4-Letter Words Starting With H
Our word finder knows 191 four-letter words that start with H. Common picks such as HAVE, HOME, HERE lead the list, which makes it faster to spot the word your puzzle is hiding.
Words are ordered by usage frequency in a trillion-word English corpus, which is the closest thing to "most likely answer first" that a word list can offer.
Most common
- have10
- home9
- here7
- help9
- high11
- hard8
- hand8
- head8
- half10
- held8
- hope9
- hour7
- huge8
- hill7
- hold8
- hall7
- hair7
- host7
- hear7
- hits7
All 191 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- heat 7
- hire 7
- hong 8
- hide 8
- hole 7
- holy 10
- hell 7
- hate 7
- hist 7
- hunt 7
- hurt 7
- hero 7
- hats 7
- hook 11
- hang 8
- hood 8
- harm 9
- hung 8
- horn 7
- hart 7
- hose 7
- hull 7
- hack 13
- hawk 14
- halo 7
- hint 7
- herb 9
- hash 10
- heel 7
- hath 10
- haha 10
- homo 9
- hubs 9
- hike 11
- heal 7
- heck 13
- hank 11
- holt 7
- hype 12
- hale 7
- halt 7
- haul 7
- heap 9
- hail 7
- herd 8
- hips 9
- hunk 11
- harp 9
- howe 10
- hoop 9
- huns 7
- hugs 8
- hemp 11
- hulk 11
- haze 16
- hers 7
- hare 7
- helm 9
- hast 7
- hush 10
- hays 10
- hymn 12
- hons 7
- heir 7
- hoax 14
- hobo 9
- hops 9
- heed 8
- hove 10
- hind 8
- huff 13
- hive 10
- hoes 7
- haut 7
- hula 7
- hens 7
- hogs 8
- hone 7
- hoya 10
- howl 10
- hobs 9
- hump 11
- holm 9
- hogg 9
- hora 7
- huts 7
- hues 7
- hajj 21
- helo 7
- hazy 19
- hoof 10
- hows 10
- hams 9
- hoot 7
- huck 13
- hiss 7
- haar 7
- heme 9
- hypo 12
- hark 11
- hock 13
- heft 10
- hoke 11
- heil 7
- hilt 7
- hurl 7
- husk 11
- hick 13
- honk 11
- haji 14
- haps 9
- hake 11
- hots 7
- herm 9
- hewn 10
- hols 7
- hums 9
- hwan 10
- hems 9
- hued 8
- hoar 7
- haws 10
- hasp 9
- haft 10
- hade 8
- haku 11
- hame 9
- hebe 9
- hern 7
- hest 7
- hyla 10
- haem 9
- heth 10
- hags 8
- hews 10
- harl 7
- habu 9
- halm 9
- hoed 8
- hila 7
- hadj 15
- hunh 10
- hods 8
- hent 7
- hoer 7
- haik 11
- hant 7
- hims 9
- herl 7
- howk 14
- haen 7
- hoys 10
- haes 7
- haaf 10
- haed 8
- haet 7
- hahs 10
- hehs 10
- hets 7
- hied 8
- hies 7
- hili 7
- hins 7
- hisn 7
- holk 11
- holp 9
- homy 12
- howf 13
- huic 9
- hyps 12
- hyte 10
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many four-letter words are there that start with H?
There are 191 four-letter words that start with H in the tournament word lists. The most common are HAVE, HOME, HERE.
What are common four-letter words that start with H?
HAVE, HOME, HERE, HELP, HIGH are the most frequently used. The full list of 191 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Why are the words in this order?
Words are ranked by how often they appear in a trillion-word corpus of written English, most common first. That surfaces likely puzzle answers instead of hiding them mid-alphabet. Use the sort control to switch to alphabetical or points order.
Starting with H in other lengths
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