10-Letter Words Starting With H
Looking for ten-letter words that start with H? There are 780 of them in the tournament word lists, and every one is on this page. The most common, like HISTORICAL, HIGHLIGHTS, HOUSEWARES, sit right at the top.
Unlike alphabetical lists that bury likely answers in the middle, this list is sorted by how often each word appears in everyday English. Scan the first rows for probable answers; dig deeper for rare, high-scoring plays.
Most common
- historical15
- highlights21
- housewares16
- horizontal22
- households17
- humanities15
- headphones19
- hypothesis21
- housewives19
- helicopter17
- harassment15
- homeowners18
- horoscopes17
- hurricanes15
- homosexual22
- historians13
- harvesting17
- hemisphere20
- honourable15
- horsepower18
All 780 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- happenings 18
- hypotheses 21
- headlights 18
- homecoming 20
- handspring 17
- hyperlinks 22
- homeschool 20
- heightened 18
- hairstyles 16
- homeopathy 23
- hydrologic 20
- hereditary 17
- hematology 19
- herbicides 18
- highlander 18
- hesitation 13
- hitchhiker 25
- hemorrhage 19
- hydraulics 19
- hemoglobin 18
- homologous 16
- harmonious 15
- hoodwinked 22
- honeymoons 18
- hydrolysis 20
- hyperbolic 22
- humidifier 19
- hysterical 18
- healthiest 16
- heuristics 15
- heartbreak 19
- handicraft 19
- handlebars 16
- henceforth 21
- hamburgers 18
- hydropower 22
- hopelessly 18
- heretofore 16
- harmonized 25
- hallelujah 23
- humanistic 17
- horrendous 14
- hypermedia 21
- harnessing 14
- humiliated 16
- habitation 15
- horrifying 20
- homophobia 22
- headwaters 17
- histograms 16
- headmaster 16
- herbaceous 17
- hinterland 14
- hospitable 17
- homogenous 16
- haplotypes 20
- hypocrites 20
- hysteresis 16
- homophobic 24
- homozygous 28
- headhunter 17
- hemophilia 20
- headboards 17
- hydroponic 21
- hammerhead 21
- hullabaloo 15
- homologues 16
- hausfrauen 16
- hyperbaric 22
- hovercraft 21
- handpicked 23
- heartbeats 15
- histologic 16
- harmonised 16
- hydrolases 17
- handsomely 19
- habitually 18
- hygienists 17
- handcuffed 23
- harvesters 16
- hyphenated 22
- hyperspace 22
- houseboats 15
- helplessly 18
- hundredths 18
- horseshoes 16
- headlining 15
- headliners 14
- hatcheries 18
- harborside 16
- hypnotized 28
- homemakers 21
- housemates 15
- hostelling 14
- highchairs 22
- headstrong 15
- herbivores 18
- hypersonic 20
- headstones 14
- holography 22
- hardcovers 19
- hairpieces 17
- hepatocyte 20
- hybridized 29
- homemaking 22
- hippodrome 20
- hematocrit 17
- hydrolyzed 30
- hallmarked 20
- headpieces 18
- heartening 14
- herbalists 15
- harmonicas 17
- honorarium 15
- hesitating 14
- hemostasis 15
- hygrometer 19
- harlequins 22
- hedonistic 16
- handedness 15
- hatchbacks 26
- hyperplane 20
- hypodermic 23
- homesteads 16
- hodgepodge 19
- hindrances 16
- heartlands 14
- hemorrhoid 19
- hamstrings 16
- hypnotists 18
- hydrangeas 18
- hesitantly 16
- heartaches 18
- hauntingly 17
- humorously 18
- herniation 13
- handcrafts 19
- handshakes 21
- houseplant 15
- hemangioma 18
- hatchlings 19
- hoarseness 13
- heliotrope 15
- hantavirus 16
- hypoplasia 20
- highwayman 25
- hijackings 27
- handbasket 20
- hypertonic 20
- heroically 18
- highwaymen 25
- heptachlor 20
- homeopaths 20
- harbouring 16
- heartthrob 18
- harmlessly 18
- holidaying 18
- histrionic 15
- hexokinase 24
- hemiplegia 18
- housebound 16
- harbingers 16
- hydroxides 25
- husbandman 18
- holoenzyme 27
- hydrometer 19
- heterodyne 17
- hydrolytic 22
- handprints 16
- hairstreak 17
- homogenate 16
- homunculus 17
- hemostatic 17
- homologies 16
- handmaiden 17
- hydroplane 19
- humanizing 25
- hierarchic 20
- hootenanny 16
- habituated 16
- hollowware 19
- hornblende 16
- hybridomas 21
- handstands 15
- hormonally 18
- hypotenuse 18
- heavenward 20
- hydrophone 22
- harmonizes 24
- heatstroke 17
- humidistat 16
- homophobes 22
- humidified 20
- honeyeater 16
- homophones 20
- humidities 16
- hollyhocks 25
- homozygote 28
- hailstones 13
- hemoptysis 20
- hereabouts 15
- homiletics 17
- heartworms 18
- handsomest 16
- houseguest 14
- humbleness 17
- hypercubes 22
- hypertexts 25
- hollowness 16
- hierophant 18
- hobgoblins 18
- hemocyanin 20
- heathlands 17
- hierarchal 18
- hieroglyph 22
- hoofprints 18
- harmonizer 24
- husbandmen 18
- homogenize 25
- headcheese 19
- honeycombs 22
- hellebores 15
- hypocenter 20
- homonymous 20
- humiliates 15
- hesperidin 16
- hysteretic 18
- heathenism 18
- heterodoxy 24
- honeyguide 18
- holocausts 15
- houseworks 20
- hartebeest 15
- hellacious 15
- hatemonger 16
- hydrofoils 20
- hitchhiked 26
- hailstorms 15
- halocarbon 17
- humoresque 24
- hemiplegic 20
- hydrolyzes 29
- heteroatom 15
- hardheaded 19
- headhunted 18
- highnesses 17
- hospitably 20
- histamines 15
- hippogriff 24
- haranguing 15
- hammerlock 23
- humoristic 17
- hypertonia 18
- hybridizes 28
- houseflies 16
- harmonists 15
- harvestmen 18
- hybridizer 28
- halophilic 20
- hillslopes 15
- hypostasis 18
- hellbender 16
- heedlessly 17
- humaneness 15
- heartiness 13
- hobnobbing 20
- hypophysis 26
- humectants 17
- hearkening 18
- hemizygous 28
- headstalls 14
- hydrazines 26
- housemaids 16
- hypocotyls 23
- hibernates 15
- hackamores 21
- hardwiring 18
- herbicidal 18
- homeported 18
- homographs 21
- horsewoman 18
- headcounts 16
- highjacked 31
- homophonic 22
- harmonises 15
- hemolysins 18
- hostelries 13
- hydropathy 25
- habergeons 16
- habiliment 17
- habilitate 15
- habituates 15
- hacendados 17
- haciendado 17
- hackmatack 27
- hackneying 23
- hacksawing 23
- hadrosaurs 14
- haematites 15
- hagberries 16
- haggadists 16
- hagiologic 17
- hagioscope 18
- haircloths 18
- haircutter 15
- hairsprays 18
- hairspring 16
- halachists 18
- halakhists 20
- halenesses 13
- halfnesses 16
- halftracks 22
- halobionts 15
- haloclines 15
- halogenate 14
- halogenous 14
- halogetons 14
- halophiles 18
- halophytes 21
- halophytic 23
- halothanes 16
- hamadryads 20
- hamantasch 20
- hammerkops 23
- hammerless 17
- hammertoes 17
- handbarrow 19
- handclasps 18
- handfasted 18
- handiworks 21
- handleable 16
- handleless 14
- handseling 15
- handselled 15
- handspikes 20
- handstamps 18
- handwheels 20
- handworker 21
- handwrites 17
- hankerings 18
- hanselling 14
- haphazards 28
- haphtarahs 21
- haphtaroth 21
- haploidies 16
- haranguers 14
- harborages 16
- harborfuls 18
- harborless 15
- hardboards 17
- hardbounds 17
- hardenings 15
- hardfisted 18
- hardhanded 19
- hardihoods 18
- hardiments 16
- hardnesses 14
- hardstands 15
- harlotries 13
- harmattans 15
- harmoniums 17
- harpooners 15
- harpooning 16
- harrumphed 21
- harshening 17
- hartshorns 16
- harumphing 21
- haruspices 17
- harvestman 18
- hasheeshes 19
- hatcheling 19
- hatchelled 19
- hatchments 20
- haughtiest 17
- haustellum 15
- haustorial 13
- haustorium 15
- haversacks 22
- hawfinches 24
- hawksbills 22
- hawseholes 19
- hawsepipes 20
- hazinesses 22
- headachier 19
- headfishes 20
- headspaces 18
- headspring 17
- headstands 15
- headstocks 20
- headstream 16
- headwaiter 17
- hearkeners 17
- heartburns 15
- hearteners 13
- hearthrugs 17
- heartsease 13
- heartwoods 17
- heathbirds 19
- heathendom 19
- heathenish 19
- heathenize 25
- heavenlier 16
- hebdomadal 19
- hebetating 16
- hebetation 15
- hebraizing 25
- hectically 20
- hectograms 18
- hectograph 21
- hectoliter 15
- hectometer 17
- heelpieces 17
- heelplates 15
- hegemonies 16
- hegumenies 16
- heightisms 19
- hektograms 20
- heliacally 18
- helicities 15
- heliclines 15
- helicoidal 16
- heliconias 15
- helicopted 18
- helictites 15
- helilifted 17
- heliograms 16
- heliograph 19
- heliolatry 16
- heliometer 15
- heliostats 13
- heliotyped 19
- heliotypes 18
- heliozoans 22
- hellbroths 18
- helldivers 17
- hellenized 23
- hellenizes 22
- hellhounds 17
- helmetlike 19
- helminthic 20
- hematinics 17
- hematomata 17
- hematozoon 24
- hematurias 15
- hemelytron 18
- hemelytrum 20
- hemiacetal 17
- hemialgias 16
- hemicycles 22
- hemihedral 19
- hemipteran 17
- hemistichs 20
- hemitropes 17
- hemolymphs 25
- hemolyzing 28
- hemophiles 20
- hemophilic 22
- hemoptyses 20
- hemostases 15
- hemotoxins 22
- henotheism 18
- henotheist 16
- henpecking 22
- hepatizing 25
- hepatomata 17
- heptagonal 16
- heptameter 17
- heraldists 14
- heraldries 14
- herbalisms 17
- herbariums 17
- herculeses 15
- hereafters 16
- heredities 14
- heresiarch 18
- heretrices 15
- heretrixes 20
- heritrices 15
- heritrixes 20
- hermatypic 22
- hermetical 17
- hermetisms 17
- hermetists 15
- hermitages 16
- hermitisms 17
- hermitries 15
- herniating 14
- heroicized 25
- heroicizes 24
- heroicomic 19
- heroinisms 15
- herrenvolk 20
- herstories 13
- hesitances 15
- hesitaters 13
- hesitators 13
- hesperidia 16
- hessonites 13
- hetaerisms 15
- hetairisms 15
- heterocyst 18
- heterogamy 19
- heterogeny 17
- heterogony 17
- heteronomy 18
- heteronyms 18
- heterophil 18
- heulandite 14
- hexachords 26
- hexahedron 24
- hexameters 22
- hexaploids 23
- hexaploidy 26
- hexapodies 23
- hexarchies 25
- hexastichs 25
- hibernated 16
- hibernator 15
- hibiscuses 17
- hiccoughed 22
- hiccupping 22
- hiddenites 15
- hiddenness 15
- hierodules 14
- hierurgies 14
- highballed 20
- highbinder 20
- highbrowed 23
- highfliers 20
- highflyers 23
- highhanded 22
- hightailed 18
- hilarities 13
- hillcrests 15
- hindbrains 16
- hindshanks 21
- hindsights 18
- hippiedoms 20
- hippieness 17
- hippocampi 23
- hipsterism 17
- hirselling 14
- hirsutisms 15
- hispanidad 17
- hispanisms 17
- histidines 14
- histiocyte 18
- histolyses 16
- histolysis 16
- hitchhikes 25
- hithermost 18
- hitherward 20
- hoactzines 24
- hoarfrosts 16
- hoarsening 14
- hobblebush 22
- hobbyhorse 23
- hobnailing 16
- hobnobbers 19
- hodoscopes 18
- hokeypokey 29
- hokinesses 17
- hokypokies 26
- holidayers 17
- holinesses 13
- hollowares 16
- hologamies 16
- holographs 19
- hologynies 17
- holohedral 17
- holophytes 21
- holophytic 23
- holstering 14
- holystoned 17
- holystones 16
- homebodies 18
- homecomers 19
- homeliness 15
- homeoboxes 24
- homeotherm 20
- homeplaces 19
- homestands 16
- hominesses 15
- hominizing 25
- homocercal 19
- homogamies 18
- homogamous 18
- homogenies 16
- homogenise 16
- homogonies 16
- homografts 19
- homologate 16
- homologize 25
- homonymies 20
- homoousian 15
- homophiles 20
- homopteran 17
- homosocial 17
- honeybunch 23
- honoraries 13
- honorarily 16
- honorifics 18
- hoodedness 15
- hoodlumish 19
- hoodlumism 18
- hoodooisms 16
- hoodwinker 21
- hoopskirts 19
- hopsacking 22
- horehounds 17
- hormogonia 16
- hornedness 14
- hornstones 13
- horologers 14
- horologies 14
- horologist 14
- horridness 14
- horsebacks 21
- horsebeans 15
- horseflesh 19
- horseflies 16
- horsehairs 16
- horsehides 17
- horselaugh 17
- horsemints 15
- horseplays 18
- horsepoxes 22
- horseraces 15
- horseshits 16
- horseshoed 17
- horseshoer 16
- horsetails 13
- horseweeds 17
- horsewhips 21
- horsewomen 18
- hosannaing 14
- hostellers 13
- hostessing 14
- hotchpotch 25
- hotdoggers 16
- hotdogging 17
- hotfooting 17
- hothousing 17
- hotpressed 16
- hotpresses 15
- housebreak 19
- housebroke 19
- housecarls 15
- houseclean 15
- housecoats 15
- housedress 14
- housefront 16
- housekeeps 19
- houseleeks 17
- houselling 14
- houserooms 15
- housewifey 22
- houstonias 13
- hoverflies 19
- huckabacks 27
- huckstered 20
- hugenesses 14
- humanhoods 19
- humanising 16
- humanizers 24
- humblebees 19
- humblingly 21
- humbuggers 19
- humbuggery 22
- humbugging 20
- humdingers 17
- humidifies 19
- humilities 15
- hummocking 24
- humpbacked 26
- hunchbacks 26
- hungriness 14
- huntresses 13
- husbanders 16
- husbanding 17
- hyaloplasm 20
- hybridisms 21
- hybridists 19
- hydathodes 21
- hydrations 17
- hydrazides 27
- hydrocasts 19
- hydroceles 19
- hydrocrack 25
- hydrolyses 20
- hydrolytes 20
- hydromancy 24
- hydroniums 19
- hydropaths 22
- hydrophane 22
- hydrophyte 25
- hydropsies 19
- hydroseres 17
- hydrosolic 19
- hydrospace 21
- hydrostats 17
- hydroxylic 29
- hydrozoans 26
- hygrograph 23
- hygrophyte 25
- hygrostats 17
- hylozoisms 27
- hylozoists 25
- hymeneally 21
- hymnodists 19
- hypabyssal 23
- hypaethral 21
- hypallages 19
- hypanthium 23
- hyperacute 20
- hyperalert 18
- hyperaware 21
- hyperbolae 20
- hyperbolas 20
- hyperboles 20
- hyperemias 20
- hypergolic 21
- hypermania 20
- hypermanic 22
- hypermeter 20
- hyperopias 20
- hyperploid 21
- hyperpneas 20
- hyperpneic 22
- hypertense 18
- hyphenates 21
- hyphenless 21
- hypnagogic 22
- hypnogogic 22
- hypnotisms 20
- hypnotizes 27
- hypoblasts 20
- hypocausts 20
- hypocorism 22
- hypodermal 21
- hypodermas 21
- hypodermis 21
- hypogynies 22
- hypogynous 22
- hypolimnia 20
- hypomanias 20
- hypomanics 22
- hypomorphs 25
- hyponymies 23
- hypophyses 26
- hypoploids 21
- hypostases 18
- hypostatic 20
- hypostomes 20
- hypostyles 21
- hypotactic 22
- hypotonias 18
- hypoxemias 27
- hypsometer 20
- hystereses 16
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many ten-letter words are there that start with H?
There are 780 ten-letter words that start with H in the tournament word lists. The most common are HISTORICAL, HIGHLIGHTS, HOUSEWARES.
What are common ten-letter words that start with H?
HISTORICAL, HIGHLIGHTS, HOUSEWARES, HORIZONTAL, HOUSEHOLDS are the most frequently used. The full list of 780 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Can I play these words in Scrabble?
Yes. The list combines ENABLE and the North American tournament list (TWL), so these words are playable in Scrabble-style games, including Words With Friends.
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