6-Letter Words Starting With H
There are 590 six-letter words that start with H. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like HEALTH, HOTELS, HAVING appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Scrabble, Words With Friends, and other word games, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- health12
- hotels9
- having13
- higher13
- highly16
- handle10
- height13
- houses9
- hunter9
- happen13
- hidden11
- hosted10
- hockey18
- helped12
- heaven12
- header10
- holder10
- horror9
- horses9
- harbor11
All 590 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- hearts 9
- hybrid 15
- humans 11
- herein 9
- herald 10
- honest 9
- hiking 14
- heroes 9
- herbal 11
- hacker 15
- headed 11
- harder 10
- hardly 13
- hoping 12
- hiring 10
- hourly 12
- handed 11
- hazard 19
- honors 9
- hereby 14
- hammer 13
- harper 11
- hungry 13
- helmet 11
- habits 11
- hostel 9
- heated 10
- hollow 12
- heater 9
- hunger 10
- honour 9
- humour 11
- hiding 11
- hoover 12
- humble 13
- hassle 9
- holden 10
- helper 11
- herpes 11
- hooked 14
- hummer 13
- hatred 10
- haired 10
- hooded 11
- heroin 9
- housed 10
- hopper 13
- humane 11
- hamlet 11
- hacked 16
- hurley 12
- helium 11
- heroic 11
- hector 11
- hanger 10
- hoodie 10
- hustle 9
- hottie 9
- hinges 10
- hearth 12
- heller 9
- henley 12
- halter 9
- harrow 12
- hinder 10
- hooper 11
- homage 12
- hamper 13
- healed 10
- hotter 9
- hearty 12
- hinged 11
- hereof 12
- hugely 13
- harmed 12
- hedges 11
- hippie 13
- halves 12
- hunted 10
- hurdle 10
- halted 10
- hailed 10
- hounds 10
- healer 9
- hereto 9
- hitter 9
- hornet 9
- hobbit 13
- harden 10
- hiatus 9
- hijack 22
- hectic 13
- horned 10
- hating 10
- hermit 11
- hernia 9
- hangar 10
- hickey 18
- heresy 12
- hitman 11
- hooray 12
- hikers 13
- hombre 13
- havens 12
- hauled 10
- hookup 15
- hadith 13
- harass 9
- hetero 9
- hazmat 20
- hugged 12
- hinted 10
- hanged 11
- haters 9
- hawker 16
- haunts 9
- horrid 10
- hordes 10
- hasten 9
- helios 9
- haggis 11
- humbly 16
- halide 10
- honeys 12
- hoaxes 16
- hyphen 17
- hither 12
- hurrah 12
- homers 11
- hashes 12
- hopped 14
- hauler 9
- hadron 10
- hoists 9
- howler 12
- hurled 10
- heeled 10
- homing 12
- heifer 12
- heyday 16
- halved 13
- holler 9
- homies 11
- hangul 10
- hubris 11
- hugger 11
- huddle 11
- harken 13
- herder 10
- humbug 14
- homely 14
- hookah 16
- honing 10
- hazing 19
- hedged 12
- herons 9
- hiller 9
- hushed 13
- houser 9
- hatter 9
- hander 10
- hakeem 15
- heriot 9
- heaped 12
- hansel 9
- hexane 16
- harlot 9
- hearse 9
- hoarse 9
- haggle 11
- homily 14
- horsey 12
- humvee 14
- hooves 12
- hotdog 11
- hymnal 14
- husker 13
- haring 10
- heeded 11
- haptic 13
- hotbed 12
- hemmed 14
- hissed 10
- hiccup 15
- hemmer 13
- hummus 13
- hovers 12
- hippos 13
- hoopla 11
- hashed 13
- hurray 12
- hooter 9
- hoodoo 10
- hearer 9
- heaved 13
- honcho 14
- harmer 11
- howled 13
- hallow 12
- herded 11
- hamada 12
- huzzah 30
- hubbub 15
- holier 9
- hangup 12
- hotrod 10
- hinter 9
- hiatal 9
- herbed 12
- hyssop 14
- hubcap 15
- hairdo 10
- hyenas 12
- hosing 10
- hassel 9
- holdup 12
- hondas 10
- hostas 9
- hellos 9
- hyphae 17
- hotbox 18
- hobble 13
- hitmen 11
- hoards 10
- hulled 10
- hummed 14
- humped 14
- hominy 14
- holies 9
- hunker 13
- hackle 15
- heeler 9
- hereon 9
- haikus 13
- hammam 15
- holism 11
- hyping 15
- havior 12
- hydric 15
- hocker 15
- hijrah 19
- henrys 12
- heaves 12
- helmed 12
- hussar 9
- hisses 9
- hoagie 10
- hipped 14
- heckle 15
- humors 11
- hexose 16
- hipper 13
- hurler 9
- heaths 12
- hoeing 10
- hedger 11
- hoofed 13
- hepcat 13
- horary 12
- hoorah 12
- hoofer 12
- hallux 16
- hurtle 9
- hyphal 17
- haying 13
- huffed 16
- hankie 13
- halons 9
- hansom 11
- honked 14
- holing 10
- hugest 10
- hirers 9
- havers 12
- hoopoe 11
- hamzah 23
- hooted 10
- heddle 11
- halite 9
- housel 9
- hogans 10
- haloes 9
- humper 13
- hoyles 12
- haslet 9
- hatted 10
- hapten 11
- hetman 11
- hiders 10
- heists 9
- haunch 14
- huckle 15
- humate 11
- hooped 12
- hasted 10
- hausen 9
- hawala 12
- hickie 15
- halloo 9
- hatful 12
- hosier 9
- hawkey 19
- hanker 13
- hawked 17
- hovels 12
- hobnob 13
- hydros 13
- hatbox 18
- heinie 9
- honker 13
- hyaena 12
- hefted 13
- hewing 13
- hights 13
- hybris 14
- heathy 15
- hallel 9
- hijabs 18
- heaver 12
- hogged 12
- husked 14
- hryvna 15
- harems 11
- hempen 13
- hatpin 11
- harped 12
- hoboes 11
- hawing 13
- hydria 13
- hookey 16
- hydras 13
- henges 10
- halutz 18
- hartal 9
- happed 14
- hogtie 10
- hepper 13
- hurter 9
- hoaxer 16
- heptad 12
- hawser 12
- heishi 12
- hefter 12
- hilted 10
- horsed 10
- habile 11
- haboob 13
- haceks 15
- hackee 15
- hackie 15
- hackly 18
- hading 11
- hadjee 17
- hadjes 17
- hadjis 17
- haeing 10
- haemal 11
- haemic 13
- haemin 11
- haeres 9
- haffet 15
- haffit 15
- hafted 13
- hafter 12
- hagbut 12
- hagdon 11
- hagged 12
- hailer 9
- haints 9
- hajjes 23
- hajjis 23
- hakims 15
- halala 9
- halals 9
- halers 9
- haleru 9
- halest 9
- halids 10
- haling 10
- hallah 12
- hallal 9
- halloa 9
- hallos 9
- hallot 9
- halmas 11
- haloed 10
- haloid 10
- halvah 15
- halvas 12
- hamals 11
- hamate 11
- hamaul 11
- hammal 13
- hammed 14
- hamuli 11
- hamzas 20
- hances 11
- handax 17
- haniwa 12
- hanked 14
- hansas 9
- hanses 9
- hanted 10
- hantle 9
- haoles 9
- hareem 11
- harked 14
- harmin 11
- harpin 11
- hasped 12
- hastes 9
- haughs 13
- haulms 11
- haulmy 14
- havocs 14
- hawkie 16
- hawses 12
- hayers 12
- haymow 17
- hazans 18
- hazels 18
- hazers 18
- hazier 18
- hazily 21
- hazzan 27
- heaper 11
- heaume 11
- heders 10
- heeder 10
- heehaw 15
- heezed 19
- heezes 18
- hegari 10
- hegira 10
- heiled 10
- heired 10
- hejira 16
- heliac 11
- helled 10
- helots 9
- helved 13
- helves 12
- hemins 11
- hemoid 12
- hempie 13
- henbit 11
- hennas 9
- hented 10
- herdic 12
- hereat 9
- hermae 11
- hermai 11
- heuchs 14
- heughs 13
- hewers 12
- hexade 17
- hexads 17
- hexers 16
- hexing 17
- hexone 16
- hexyls 19
- heydey 16
- hieing 10
- hiemal 11
- higgle 11
- highth 16
- hijras 16
- hilled 10
- hilloa 9
- hillos 9
- hinger 10
- hirees 9
- hirple 11
- hirsel 9
- hirsle 9
- hispid 12
- hisser 9
- histed 10
- hiving 13
- hoaxed 17
- hobbed 14
- hobber 13
- hoboed 12
- hocked 16
- hodads 11
- hodden 11
- hoddin 11
- hogger 11
- hogget 11
- hognut 10
- hoicks 15
- hoiden 10
- hoised 10
- hoises 9
- hokier 13
- hokily 16
- hoking 14
- hokums 15
- holard 10
- holily 12
- holist 9
- holked 14
- hollas 9
- holloa 9
- holloo 9
- hollos 9
- holmic 13
- holpen 11
- homeys 14
- homier 11
- hommos 13
- honans 9
- hondle 10
- honers 9
- honied 10
- honkie 13
- hooeys 12
- hookas 13
- hoolie 9
- hoopoo 11
- hootch 14
- hooved 13
- hopers 11
- hopple 13
- horahs 12
- horded 11
- horste 9
- horsts 9
- hosels 9
- hosers 9
- hoseys 12
- hostly 12
- hotted 10
- houdah 13
- houris 9
- howdah 16
- howdie 13
- howffs 18
- howked 17
- howlet 12
- hoyden 13
- hubbly 16
- huipil 11
- hulked 14
- huller 9
- hulloa 9
- hulloo 9
- hullos 9
- humeri 11
- humphs 16
- hunkey 16
- hunkie 13
- huppah 16
- hursts 9
- hushes 12
- hutted 10
- hutzpa 20
- huzzas 27
- hyalin 12
- hydrae 13
- hydrid 14
- hyenic 14
- hyetal 12
- hymens 14
- hymned 15
- hyoids 13
- hypers 14
- hypnic 16
- hypoed 15
- hysons 12
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many six-letter words are there that start with H?
There are 590 six-letter words that start with H in the tournament word lists. The most common are HEALTH, HOTELS, HAVING.
What are common six-letter words that start with H?
HEALTH, HOTELS, HAVING, HIGHER, HIGHLY are the most frequently used. The full list of 590 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.
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