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

7-letter words with H as the 1st letter and O as the 6th letter: 50 tournament-dictionary matches, including HEXAGON and HORIZON.

50 wordsTop pick HORIZONHighest score HEXAPOD 20

2 of 50 are everyday words (4%). 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 50 · most-used first

  • HORIZON19
  • HOTSPOT12
  • HILLTOP12
  • HEXAGON18
  • HARPOON12
  • HOMEBOY17
  • HOTSHOT13
  • HALCYON15
  • HARDTOP13
  • HEGEMON13
  • HUMIDOR13
  • HELLION10
  • HOMOLOG13
  • HAIRDOS11
  • HELICON12
  • HONCHOS15
  • HOTFOOT13
  • HOODOOS11
  • HETEROS10
  • HANGDOG13
  • HARICOT12
  • HEXAPOD20
  • HIGHBOY19
  • HIGHTOP16
  • HALLION10
  • HIPSHOT15
  • HENCOOP14
  • HEBENON12
  • HERITOR10
  • HOUMMOS14
  • HELLBOX19
  • HAUTBOY15
  • HALIDOM13
  • HALLOOS10
  • HYPERON15
  • HEIRDOM13
  • HALIMOT12
  • HALLYON13
  • HEMAGOG14
  • HEMIPOD15
  • HERDBOY16
  • HOBODOM15
  • HOGHOOD15
  • HOLESOM12
  • HOLLOOS10
  • HOOFROT13
  • HOOPOOS12
  • HOOSGOW14

Showing the top 48 of 50 words. See every valid word

All valid words 50

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

  • HAIRDOS11
  • HALCYON15
  • HALIDOM13
  • HALIMOT12
  • HALLION10
  • HALLOOS10
  • HALLYON13
  • HANGDOG13
  • HARDTOP13
  • HARICOT12
  • HARPOON12
  • HAUTBOY15
  • HEBENON12
  • HEGEMON13
  • HEIRDOM13
  • HELICON12
  • HELLBOX19
  • HELLION10
  • HEMAGOG14
  • HEMIPOD15
  • HENCOOP14
  • HERDBOY16
  • HERITOR10
  • HETEROS10
  • HEXAGON18
  • HEXAPOD20
  • HIGHBOY19
  • HIGHTOP16
  • HILLTOP12
  • HIPSHOT15
  • HOBODOM15
  • HOGHOOD15
  • HOLESOM12
  • HOLLOOS10
  • HOMEBOY17
  • HOMOLOG13
  • HONCHOS15
  • HOODOOS11
  • HOOFROT13
  • HOOPOOS12
  • HOOSGOW14
  • HORIZON19
  • HORNDOG12
  • HOTFOOT13
  • HOTSHOT13
  • HOTSPOT12
  • HOUMMOS14
  • HULLOOS10
  • HUMIDOR13
  • HYPERON15
Letters by positionIn 34% of these words the 2nd letter is O.
2nd letter
  1. O34%
  2. E28%
  3. A24%
3rd letter
  1. L26%
  2. R14%
  3. M10%
4th letter
  1. I16%
  2. L16%
  3. E12%
5th letter
  1. O18%
  2. D14%
  3. B10%
7th letter
  1. N22%
  2. S18%
  3. T14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; HEXAPOD tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 7 words
  2. 11 points: 2 words
  3. 1212 points: 10 words
  4. 13 points: 11 words
  5. 1414 points: 4 words
  6. 15 points: 8 words
  7. 1616 points: 2 words
  8. 17 points: 1 words
  9. 1818 points: 1 words
  10. 19 points: 3 words
  11. 2020 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HEXAPOD2020All three
HORIZON1919All three
HIGHBOY1918All three
HELLBOX1921All three
HEXAGON1819All three
HOMEBOY1717All three
HIGHTOP1616Collins · NWL
HERDBOY1615Collins only
HALCYON1516All three
HONCHOS1515All three
HIPSHOT1514All three
HAUTBOY1515All three

The pattern is H _ _ _ _ O _, with the sixth letter fixed and five other positions to solve. Familiar choices such as HORIZON and HOTSPOT sit alongside specialist entries like HEXAPOD and HOMOLOG. Only two matches rank among common English words, so expect plenty of less familiar options when your rack or puzzle points to this shape.

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

  • Fifty seven-letter entries match H _ _ _ _ O _ in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Collins includes 49 matches; NWL2023 has 40, and ENABLE has 34.
  • Only 2 entries count as common, so many answers are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday picks.
  • N is the most frequent final letter, with 11 words; S follows with 9.
  • The average score is 13.5 points, with HEXAPOD topping the scoring examples.

Which H-and-O words score the most?

HEXAPOD leads at 20 points. HORIZON and HIGHBOY each score 19, while HEXAGON reaches 18. HEXAPOD and HEXAGON stand out because both use X, a high-value tile that can lift a word’s raw score.

Other strong entries include HOMEBOY at 17 and HIGHTOP at 16. Treat those figures as a starting point, not a promise of your final board total: premium squares and any connected plays change the result.

For a tighter rack, check the fixed O in slot six first, then test the remaining letters around it. Don’t assume a familiar-looking word is accepted everywhere; dictionary coverage differs.

How does this pattern compare with other seven-letter matches?

The H-and-O combination is comparatively narrow: the same pattern with S in the first position has 137 matches, well above this page’s 50. For H in the first position, changing the sixth letter to E yields 311 matches, making that a much broader search.

The final-letter split offers a quick filter. N and S together account for 20 matches; T appears 7 times, while G, M, P, and Y each appear 4 times. If your last tile is fixed, start with those clusters rather than scanning every candidate.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word with H first and O sixth?
HEXAPOD is the highest scorer in this pattern, at 20 points. HORIZON and HIGHBOY follow at 19 points each, with HEXAGON at 18. Board bonuses can change the total you earn, so separate the word’s score from its final play value.
How many of these words appear in Collins and NWL2023?
Collins includes 49 matches, while NWL2023 includes 40. The overall set contains 50 words found in at least one tournament dictionary, so the lists do not have identical coverage. Check the lexicon used in your game before relying on a disputed entry.
Which final letters are most common in this pattern?
N is the leading final letter, appearing in 11 matches, and S is next with 9. T follows at 7. Together, N and S make a useful first filter when you know the final tile but have not resolved the middle letters.

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