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Words With the Letter H

All 56,250 English words that contain H, ordered with the most common first. Each one links to its definition, score and anagrams.

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Quick answer

How many words contain H?

There are 56,250 English words that contain H. The most common include LIGHT, HOLD, RIGHT, CATCH, TOUCH, CHARGE, and one of the highest scoring is OXYPHENBUTAZONE at 41 points.

Total words
56,250
Letter
H
Top score
41 pts
Shortest
2

Common words that contain H

Showing the 500 most common of 56,250.

Words with the letter H by length

The most common words of each length, with how many there are in total.

2 letter words with H

11 words · all 2 letter words

  • hi5
  • he5
  • ha5
  • hm7
  • ho5
  • oh5
  • ah5
  • ch7
  • eh5
  • sh5

3 letter words with H

122 words · all 3 letter words

4 letter words with H

615 words · all 4 letter words

5 letter words with H

1,661 words · all 5 letter words

6 letter words with H

3,348 words · all 6 letter words

7 letter words with H

5,472 words · all 7 letter words

8 letter words with H

7,525 words · all 8 letter words

9 letter words with H

8,579 words · all 9 letter words

10 letter words with H

8,181 words · all 10 letter words

  • scholastic17
  • silhouette13
  • melancholy20
  • thickening20
  • anthropoid16
  • philistine15
  • pigeonhole16
  • photograph21
  • secondhand17
  • altogether14

Highest-scoring words that contain H

Scrabble points before premium squares, with Words With Friends points for comparison.

WordScrabbleWords With Friends
OXYPHENBUTAZONE4144
CHIQUICHIQUIS4143
METHOXYBENZENES4143
NEBUCHADNEZZARS4145
NEBUCHADNEZZAR4044
CHIQUICHIQUI4042
METHOXYBENZENE4042
ZWISCHENZUGS3942
PHOTOXYLOGRAPHY3939
SHOWBIZZY3837
WHIZZINGLY3839
ZWISCHENZUG3841

Using H in word games

H is a common consonant worth few points on its own, which makes it a workhorse rather than a scorer. Its value is in flexibility: with 56,250 words available, it combines readily with most racks.

The list above is ranked by how often each word appears in written English rather than alphabetically. That ordering matters in play, because a word your opponent recognises is far less likely to be challenged than an obscure one of the same value.

Finding the ones you can actually play

A full list is useful for study, but during a game you need the overlap between the list and your rack. Enter your tiles into the finder above and the results narrow to words that contain H and that your letters can actually build. Add a length filter if you are fitting a specific gap on the board.

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Frequently asked questions

How many words contain H?

There are 56,250 English words that contain H in this dictionary of over 270,000 words, counting inflected forms such as plurals and past tenses.

What are some common words that contain H?

The most common are LIGHT, HOLD, RIGHT, CATCH, TOUCH, CHARGE, CHANGE, HAVE, HEAD, CHECK. The list on this page is ordered by how frequently each word appears in written English, so the most familiar come first.

What is the highest-scoring word that contain H?

OXYPHENBUTAZONE is among the highest scoring at 41 points in Scrabble. Words containing Q, Z, X and J score highest because those tiles carry the most points.

How do I find words that contain H using my own letters?

Use the finder at the top of this page. Enter the letters you have, and the results are filtered to words that contain H. You can also set an exact word length.