3-Letter Words Starting With H
There are 49 three-letter words starting with H in our dictionary; 37 of them are common words.
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All 49 words
- how9 points
- him8 points
- had7 points
- hid7 points
- has6 points
- hat6 points
- her6 points
- hes6 points
- his6 points
- hit6 points
- hot6 points
- hay9 points
- hey9 points
- huh9 points
- ham8 points
- hip8 points
- hum8 points
- hog7 points
- hut6 points
- hew9 points
- hem8 points
- hop8 points
- hub8 points
- hag7 points
- hug7 points
- hen6 points
- hoe6 points
- hue6 points
- hex13 points
- haw9 points
- hep8 points
- hob8 points
- hod7 points
- hie6 points
- haj13 points
- hmm10 points
- hap8 points
- hoy9 points
- hic8 points
- hae6 points
- hin6 points
- hun6 points
- hyp11 points
- hah9 points
- heh9 points
- hup8 points
- hao6 points
- het6 points
- hon6 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 49
- By usage: 28 very common, 9 common, 12 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- haj 13
- hex 13
- hyp 11
- hmm 10
- hah 9
- haw 9
- hay 9
- heh 9
- hew 9
- hey 9
Most common
- how
- him
- had
- hid
- has
- hat
- her
- hes
- his
- hit
Definitions
- hat (noun)
- Headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim.
- hit (noun)
- (baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense).
Looking for three-letter words starting with H? You are in the right place. This list has 49 of them, sorted so the familiar words such as HOW and HIM appear before the obscure ones. Every entry is a real dictionary word, and every score badge is computed from standard tile values. Use the filters in the search box to keep only the words that also fit the other letters on your rack or the pattern in your puzzle.
How to use this page
To use this page, start with the search box. Type the letters on your rack, add a question mark for each blank, and press search. The tool keeps this page's constraint and returns only the words you can spell. Below the box, the full list is arranged with common words first, followed by the quick facts, definitions and related lists.
Tips
Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.
Questions
How many three-letter words starting with H are there?
Our dictionary has 49 three-letter words starting with H, of which 37 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.
What is the highest-scoring word among the three-letter words starting with H?
HAJ scores 13 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.