6 Letter Words That Start With H

806 words, each with its Scrabble tile value.

There are 806 six-letter words that start with H in our word list, about 3.6% of all 22,342 six-letter words. Use this page when a Scrabble rack, a crossword entry or a word-search clue gives you the first letter and little else. Words are grouped by their second letter, so you can jump straight to the pattern you need.

The most common openings are HA (236), HO (211), HE (155). The highest-scoring H word by tile value is huzzah at 30 points, and 184 words on this page contain a repeated letter.

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Top-scoring words

  • huzzah
  • hizzed
  • hazzan
  • hizzes
  • huzzas

All 806 words

806 words

HA 236 words

  • habile
  • habits
  • haboob
  • haceks
  • hachis
  • hacked
  • hackee
  • hacker
  • hackie
  • hackle
  • hackly
  • hadden
  • haddie
  • hading
  • hadith
  • hadjee
  • hadjes
  • hadjis
  • hadron
  • haeing
  • haemal
  • haemic
  • haemin
  • haeres
  • haffet
  • haffit
  • hafted
  • hafter
  • hagbut
  • hagden
  • hagdon
  • hagged
  • haggis
  • haggle
  • haglet
  • haicks
  • haiduk
  • haikai
  • haikus
  • hailed
  • hailer
  • hainch
  • hained
  • haints
  • haique
  • hairdo
  • haired
  • hairif
  • hairst
  • hajjah
  • hajjes
  • hajjis
  • hakams
  • hakari
  • hakeas
  • hakeem
  • hakims
  • halala
  • halals
  • halers
  • haleru
  • halest
  • halfas
  • halfen
  • halide
  • halids
  • haling
  • halite
  • hallah
  • hallal
  • hallan
  • hallel
  • halloa
  • halloo
  • hallos
  • hallot
  • hallow
  • hallux
  • halmas
  • haloed
  • haloes
  • haloid
  • halons
  • halsed
  • halser
  • halses
  • halted
  • halter
  • halutz
  • halvah
  • halvas
  • halved
  • halver
  • halves
  • hamada
  • hamals
  • hamate
  • hamaul
  • hamble
  • haming
  • hamlet
  • hammal
  • hammam
  • hammed
  • hammer
  • hamose
  • hamous
  • hamper
  • hamuli
  • hamzah
  • hamzas
  • hanaps
  • hances
  • handax
  • handed
  • hander
  • handle
  • hangar
  • hanged
  • hanger
  • hangis
  • hangul
  • hangup
  • haniwa
  • hanjar
  • hanked
  • hanker
  • hankie
  • hansas
  • hansel
  • hanses
  • hansom
  • hanted
  • hantle
  • haoles
  • haomas
  • happed
  • happen
  • hapten
  • haptic
  • hapuka
  • hapuku
  • harams
  • harass
  • harbor
  • harden
  • harder
  • hardly
  • hareem
  • hareld
  • harems
  • harims
  • haring
  • harira
  • harish
  • harked
  • harken
  • harled
  • harlot
  • harman
  • harmed
  • harmel
  • harmer
  • harmin
  • harped
  • harper
  • harpin
  • harrow
  • hartal
  • harten
  • hashed
  • hashes
  • haslet
  • hasped
  • hassar
  • hassel
  • hasses
  • hassle
  • hasted
  • hasten
  • hastes
  • hatbox
  • haters
  • hatful
  • hating
  • hatpeg
  • hatpin
  • hatred
  • hatted
  • hatter
  • haughs
  • haught
  • haulds
  • hauled
  • hauler
  • haulms
  • haulmy
  • haulst
  • haunch
  • haunts
  • haused
  • hausen
  • hauses
  • hauyne
  • havens
  • havers
  • having
  • havior
  • havocs
  • hawala
  • hawing
  • hawked
  • hawker
  • hawkey
  • hawkie
  • hawkit
  • hawmed
  • hawsed
  • hawser
  • hawses
  • haybox
  • hayers
  • hayier
  • haying
  • hayles
  • haymow
  • haysel
  • hazans
  • hazard
  • hazels
  • hazers
  • hazier
  • hazily
  • hazing
  • hazmat
  • hazzan

HE 155 words

  • headed
  • header
  • healds
  • healed
  • healee
  • healer
  • health
  • heaped
  • heaper
  • heards
  • hearer
  • heares
  • hearie
  • hearse
  • hearsy
  • hearth
  • hearts
  • hearty
  • heaste
  • heasts
  • heated
  • heater
  • heaths
  • heathy
  • heaume
  • heaved
  • heaven
  • heaver
  • heaves
  • hebens
  • hebona
  • hechts
  • heckle
  • hectic
  • hector
  • heddle
  • hedera
  • heders
  • hedged
  • hedger
  • hedges
  • heeded
  • heeder
  • heehaw
  • heeled
  • heeler
  • heezed
  • heezes
  • heezie
  • hefted
  • hefter
  • hegari
  • hegira
  • heifer
  • height
  • heiled
  • heinie
  • heired
  • heishi
  • heists
  • hejabs
  • hejira
  • hejras
  • heliac
  • heling
  • helios
  • helium
  • helled
  • heller
  • hellos
  • helmed
  • helmer
  • helmet
  • helots
  • helped
  • helper
  • helved
  • helves
  • hemina
  • hemins
  • hemmed
  • hemmer
  • hemoid
  • hempen
  • hempie
  • henbit
  • hended
  • henges
  • henley
  • hennas
  • henned
  • henner
  • hennin
  • henrys
  • hented
  • hepars
  • hepcat
  • hepper
  • heptad
  • herald
  • herbal
  • herbar
  • herbed
  • herded
  • herden
  • herder
  • herdic
  • hereat
  • hereby
  • herein
  • hereof
  • hereon
  • heresy
  • hereto
  • heried
  • heries
  • heriot
  • hermae
  • hermai
  • hermit
  • hernia
  • heroes
  • heroic
  • heroin
  • herons
  • heroon
  • herpes
  • hersed
  • herses
  • heryed
  • heryes
  • hesped
  • hetero
  • hether
  • heting
  • hetman
  • hettie
  • heuchs
  • heughs
  • heveas
  • hewers
  • hewing
  • hexact
  • hexade
  • hexads
  • hexane
  • hexene
  • hexers
  • hexing
  • hexone
  • hexose
  • hexyls
  • heyday
  • heydey
  • heying

HI 72 words

  • hiatal
  • hiatus
  • hiccup
  • hickey
  • hickie
  • hidage
  • hidden
  • hidder
  • hiders
  • hiding
  • hieing
  • hiemal
  • higgle
  • highed
  • higher
  • highly
  • highth
  • hights
  • hijabs
  • hijack
  • hijrah
  • hijras
  • hikers
  • hiking
  • hikois
  • hilled
  • hiller
  • hilloa
  • hillos
  • hilted
  • himbos
  • hinaus
  • hinder
  • hinged
  • hinger
  • hinges
  • hinted
  • hinter
  • hipped
  • hippen
  • hipper
  • hippic
  • hippie
  • hippin
  • hippos
  • hippus
  • hirage
  • hirees
  • hirers
  • hiring
  • hirple
  • hirsel
  • hirsle
  • hished
  • hishes
  • hispid
  • hissed
  • hisser
  • hisses
  • histed
  • histie
  • hitchy
  • hither
  • hithes
  • hitman
  • hitmen
  • hitter
  • hivers
  • hiving
  • hizens
  • hizzed
  • hizzes

HO 211 words

  • hoagie
  • hoaing
  • hoards
  • hoared
  • hoarse
  • hoasts
  • hoaxed
  • hoaxer
  • hoaxes
  • hobbed
  • hobber
  • hobbit
  • hobble
  • hobday
  • hobjob
  • hobnob
  • hoboed
  • hoboes
  • hocked
  • hocker
  • hockey
  • hockle
  • hodads
  • hodded
  • hodden
  • hoddin
  • hoddle
  • hodjas
  • hodman
  • hodmen
  • hoeing
  • hogans
  • hogens
  • hogged
  • hogger
  • hogget
  • hoggin
  • hognut
  • hogtie
  • hohing
  • hoicks
  • hoiden
  • hoiked
  • hoised
  • hoises
  • hoisin
  • hoists
  • hokier
  • hokily
  • hoking
  • hokums
  • holard
  • holden
  • holder
  • holdup
  • holier
  • holies
  • holily
  • holing
  • holism
  • holist
  • holked
  • hollas
  • holler
  • holloa
  • holloo
  • hollos
  • hollow
  • holmia
  • holmic
  • holons
  • holpen
  • homage
  • hombre
  • homely
  • homers
  • homeys
  • homier
  • homies
  • homily
  • homing
  • hominy
  • hommes
  • hommos
  • honans
  • honcho
  • hondas
  • hondle
  • honers
  • honest
  • honeys
  • hongis
  • honied
  • honing
  • honked
  • honker
  • honkie
  • honors
  • honour
  • hooded
  • hoodia
  • hoodie
  • hoodoo
  • hooeys
  • hoofed
  • hoofer
  • hookah
  • hookas
  • hooked
  • hookey
  • hookup
  • hooley
  • hoolie
  • hooned
  • hooped
  • hooper
  • hoopla
  • hoopoe
  • hoopoo
  • hoorah
  • hooray
  • hoords
  • hooroo
  • hootch
  • hooted
  • hooter
  • hooved
  • hooven
  • hoover
  • hooves
  • hopdog
  • hopers
  • hoping
  • hopped
  • hopper
  • hopple
  • hoppus
  • horahs
  • horary
  • horded
  • hordes
  • horkey
  • hormes
  • hormic
  • horned
  • horner
  • hornet
  • horrid
  • horror
  • horsed
  • horses
  • horsey
  • horson
  • horste
  • horsts
  • hosels
  • hosers
  • hoseys
  • hosier
  • hosing
  • hosses
  • hostas
  • hosted
  • hostel
  • hostie
  • hostly
  • hostry
  • hotbed
  • hotbox
  • hotdog
  • hotels
  • hotpot
  • hotrod
  • hotted
  • hotter
  • hottie
  • houdah
  • houdan
  • houfed
  • houffs
  • houghs
  • houmus
  • hounds
  • houris
  • hourly
  • housed
  • housel
  • houser
  • houses
  • housey
  • houted
  • hoveas
  • hovels
  • hovers
  • hoving
  • howdah
  • howdie
  • howfed
  • howffs
  • howked
  • howker
  • howled
  • howler
  • howlet
  • howres
  • howzat
  • howzit
  • hoxing
  • hoyden
  • hoying
  • hoyles

HR 1 word

  • hryvna

HU 93 words

  • hubbly
  • hubbub
  • hubcap
  • hubris
  • hucked
  • huckle
  • hudden
  • huddle
  • huddup
  • hudnas
  • hududs
  • huffed
  • huffer
  • hugely
  • hugest
  • hugged
  • hugger
  • huipil
  • hulked
  • hulled
  • huller
  • hulloa
  • hulloo
  • hullos
  • humane
  • humans
  • humate
  • humble
  • humbly
  • humbug
  • humect
  • humefy
  • humeri
  • humfed
  • humhum
  • humify
  • humint
  • humite
  • humlie
  • hummed
  • hummel
  • hummer
  • hummle
  • hummum
  • hummus
  • humors
  • humour
  • humous
  • humped
  • humpen
  • humper
  • humphs
  • humpty
  • humusy
  • humvee
  • hungan
  • hunger
  • hungry
  • hunker
  • hunkey
  • hunkie
  • hunted
  • hunter
  • hupiro
  • huppah
  • hupped
  • huppot
  • hurden
  • hurdle
  • hurled
  • hurler
  • hurley
  • hurrah
  • hurras
  • hurray
  • hursts
  • hurter
  • hurtle
  • hushed
  • husher
  • hushes
  • husked
  • husker
  • hussar
  • husses
  • hussif
  • hustle
  • hutias
  • hutted
  • hutzpa
  • huzoor
  • huzzah
  • huzzas

HY 38 words

  • hyaena
  • hyalin
  • hybrid
  • hybris
  • hydrae
  • hydras
  • hydria
  • hydric
  • hydrid
  • hydros
  • hydyne
  • hyeing
  • hyenas
  • hyenic
  • hyetal
  • hylegs
  • hylism
  • hylist
  • hymens
  • hymnal
  • hymned
  • hymnic
  • hyndes
  • hyoids
  • hypate
  • hypers
  • hyphae
  • hyphal
  • hyphen
  • hyping
  • hypnic
  • hypnum
  • hypoed
  • hypoid
  • hypped
  • hysons
  • hyssop
  • hythes

Questions about 6 letter words starting with H

How many 6 letter words start with H?

Our list has 806 six-letter words that start with H, or 3.6% of all six-letter words in the list.

What is the highest-scoring 6 letter word starting with H?

By standard English tile values it is huzzah, worth 30 points. Premium board squares are not counted.

Which letter most often follows H in a 6 letter word?

A is the most common second letter, appearing in 236 words that start with H.

How do I find 6 letter words that start with H and end with a certain letter?

Put H in the first tile of the word finder and your ending letter in the sixth tile. Add known letters elsewhere to narrow it further.

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