9-Letter Words With H
There are 4,834 nine-letter words containing H in our dictionary; 2,063 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 4,834 words
- technique23 points
- hopefully20 points
- achieving18 points
- mechanics18 points
- mechanism18 points
- switching18 points
- behaviour17 points
- happening17 points
- paragraph17 points
- published17 points
- somewhere17 points
- character16 points
- finishing16 points
- publishes16 points
- technical16 points
- algorithm15 points
- attaching15 points
- authority15 points
- bothering15 points
- elsewhere15 points
- otherwise15 points
- searching15 points
- something15 points
- therefore15 points
- establish14 points
- telephone14 points
- thousands13 points
- emphasize25 points
- exchanged23 points
- whichever23 points
- exchanges22 points
- hypocrisy22 points
- squashing22 points
- authorize21 points
- mythology21 points
- photocopy21 points
- biography20 points
- bookshops20 points
- copyright20 points
- exhausted20 points
- hierarchy20 points
- highlight20 points
- overwhelm20 points
- bandwidth19 points
- champagne19 points
- chemistry19 points
- childhood19 points
- geography19 points
- hypocrite19 points
- machinery19 points
- physicist19 points
- withdrawn19 points
- withdraws19 points
- archiving18 points
- chemicals18 points
- thickness18 points
- unhealthy18 points
- crunching17 points
- downright17 points
- gibberish17 points
- graphical17 points
- hindsight17 points
- meanwhile17 points
- ownership17 points
- preaching17 points
- purchased17 points
- scratched17 points
- unhelpful17 points
- whereupon17 points
- alcoholic16 points
- anthology16 points
- apathetic16 points
- chocolate16 points
- detaching16 points
- discharge16 points
- fashioned16 points
- fortnight16 points
- frightens16 points
- happiness16 points
- hideously16 points
- horrified16 points
- household16 points
- lunchtime16 points
- outweighs16 points
- overheads16 points
- overnight16 points
- parochial16 points
- phenomena16 points
- prohibits16 points
- publisher16 points
- purchases16 points
- refreshed16 points
- scheduled16 points
- scratches16 points
- shorthand16 points
- threshold16 points
- unchanged16 points
- vanishing16 points
- abolished15 points
- breathing15 points
- brightest15 points
- cathedral15 points
- challenge15 points
- delighted15 points
- enhancing15 points
- horrifies15 points
- inhabited15 points
- inhibited15 points
- launching15 points
- neighbors15 points
- neighbour15 points
- nightmare15 points
- polishing15 points
- punishing15 points
- refreshes15 points
- scheduler15 points
- schedules15 points
- stretched15 points
- synthesis15 points
- twentieth15 points
- warehouse15 points
- worthless15 points
- abolishes14 points
- aesthetic14 points
- authentic14 points
- charities14 points
- elephants14 points
- gathering14 points
- hardening14 points
- hospitals14 points
- lightning14 points
- orchestra14 points
- stretches14 points
- dishonest13 points
- enlighten13 points
- headlines13 points
- honouring13 points
- inherited13 points
- shortened13 points
- shoulders13 points
- slightest13 points
- thrusting13 points
- hilarious12 points
- historian12 points
- threatens12 points
- haphazard27 points
- hijacking26 points
- hypnotize26 points
- physiques26 points
- hunchback25 points
- jellyfish25 points
- mechanize25 points
- zucchinis25 points
- hitchhike24 points
- humanized24 points
- quenching24 points
- squelched24 points
- woodchuck24 points
- xylophone24 points
- bequeaths23 points
- flashback23 points
- harmonize23 points
- hazarding23 points
- humanizes23 points
- patchwork23 points
- pitchfork23 points
- shipwreck23 points
- squeamish23 points
- squelches23 points
- throwback23 points
- workbench23 points
- chipmunks22 points
- cockroach22 points
- exhibited22 points
- hackneyed22 points
- hazardous22 points
- matchbook22 points
- theorized22 points
- thumbtack22 points
- backhands21 points
- blackhead21 points
- blasphemy21 points
- blockhead21 points
- bookshelf21 points
- chickened21 points
- chuckling21 points
- emphysema21 points
- forthwith21 points
- handcuffs21 points
- haystacks21 points
- highbrows21 points
- honeycomb21 points
- hopscotch21 points
- hyphening21 points
- kerchiefs21 points
- lymphatic21 points
- makeshift21 points
- psychotic21 points
- rickshaws21 points
- saxophone21 points
- symphonic21 points
- theorizes21 points
- throwaway21 points
- tomahawks21 points
- watchword21 points
- whitewash21 points
- workshops21 points
- backslash20 points
- bewitched20 points
- birthmark20 points
- chauffeur20 points
- exhorting20 points
- handiwork20 points
- handshake20 points
- harmfully20 points
- helpfully20 points
- hexagonal20 points
- hoodwinks20 points
- horseback20 points
- hyacinths20 points
- hyphenate20 points
- locksmith20 points
- shamrocks20 points
- skylights20 points
- toothpick20 points
- washcloth20 points
- whimpered20 points
- whiskered20 points
- bewitches19 points
- blowtorch19 points
- childlike19 points
- choppered19 points
- dachshund19 points
- diphthong19 points
- foolhardy19 points
- frightful19 points
- handbooks19 points
- haughtily19 points
- hiccuping19 points
- hideaways19 points
- hobnobbed19 points
- housework19 points
- hyperbole19 points
- hypnotics19 points
- hypnotism19 points
- impeached19 points
- misbehave19 points
- periphery19 points
- physicals19 points
- physician19 points
- psychoses19 points
- psychosis19 points
- schoolboy19 points
- shackling19 points
- shipshape19 points
- showdowns19 points
- shrubbery19 points
- shuffling19 points
- sixteenth19 points
- sixtieths19 points
- sketching19 points
- stopwatch19 points
- swordfish19 points
- thickened19 points
- unhappily19 points
- watchdogs19 points
- whimsical19 points
- whinnying19 points
- whirlwind19 points
- withholds19 points
- amphibian18 points
- artichoke18 points
- birthdays18 points
- blaspheme18 points
- bullfight18 points
- catchment18 points
- catechism18 points
- chalkiest18 points
- champions18 points
- cherished18 points
- choppiest18 points
- chubbiest18 points
- chummiest18 points
- chunkiest18 points
- diaphragm18 points
- euphemism18 points
- faithfuls18 points
- fathoming18 points
- fifteenth18 points
- fiftieths18 points
- flagships18 points
- flinching18 points
- foolishly18 points
- hallmarks18 points
- hardships18 points
- hatefully18 points
- headaches18 points
- headphone18 points
- healthful18 points
- hedgehogs18 points
- hickories18 points
- housewife18 points
- hydraulic18 points
- impeaches18 points
- knighting18 points
- offshoots18 points
- overthrew18 points
- overthrow18 points
- pamphlets18 points
- parchment18 points
- pathology18 points
- perchance18 points
- plaything18 points
- prophetic18 points
- reshuffle18 points
- shellfish18 points
- shepherds18 points
- showcased18 points
- sketchier18 points
- spaceship18 points
- thatching18 points
- touchdown18 points
- twitching18 points
- whispered18 points
- womanhood18 points
- worshiped18 points
- wrenching18 points
- aftermath17 points
- ambushing17 points
- amethysts17 points
- anchovies17 points
- antipathy17 points
- apprehend17 points
- avalanche17 points
- blanching17 points
- bleaching17 points
- blemished17 points
- blotching17 points
- brainwash17 points
- branching17 points
- breaching17 points
- broaching17 points
- brotherly17 points
- brunching17 points
- butchered17 points
- cartwheel17 points
- catfishes17 points
- cheapened17 points
- cherishes17 points
- chieftain17 points
- ciphering17 points
- clenching17 points
- clinching17 points
- clutching17 points
- crocheted17 points
- crouching17 points
- deciphers17 points
- dehydrate17 points
- earthworm17 points
- ethically17 points
- fisherman17 points
- fishermen17 points
- footpaths17 points
- franchise17 points
- freighted17 points
- frighting17 points
- godfather17 points
- greyhound17 points
- hamburger17 points
- hammering17 points
- hampering17 points
- handicaps17 points
- hankering17 points
- hardwoods17 points
- headlight17 points
- heartache17 points
- hesitancy17 points
- highlands17 points
- hillbilly17 points
- hobgoblin17 points
- holidayed17 points
- homicidal17 points
- homicides17 points
- honeymoon17 points
- horseplay17 points
- hotheaded17 points
- hundredth17 points
- hypnotist17 points
- hysterics17 points
- koshering17 points
- labyrinth17 points
- machining17 points
- megaphone17 points
- mouthfuls17 points
- neophytes17 points
- nightclub17 points
- nightgown17 points
- pigheaded17 points
- playhouse17 points
- pushovers17 points
- refurbish17 points
- scholarly17 points
- scorching17 points
- screeched17 points
- shadowing17 points
- shampooed17 points
- shimmered17 points
- showcases17 points
- shrieking17 points
- shrimping17 points
- shrinkage17 points
- shrinking17 points
- somewhats17 points
- sophistry17 points
- southpaws17 points
- staunchly17 points
- stomached17 points
- synthetic17 points
- telepathy17 points
- throbbing17 points
- tightwads17 points
- toothache17 points
- treachery17 points
- triumphed17 points
- unhooking17 points
- upheavals17 points
- washables17 points
- washrooms17 points
- weighting17 points
- wheedling17 points
- whirlpool17 points
- wholesome17 points
- wishbones17 points
- wormholes17 points
- worshiper17 points
- adhesives16 points
- alphabets16 points
- amorphous16 points
- anarchism16 points
- anythings16 points
- aphorisms16 points
- architect16 points
- armchairs16 points
- bachelors16 points
- bathrooms16 points
- beheading16 points
- beholding16 points
- benighted16 points
- beseeches16 points
- blemishes16 points
- blighting16 points
- bloodshed16 points
- brochures16 points
- catchiest16 points
- chagrined16 points
- chameleon16 points
- chaperone16 points
- chaperons16 points
- chaplains16 points
- charcoals16 points
- cheapness16 points
- chronicle16 points
- clubhouse16 points
- coherence16 points
- courtship16 points
- dashboard16 points
- deathbeds16 points
- downhills16 points
- drenching16 points
- eightieth16 points
- embellish16 points
- ephemeral16 points
- falsehood16 points
- fathering16 points
- feathered16 points
- firsthand16 points
- flightier16 points
- footholds16 points
- foreheads16 points
- foresight16 points
- freighter16 points
- freshened16 points
- furloughs16 points
- furnished16 points
- furthered16 points
- godmother16 points
- goldsmith16 points
- grouching16 points
- habitable16 points
- hangovers16 points
- harmonica16 points
- harrowing16 points
- harvested16 points
- haughtier16 points
- headfirst16 points
- heightens16 points
- hollowing16 points
- horoscope16 points
- hurrahing16 points
- hurriedly16 points
- husbanded16 points
- huskiness16 points
- lavishing16 points
- linchpins16 points
- machinist16 points
- masochist16 points
- matchless16 points
- matriarch16 points
- merchants16 points
- metaphors16 points
- misshapen16 points
- mothballs16 points
- moustache16 points
- mushrooms16 points
- mustaches16 points
- naughtily16 points
- nightfall16 points
- northward16 points
- outgrowth16 points
- overhands16 points
- overhangs16 points
- overheard16 points
- oversight16 points
- parachute16 points
- patriarch16 points
- paunchier16 points
- phonetics16 points
- pistachio16 points
- plighting16 points
- preachers16 points
- purchaser16 points
- ravishing16 points
- recharged16 points
- rehashing16 points
- ricochets16 points
- rubbishes16 points
- sapphires16 points
- screeches16 points
- sepulcher16 points
- sepulchre16 points
- shabbiest16 points
- shadowier16 points
- sheathing16 points
- shipments16 points
- shivering16 points
- shoveling16 points
- shovelled16 points
- showering16 points
- shrewdest16 points
- shriveled16 points
- sideshows16 points
- sophomore16 points
- southward16 points
- spherical16 points
- thankless16 points
- thrashing16 points
- threshing16 points
- thwarting16 points
- unhappier16 points
- unsightly16 points
- upholding16 points
- varnished16 points
- watershed16 points
- weathered16 points
- weightier16 points
- whistling16 points
- whitening16 points
- whittling16 points
- withering16 points
- withstand16 points
- withstood16 points
- wreathing16 points
- abhorring15 points
- adherence15 points
- anchorage15 points
- anchoring15 points
- apartheid15 points
- asphalted15 points
- autograph15 points
- banishing15 points
- bloodshot15 points
- brightens15 points
- burnished15 points
- busheling15 points
- bushelled15 points
- cashiered15 points
- channeled15 points
- chartered15 points
- chastened15 points
- chastised15 points
- chattered15 points
- chiseling15 points
- chiselled15 points
- chortling15 points
- chorusing15 points
- cushioned15 points
- duchesses15 points
- elevenths15 points
- enchanted15 points
- enriching15 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 4,834
- By usage: 908 very common, 1,155 common, 2,771 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- showbizzy 38
- whizzbang 36
- chazzanim 34
- chazzenim 34
- huzzahing 34
- schizzier 32
- schnozzes 32
- schnozzle 32
- exchequer 30
- hizzoners 30
Most common
- technique
- hopefully
- achieving
- mechanics
- mechanism
- switching
- behaviour
- happening
- paragraph
- published
Definitions
- technique (noun)
- A practical method or art applied to some particular task.
- hopefully (adverb)
- With hope; in a hopeful manner.
- mechanics (noun)
- The branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference.
- mechanism (noun)
- The atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction.
Words that contain the letter H come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 4,834 of the nine-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. SHOWBIZZY is the top scorer here, worth 38 points before any board multiplier.
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 nine-letter words containing H are there?
Our dictionary has 4,834 nine-letter words containing H, of which 2,063 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 nine-letter words containing H?
SHOWBIZZY scores 38 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.