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9 letter words with H

Every nine-letter word that contains H, grouped by where the H sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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H can sit in any slot · 13778 words in our list

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There are 13778 nine words with H in this list. H is most often the second letter, and the most common last letter is S. The top face-value Scrabble score is 39 for izvozchik.

13778nine H words in our list
17%start with H
27%end in S, mostly plurals
16.9average Scrabble face score

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All 9 letter words with H

Grouped by where H first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

H is the 1st letter (2275)

haanepoot14habaneras14habaneros14habdalahs18habenaria14habendums17habenulae14habenular14haberdash18haberdine15habergeon15habilable16habitable16habitably19habitacle16habitally17habitance16habitancy19habitants14habitatal14habitatio14habitator14habituals14habituate14habitudes15habituses14habronema16hacendado16hachuring18haciendas15hackamore20hackathon21hackberry23hackbolts20hackeries18hackettes18hackeymal23hackingly22hackliest18hackneyed22hackneyer21hacksawed22hackthorn21hackworks25hacqueton23haddocker20hadendowa17hadrosaur13haecceity19haematein14haematics16haematins14haematite14haematoid15haematoin14haematoma16haemocoel16haemocyte19haemogram17haemolyse17haemolyze26haemonies14haemophil19haemostat14haemuloid15haeremais14haftarahs18haftaroth18haftorahs18haftoroth18hagadists14hagbushes18hagbuteer15hagbutter15hagfishes19haggadahs18haggadist15haggadoth18haggardly18haggishly20haggister14hagglings15hagiarchy21hagiolith16hagiology17hagridden15hagriders14hagriding15hailproof17hailshots15hailstone12hailstorm14haimavati17hainanese12hainberry17hainching18hairballs14hairbands15hairbeard15hairbells14

H is the 2nd letter (2742)

ahartalav15ahistoric14ahluwalia15ahnfeltia15ahuehuete15ahungered14ahuruhuru15bhagavata18bheesties14bhelpuris16bhikkhuni25bhutanese14chabasite16chabazite25chablises16chackling21chaconine16chaconnes16chaetetes14chaetites14chaetodon15chaetopod17chaferies17chafeweed21chaffered21chafferer20chaffiest20chaffinch25chaffings21chaffless20chafflike24chaffrons20chaffseed21chaffweed24chagrined16chainette14chainfall17chainless14chainlets14chainlike18chainsaws17chainshot17chainsman16chainsmen16chainwale17chainwork21chairback22chairdays18chairlady18chairless14chairlift17chairmans16chakalaka22chakavski25chalaning15chalanned15chalastic16chalazian23chalazion23chalazium25chalazoin23chalcanth19chalcidic19chalcidid18chalcites16chalcogen17chaldaism17chaldrons15chalinine14chalkface23chalkiest18chalkland19chalklike22chalkline18chalkmark24chalkpits20chalkrail18challenge15challihos17challises14chalukyan21chalumeau16chalutzes23chalutzim25chalybean19chalybite19chamacoco20chamaeleo16chambered19chamberer18chambrays21chameleon16chamelots16chametzes25chamfered20chamferer19chamfrain19chamfrons19chamicuro18chamisals16

H is the 3rd letter (776)

abhenries14abhorrent14abhorrers14abhorring15achaenium16achaetous14achalasia14acheilary17acheilous14acheirous14acheniums16achenodia15achetidae15acheulean14achievers17achieving18achillean14achilleas14achilleid15achillein14achillize23achimenes16acholuria14acholuric16achordata15achordate15achromate16achromats16achromous16achronism16achropsia16achyrodes18adherable15adherence15adherency18adherends14adherents13adhesions13adhesives16adhibited16adhocracy20aghlabite15anhalonin12anhedonia13anhedonic15anhedrals13anhimidae15anhistous12anhungred14anhydrase16anhydrate16anhydride17anhydrite16anhydrize25anhydrous16aphanisia14aphanisis14aphanites14aphanitic16aphasiacs16aphelilia14aphelinus14aphelions14aphereses14apheresis14apheretic16aphetised15aphetises14aphetized24aphetizes23aphicidal17aphicides17aphidians15aphididae16aphidious15aphidlion15aphidozer24aphislion14aphlaston14aphnology18apholates14aphorised15aphoriser14aphorises14aphorisms16aphorists14aphorized24aphorizer23aphorizes23aphotaxis21aphrizite23aphrodite15aphrolite14aphyllies17aphyllose17aphyllous17arhatship17arhythmia20arhythmic22ashamedly18

H is the 4th letter (1836)

abkhasian18abthainry17abthanage15aethalium14aetheling13aetheogam15aethereal12afghanets16airheaded14alchemies16alchemise16alchemist16alchemize25alchitran14alchornea14alchymies19aldhafara16aldhafera16alehouses12allhallow15alphabets16alphasort14alphatest14alpheratz23alphonist14alphonsin14althionic14alzheimer23amphibali18amphibial18amphibian18amphibion18amphibium20amphibola18amphibole18amphiboly21amphicome20amphicyon21amphidisc19amphidisk21amphigaea17amphigean17amphigene17amphigony20amphigory20amphilogy20amphionic18amphioxis23amphioxus23amphipath21amphipoda19amphipods19amphiscii18amphisile16amphitene16amphitoky23amphitron16amphitruo16amphogeny20ampholyte19amphophil21amphorous16anchietea14anchietin14anchistea14anchorage15anchorate14anchoress14anchorets14anchoring15anchorite14anchorman16anchormen16anchoveta17anchovies17anchusine14anchusins14anchylose17anthelion12anthemata14anthemene14antheming15anthemion14antheraea12antherids13antherine12antheroid13anthidium15anthobian14anthocarp16anthocyan17anthodium15anthokyan19antholite12anthology16antholyza24anthomyia17anthorine12anthotaxy22anthozoan21

H is the 5th letter (2185)

abashedly18abashless14abashment16abrahamic18acatharsy17acathisia14acatholic16acephalan16acephalia16acephalic18acephalus16acidheads16adephagan16adephagia16aeschylus17aestheses12aesthesia12aesthesis12aesthetes12aesthetic14agathosma15airchecks20airphobia16airshafts15aitchbone16aitchless14akathisia16alachlors14alcahests14alcoholic16aldehydes17aldehydic19alephzero23alighting14aliphatic16alkahests16almohades15almshouse14alushtite12amethysts17anacharis14anachoret14anachueta14anaphalis14anaphases14anaphasic16anaphoral14anaphoras14anaphoria14anaphoric16anathemas14anatherum14anetholes12anopheles14anophoria14anschluss14antehuman14antihelix19antihuman14antshrike16antthrush15anythings16anywhence20anywheres18apachette16apathaton14apathetic16apiphobes18apiphobia18apiphobic20apishness14apjohnite21apocholic18apophases16apophasis16apophatic18apophenia16apophlegm19apophonia16apophonic18apophyges20apophyses19apophysis19apothecal16apotheces16apothecia16apothegms17apotheose14apothesis14arachidic17arachises14arachnean14arachnida15arachnids15arachnism16arachnoid15arethusas12armchairs16arseholed13arseholes12

H is the 6th letter (1687)

abrachias16acanthial14acanthine14acanthins14acanthion14acanthite14acanthoid15acanthoma16acanthous14acouchies16acrophobe18acrophony19addlehead15adelphian15adelphous15adiaphora15adiaphory18adulthood14aegophony18aerophagy18aerophane14aerophile14aerophobe16aerophone14aerophore14aerophoto14aerophyte17aeroshell12aforehand16afterhand16afterharm17afterheat15afterhelp17afterhend16afterhold16afterhope17aglethead14aglyphous18agnathans13agnathous13agraphias15aleochara14alispheno14alkaphrah21allegheny16allethrin12allicholy17allophane14allophite14allophone14allophore14allophyle17allyships17alpenhorn14alsophila14ambushers16ambushing17amidships17ammophila18amorphism18amorphous16ananthous12anarchial14anarchies14anarchise14anarchism16anarchist14anarchize23anarthria12anarthric14angashore13angelhood14angishore13anglehook17angophora15ankerhold17anorchism16anorchous14anorthite12anorthose12ansaphone14antechoir14antichlor14antiphase14antiphona14antiphons14antiphony17antishake16antishark16antishock18antitheft15antithets12antiwhite15apartheid15aporphine16aporrhais14aporrhoea14aposthume16apprehend17aquaphobe25

H is the 7th letter (1071)

abbotship18abolished15abolisher14abolishes14absinthes14absinthic16absinthin14absinthol14acalephae16acalephan16acalephes16acidophil17acoluthic16acquights24actorship16adeptship17aegisthus13aestethic14affrights19aftership17aftershow18agentship15agonothet13ailanthic14ailanthus12akoluthia16akoluthos16alecithal14alecithic16alewashed16algraphic17alienship14alnaschar14alopathic16ambatches18amianthus14anaesthyl15anarithia12angelship15anglophil15anguished14anguishes13anonychia17anywither18apalachee16appeached19appeacher18appeaches18arabophil16arctophil16arianrhod13astrachan14astrakhan16astrophel14astrophil14attatched15attatches14audiophil15augurship15autarchic16autobahns14axmanship23azimuthal23babbishly21babooshes16babouches18babyishly22backaches22baddishly19badmashes17bagwashes18bakership20baldachin17baraithas14bardashes15baronship16barouches16barouchet16batfishes17batrachia16battakhin18beamishly19bearishly17beastship16bebrother16beclothed17beclothes16bedelship17bednights16bedrights16beerishly17befeather17beknights19belfather17bemouthed17bepatched19berdaches17berdashes15bergmehls17berrichon16

H is the 8th letter (424)

abernethy17acroliths14acropathy19aeroliths12aeropathy17aeroyacht17affreight19agallochs15agastache15airgraphs15airworthy18aleknight17algorithm15alilonghi13allmouths14allopaths14allopathy17allworthy18amaranths14amenorrho14anaglyphs18anaglyphy21anaptychi19andrarchy18antapocha16antiarcha14antiarchi14antimacho16antipathy17apocrypha21apographs17applejohn23arkwright20arracacha16autopathy17autosight13avalanche17backlight21backsight21badmouths17basepaths16befraught18befreight18bellyache19benedight16bequeaths23besmooths16bewrought18bigmouths17biographs17biography20biomorphs18biotrophs16birdbaths17bobweight20bombsight19booklight19boresight15brainache16bretasche16bullfight18burroughs15cabbalahs18cacopathy21caillachs16calimocho18camanachd19campeachy23campfight22carapache18carapacho18carpincho18cartouche16cenotaphs16cenotaphy19ceterachs16claddaghs17clarsachs16cobreathe16cockfight24cocklight21cockloche22codelight16connaught15coolabahs16coolibahs16copperahs18copyfight23copyright20coranachs16cornmoths16coronachs16courbache18cromlechs18cryopathy22cucaracha18cytopathy22dandyishy20danelaghs14dawnlight17

H is the 9th letter (782)

acritarch16adderfish17adigranth14aerograph15aftermath17afterwash18alembroth16alleluiah12allograph15allomorph16altigraph15aluminish14amberfish19amoritish14anabranch16angelfish16angiolith13animalish14anteporch16antiflash15antigraph15antipasch16aortolith12arclength15arcograph17argusfish16aristarch14arrowbush17atmograph17austausch14autograph15automorph16autotroph14auxograph22auxotroph21avenolith15axlesmith21ayatollah15azedarach24baboonish16backbench24backcloth22backfisch25backflash23backslash20bandwidth19barberish16barmcloth18barograph17beadflush18beardfish18beaverish17begarnish15believeth17bellmouth16bellyfish20belzebuth25bergalith15bermensch18berrybush19bescratch18billionth14birdwatch20bismillah16bitterish14blabmouth18blackbush22blackfish23blackwash23blindfish18blinglish15bloodbath17blowtorch19bluemouth16bobsleigh17boeotarch16bolograph17boltsmith16boweryish20boxwallah24brainwash17brandreth15brandrith15brindlish15brogueish15broombush18bubbybush23buckbrush22buckteeth20bucktooth20bullfinch19bummerish18bysmalith19cailleach16cailliach16callipash16calycanth19caperbush18cardpunch19carecloth16

Words with two Hs (928)

ahuehuete15ahuruhuru15alkaphrah21amphipath21amphophil21antthrush15archchief22archduchy23archheart17archhouse17archthief20archwench22arhatship17arhythmia20arhythmic22arrhythmy23ashochimi19ashthroat15ashtoreth15authorish15bacharach21backhatch25backshish23bahaullah17bahuvrihi20bakhshish24bakshaish21baksheesh21bathhouse17batholith17bathylith20beachhead20behemoths19behighted19bereshith17bethlehem19bethought18bhikkhuni25bigthatch20biorhythm22borshches19brightish18brouhahas17brushbush19buckshish23bundahish18bushwhack26cachuchas21calaththi17canthuthi17chaffinch25chainshot17chalcanth19challihos17chanchito19chanukiah21charkhana21charoseth17chashitsu17chatchkas23chatchkes23cheapshot19chechakos23chechaquo28chechehet22checkhook27cheechaco21cheechako23chelaship19cherished18cherisher17cherishes17cheshires17chevachee22chevachie22chicharra19chichiest19chichimec23chichling20chickhood24chiefship22chihuahua20childhood19childship20chiliarch19chinafish20chinchier19chinching20chinchona19chincloth19chincough20chipochia21chitchats19chivachee22choachyte22chokehold22choledoch20cholelith17chololith17chonchina19chonolith17chophouse19chowchows25chowhound21chrysanth20chthonian17chuckhole23chumashan19chumashes19chumashim21chumships21chunkhead22churchdom22churchful22churchier19churchill19churching20churchish22churchism21churchite19churchlet19churchman21churchmen21churchway25churlhood18chutzpahs28chuvashes20clarshech19coachwhip24coalheugh18conchfish22dachshund19dahabeahs18dahabeeah18dahabiahs18dahabiehs18dahabiyah21dahabiyeh21dashlight17dashwheel19deathshot16diphthong19dischurch20dishcloth18dishdasha17dobhashes18doughhead18drahthaar16eachwhere20echograph20

…and 778 more in the full list.

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Where does H sit?

Position of H in nine-letter words

Words are counted by their first H, so each word appears once. Words with two Hs are listed separately below.

Slot 12275 · 17%haanepoot, habaneras, habaneros
Slot 22742 · 20%ahartalav, ahistoric, ahluwalia
Slot 3776 · 6%abhenries, abhorrent, abhorrers
Slot 41836 · 13%abkhasian, abthainry, abthanage
Slot 52185 · 16%abashedly, abashless, abashment
Slot 61687 · 12%abrachias, acanthial, acanthine
Slot 71071 · 8%abbotship, abolished, abolisher
Slot 8424 · 3%abernethy, acroliths, acropathy
Slot 9782 · 6%acritarch, adderfish, adigranth
Everyday words

Common 9 letter words with H

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

copyrightsomethingtechnicalpublishedchristmastelephonethereforechristianpublisherauthorityotherwisecharacterthousandschallengeheadlineswholesalehouseholdelizabethestablishparagraphsearchingchemistryhardcoverchocolatebiographypurchasedschedulednorthwestcharlottephysicianhollywoodtechniqueownershiphospitalsmechanismworkshopshurricanealgorithmelsewherepurchaseschemicalsnashvillewarehousesharewaresouthwestsomewherethumbnailbehaviouredinburghmerchantsfranchiseovernightchevroletshowtimesmachinerybandwidthscheduleschildhoodathleticssoutheasthappeningorchestramanhattandischargehazardousslideshowphotoshopgatheringnortheastyorkshirethresholdpantyhosehighlighthopefullyauthenticmacintoshspotlightswitchingcatherinesynthesis
Wordle

Which letters keep company with H?

Among the 13778 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside H. They make good second guesses once H is confirmed.

E8912
I7877
S7759
A7662
R6598
O6508
T6374
N5553

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are EA (923), OU (736), IA (576), IE (552), OO (552).

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Sorted by ending

9 letter H words by last letter and last two letters

EndsWordsExamples
-S3671abashless, abhenries, abhorrers, abolishes, abrachias, absinthes, acalephes
-E1805abthanage, acalephae, acanthine, acanthite, achetidae, achillize, achordate
-D1256abolished, acanthoid, achilleid, addlehead, adhibited, adulthood, aforehand
-H985acritarch, adderfish, adigranth, aerograph, aftermath, afterwash, alembroth
-Y813abashedly, abernethy, abthainry, acatharsy, acheilary, acropathy, acrophony
-T778abashment, abhorrent, aeroyacht, affreight, afterheat, agonothet, alchemist
-N688abkhasian, absinthin, acalephan, acanthion, acephalan, acheulean, achillean
-G617abhorring, achieving, aetheling, alighting, ambushing, anchoring, antheming
EndsWordsExamples
-ES943abhenries, abolishes, absinthes, acalephes, achimenes, achyrodes
-ED713abolished, adhibited, ahungered, airheaded, alewashed, anguished
-NG603abhorring, achieving, aetheling, alighting, ambushing, anchoring
-ER506abolisher, alzheimer, anywither, aphidozer, aphoriser, aphorizer
-IC458abrahamic, absinthic, acatholic, acephalic, acholuric, acoluthic
-SH401adderfish, afterwash, aluminish, amberfish, amoritish, angelfish

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in H itself: acritarch, adderfish, adigranth, aerograph, aftermath, afterwash, alembroth, alkaphrah, alleluiah, allograph

Letter patterns

H words with striking patterns

H at both ends

haberdashhaftarothhaftorothhaggadothhagiolithhairbrushhairclothhalachothhalakhothhanefiyehhaphtarahharbroughhardmouthheadclothheadreachheavenish

These words open and close with H.

Two Hs (928)

ahuehueteahuruhurualkaphrahamphipathamphophilantthrusharchchiefarchduchyarchheartarchhousearchthiefarchwencharhatshiparhythmiaarhythmicarrhythmy

HE and HO openers

614 words start with HE and 537 start with HO in this list.

headachesheadacheyheadbandsheadbangsheadboardheadbuttsheadcasesheadchairheadchuteheadclothheadcountheaddressheadenderheadfastsheadfirstheadframe

H with Z, X, J or Q (16)

achillizeacquightsalchemizealephzeroalpheratzalzheimeramphioxisamphioxusanarchizeanhydrizeantholyzaanthotaxyanthozoananthozoicanthozoonanthraxes

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 9 letter words with H

WordScrabbleWords With Friends
izvozchik3940
showbizzy3837
zulhijjah3842
whizzbang3638
chazzanim3436
chazzenim3436
humbuzzes3437
huzzahing3435
whizzings3435
koksaghyz3332
whizziest3332
chazzanut3234

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Words with meanings

15 nine-letter H words, defined

authoritynounThe power to enforce rules or give orders. “I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them.”
challengenounA confrontation; a dare.
characternounA being involved in the action of a story.
copyrightnounThe right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship. “Copyright is a separate legal area from trademarks.”
establishverbTo make stable or firm; to confirm.
headlinesnounThe heading or title of a magazine or newspaper article. “The headline on today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition."”
householdnounCollectively, all the persons who live in a given house; a family including attendants, servants etc.; a domestic or family establishment.
otherwiseadjectiveOther than supposed; different. “He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.”
publishedverbTo issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution and/or sale. “Most of the sketches Faulkner published in 1925 appeared in the Sunday magazine section of the New Orleans Times-Picayune.”
publishernounOne who publishes, especially books.
somethingnounAn object whose nature is yet to be defined.
technicalnounA pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.
telephonenounA telecommunication device (originally mechanical, and now electronic) used for two-way talking with another person (now often shortened to phone).
thereforeadverbFor that or this purpose, referring to something previously stated.
wholesalenounThe sale of products, often in large quantities, to retailers or other merchants.
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Questions about 9 letter words with H

How many nine-letter words contain H?

The general English word list used on this page has 13778 nine-letter words with H. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does H usually sit in a nine-letter word?

In this list H is the second letter of 2742, the first letter of 2275, the fifth letter of 2185, the fourth letter of 1836, the sixth letter of 1687, the seventh letter of 1071, the ninth letter of 782, the third letter of 776, the eighth letter of 424.

What are common nine-letter words with H?

Everyday examples include copyright, something, technical, published, christmas, telephone, therefore, christian, publisher, authority. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which nine-letter H words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are izvozchik at 39 and showbizzy at 38, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there nine-letter words that end in H?

Yes: acritarch, adderfish, adigranth, aerograph, aftermath, afterwash, alembroth, alkaphrah.

Which nine-letter words have a silent H?

Silent-H words are rare at this length; most nine words sound the H out.

How do I find nine-letter words with H in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ H in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with H and words containing H?

Words starting with H must begin with it. Words containing H can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.