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8 Letter Words Starting With H

Looking for eight-letter words that start with H? There are 1,029 of them. Start with the familiar ones: hospital, historic, horrible, heritage. Those 89 common words are also the only possible answers in our daily 8-letter puzzle.

Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: horseman.

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Common 8-letter words starting with H (89)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

After H, the most common second letter is A: 319 of these words start with HA. On average a word here has 2.9 vowels, and the most frequent vowel is E (in 668 words). 76% repeat a letter, like historic. The most common ending is -ES (68 words).

All 8-letter words starting with H (1,029)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

habanera habanero habdalah habitans habitant habitats habiting habitual habitude habitues hachured hachures hacienda hackbuts hacklers hacklier hackling hackneys hacksaws hackwork haddocks hadronic haematal haematic haematin haeredes hafniums haftarah haftaras haftarot haftorah haftorot hagadist hagberry haggadah haggadas haggadic haggadot haggards haggises hagglers haggling hagrides hahniums hairball hairband haircaps haircuts hairgrip hairiest hairless hairlike hairline hairlock hairnets hairpins hairtail hairwork hairworm halachas halachot halakahs halakhas halakhot halakist halakoth halalahs halation halavahs halazone halberds halberts halcyons haleness halfback halfbeak halflife halfling halfness halfpipe halftime halftone halfwits halibuts halidome halidoms halliard hallmark halloaed halloing hallooed hallowed hallower halluces hallways halogens halolike haltered halteres haltless halutzim halyards hamartia hamboned hambones hamburgs hammadas hammered hammerer hammiest hammocks hampered hamperer hamsters hamulate hamulose hamulous hanapers handbags handball handbell handbill handbook handcars handcart handclap handcuff handfast handfuls handgrip handguns handheld handhold handicap handiest handjobs handlers handless handlike handling handlist handloom handmade handmaid handoffs handouts handover handpick handrail handsaws handsels handsets handsewn handsful handsome handwork handwrit handyman handymen hangable hangared hangbird hangdogs hangfire hangings hangnail hangnest hangouts hangover hangtags hankered hankerer hanseled hanumans haphtara haplites haploids haploidy haplonts haplopia haploses haplosis happened happiest haptenes haptenic haptical harambee harangue harassed harasser harasses harbored harborer harbours hardback hardball hardboot hardcase hardcore hardedge hardened hardener hardhack hardhats hardhead hardiest hardline hardness hardnose hardpans hardship hardtack hardtops hardware hardwire hardwood harebell harelike harelips harianas haricots harijans harkened harkener harlotry harmines harmless harmonic harpings harpists harpoons harridan harriers harrowed harrower harrumph harrying harshens harshest harslets harumphs haruspex harvests hasheesh hashhead hashtags hassiums hassling hassocks hasteful hastened hastener hastiest hatbands hatboxes hatcheck hatchels hatchers hatchery hatchets hatching hatchway hateable hatmaker hatracks hatstand hatteria hauberks haulages hauliers haulmier haulyard haunched haunches haunters haunting hausfrau hautbois hautboys hauteurs havartis havdalah havelock havening haverels havering havildar haviours havocked havocker hawfinch hawkbill hawkeyed hawkings hawklike hawkmoth hawknose hawkshaw hawkweed hawthorn haycocks hayfield hayforks haylages haylofts haymaker hayracks hayricks hayrides hayseeds haystack haywards haywires hazarded hazelhen hazelnut haziness hazzanim headache headachy headband headbutt headcase headfish headgate headgear headhunt headiest headings headlamp headland headless headline headlock headlong headmost headnote headpins headrace headrail headrest headroom headsail headsets headship headshot headsman headsmen headstay headways headwear headwind headword headwork healable healings hearable hearings hearkens hearsays hearsing heartens heartier hearties heartily hearting heatable heatedly heathens heathers heathery heathier heatless heatwave heavenly heaviest heavings heavyish heavyset hebdomad hebetate hebetude hebraize hecatomb hecklers heckling hectares hectical hecticly hectored hedgehog hedgehop hedgepig hedgerow hedgiest hedonics hedonism hedonist heedless heehawed heelball heelings heelless heelpost heeltaps heftiest hegemony hegumene hegumens hegumeny heighten heighths heirdoms heirless heirloom heirship heisters heisting hektares heliacal heliasts helicity helicoid helicons helicopt helilift helipads heliport helistop hellbent hellcats hellfire hellhole hellions hellkite helloing helmeted helminth helmless helmsman helmsmen helotage helotism helpable helpdesk helpings helpless helpline helpmate helpmeet hemagogs hematein hematics hematine hematins hematite hematoid hematoma hemiolas hemiolia hemipode hemipter hemlines hemlocks hemocoel hemocyte hemolyze hemostat hempiest hemplike hempseed hempweed henbanes henchman henchmen hencoops henequen henequin henhouse heniquen hennaing henpecks heparins hepatica hepatics hepatize hepatoma heptagon heptanes heptarch heptoses heralded heraldic heraldry herbages herbaria herbiest herbless herblike hercules herdlike herdsman herdsmen hereaway heredity hereinto heresies heretics heretrix hereunto hereupon herewith heritage heritors heritrix hermaean hermetic hermitic hermitry herniate heroical heroines heroisms heroized heroizes herpetic herrings herrying herstory hesitant hesitate hessians hessites hetaerae hetaeras hetaeric hetairai hetairas heterism hexagons hexagram hexamine hexaplar hexaplas hexapods hexapody hexarchy hexereis hexosans hiatuses hibachis hibernal hibiscus hiccough hiccuped hidalgos hiddenly hideaway hideless hideouts hidroses hidrosis hidrotic hierarch hieratic higglers higgling highball highborn highboys highbred highbrow highbush highjack highland highlife highness highroad highspot hightail highting highways hijacked hijacker hilarity hildings hilliest hilloaed hillocks hillocky hilloing hillside hilltops hiltless himation hindered hinderer hindguts hindlimb hindmost hindward hinnying hipbaths hipbones hiplines hipparch hippiest hipsters hiragana hireable hireling hirpling hirseled hirsling hirudins hissings histamin histidin histogen histones historic hitchers hitching hitherto hitmaker hiveless hivemind hizzoner hoactzin hoarders hoarding hoariest hoarsely hoarsens hoarsest hoatzins hobblers hobbling hobbyist hobnails hoboisms hockshop hocusing hocussed hocusses hoecakes hoedowns hogbacks hogmanay hogmanes hogmenay hognoses hogshead hogtying hogweeds hoicking hoidened hoisters hoisting hokiness hokypoky holdable holdalls holdback holdfast holdings holdouts holdover holeless holibuts holidays holiness holistic hollaing hollands hollered holloaed holloing hollooed hollowed hollower hollowly holmiums holodeck hologamy hologram hologyny holotype holozoic holstein holsters holydays holytide homagers homaging homburgs homebody homeboys homebred homegirl homeland homeless homelier homelike homemade homeobox homeotic homepage homeport homering homeroom homesick homesite homespun homestay hometown homeward homework homicide homilies homilist hominess hominian hominids hominies hominine hominize hominoid hommocks hommoses homogamy homogeny homogony homologs homology homonyms homonymy honchoed hondling honester honestly honewort honeybee honeybun honeydew honeyful honeying honeypot hongiing honorand honorary honorees honorers honoring honoured honourer hoodiest hoodless hoodlike hoodlums hoodooed hoodwink hoofbeat hoofless hooflike hookiest hookless hooklets hooklike hooknose hookworm hooligan hoopless hooplike hoopster hoorahed hoorayed hoosegow hoosgows hootches hootiest hoovered hopefuls hopeless hopheads hoplites hoplitic hoppiest hoppings hoppling hopsacks hoptoads hordeins horizons hormonal hormones hormonic hornbeam hornbill hornbook hornfels horniest hornists hornitos hornless hornlike hornpipe hornpout horntail hornworm hornwort horologe horology horrible horribly horridly horrific horsebox horsecar horsefly horseman horsemen horsepox horsiest hosannah hosannas hosepipe hospices hospital hospitia hospodar hostages hosteled hosteler hostelry hostiles hostlers hotblood hotboxes hotcakes hotching hotchpot hoteldom hotelier hotelman hotelmen hotfixes hotfoots hotheads hothouse hotlines hotlinks hotpress hotshots hotspurs houghing hounders hounding hourlong houseboy housefly houseful houseled houseman housemen housesat housesit housetop housings hoveling hovelled hoverers hovering howdying howitzer howlings hoydened hryvnias huarache huaracho hubrises huckster huddlers huddling huffiest hugeness huggable huipiles huisache hulkiest hulloaed hulloing humanely humanest humanise humanism humanist humanity humanize humanoid humblers humblest humbling humdrums humerals humidify humidity humidors humified humility hummable hummings hummocks hummocky hummuses humorful humoring humorist humorous humoured humpback humphing humpiest humpless hunching hundreds hungered hungover hungrier hungrily hunkered hunkiest huntable huntedly huntings huntress huntsman huntsmen hurdlers hurdling hurlings hurrahed hurrayed hurriers hurrying hurtless hurtling husbands hushedly huskiest huskings husklike hustings hustlers hustling huswifes huswives hutching hutments hutzpahs huzzahed huzzaing hyacinth hyalines hyalites hyalogen hyaloids hybrises hydatids hydracid hydragog hydranth hydrants hydrases hydrated hydrates hydrator hydrides hydrogel hydrogen hydroids hydromel hydronic hydropic hydropsy hydroski hydrosol hydroxyl hygeists hygieist hygienes hygienic hylozoic hymeneal hymenial hymenium hymnbook hymnists hymnless hymnlike hyoidean hyoscine hypergol hypernym hyperons hyperope hyphemia hyphened hypnoses hypnosis hypnotic hypoacid hypoderm hypogeal hypogean hypogene hypogeum hypogyny hyponeas hyponoia hyponyms hypopnea hypopyon hypothec hypoxias hyracoid hysteria hysteric

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Frequently asked questions

How many eight-letter words start with H?

Our dictionary has 1,029, which is 3.5% of all eight-letter words. 89 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try horseman. It has 8 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 76% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

Which letter most often follows the H?

After H, the most common second letter is A: 319 of these words start with HA.

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