Nine-letter words starting with H
856 nine-letter words begin with the letter H. The complete list is below in alphabetical order, grouped by second letter so you can scan straight to the ones that fit your puzzle.
Most common nine-letter words starting with H
Ranked by how often they appear in written English.
- headlines
- household
- hardcover
- hospitals
- hurricane
- happening
- hazardous
- highlight
- hopefully
- happiness
- handhelds
- hierarchy
- hydraulic
- holocaust
- hepatitis
- highlands
- honeymoon
- histories
- horoscope
- homeowner
- hilarious
- honorable
- homestead
- historian
Highest-scoring nine-letter words starting with H
Standard Scrabble tile values, before any board multipliers.
- huzzahing 34
- hizzoners 30
- highjacks 29
- hydrolyze 28
- hypoxemic 28
- haphazard 27
- hemolyzed 27
- hybridize 27
- hemolyzes 26
- hijacking 26
- huckaback 26
- hydrazide 26
- hydroxyls 26
- hylozoism 26
- hypnotize 26
- hypoxemia 26
- hackworks 25
- hatchback 25
- hawkishly 25
- hawkshaws 25
- hexachord 25
- hijackers 25
- hunchback 25
- hydrazine 25
All 856 nine-letter words starting with H
HA 247
- habaneras
- habdalahs
- habergeon
- habitable
- habitably
- habitants
- habituate
- habitudes
- hacendado
- hachuring
- haciendas
- hackamore
- hackberry
- hackliest
- hackneyed
- hackworks
- hadrosaur
- haecceity
- haematics
- haematins
- haematite
- haftarahs
- haftaroth
- haftorahs
- haftoroth
- hagadists
- hagbushes
- hagfishes
- haggadahs
- haggadist
- haggadoth
- haggardly
- hagiology
- hagridden
- hagriding
- hailstone
- hailstorm
- hairballs
- hairbands
- hairbrush
- haircloth
- hairiness
- hairlines
- hairlocks
- hairpiece
- hairstyle
- hairworks
- hairworms
- halachoth
- halakists
- halations
- halazones
- halfbacks
- halfbeaks
- halflives
- halfpence
- halfpenny
- halftimes
- halftones
- halidomes
- halitoses
- halitosis
- halituses
- halliards
- hallmarks
- halloaing
- hallooing
- hallowers
- hallowing
- halocline
- halogeton
- halophile
- halophyte
- halothane
- haltering
- haltingly
- hamadryad
- hamartias
- hamboning
- hamburger
- hammerers
- hammering
- hammertoe
- hamminess
- hamperers
- hampering
- hamstring
- hamstrung
- handballs
- handbells
- handbills
- handblown
- handbooks
- handcarts
- handclasp
- handcraft
- handcuffs
- handfasts
- handgrips
- handhelds
- handholds
- handicaps
- handiness
- handiwork
- handlebar
- handlings
- handlists
- handlooms
- handmaids
- handovers
- handpicks
- handpress
- handprint
- handrails
- handseled
- handshake
- handsomer
- handspike
- handstand
- handwheel
- handworks
- handwoven
- handwrite
- handwrote
- hangaring
- hangbirds
- hangfires
- hangnails
- hangnests
- hangovers
- hankerers
- hankering
- hanseling
- hanselled
- haphazard
- haphtaras
- haphtarot
- haplessly
- haplology
- haplontic
- haplopias
- haplotype
- happening
- happiness
- harangued
- haranguer
- harangues
- harassers
- harassing
- harbinger
- harborage
- harborers
- harborful
- harboring
- harboured
- hardbacks
- hardballs
- hardboard
- hardboots
- hardbound
- hardcover
- hardedges
- hardeners
- hardening
- hardhacks
- hardheads
- hardihood
- hardiment
- hardiness
- hardnoses
- hardships
- hardstand
- hardtacks
- hardwares
- hardwired
- hardwires
- hardwoods
- harebells
- harkeners
- harkening
- harlequin
- harmattan
- harmfully
- harmonica
- harmonics
- harmonies
- harmonise
- harmonium
- harmonize
- harnessed
- harnesses
- harpooned
- harpooner
- harquebus
- harridans
- harrowers
- harrowing
- harrumphs
- harshened
- harshness
- hartshorn
- harumphed
- harvested
- harvester
- hashheads
- hashishes
- hasteners
- hastening
- hastiness
- hatchable
- hatchback
- hatcheled
- hatchings
- hatchling
- hatchment
- hatchways
- hatefully
- hatmakers
- hatterias
- haughtier
- haughtily
- haulmiest
- haulyards
- hausfraus
- haustella
- haustoria
- havdalahs
- havelocks
- haversack
- havockers
- havocking
- hawkbills
- hawkishly
- hawkmoths
- hawknoses
- hawksbill
- hawkshaws
- hawkweeds
- hawsehole
- hawthorns
- hayfields
- haymakers
- haystacks
- hazarding
- hazardous
- hazelhens
- hazelnuts
HE 195
- headaches
- headbands
- headboard
- headdress
- headfirst
- headgates
- headgears
- headhunts
- headiness
- headlamps
- headlands
- headlight
- headlined
- headliner
- headlines
- headlocks
- headnotes
- headphone
- headpiece
- headraces
- headrests
- headrooms
- headsails
- headships
- headspace
- headstall
- headstand
- headstays
- headstock
- headstone
- headwater
- headwinds
- headwords
- headworks
- healthful
- healthier
- healthily
- hearkened
- heartache
- heartbeat
- heartburn
- heartened
- heartfelt
- heartiest
- heartland
- heartless
- heartsick
- heartsome
- heartsore
- heartwood
- heartworm
- heathiest
- heathland
- heathless
- heathlike
- heatproof
- heaviness
- hebdomads
- hebetated
- hebetates
- hebetudes
- hebraized
- hebraizes
- hecatombs
- hectogram
- hectoring
- hedgehogs
- hedgehops
- hedgepigs
- hedgerows
- hedgingly
- hedonisms
- hedonists
- heedfully
- heehawing
- heelballs
- heelpiece
- heelposts
- heftiness
- hegemonic
- hegumenes
- heightens
- heinously
- heiresses
- heirlooms
- heirships
- helically
- helicoids
- helicopts
- helilifts
- heliostat
- heliozoan
- heliports
- helistops
- hellboxes
- hellbroth
- hellebore
- hellenize
- helleries
- hellfires
- hellholes
- hellhound
- hellishly
- hellkites
- helmeting
- helminths
- helotages
- helotisms
- helotries
- helpfully
- helpmates
- helpmeets
- hemateins
- hematines
- hematinic
- hematites
- hematitic
- hematomas
- hematuria
- hemelytra
- hemicycle
- hemiolias
- hemipters
- hemistich
- hemocoels
- hemocytes
- hemolymph
- hemolyses
- hemolysin
- hemolysis
- hemolytic
- hemolyzed
- hemolyzes
- hemostats
- hempseeds
- hempweeds
- hemstitch
- hendiadys
- henequens
- henequins
- henhouses
- heniquens
- henneries
- henpecked
- hepaticae
- hepaticas
- hepatitis
- hepatized
- hepatizes
- hepatomas
- heptagons
- heptarchs
- heptarchy
- heralding
- herbalist
- herbarium
- herbicide
- herbivore
- herbivory
- herculean
- hereabout
- hereafter
- hereaways
- heretical
- hereunder
- heritable
- heritages
- hermetism
- hermetist
- hermitage
- hermitism
- herniated
- herniates
- heroinism
- heroizing
- heronries
- hesitance
- hesitancy
- hesitated
- hesitater
- hesitates
- hessonite
- heterodox
- heteronym
- heteroses
- heterosis
- heterotic
- heuristic
- hexachord
- hexagonal
- hexagrams
- hexahedra
- hexameter
- hexamines
- hexaploid
HI 63
- hibakusha
- hibernate
- hiccoughs
- hiccuping
- hiccupped
- hickories
- hiddenite
- hideaways
- hidebound
- hideosity
- hideously
- hidrotics
- hierarchs
- hierarchy
- hierodule
- hifalutin
- highballs
- highbrows
- highchair
- highflier
- highflyer
- highjacks
- highlands
- highlifes
- highlight
- highroads
- highspots
- hightails
- hijackers
- hijacking
- hilarious
- hillbilly
- hillcrest
- hilloaing
- hillsides
- himations
- hindbrain
- hinderers
- hindering
- hindrance
- hindsight
- hipnesses
- hipparchs
- hippiedom
- hippiness
- hippocras
- hiraganas
- hirelings
- hirseling
- hirselled
- hirsutism
- hispanism
- histamine
- histamins
- histidine
- histidins
- histogens
- histogram
- histology
- historian
- histories
- hitchhike
- hizzoners
HO 206
- hoactzins
- hoardings
- hoarfrost
- hoariness
- hoarsened
- hoatzines
- hobbyists
- hobgoblin
- hobnailed
- hobnobbed
- hobnobber
- hockshops
- hocussing
- hodaddies
- hodoscope
- hogfishes
- hoggishly
- hogmanays
- hogmenays
- hogsheads
- hogtieing
- hogwashes
- hoidening
- hokeyness
- holandric
- holdbacks
- holdfasts
- holdovers
- holidayed
- holidayer
- hollering
- holloaing
- hollooing
- holloware
- hollowest
- hollowing
- hollyhock
- holocaust
- holocrine
- holograms
- holograph
- holotypes
- holotypic
- holsteins
- holstered
- holystone
- holytides
- homebound
- homebreds
- homebuilt
- homegrown
- homelands
- homeliest
- homemaker
- homeopath
- homeowner
- homeports
- homerooms
- homesites
- homespuns
- homestays
- homestead
- hometowns
- homewards
- homeworks
- homeyness
- homicidal
- homicides
- homiletic
- homilists
- hominians
- hominized
- hominizes
- hominoids
- homograft
- homograph
- homologue
- homolyses
- homolysis
- homolytic
- homonymic
- homophile
- homophobe
- homophone
- homophony
- homoplasy
- homopolar
- homosexes
- homospory
- homunculi
- honchoing
- honestest
- honesties
- honeworts
- honeybees
- honeybuns
- honeycomb
- honeydews
- honeymoon
- honorable
- honorably
- honorands
- honoraria
- honorific
- honourers
- honouring
- hoodooing
- hoodooism
- hoodwinks
- hoofbeats
- hoofprint
- hooknoses
- hookworms
- hooligans
- hoopskirt
- hoopsters
- hoorahing
- hooraying
- hoosegows
- hopefully
- hopscotch
- horehound
- horizonal
- hornbeams
- hornbills
- hornbooks
- horniness
- hornpipes
- hornpouts
- hornstone
- horntails
- hornworms
- hornworts
- horologes
- horoscope
- horribles
- horrified
- horrifies
- horseback
- horsebean
- horsecars
- horsehair
- horsehide
- horseless
- horselike
- horsemint
- horseplay
- horseshod
- horseshoe
- horsetail
- horseweed
- horsewhip
- horsiness
- hortative
- hortatory
- hosannaed
- hosannahs
- hosepipes
- hosieries
- hospitals
- hospitium
- hospodars
- hostelers
- hosteling
- hostelled
- hosteller
- hostessed
- hostesses
- hostilely
- hostility
- hotbloods
- hotchpots
- hotdogged
- hotdogger
- hoteldoms
- hoteliers
- hotfooted
- hotheaded
- hothouses
- hotnesses
- hourglass
- houseboat
- houseboys
- housecarl
- housecoat
- housefuls
- household
- housekeep
- housekept
- houseleek
- houseless
- houseling
- houselled
- housemaid
- housemate
- houseroom
- housesits
- housetops
- housewife
- housework
- hovelling
- howitzers
- howlingly
- howsoever
- hoydening
- hoydenish
HU 47
- huaraches
- huarachos
- hubristic
- huckaback
- hucksters
- huffiness
- hugeously
- huisaches
- hulloaing
- humanised
- humanises
- humanisms
- humanists
- humanized
- humanizer
- humanizes
- humankind
- humanlike
- humanness
- humanoids
- humbugged
- humdinger
- humectant
- humiliate
- hummocked
- humongous
- humorists
- humorless
- humouring
- humpbacks
- humungous
- hunchback
- hundredth
- hungering
- hungriest
- hunkering
- hurrahing
- hurraying
- hurricane
- hurriedly
- hurtfully
- husbanded
- husbander
- husbandly
- husbandry
- huskiness
- huzzahing
HY 98
- hyacinths
- hyalogens
- hybridism
- hybridity
- hybridize
- hybridoma
- hydathode
- hydracids
- hydragogs
- hydrangea
- hydranths
- hydrating
- hydration
- hydrators
- hydraulic
- hydrazide
- hydrazine
- hydrocele
- hydrofoil
- hydrogels
- hydrogens
- hydrolase
- hydrology
- hydrolyze
- hydromels
- hydronium
- hydropses
- hydrosere
- hydroskis
- hydrosols
- hydroxide
- hydroxyls
- hydrozoan
- hygieists
- hygienics
- hygienist
- hylozoism
- hylozoist
- hymeneals
- hymeniums
- hymnaries
- hymnbooks
- hymnodies
- hymnology
- hyoscines
- hypallage
- hypanthia
- hyperacid
- hyperarid
- hyperbola
- hyperbole
- hypercube
- hyperemia
- hyperemic
- hyperfine
- hypergamy
- hypergols
- hyperopes
- hyperopia
- hyperopic
- hyperpnea
- hyperpure
- hypertext
- hyphemias
- hyphenate
- hyphening
- hypnoidal
- hypnotics
- hypnotism
- hypnotist
- hypnotize
- hypoblast
- hypocaust
- hypocotyl
- hypocrisy
- hypocrite
- hypoderms
- hypogeous
- hypomania
- hypomanic
- hypomorph
- hyponoias
- hypoploid
- hypopneas
- hypopyons
- hypostome
- hypostyle
- hypotaxes
- hypotaxis
- hypothecs
- hypotonia
- hypotonic
- hypoxemia
- hypoxemic
- hyracoids
- hysterias
- hysterics
- hysteroid
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Common questions
How many nine-letter words start with H?
There are 856 nine-letter words beginning with H, all listed on this page in alphabetical order.
What are the most common nine-letter words starting with H?
Ranked by how often they appear in written English, the most common are: headlines, household, hardcover, hospitals, hurricane, happening, hazardous, highlight. The full "most common" list is near the top of this page.
What is the highest-scoring nine-letter word starting with H in Scrabble?
huzzahing scores 34 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.