Nine-letter words ending in H
204 nine-letter words end with the letter H. Here is the full list, grouped by first letter — handy when a crossword gives you the last square and nothing else.
Most common nine-letter words ending in H
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- establish
- paragraph
- bandwidth
- macintosh
- telegraph
- twentieth
- aftermath
- autograph
- shellfish
- labyrinth
- goldsmith
- monograph
- workbench
- sixteenth
- fifteenth
- patriarch
- forthwith
- republish
- therewith
- jellyfish
- locksmith
- whitefish
- ideograph
- stopwatch
Highest-scoring nine-letter words ending in H
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- squawfish 27
- chaffinch 25
- jellyfish 25
- xylograph 25
- backbench 24
- hemolymph 24
- hypomorph 24
- kymograph 24
- maharajah 24
- polyptych 24
- blackfish 23
- squeamish 23
- workbench 23
- backcloth 22
- cockroach 22
- djellabah 22
- auxotroph 21
- baksheesh 21
- forthwith 21
- hopscotch 21
- paranymph 21
- perilymph 21
- polymorph 21
- stockfish 21
All 204 nine-letter words ending in H
A 9
- acritarch
- aftermath
- allograph
- allomorph
- angelfish
- autograph
- autotroph
- auxotroph
- ayatollah
B 17
- backbench
- backcloth
- backslash
- baksheesh
- bandwidth
- barograph
- batholith
- billionth
- bitterish
- blackfish
- blindfish
- bloodbath
- blowtorch
- brainwash
- buckteeth
- bucktooth
- bullfinch
C 8
- cerecloth
- chaffinch
- cleverish
- cockroach
- colocynth
- copublish
- cranreuch
- cystolith
D 6
- devilfish
- dishcloth
- disrelish
- djellabah
- dragonish
- dropcloth
E 7
- ectomorph
- eightieth
- embellish
- endolymph
- endomorph
- ergograph
- establish
F 5
- facecloth
- fifteenth
- footcloth
- forereach
- forthwith
G 8
- gemutlich
- gibberish
- giraffish
- globefish
- goalmouth
- goldfinch
- goldsmith
- goosefish
H 17
- haftaroth
- haftoroth
- haggadoth
- hairbrush
- haircloth
- halachoth
- hellbroth
- hemistich
- hemolymph
- hemstitch
- holograph
- homeopath
- homograph
- hopscotch
- hoydenish
- hundredth
- hypomorph
I 2
- ideograph
- intermesh
J 2
- jargonish
- jellyfish
K 3
- killifish
- kittenish
- kymograph
L 9
- labyrinth
- laccolith
- lagomorph
- lickerish
- locksmith
- logograph
- logogriph
- loincloth
- loudmouth
M 13
- macintosh
- maharajah
- matriarch
- megadeath
- meseemeth
- meshuggah
- mesomorph
- microinch
- microlith
- millionth
- monograph
- mouthwash
- multipath
N 6
- nailbrush
- ninetieth
- nomograph
- nonchurch
- nongrowth
- nonspeech
O 8
- oleograph
- osteopath
- outgrowth
- outpreach
- overcoach
- overmatch
- overreach
- overweigh
P 13
- paragraph
- paranymph
- parashoth
- patriarch
- perilymph
- platyfish
- polygraph
- polymorph
- polyptych
- postcrash
- prelaunch
- premonish
- prettyish
R 4
- refurbish
- refurnish
- replenish
- republish
S 33
- sablefish
- sackcloth
- sagebrush
- sailcloth
- sallowish
- serigraph
- shellfish
- shillalah
- shophroth
- shtetlach
- sixteenth
- snowbrush
- sociopath
- songsmith
- sourdough
- spadefish
- spearfish
- spicebush
- spiderish
- squawfish
- squeamish
- stalworth
- statolith
- stockfish
- stonefish
- stopwatch
- strongish
- subbranch
- succotash
- superrich
- surfperch
- swellfish
- swordfish
T 16
- tabbouleh
- tallitoth
- telegraph
- terebinth
- therewith
- thirtieth
- thirtyish
- thornbush
- tollbooth
- tomboyish
- topstitch
- trierarch
- trunkfish
- tunesmith
- twentieth
- typograph
U 6
- ultrahigh
- ultrarich
- umpteenth
- unbookish
- unselfish
- unstylish
V 2
- vampirish
- vulturish
W 6
- washcloth
- wherewith
- whitefish
- whitewash
- wordsmith
- workbench
X 1
- xylograph
Y 2
- yellowish
- yeshivoth
Z 1
- zillionth
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words end in H?
There are 204 nine-letter words ending in H, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words ending in H?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: establish, paragraph, bandwidth, macintosh, telegraph, twentieth, aftermath, autograph. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word ending in H in Scrabble?
squawfish scores 27 points on plain tiles, before any double- or triple-word squares. Premium squares and the 50-point bingo bonus can change the ranking completely.
Are proper nouns and abbreviations included?
No. The list only contains words from the ENABLE lexicon, which excludes proper nouns, abbreviations and hyphenated forms — the same rule tournament Scrabble and most word games follow. Read more on the methodology page.
Counted from a 172,749-word public-domain lexicon, last reviewed 2026-08-01. How this list was built.