20 points, the highest value among these matches. HEXINGS scores 18 and HYPINGS scores 16. Those totals make the less familiar entries stronger tile plays, but you still need to confirm that your game's dictionary accepts the word.
Do most of these words end in S?
Yes. Fourteen of the 22 matches end in S, compared with six ending in E and one each ending in A or O. HOSTAGE is among the E-ending words, while HAZINGS and HIRINGS show the more common S ending.

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