9-letter words starting with H

9-letter words starting with H number 1,477, with familiar picks like household and happening and a top tile score of 34.

1,477 wordsTop pick HAPPENINGHighest score HUZZAHING 34

55 of 1,477 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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S starts the most 9-letter words (5,075); X starts the fewest (44). H ranks #12 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 55 · most-used first

HAPPENING₁₇
HOPEFULLY₂₀
HOUSEHOLD₁₆
HAPPINESS₁₆
HOSPITALS₁₄
HILARIOUS₁₂
HIGHLIGHT₂₀
HURRICANE₁₄
HEADLINES₁₃
HISTORIAN₁₂
HOLOCAUST₁₄
HEALTHIER₁₅
HONORABLE₁₄
HIERARCHY₂₀
HYDRAULIC₁₈
HAZARDOUS₂₂
HISTORIES₁₂
HEADACHES₁₈
HONEYMOON₁₇
HEARTBEAT₁₄
HIGHLANDS₁₇
HYPOCRISY₂₂
HARVESTED₁₆
HOSTILITY₁₅
HEPATITIS₁₄
HOMESTEAD₁₅
HAMBURGER₁₇
HARASSING₁₃
HORRIFIED₁₆
HEARTFELT₁₅
HOUSEWIFE₁₈
HYPOCRITE₁₉
HORSEBACK₂₀
HANDSHAKE₂₀
HINDSIGHT₁₇
HAIRSTYLE₁₅
HARDSHIPS₁₈
HEARTLESS₁₂
HARDCOVER₁₈
HEADPHONE₁₈
HEARTLAND₁₃
HANDCUFFS₂₁
HEARTACHE₁₇
HOMEOWNER₁₇
HAMMERING₁₇
HYDRATION₁₆
HAMSTRING₁₅
HORSESHOE₁₅

Showing the top 48 of 55 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 1,477

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

HAANEPOOT₁₄
HABANERAS₁₄
HABANEROS₁₄
HABDALAHS₁₈
HABENDUMS₁₇
HABERDINE₁₅
HABERGEON₁₅
HABILABLE₁₆
HABITABLE₁₆
HABITABLY₁₉
HABITANTS₁₄
HABITUALS₁₄
HABITUATE₁₄
HABITUDES₁₅
HABITUSES₁₄
HACENDADO₁₆
HACHURING₁₈
HACIENDAS₁₅
HACKAMORE₂₀
HACKATHON₂₁
HACKBERRY₂₃
HACKBOLTS₂₀
HACKERIES₁₈
HACKETTES₁₈
HACKLIEST₁₈
HACKNEYED₂₂
HACKSAWED₂₂
HACKWORKS₂₅
HACQUETON₂₃
HADROSAUR₁₃
HAECCEITY₁₉
HAEMATEIN₁₄
HAEMATICS₁₆
HAEMATINS₁₄
HAEMATITE₁₄
HAEMATOID₁₅
HAEMATOMA₁₆
HAEMOCOEL₁₆
HAEMOCYTE₁₉
HAEMONIES₁₄
HAEMOSTAT₁₄
HAFTARAHS₁₈
HAFTAROTH₁₈
HAFTORAHS₁₈
HAFTOROTH₁₈
HAGADISTS₁₄
HAGBUSHES₁₈
HAGBUTEER₁₅
HAGBUTTER₁₅
HAGFISHES₁₉
HAGGADAHS₁₈
HAGGADIST₁₅
HAGGADOTH₁₈
HAGGARDLY₁₈
HAGGISHLY₂₀
HAGGLINGS₁₅
HAGIARCHY₂₁
HAGIOLOGY₁₇
HAGRIDDEN₁₅
HAGRIDERS₁₄
HAGRIDING₁₅
HAILSHOTS₁₅
HAILSTONE₁₂
HAILSTORM₁₄
HAINCHING₁₈
HAIRBALLS₁₄
HAIRBANDS₁₅
HAIRBELLS₁₄
HAIRBRUSH₁₇
HAIRCLOTH₁₇
HAIRDRIER₁₃
HAIRDRYER₁₆
HAIRGRIPS₁₅
HAIRINESS₁₂
HAIRLINES₁₂
HAIRLOCKS₁₈
HAIRPIECE₁₆
HAIRSPRAY₁₇
HAIRSTING₁₃
HAIRSTYLE₁₅
HAIRTAILS₁₂
HAIRWINGS₁₆
HAIRWORKS₁₉
HAIRWORMS₁₇
HAIRYBACK₂₃
HALACHIST₁₇
HALACHOTH₂₀
HALAKHAHS₂₂
HALAKHIST₁₉
HALAKHOTH₂₂
HALAKISTS₁₆
HALALLING₁₃
HALATIONS₁₂
HALAZONES₂₁
HALCYONIC₁₉
HALFBACKS₂₃
HALFBEAKS₂₁
HALFLINGS₁₆
HALFLIVES₁₈
HALFPACES₁₉
HALFPENCE₁₉
HALFPENNY₂₀
HALFPIPES₁₉
HALFTIMES₁₇
HALFTONES₁₅
HALFTRACK₂₁
HALICORES₁₄
HALIDOMES₁₅
HALIEUTIC₁₄
HALIMOTES₁₄
HALITOSES₁₂
HALITOSIS₁₂
HALITOTIC₁₄
HALITUSES₁₂
HALLALLED₁₃
HALLALOOS₁₂
HALLIARDS₁₃
HALLMARKS₁₈
HALLOAING₁₃
HALLOOING₁₃
HALLOUMIS₁₄
HALLOWERS₁₅
HALLOWING₁₆
HALLSTAND₁₃
HALOBIONT₁₄
HALOCLINE₁₄
HALOGENIC₁₅
HALOGETON₁₃
HALOPHILE₁₇
HALOPHILY₂₀
HALOPHOBE₁₉
HALOPHYTE₂₀
HALOSERES₁₂
HALOTHANE₁₅
HALTERING₁₃
HALTINGLY₁₆
HAMADRYAD₁₉
HAMADRYAS₁₈
HAMAMELIS₁₆
HAMARTIAS₁₄
HAMBONING₁₇
HAMBURGER₁₇
HAMFATTER₁₇
HAMMERERS₁₆
HAMMERING₁₇
HAMMERKOP₂₂
HAMMERMAN₁₈
HAMMERMEN₁₈
HAMMERTOE₁₆
HAMMINESS₁₆
HAMPERERS₁₆
HAMPERING₁₇
HAMPSTERS₁₆
HAMSTRING₁₅
HAMSTRUNG₁₅
HANDBALLS₁₅
HANDBELLS₁₅
HANDBILLS₁₅
HANDBLOWN₁₈
HANDBOOKS₁₉
HANDBRAKE₁₉
HANDCARTS₁₅
HANDCLAPS₁₇
HANDCLASP₁₇
HANDCRAFT₁₈
HANDCUFFS₂₁
HANDFASTS₁₆
HANDFEEDS₁₇
HANDGLASS₁₄
HANDGRIPS₁₆
HANDHELDS₁₇
HANDHOLDS₁₇
HANDICAPS₁₇
HANDINESS₁₃
HANDIWORK₂₀
HANDLEBAR₁₅
HANDLINER₁₃
HANDLINES₁₃
HANDLINGS₁₄
HANDLISTS₁₃
HANDLOOMS₁₅
HANDMAIDS₁₆
HANDOVERS₁₆
HANDPHONE₁₈
HANDPICKS₂₁
HANDPLAYS₁₈
HANDPRESS₁₅
HANDPRINT₁₅
HANDRAILS₁₃
HANDROLLS₁₃
HANDSELED₁₄
HANDSHAKE₂₀
HANDSIEST₁₃
HANDSOMER₁₅
HANDSOMES₁₅
HANDSPIKE₁₉
HANDSTAFF₁₉
HANDSTAMP₁₇
HANDSTAND₁₄
HANDSTURN₁₃
HANDTOWEL₁₆
HANDWHEEL₁₉
HANDWORKS₂₀
HANDWOVEN₁₉
HANDWRITE₁₆
HANDWROTE₁₆
HANDYWORK₂₃
HANEPOOTS₁₄
HANGARAGE₁₄
HANGARING₁₄
HANGBIRDS₁₆
HANGFIRES₁₆
HANGNAILS₁₃
HANGNESTS₁₃
HANGOVERS₁₆
HANGRIEST₁₃
HANKERERS₁₆
HANKERING₁₇
HANSEATIC₁₄
HANSELING₁₃
HANSELLED₁₃
HANUKIAHS₁₉
HAPHAZARD₂₇
HAPHTARAH₂₀
HAPHTARAS₁₇
HAPHTAROT₁₇
HAPLESSLY₁₇
HAPLOIDIC₁₇
HAPLOLOGY₁₈
HAPLONTIC₁₆
HAPLOPIAS₁₆
HAPLOTYPE₁₉
HAPPENING₁₇
HAPPINESS₁₆
HAPTERONS₁₄
HAQUETONS₂₁
HARAKEKES₂₀
HARAMBEES₁₆
HARAMZADA₂₄
HARAMZADI₂₄
HARANGUED₁₄
HARANGUER₁₃
HARANGUES₁₃
HARASSERS₁₂
HARASSING₁₃
HARBINGER₁₅
HARBORAGE₁₅
HARBORERS₁₄
HARBORFUL₁₇
HARBORING₁₅
HARBOROUS₁₄
HARBOURED₁₅
HARBOURER₁₄
HARDASSES₁₃
HARDBACKS₂₁
HARDBAKES₁₉
HARDBALLS₁₅
HARDBEAMS₁₇
HARDBOARD₁₆
HARDBOOTS₁₅
HARDBOUND₁₆
HARDCASES₁₅
HARDCORES₁₅
HARDCOURT₁₅
HARDCOVER₁₈
HARDEDGES₁₅
HARDENERS₁₃
HARDENING₁₄
HARDFACES₁₈
HARDGOODS₁₅
HARDGRASS₁₄
HARDHACKS₂₂
HARDHEADS₁₇
HARDIHEAD₁₇
HARDIHOOD₁₇
HARDIMENT₁₅
HARDINESS₁₃
HARDLINER₁₃
HARDNOSED₁₄
HARDNOSES₁₃
HARDPACKS₂₁
HARDPARTS₁₅
HARDROCKS₁₉
HARDSCAPE₁₇
HARDSHELL₁₆
HARDSHIPS₁₈
HARDSTAND₁₄
HARDTACKS₁₉
HARDWARES₁₆
HARDWIRED₁₇
HARDWIRES₁₆
HARDWOODS₁₇
HAREBELLS₁₄
HARESTAIL₁₂
HAREWOODS₁₆
HARIGALDS₁₄
HARIOLATE₁₂
HARKENERS₁₆
HARKENING₁₇
HARLEQUIN₂₁
HARMALINE₁₄
HARMALINS₁₄
HARMATTAN₁₄
HARMDOING₁₆
HARMFULLY₂₀
HARMONICA₁₆
HARMONICS₁₆
HARMONIES₁₄
HARMONISE₁₄
HARMONIST₁₄
HARMONIUM₁₆
HARMONIZE₂₃
HARMOTOME₁₆
HARNESSED₁₃
HARNESSER₁₂
HARNESSES₁₂
HAROSETHS₁₅
HARPOONED₁₅
HARPOONER₁₄
HARPYLIKE₂₁
HARQUEBUS₂₃
HARRIDANS₁₃
HARROWERS₁₅
HARROWING₁₆
HARRUMPHS₁₉
HARSHENED₁₆
HARSHNESS₁₅
HARTBEEST₁₄
HARTENING₁₃
HARTLESSE₁₂
HARTSHORN₁₅
HARUMPHED₂₀
HARUSPICY₁₉
HARVESTED₁₆
HARVESTER₁₅
HASHHEADS₁₉
HASHISHES₁₈
HASHMARKS₂₁
HASTATELY₁₅
HASTENERS₁₂
HASTENING₁₃
HASTINESS₁₂
HATCHABLE₁₉
HATCHBACK₂₅
HATCHECKS₂₃
HATCHELED₁₈
HATCHINGS₁₈
HATCHLING₁₈
HATCHMENT₁₉
HATCHWAYS₂₃
HATEFULLY₁₈
HATERENTS₁₂
HATGUARDS₁₄
HATMAKERS₁₈
HATSTANDS₁₃
HATTERIAS₁₂
HATTERING₁₃
HAUGHTIER₁₆
HAUGHTILY₁₉
HAULBACKS₂₀
HAULMIEST₁₄
HAULYARDS₁₆
HAUNCHING₁₈
HAUNTINGS₁₃
HAUSFRAUS₁₅
HAUSTELLA₁₂
HAUSTORIA₁₂
HAVDALAHS₁₉
HAVDOLOHS₁₉
HAVELOCKS₂₁
HAVENLESS₁₅
HAVERINGS₁₆
HAVERSACK₂₁
HAVERSINE₁₅
HAVILDARS₁₆
HAVOCKERS₂₁
HAVOCKING₂₂
HAWEATERS₁₅
HAWKBELLS₂₁
HAWKBILLS₂₁
HAWKISHLY₂₅
HAWKMOTHS₂₄
HAWKNOSES₁₉
HAWKSBILL₂₁
HAWKSHAWS₂₅
HAWKWEEDS₂₃
HAWSEHOLE₁₈
HAWSEPIPE₁₉
HAWTHORNS₁₈
HAWTHORNY₂₁
HAYFIELDS₁₉
HAYMAKERS₂₁
HAYMAKING₂₂
HAYSTACKS₂₁
HAZARDERS₂₂
HAZARDING₂₃
HAZARDIZE₃₁
HAZARDOUS₂₂
HAZELHENS₂₄
HAZELNUTS₂₁
HEADACHES₁₈
HEADACHEY₂₁
HEADBANDS₁₆
HEADBANGS₁₆
HEADBOARD₁₆
HEADBUTTS₁₅
HEADCASES₁₅
HEADCHAIR₁₈
HEADCLOTH₁₈
HEADCOUNT₁₅
HEADDRESS₁₄
HEADFASTS₁₆
HEADFIRST₁₆
HEADFRAME₁₈
HEADFUCKS₂₂
HEADGATES₁₄
HEADGEARS₁₄
HEADGUARD₁₅
HEADHUNTS₁₆
HEADINESS₁₃
HEADLAMPS₁₇
HEADLANDS₁₄
HEADLEASE₁₃
HEADLIGHT₁₇
HEADLINED₁₄
HEADLINER₁₃
HEADLINES₁₃
HEADLOCKS₁₉
HEADMARKS₁₉
HEADNOTES₁₃
HEADPEACE₁₇
HEADPHONE₁₈
HEADPIECE₁₇
HEADPONDS₁₆
HEADRACES₁₅
HEADRAILS₁₃
HEADREACH₁₈
HEADRESTS₁₃
HEADRINGS₁₄
HEADROOMS₁₅
HEADROPES₁₅
HEADSAILS₁₃
HEADSCARF₁₈
HEADSHAKE₂₀
HEADSHIPS₁₈
HEADSHOTS₁₆
HEADSPACE₁₇
HEADSTALL₁₃
HEADSTAND₁₄
HEADSTAYS₁₆
HEADSTICK₁₉
HEADSTOCK₁₉
HEADSTONE₁₃
HEADWARDS₁₇
HEADWATER₁₆
HEADWINDS₁₇
HEADWORDS₁₇
HEADWORKS₂₀
HEALINGLY₁₆
HEALTHFUL₁₈
HEALTHIER₁₅
HEALTHILY₁₈
HEALTHISM₁₇
HEAPSTEAD₁₅
HEARKENED₁₇
HEARKENER₁₆
HEARSIEST₁₂
HEARTACHE₁₇
HEARTBEAT₁₄
HEARTBURN₁₄
HEARTENED₁₃
HEARTENER₁₂
HEARTFELT₁₅
HEARTFREE₁₅
HEARTHRUG₁₆
HEARTIEST₁₂
HEARTIKIN₁₆
HEARTLAND₁₃
HEARTLESS₁₂
HEARTLETS₁₂
HEARTLING₁₃
HEARTPEAS₁₄
HEARTSEED₁₃
HEARTSICK₁₈
HEARTSOME₁₄
HEARTSORE₁₂
HEARTWOOD₁₆
HEARTWORM₁₇
HEATHBIRD₁₈
HEATHCOCK₂₃
HEATHENRY₁₈
HEATHERED₁₆
HEATHFOWL₂₁
HEATHIEST₁₅
HEATHLAND₁₆
HEATHLESS₁₅
HEATHLIKE₁₉
HEATPROOF₁₇
HEATSPOTS₁₄
HEAVINESS₁₅
HEBDOMADS₁₈
HEBETATED₁₅
HEBETATES₁₄
HEBETUDES₁₅
HEBRAISED₁₅
HEBRAISES₁₄
HEBRAIZED₂₄
HEBRAIZES₂₃
HECATOMBS₁₈
HECKLINGS₁₉
HECOGENIN₁₅
HECTOGRAM₁₇
HECTORERS₁₄
HECTORING₁₅
HECTORISM₁₆
HEDERATED₁₄
HEDGEBILL₁₆
HEDGEHOGS₁₈
HEDGEHOPS₁₉
HEDGEPIGS₁₇
HEDGEROWS₁₇
HEDGINGLY₁₈
HEDONISMS₁₅
HEDONISTS₁₃
HEDYPHANE₂₁
HEDYSARUM₁₈
HEEDFULLY₁₉
HEEDINESS₁₃
HEEHAWING₁₉
HEELBALLS₁₄
HEELPIECE₁₆
HEELPLATE₁₄
HEELPOSTS₁₄
HEFTINESS₁₅
HEGEMONIC₁₇
HEGUMENES₁₅
HEGUMENOI₁₅
HEGUMENOS₁₅
HEIGHTENS₁₆
HEIGHTISM₁₈
HEINOUSLY₁₅
HEIRESSES₁₂
HEIRLOOMS₁₄
HEIRSHIPS₁₇
HEKETARAS₁₆
HEKTOGRAM₁₉
HELENIUMS₁₄
HELIBORNE₁₄
HELIBUSES₁₄
HELICALLY₁₇
HELICLINE₁₄
HELICOIDS₁₅
HELICONIA₁₄
HELICOPTS₁₆
HELICTITE₁₄
HELIDECKS₁₉
HELIDROME₁₅
HELILIFTS₁₅
HELIODORS₁₃
HELIOGRAM₁₅
HELIOLOGY₁₆
HELIOSTAT₁₂
HELIOTYPE₁₇
HELIOTYPY₂₀
HELIOZOAN₂₁
HELIOZOIC₂₃
HELIPILOT₁₄
HELIPORTS₁₄
HELISKIED₁₇
HELISTOPS₁₄
HELITACKS₁₈
HELLBOXES₂₁
HELLBROTH₁₇
HELLDIVER₁₆
HELLEBORE₁₄
HELLENISE₁₂
HELLENIZE₂₁
HELLERIES₁₂
HELLFIRES₁₅
HELLHOLES₁₅
HELLHOUND₁₆
HELLICATS₁₄
HELLISHLY₁₈
HELLKITES₁₆
HELLSCAPE₁₆
HELLWARDS₁₆
HELMETING₁₅
HELMINTHS₁₇
HELOPHYTE₂₀
HELOTAGES₁₃
HELOTISMS₁₄
HELOTRIES₁₂
HELPDESKS₁₉
HELPFULLY₂₀
HELPLINES₁₄
HELPMATES₁₆
HELPMEETS₁₆
HELVETIUM₁₇
HEMAGOGUE₁₆
HEMATEINS₁₄
HEMATINES₁₄
HEMATINIC₁₆
HEMATITES₁₄
HEMATITIC₁₆
HEMATOMAS₁₆
HEMATOSES₁₄
HEMATOSIS₁₄
HEMATOZOA₂₃
HEMATURIA₁₄
HEMATURIC₁₆
HEMELYTRA₁₇
HEMIALGIA₁₅
HEMICYCLE₂₁
HEMIHEDRY₂₁
HEMIOLIAS₁₄
HEMIOPIAS₁₆
HEMIOPSIA₁₆
HEMIPODES₁₇
HEMIPTERS₁₆
HEMISPACE₁₈
HEMISTICH₁₉
HEMITROPE₁₆
HEMITROPY₁₉
HEMOCOELS₁₆
HEMOCYTES₁₉
HEMOLYMPH₂₄
HEMOLYSED₁₈
HEMOLYSES₁₇
HEMOLYSIN₁₇
HEMOLYSIS₁₇
HEMOLYTIC₁₉
HEMOLYZED₂₇
HEMOLYZES₂₆
HEMOPHILE₁₉
HEMOSTATS₁₄
HEMOTOXIC₂₃
HEMOTOXIN₂₁
HEMPSEEDS₁₇
HEMPWEEDS₂₀
HEMSTITCH₁₉
HENDIADYS₁₇
HENEQUENS₂₁
HENEQUINS₂₁
HENHOUSES₁₅
HENIQUENS₂₁
HENIQUINS₂₁
HENNERIES₁₂
HENNISHLY₁₈
HENPECKED₂₁
HEPATICAE₁₆
HEPATICAL₁₆
HEPATICAS₁₆
HEPATISED₁₅
HEPATISES₁₄
HEPATITES₁₄
HEPATITIS₁₄
HEPATIZED₂₄
HEPATIZES₂₃
HEPATOMAS₁₆
HEPTAGLOT₁₅
HEPTAGONS₁₅
HEPTAPODY₂₀
HEPTARCHS₁₉
HEPTARCHY₂₂
HERALDING₁₄
HERALDIST₁₃
HERBALISM₁₆
HERBALIST₁₄
HERBARIAL₁₄
HERBARIAN₁₄
HERBARIES₁₄
HERBARIUM₁₆
HERBELETS₁₄
HERBICIDE₁₇
HERBIVORA₁₇
HERBIVORE₁₇
HERBIVORY₂₀
HERBOLOGY₁₈
HERBORISE₁₄
HERBORIST₁₄
HERBORIZE₂₃
HERCOGAMY₂₀
HERCULEAN₁₄
HERCYNITE₁₇
HERDESSES₁₃
HERDWICKS₂₂
HEREABOUT₁₄
HEREAFTER₁₅
HEREAWAYS₁₈
HERETICAL₁₄
HEREUNDER₁₃
HERISSONS₁₂
HERITABLE₁₄
HERITABLY₁₇
HERITAGES₁₃
HERITRESS₁₂
HERKOGAMY₂₂
HERMANDAD₁₆
HERMETICS₁₆
HERMETISM₁₆
HERMETIST₁₄
HERMITAGE₁₅
HERMITESS₁₄
HERMITISM₁₆
HERNIATED₁₃
HERNIATES₁₂
HERNSHAWS₁₈
HEROICISE₁₄
HEROICIZE₂₃
HEROINISM₁₄
HEROISING₁₃
HEROIZING₂₂
HERONRIES₁₂
HERONSEWS₁₅
HERONSHAW₁₈
HEROSHIPS₁₇
HERPETICS₁₆
HERPETOID₁₅
HERRIMENT₁₄
HERRINGER₁₃
HERRYMENT₁₇
HESITANCE₁₄
HESITANCY₁₇
HESITATED₁₃
HESITATER₁₂
HESITATES₁₂
HESITATOR₁₂
HESPERIDS₁₅
HESSONITE₁₂
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HETAERISM₁₄
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HOODOOISM₁₅
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HOOFBOUND₁₈
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HOORAHING₁₆
HOORAYING₁₆
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HOOVERING₁₆
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HOPLOLOGY₁₈
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HOREHOUND₁₆
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HORIZONAL₂₁
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HOROSCOPE₁₆
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HORRIDEST₁₃
HORRIFIED₁₆
HORRIFIES₁₅
HORSEBACK₂₀
HORSEBEAN₁₄
HORSECARS₁₄
HORSEHAIR₁₅
HORSEHEAD₁₆
HORSEHIDE₁₆
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HOSTELING₁₃
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HOTELIERS₁₂
HOTFOOTED₁₆
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HOURGLASS₁₃
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HOUSEBOAT₁₄
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HOUSECARL₁₄
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HOUSEFULS₁₅
HOUSEHOLD₁₆
HOUSEKEEP₁₈
HOUSEKEPT₁₈
HOUSELEEK₁₆
HOUSELESS₁₂
HOUSELINE₁₂
HOUSELING₁₃
HOUSELLED₁₃
HOUSEMAID₁₅
HOUSEMATE₁₄
HOUSEROOM₁₄
HOUSESITS₁₂
HOUSETOPS₁₄
HOUSEWIFE₁₈
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HOUSEWRAP₁₇
HOUSTONIA₁₂
HOVELLERS₁₅
HOVELLING₁₆
HOVERPORT₁₇
HOWITZERS₂₄
HOWLBACKS₂₃
HOWLINGLY₁₉
HOWLROUND₁₆
HOWSOEVER₁₈
HOWTOWDIE₁₉
HOYDENING₁₇
HOYDENISH₁₉
HOYDENISM₁₈
HUAQUEROS₂₁
HUARACHES₁₇
HUARACHOS₁₇
HUBBUBOOS₁₈
HUBRISTIC₁₆
HUCKABACK₂₆
HUCKSTERS₁₈
HUCKSTERY₂₁
HUFFINESS₁₈
HUFFISHLY₂₄
HUGEOUSLY₁₆
HUISACHES₁₇
HUISSIERS₁₂
HULLOAING₁₃
HULLOOING₁₃
HUMANHOOD₁₈
HUMANISED₁₅
HUMANISER₁₄
HUMANISES₁₄
HUMANISMS₁₆
HUMANISTS₁₄
HUMANIZED₂₄
HUMANIZER₂₃
HUMANIZES₂₃
HUMANKIND₁₉
HUMANLIKE₁₈
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HUMANOIDS₁₅
HUMBLEBEE₁₈
HUMBLESSE₁₆
HUMBLINGS₁₇
HUMBUCKER₂₂
HUMBUGGED₁₉
HUMBUGGER₁₈
HUMBUZZES₃₄
HUMDINGER₁₆
HUMECTANT₁₆
HUMECTATE₁₆
HUMECTING₁₇
HUMECTIVE₁₉
HUMEFYING₂₁
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HUMIDEXES₂₂
HUMIDICES₁₇
HUMIDNESS₁₅
HUMIFYING₂₁
HUMILIANT₁₄
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HUMMELLED₁₇
HUMMELLER₁₆
HUMMOCKED₂₃
HUMONGOUS₁₅
HUMORALLY₁₇
HUMORESKS₁₈
HUMORISTS₁₄
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HUMORSOME₁₆
HUMOURFUL₁₇
HUMOURING₁₅
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HUMUNGOUS₁₅
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HUNDREDTH₁₇
HUNGERFUL₁₆
HUNGERING₁₄
HUNGRIEST₁₃
HUNKERING₁₇
HUNTAWAYS₁₈
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HURDLINGS₁₄
HURRAHING₁₆
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HURRICANE₁₄
HURRICANO₁₄
HURRIEDLY₁₆
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HUSBANDER₁₅
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HUSBANDRY₁₈
HUSHABIED₁₈
HUSHABIES₁₇
HUSHERING₁₆
HUSHPUPPY₂₄
HUSKINESS₁₆
HUSTLINGS₁₃
HUZZAHING₃₄
HYACINTHS₂₀
HYALINISE₁₅
HYALINIZE₂₄
HYALOGENS₁₆
HYALONEMA₁₇
HYBRIDISE₁₈
HYBRIDISM₂₀
HYBRIDIST₁₈
HYBRIDITY₂₁
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HYDRATING₁₇
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HYDRAZINE₂₅
HYDRAZOIC₂₇
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HYDRIODIC₁₉
HYDROCAST₁₈
HYDROCELE₁₈
HYDROFOIL₁₉
HYDROGELS₁₇
HYDROGENS₁₇
HYDROLASE₁₆
HYDROLOGY₂₀
HYDROLYSE₁₉
HYDROLYTE₁₉
HYDROLYZE₂₈
HYDROMATA₁₈
HYDROMELS₁₈
HYDRONAUT₁₆
HYDRONIUM₁₈
HYDROPATH₂₁
HYDROPSES₁₈
HYDROPTIC₂₀
HYDROPULT₁₈
HYDROSEED₁₇
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HYDROSOLS₁₆
HYDROSOMA₁₈
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HYDROXIDE₂₄
HYDROXYLS₂₆
HYDROZOAN₂₅
HYDROZOON₂₅
HYETOLOGY₁₉
HYGIEISTS₁₆
HYGIENICS₁₈
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HYGRISTOR₁₆
HYGRODEIK₂₁
HYGROLOGY₂₀
HYGROMATA₁₈
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HYLICISMS₁₉
HYLICISTS₁₇
HYLOBATES₁₇
HYLOPHYTE₂₃
HYLOZOISM₂₆
HYLOZOIST₂₄
HYMENAEAL₁₇
HYMENAEAN₁₇
HYMENEALS₁₇
HYMENIUMS₁₉
HYMNARIES₁₇
HYMNBOOKS₂₃
HYMNODIES₁₈
HYMNODIST₁₈
HYMNOLOGY₂₁
HYOSCINES₁₇
HYPALGIAS₁₈
HYPALLAGE₁₈
HYPANTHIA₂₀
HYPERACID₂₀
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HYPERFINE₂₀
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HYPERICIN₁₉
HYPERICUM₂₁
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HYPERMART₁₉
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HYPERNYMY₂₅
HYPEROPES₁₉
HYPEROPIA₁₉
HYPEROPIC₂₁
HYPERPNEA₁₉
HYPERPURE₁₉
HYPERREAL₁₇
HYPERTEXT₂₄
HYPESTERS₁₇
HYPETHRAL₂₀
HYPHEMIAS₂₂
HYPHENATE₂₀
HYPHENING₂₁
HYPHENISE₂₀
HYPHENISM₂₂
HYPHENIZE₂₉
HYPINOSES₁₇
HYPINOSIS₁₇
HYPNOGENY₂₁
HYPNOIDAL₁₈
HYPNOLOGY₂₁
HYPNOTEES₁₇
HYPNOTICS₁₉
HYPNOTISE₁₇
HYPNOTISM₁₉
HYPNOTIST₁₇
HYPNOTIZE₂₆
HYPNOTOID₁₈
HYPOBARIC₂₁
HYPOBLAST₁₉
HYPOBOLES₁₉
HYPOCAUST₁₉
HYPOCISTS₁₉
HYPOCOTYL₂₂
HYPOCRISY₂₂
HYPOCRITE₁₉
HYPODERMA₂₀
HYPODERMS₂₀
HYPOGAEAL₁₈
HYPOGAEAN₁₈
HYPOGAEUM₂₀
HYPOGENIC₂₀
HYPOGEOUS₁₈
HYPOMANIA₁₉
HYPOMANIC₂₁
HYPOMORPH₂₄
HYPONASTY₂₀
HYPONOIAS₁₇
HYPOPHYGE₂₆
HYPOPLOID₂₀
HYPOPNEAS₁₉
HYPOPNEIC₂₁
HYPOPNOEA₁₉
HYPOPYONS₂₂
HYPOSTOME₁₉
HYPOSTYLE₂₀
HYPOTAXES₂₄
HYPOTAXIS₂₄
HYPOTHECA₂₂
HYPOTHECS₂₂
HYPOTONIA₁₇
HYPOTONIC₁₉
HYPOXEMIA₂₆
HYPOXEMIC₂₈
HYRACOIDS₁₈
HYSTERIAS₁₅
HYSTERICS₁₇
HYSTEROID₁₆

Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 9th letter is S.

2nd letter

A27%
E24%
O23%

3rd letter

R16%
M14%
L10%

4th letter

D13%
R11%
O11%

7th letter

I20%
E11%
O11%

8th letter

E19%
N12%
S8%

9th letter

S41%
E11%
D7%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 16 in Scrabble; HUZZAHING tops the list with 34. Scores before board bonuses.

1212 points: 84 words
13 points: 105 words
1414 points: 194 words
15 points: 164 words
1616 points: 206 words
17 points: 169 words
1818 points: 145 words
19 points: 135 words
2020 points: 63 words
21 points: 83 words
2222 points: 34 words
23 points: 34 words
2424 points: 24 words
25 points: 13 words
2626 points: 10 words
27 points: 6 words
2828 points: 2 words
29 points: 2 words
3030 points: 1 words
31 points: 1 words
3232 points: 0 words
33 points: 0 words
3434 points: 2 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
HUZZAHING	34	35	All three
HUMBUZZES	34	37	Collins only
HAZARDIZE	31	30	Collins only
HIZZONERS	30	30	All three
HIGHJACKS	29	31	All three
HYPHENIZE	29	28	Collins only
HYDROLYZE	28	26	All three
HYPOXEMIC	28	29	All three
HAPHAZARD	27	26	All three
HYBRIDIZE	27	26	All three
HEMOLYZED	27	27	All three
HIGHJINKS	27	29	NWL only

This group is larger than the 1,435 eight-letter H words, but it contains only 55 entries in the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Household, hospitals and headlines are easy to recognize; huzzahing and humbuzzes are better known for their tile value. The dictionary totals differ, so confirm a playable word against your game's list.

At a glance: nine-letter H words

There are 1,477 nine-letter words beginning with H across the tournament dictionaries.
Only 55 are common by our frequency measure; happening and household are familiar examples.
Words ending in S lead the final-letter group, with 609 entries.
Huzzahing and humbuzzes tie for the highest score at 34 points.

Which 9-letter H words are familiar?

Happening, hopefully, household and happiness give you recognizable starting points. The examples also cover everyday topics: hospitals, headlines, headaches and heartbeat. These stand out in a collection where just 55 words meet the frequency threshold for common English.

The endings have a clear pattern: S accounts for 609 entries, far ahead of E at 167 and D at 109. That makes plural forms and other S-ending words a strong place to look when your rack or crossing letters settle the final tile. Y is another option, with 100 words.

How to use 9-letter words starting with H for scoring

For a high-value play, check the unusual spellings first. Huzzahing and humbuzzes score 34, while hazardize reaches 31 and hizzoners scores 30. Highjacks and hyphenize both score 29, so a less familiar word can beat household on raw tile points.

The dictionary split is a real limitation: 1,435 entries appear in Collins, 1,082 in NWL2023 and 857 in ENABLE. Those totals are not interchangeable, and a word accepted in one set may fail in another. When a high scorer looks unfamiliar, verify its spelling and your game's dictionary before committing.

Questions people ask

How many nine-letter words starting with H end in S?

There are 609 nine-letter H words ending in S. That is the largest final-letter group in this set, well ahead of E, which has 167. If your last square is fixed as S, start with that ending before checking less common options.

What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word that starts with H?

Huzzahing and humbuzzes share the highest score, at 34 points each. Hazardize follows at 31, then hizzoners at 30. The score is for the word itself; board bonuses can change the points in an actual play.

Do all nine-letter H words appear in every Scrabble dictionary?

No. The counts vary by dictionary: Collins includes 1,435 entries, NWL2023 has 1,082 and ENABLE has 857. Check the word list used in your game before playing an unfamiliar entry, especially one chosen for its high score.

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