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7-letter words with H as the 1st letter and I as the 5th letter

340 7-letter words with H first and I fifth match this pattern across tournament dictionaries.

340 wordsTop pick HOLDINGHighest score HIZZING 29

40 of 340 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With H in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (340 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 40 · most-used first

All valid words 340

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

  • HACKIES16
  • HACKING17
  • HADDIES12
  • HADDING13
  • HAEMINS12
  • HAFFITS16
  • HAFNIUM15
  • HAFTING14
  • HAGFISH17
  • HAGGING13
  • HAGGISH15
  • HAGLIKE15
  • HAGRIDE12
  • HAHNIUM15
  • HAILIER10
  • HAILING11
  • HAIMISH15
  • HAINING11
  • HAIRIER10
  • HAIRIFS13
  • HAIRILY13
  • HAIRING11
  • HALLIAN10
  • HALLING11
  • HALLION10
  • HALOIDS11
  • HALOING11
  • HALSING11
  • HALTING11
  • HALVING14
  • HAMMIER14
  • HAMMILY17
  • HAMMING15
  • HANDIER11
  • HANDILY14
  • HANDING12
  • HANDISM13
  • HANGING12
  • HANKIES14
  • HANKING15
  • HANTING11
  • HAPKIDO17
  • HAPLITE12
  • HAPPIED15
  • HAPPIER14
  • HAPPIES14
  • HAPPILY17
  • HAPPING15
  • HAPTICS14
  • HARDIER11
  • HARDIES11
  • HARDILY14
  • HARDISH14
  • HARKING15
  • HARLING11
  • HARMINE12
  • HARMING13
  • HARMINS12
  • HARPIES12
  • HARPING13
  • HARPINS12
  • HARPIST12
  • HARRIED11
  • HARRIER10
  • HARRIES10
  • HASBIAN12
  • HASHIER13
  • HASHING14
  • HASHISH16
  • HASPING13
  • HASSIUM12
  • HASTIER10
  • HASTILY13
  • HASTING11
  • HATLIKE14
  • HATPINS12
  • HATTING11
  • HAUDING12
  • HAULIER10
  • HAULING11
  • HAUSING11
  • HAWKIES17
  • HAWKING18
  • HAWKISH20
  • HAWMING16
  • HAWSING14
  • HAYRICK19
  • HAYRIDE14
  • HAYWIRE16
  • HEADIER11
  • HEADILY14
  • HEADING12
  • HEALING11
  • HEAPIER12
  • HEAPING13
  • HEARING11
  • HEATING11
  • HEAVIER13
  • HEAVIES13
  • HEAVILY16
  • HEAVING14
  • HECTICS14
  • HEDGIER12
  • HEDGING13
  • HEEDING12
  • HEELING11
  • HEEZIES19
  • HEEZING20
  • HEFTIER13
  • HEFTILY16
  • HEFTING14
  • HEILING11
  • HEIMISH15
  • HEINIES10
  • HEIRING11
  • HEITIKI14
  • HELLIER10
  • HELLING11
  • HELLION10
  • HELLISH13
  • HELMING13
  • HELPING13
  • HELVING14
  • HEMLINE12
  • HEMMING15
  • HEMPIER14
  • HEMPIES14
  • HENBITS12
  • HENDING12
  • HENLIKE14
  • HENNIER10
  • HENNIES10
  • HENNING11
  • HENNINS10
  • HENNISH13
  • HENRIES10
  • HENTING11
  • HERBIER12
  • HERBIST12
  • HERDICS13
  • HERDING12
  • HERLING11
  • HERMITS12
  • HERNIAE10
  • HERNIAL10
  • HERNIAS10
  • HEROICS12
  • HEROINE10
  • HEROINS10
  • HEROISE10
  • HEROISM12
  • HEROIZE19
  • HERRIED11
  • HERRIES10
  • HERRING11
  • HERYING14
  • HESPING13
  • HESSIAN10
  • HESSITE10
  • HETAIRA10
  • HEURISM12
  • HICKIES16
  • HICKISH19
  • HIDLING12
  • HIDLINS11
  • HIGHING15
  • HIGHISH17
  • HIKOIED15
  • HILDING12
  • HILLIER10
  • HILLING11
  • HILTING11
  • HINGING12
  • HINKIER14
  • HINNIED11
  • HINNIES10
  • HINTING11
  • HIPLIKE16
  • HIPLINE12
  • HIPPIER14
  • HIPPIES14
  • HIPPING15
  • HIPPINS14
  • HIPPISH17
  • HIRCINE12
  • HIRLING11
  • HISHING14
  • HISSIER10
  • HISSIES10
  • HISSING11
  • HISTING11
  • HITTING11
  • HIZZING29
  • HOAGIES11
  • HOARIER10
  • HOARILY13
  • HOARING11
  • HOAXING18
  • HOBBIES14
  • HOBBING15
  • HOBBISH17
  • HOBBITS14
  • HOBLIKE16
  • HOBOING13
  • HOBOISM14
  • HOCKING17
  • HODDING13
  • HODDINS12
  • HOELIKE14
  • HOGFISH17
  • HOGGING13
  • HOGGINS12
  • HOGGISH15
  • HOGLIKE15
  • HOGTIED12
  • HOGTIES11
  • HOIKING15
  • HOISING11
  • HOISINS10
  • HOLDING12
  • HOLKING15
  • HOLLIES10
  • HOLMIAS12
  • HOLMIUM14
  • HONGIED12
  • HONGIES11
  • HONGING12
  • HONKIES14
  • HONKING15
  • HOODIAS11
  • HOODIER11
  • HOODIES11
  • HOODING12
  • HOOFING14
  • HOOKIER14
  • HOOKIES14
  • HOOKING15
  • HOOLIER10
  • HOOLIES10
  • HOOPING13
  • HOOTIER10
  • HOOTING11
  • HOOVING14
  • HOPBIND15
  • HOPBINE14
  • HOPLITE12
  • HOPPIER14
  • HOPPING15
  • HORDING12
  • HORKING15
  • HORNIER10
  • HORNILY13
  • HORNING11
  • HORNISH13
  • HORNIST10
  • HORNITO10
  • HORRIFY16
  • HORSIER10
  • HORSIES10
  • HORSILY13
  • HORSING11
  • HOSPICE14
  • HOSTIES10
  • HOSTILE10
  • HOSTING11
  • HOTLINE10
  • HOTLINK14
  • HOTTIES10
  • HOTTING11
  • HOTTISH13
  • HOUFING14
  • HOUSIER10
  • HOUSING11
  • HOUTING11
  • HOWDIED15
  • HOWDIES14
  • HOWFING17
  • HOWKING18
  • HOWLING14
  • HUBBIES14
  • HUCKING17
  • HUFFIER16
  • HUFFILY19
  • HUFFING17
  • HUFFISH19
  • HUGGIER12
  • HUGGING13
  • HUIPILS12
  • HULKIER14
  • HULKING15
  • HULLIER10
  • HULLING11
  • HUMFING16
  • HUMLIES12
  • HUMMING15
  • HUMPIER14
  • HUMPIES14
  • HUMPING15
  • HUNKIER14
  • HUNKIES14
  • HUNNISH13
  • HUNTING11
  • HUPPING15
  • HURDIES11
  • HURLIES10
  • HURLING11
  • HURRIED11
  • HURRIER10
  • HURRIES10
  • HURTING11
  • HUSHIER13
  • HUSHING14
  • HUSKIER14
  • HUSKIES14
  • HUSKILY17
  • HUSKING15
  • HUSSIES10
  • HUSSIFS13
  • HUSWIFE16
  • HUTLIKE14
  • HUTTING11
  • HUZZIES28
  • HYACINE15
  • HYALINE13
  • HYALINS13
  • HYALITE13
  • HYBRIDS16
  • HYDRIAE14
  • HYDRIDE15
  • HYDRIDS15
  • HYENINE13
  • HYGEIST14
  • HYLDING15
  • HYLOIST13
  • HYMNING16
  • HYMNIST15
  • HYPNICS17
  • HYPOIDS16
  • HYPOING16
  • HYPPING18
Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 6th letter is N.
2nd letter
  1. A26%
  2. O25%
  3. E21%
3rd letter
  1. R17%
  2. N9%
  3. L9%
4th letter
  1. L14%
  2. T10%
  3. P9%
6th letter
  1. N43%
  2. E27%
  3. S9%
7th letter
  1. G36%
  2. S21%
  3. R12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; HIZZING tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 50 words
  2. 11 points: 62 words
  3. 1212 points: 47 words
  4. 13 points: 39 words
  5. 1414 points: 58 words
  6. 15 points: 36 words
  7. 1616 points: 18 words
  8. 17 points: 16 words
  9. 1818 points: 4 words
  10. 19 points: 6 words
  11. 2020 points: 2 words
  12. 21 points: 0 words
  13. 2222 points: 0 words
  14. 23 points: 0 words
  15. 2424 points: 0 words
  16. 25 points: 0 words
  17. 2626 points: 0 words
  18. 27 points: 0 words
  19. 2828 points: 1 words
  20. 29 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HIZZING2930Collins only
HUZZIES2828Collins only
HAWKISH2018All three
HEEZING2021All three
HUFFILY1919All three
HAYRICK1918All three
HICKISH1918All three
HEROIZE1918All three
HUFFISH1918All three
HEEZIES1918Collins only
HAWKING1819All three
HOAXING1819All three

The pattern includes familiar choices such as holding, hearing, helping, and housing, but only 40 of the 340 words are among the most common English words. Many end in G: that final letter is the clear standout. For a more approachable starting point, scan the familiar examples before weighing the less common tournament entries.

What stands out in this H-and-I pattern

  • There are 340 matching seven-letter words, with H first and I fifth.
  • Holding, hearing, helping, and housing are familiar examples that fit the letter positions.
  • G is the most frequent final letter: 123 words end that way.
  • Only 40 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • The average tile score is 13.1 points, before any board bonuses.

Why do so many matches end in G?

G closes 123 of the matching words, making it the leading ending by a wide margin. Holding, hearing, helping, and heating show how the pattern often appears in familiar words ending in -ing.

That concentration is a solving clue, not a guarantee. The remaining words end in S, R, E, H, Y, D, or M, and the counts fall from 73 ending in S to 8 ending in M. If your final tile is fixed, test G first, then check the smaller groups.

Which matches are worth trying in a word game?

For recognition, begin with everyday options such as hosting, hunting, healing, and heading. The pattern has 269 entries with definitions, but its 40 common words are a small slice of the full set; an unfamiliar match deserves a dictionary check before you play it.

For Scrabble scoring, H gives a solid base, while less common letter combinations can raise a word’s value. Hawkish scores 20 points, well above the 13.1-point average, but it is not the top scorer in this group. Confirm the word in your game’s word list before using an obscure option.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have H first and I fifth?
There are 340 matching words across the tournament dictionaries. Familiar examples include holding, hearing, helping, and housing. Only 40 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so many entries are less familiar than those everyday choices.
What is the most common final letter for this pattern?
G is the leading final letter, appearing in 123 matches. S is next with 73, followed by R with 41 and E with 33. Holding and helping are familiar examples of the prominent G ending.
Which H-first, I-fifth word scores 20 points?
Hawkish scores 20 points in Scrabble under the listed tile values. The average score for this group is 13.1, so hawkish is a strong scorer without being the highest-scoring entry. Board bonuses can change the total in an actual game.

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