7-Letter Words Starting With H
There are 895 seven-letter words that start with H. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like HISTORY, HOWEVER, HOSTING 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
- history13
- however16
- hosting11
- holiday14
- housing11
- highest14
- helpful15
- himself15
- hearing11
- healthy16
- holding12
- helping13
- highway20
- husband13
- happens14
- hunting11
- hundred12
- heating11
- hobbies14
- heights14
All 895 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- healing 11
- herself 13
- holders 11
- habitat 12
- holland 11
- headset 11
- heading 12
- hanging 12
- harvest 13
- heather 13
- hottest 10
- heavily 16
- headers 11
- hormone 12
- handled 12
- handles 11
- harmony 15
- harbour 12
- horizon 19
- hazards 20
- hitting 11
- hostels 10
- hamburg 15
- harmful 15
- hygiene 14
- hackers 16
- handbag 14
- hogtied 12
- harness 10
- handler 11
- honored 11
- hunters 10
- hotline 10
- helmets 12
- heaters 10
- handset 11
- hacking 17
- hostile 10
- honours 10
- handful 14
- haunted 11
- happily 17
- honesty 13
- hotspot 12
- hospice 14
- hickory 19
- halfway 19
- hardest 11
- hayward 17
- heavens 13
- hostage 11
- heavier 13
- helpers 12
- hopeful 15
- hustler 10
- happier 14
- herring 11
- hearted 11
- halogen 11
- holster 10
- hurting 11
- huskies 14
- hybrids 16
- hallway 16
- hampers 14
- handout 11
- hosiery 13
- hepatic 14
- hamster 12
- handing 12
- horrors 10
- hornets 10
- hangers 11
- hurdles 11
- hammock 20
- hooters 10
- hawking 18
- heroine 10
- hotties 10
- hopping 15
- hammers 14
- hauling 11
- homolog 13
- hackney 19
- hostess 10
- hedging 13
- hatcher 15
- hydroxy 24
- hooking 15
- handgun 12
- haircut 12
- hassles 10
- hilltop 12
- heparin 12
- harbors 12
- hateful 13
- hurried 11
- hastily 13
- hectare 12
- howling 14
- hoodies 11
- hideous 11
- hidalgo 12
- hombres 14
- halibut 12
- hemlock 18
- haggard 13
- histone 10
- helical 12
- hugging 13
- hangman 13
- humming 15
- heathen 13
- hangout 11
- hitters 10
- hatchet 15
- hocking 17
- hamlets 12
- hipster 12
- hypoxia 22
- healers 10
- hearsay 13
- heretic 12
- heroism 12
- hatched 16
- hexagon 18
- harming 13
- hookers 14
- harrier 10
- hoppers 14
- hippies 14
- headway 17
- halting 11
- hatches 15
- hirsute 10
- hurling 11
- hydrate 14
- haulers 10
- hashing 14
- haulage 11
- herding 12
- halcyon 15
- haddock 18
- hookups 16
- harpers 12
- hapless 12
- hitches 15
- herbals 12
- hideout 11
- heifers 13
- hardtop 13
- humbled 15
- heinous 10
- harshly 16
- hydride 15
- hryvnia 16
- hackman 18
- hydrant 14
- heralds 11
- hinders 11
- huddled 13
- humidor 13
- heiress 10
- hotspur 12
- hairpin 12
- hotlink 14
- hailing 11
- hitched 16
- haughty 17
- hessian 10
- hinting 11
- hatters 10
- hyphens 18
- hurtful 13
- hillier 10
- helices 12
- harsher 13
- hovered 14
- hollies 10
- hiccups 16
- hissing 11
- humanly 15
- hobbits 14
- holdall 11
- harpoon 12
- hellish 13
- hominid 13
- hutches 15
- heaving 14
- hoisted 11
- handoff 17
- humoral 12
- homered 13
- hubcaps 16
- heckler 16
- huskers 14
- hadrons 11
- hellcat 12
- hypoxic 24
- honoree 10
- hollows 13
- hemming 15
- hotshot 13
- hashish 16
- hamming 15
- heaping 13
- hacksaw 19
- helicon 12
- hearken 14
- helluva 13
- homeric 14
- hedonic 13
- hanuman 12
- holiest 10
- hunched 16
- herders 11
- hearers 10
- halters 10
- hermits 12
- hegemon 13
- hotness 10
- hummers 14
- hangars 11
- heroics 12
- hoodlum 13
- hardens 11
- hobbled 15
- handily 14
- horning 11
- honking 15
- halides 11
- halving 14
- humerus 12
- homeboy 17
- haploid 13
- hosanna 10
- harried 11
- heeding 12
- hogging 13
- haywire 16
- harpist 12
- hotdogs 12
- hounded 12
- hayseed 14
- harries 10
- hoarded 12
- homburg 15
- hapkido 17
- halbert 12
- halacha 15
- hogwash 17
- hallows 13
- huggers 12
- humvees 15
- headend 12
- hawkers 17
- heavies 13
- hijinks 21
- hernias 10
- hippest 14
- harping 13
- hawkish 20
- hoovers 13
- handers 11
- humdrum 15
- hussars 10
- hankies 14
- hulking 15
- hustled 11
- hobnail 12
- halyard 14
- hauteur 10
- hookahs 17
- hyaline 13
- hayride 14
- hackles 16
- hoochie 15
- huffing 17
- hurries 10
- humeral 12
- habitus 12
- hadiths 14
- headman 13
- hillock 16
- hellion 10
- hearths 13
- hoedown 14
- hambone 14
- holdout 11
- herbage 13
- humored 13
- hastens 10
- helipad 13
- honeyed 14
- honchos 15
- humpers 14
- hatreds 11
- heptane 12
- hunches 15
- harlots 10
- humours 12
- hemline 12
- hawsers 13
- hassled 11
- hooting 11
- hymnals 15
- hafnium 15
- haycock 21
- hollers 10
- howlers 13
- hijacks 23
- hasting 11
- hydrous 14
- howbeit 15
- helming 13
- hibachi 17
- heeling 11
- hotbeds 13
- hardhat 14
- hoagies 11
- humbler 14
- homonym 17
- harkens 14
- holmium 14
- hairdos 11
- hydatid 15
- horsing 11
- harrows 13
- honkers 14
- hinging 12
- helling 11
- hangups 13
- henleys 13
- herdman 13
- harpies 12
- halberd 13
- hitcher 15
- hydrops 16
- hayfork 20
- henbane 12
- hooping 13
- hurlers 10
- hayloft 16
- heckled 17
- hungers 11
- holyday 17
- hummock 20
- hurtled 11
- handsaw 14
- hobbles 14
- hirudin 11
- huddles 12
- hothead 14
- harking 15
- hornier 10
- halakha 17
- humbles 14
- homages 13
- hardier 11
- hitless 10
- hurdler 11
- hurtles 10
- hoplite 12
- hisself 13
- havarti 13
- haricot 12
- hyperon 15
- hymnody 19
- hostler 10
- hotrods 11
- hooding 12
- hogweed 15
- horrify 16
- haunter 10
- hearses 10
- hickeys 19
- hipness 12
- heelers 10
- hangmen 13
- huskily 17
- homosex 19
- haviour 13
- haptens 12
- hustles 10
- hagfish 17
- headmen 13
- haylage 14
- hotting 11
- hoopers 12
- hexapod 20
- hindgut 12
- handier 11
- hatpins 12
- harissa 10
- hubbies 14
- hackler 16
- hogback 19
- hussies 10
- homines 12
- hoodoos 11
- highboy 19
- hauberk 16
- hafting 14
- hipbone 14
- herries 10
- hogfish 17
- holdups 13
- heftier 13
- humbugs 15
- hoaxers 17
- hardpan 13
- hoarder 11
- hydroid 15
- heteros 10
- hushing 14
- hexoses 17
- hedgers 12
- haggled 13
- hoofers 13
- hexanes 17
- hilding 12
- hipshot 15
- hangtag 12
- hatrack 16
- heister 10
- hairier 10
- heydays 17
- histing 11
- husking 15
- happing 15
- healths 13
- habited 13
- harijan 17
- hatless 10
- hardies 11
- hognose 11
- habitan 12
- habitue 12
- haboobs 14
- hachure 15
- hackbut 18
- hackees 16
- hackies 16
- hackled 17
- hackmen 18
- hadarim 13
- haddest 12
- hadjees 18
- haemins 12
- haemoid 13
- haffets 16
- haffits 16
- hafizes 22
- haftara 13
- hafters 13
- hagadic 14
- hagborn 13
- hagbush 16
- hagbuts 13
- hagdons 12
- haggada 13
- hagging 13
- haggish 15
- haggler 12
- haggles 12
- hagride 12
- hagrode 12
- hahnium 15
- hailers 10
- haimish 15
- haircap 14
- hairnet 10
- hakeems 16
- halakah 17
- halakic 16
- halalah 13
- halalas 10
- halavah 16
- halidom 13
- halites 10
- halitus 10
- hallahs 13
- hallels 10
- halloas 10
- halloed 11
- halloes 10
- halloos 10
- halloth 13
- haloids 11
- haloing 11
- haltere 10
- halvahs 16
- halvers 13
- hamadas 13
- hamates 12
- hamauls 12
- hammada 15
- hammals 14
- hammams 16
- hammier 14
- hammily 17
- hamular 12
- hamulus 12
- hamzahs 24
- hanaper 12
- handcar 13
- handsel 11
- hangdog 13
- hankers 14
- hanking 15
- hansels 10
- hansoms 12
- hanting 11
- hantles 10
- hapaxes 19
- haplite 12
- haplont 12
- haptene 12
- hardass 11
- hardily 14
- hardset 11
- hareems 12
- harelip 12
- hariana 10
- harmers 12
- harmine 12
- harmins 12
- harpins 12
- harshen 13
- harslet 10
- hartals 10
- harumph 17
- haslets 10
- hasping 13
- hassels 10
- hassium 12
- hassock 16
- hastate 10
- hastier 10
- hatable 12
- hatband 13
- hatchel 15
- hatfuls 13
- hatlike 14
- hatsful 13
- hatting 11
- haulier 10
- hausens 10
- hautboy 15
- havened 14
- havered 14
- haverel 13
- haviors 13
- hawalas 13
- hawkeys 20
- hawkies 17
- hayings 14
- haymows 18
- hayrack 19
- hayrick 19
- hazanim 21
- hazelly 22
- haziest 19
- hazings 20
- hazmats 21
- hazzans 28
- headful 14
- headier 11
- headily 14
- headpin 13
- heapers 12
- hearsed 11
- hearten 10
- heaumes 12
- heavers 13
- hebetic 14
- heckles 16
- hectors 12
- heddles 12
- hedgier 12
- heeders 11
- heedful 14
- heehaws 16
- heeltap 12
- heezing 20
- hefters 13
- heftily 16
- hefting 14
- hegaris 11
- hegiras 11
- hegumen 13
- heighth 17
- heiling 11
- heimish 15
- heinies 10
- heirdom 13
- heiring 11
- heisted 11
- hejiras 17
- hektare 14
- heliast 10
- heliums 12
- helixes 17
- hellbox 19
- helleri 10
- hellers 10
- hellery 13
- helloed 11
- helloes 10
- helotry 13
- helving 14
- hemagog 14
- hematal 12
- hematic 14
- hematin 12
- hemiola 12
- hemmers 14
- hempier 14
- henbits 12
- hencoop 14
- henlike 14
- hennaed 11
- hennery 13
- hennish 13
- henpeck 18
- henries 10
- henting 11
- hepcats 14
- heppest 14
- heptads 13
- heptose 12
- herbier 12
- herdics 13
- herdmen 13
- heredes 11
- heriots 10
- heritor 10
- herniae 10
- hernial 10
- heroins 10
- heroize 19
- heronry 13
- herried 11
- hertzes 19
- hessite 10
- hetaera 10
- hetaira 10
- hetmans 12
- hewable 15
- hexades 18
- hexadic 20
- hexapla 19
- hexerei 17
- hexones 17
- hexosan 17
- hexylic 22
- heydeys 17
- hickies 16
- hickish 19
- hidable 13
- hidings 12
- higgled 13
- higgler 12
- higgles 12
- highted 15
- highths 17
- hightop 16
- hijrahs 20
- hillers 10
- hilling 11
- hilloas 10
- hilloed 11
- hilloes 10
- hilting 11
- himatia 12
- hingers 11
- hinkier 14
- hinnied 11
- hinnies 10
- hinters 10
- hipless 12
- hiplike 16
- hipline 12
- hippier 14
- hipping 15
- hippish 17
- hirable 12
- hircine 12
- hirpled 13
- hirples 12
- hirsels 10
- hirsled 11
- hirsles 10
- hissers 10
- hissier 10
- hissies 10
- histoid 11
- hoarier 10
- hoarily 13
- hoarsen 10
- hoarser 10
- hoatzin 19
- hoaxing 18
- hobbers 14
- hobbing 15
- hobbler 14
- hoblike 16
- hobnobs 14
- hoboing 13
- hoboism 14
- hockers 16
- hockeys 19
- hocused 13
- hocuses 12
- hodaddy 16
- hoddens 12
- hoddins 12
- hoecake 16
- hoelike 14
- hoggers 12
- hoggets 12
- hoggish 15
- hoglike 15
- hogmane 13
- hognuts 11
- hogties 11
- hoicked 17
- hoidens 11
- hoising 11
- hoister 10
- hokiest 14
- holards 11
- holibut 12
- holisms 12
- holists 10
- holking 15
- hollaed 11
- holloas 10
- holloed 11
- holloes 10
- holloos 10
- homaged 14
- homager 13
- homiest 12
- hommock 20
- hondled 12
- hondles 11
- hongied 12
- hongies 11
- honkeys 17
- honkies 14
- honorer 10
- hooches 15
- hoodier 11
- hoofing 14
- hookeys 17
- hookier 14
- hookies 14
- hooklet 14
- hooplas 12
- hoopoes 12
- hoopoos 12
- hoorahs 13
- hoorays 13
- hoosgow 14
- hootier 10
- hophead 16
- hoppier 14
- hoppled 15
- hopples 14
- hopsack 18
- hoptoad 13
- hordein 11
- hording 12
- hornily 13
- hornist 10
- hornito 10
- horrent 10
- horsier 10
- horsily 13
- horstes 10
- hoseyed 14
- hosiers 10
- hotcake 16
- hotched 16
- hotches 15
- hotfoot 13
- hottish 13
- houdahs 14
- hounder 11
- housels 10
- housers 10
- hoveled 14
- hoverer 13
- howdahs 17
- howdied 15
- howdies 14
- howking 18
- howlets 13
- hoydens 14
- hryvnas 16
- hubbubs 16
- huckles 16
- huddler 12
- hueless 10
- huffier 16
- huffily 19
- huffish 19
- hugeous 11
- huipils 12
- hulkier 14
- hullers 10
- hulling 11
- hulloas 10
- hulloed 11
- hulloes 10
- hulloos 10
- humaner 12
- humates 12
- humidex 20
- humidly 16
- humphed 18
- humpier 14
- humuses 12
- hunkers 14
- hunkeys 17
- hunkier 14
- hunkies 14
- hunnish 13
- huppahs 17
- hurdies 11
- hurdled 12
- hurleys 13
- hurlies 10
- hurrahs 13
- hurrays 13
- hurrier 10
- hurters 10
- hushaby 18
- hushful 16
- huskier 14
- huswife 16
- hutched 16
- hutlike 14
- hutment 12
- hutting 11
- hutzpah 24
- hutzpas 21
- huzzaed 29
- huzzahs 31
- hyaenas 13
- hyaenic 15
- hyalins 13
- hyalite 13
- hyaloid 14
- hydrase 14
- hydriae 14
- hydrids 15
- hyenine 13
- hyenoid 14
- hygeist 14
- hymenal 15
- hymenia 15
- hymnary 18
- hymning 16
- hymnist 15
- hyoidal 14
- hypnoid 16
- hypogea 16
- hypoing 16
- hyponea 15
- hyponym 20
- hyraces 15
- hyraxes 20
- hyssops 15
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many seven-letter words are there that start with H?
There are 895 seven-letter words that start with H in the tournament word lists. The most common are HISTORY, HOWEVER, HOSTING.
What are common seven-letter words that start with H?
HISTORY, HOWEVER, HOSTING, HOLIDAY, HOUSING are the most frequently used. The full list of 895 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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