Home · Words · 9-letter words with H as the 1st letter

9-letter words with H as the 1st letter

A curated list of 9-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when H is fixed in the 1st slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: habaneras, habdalahs, habergeon.

Wordle Helper Spelling Bee Helper

857 words

Word	Length	Syllables
habaneras	9	4
habdalahs	9	3
habergeon	9	3
habitable	9	3
habitably	9	4
habitants	9	3
habituate	9	3
habitudes	9	4
hacendado	9	4
hachuring	9	3
haciendas	9	3
hackamore	9	3
hackberry	9	3
hackliest	9	2
hackneyed	9	2
hackworks	9	2
hadrosaur	9	3
haecceity	9	3
haematics	9	3
haematins	9	3
haematite	9	3
haftarahs	9	3
haftaroth	9	3
haftorahs	9	3
haftoroth	9	3
hagadists	9	3
hagbushes	9	3
hagfishes	9	3
haggadahs	9	3
haggadist	9	3
haggadoth	9	3
haggardly	9	3
hagiology	9	4
hagridden	9	3
hagriding	9	3
hailstone	9	2
hailstorm	9	2
hairballs	9	2
hairbands	9	2
hairbrush	9	2
haircloth	9	2
hairiness	9	3
hairlines	9	3
hairlocks	9	2
hairpiece	9	2
hairstyle	9	2
hairworks	9	2
hairworms	9	2
halachoth	9	3
halakists	9	3
halations	9	3
halazones	9	4
halfbacks	9	2
halfbeaks	9	2
halflives	9	3
halfpence	9	2
halfpenny	9	3
halftimes	9	3
halftones	9	3
halidomes	9	4
halitoses	9	4
halitosis	9	4
halituses	9	4
halliards	9	2
hallmarks	9	2
halloaing	9	2
hallooing	9	2
hallowers	9	3
hallowing	9	3
halocline	9	3
halogeton	9	4
halophile	9	3
halophyte	9	3
halothane	9	3
haltering	9	3
haltingly	9	3
hamadryad	9	3
hamartias	9	3
hamboning	9	3
hamburger	9	3
hammerers	9	3
hammering	9	3
hammertoe	9	2
hamminess	9	3
hamperers	9	3
hampering	9	3
hamstring	9	2
hamstrung	9	2
handballs	9	2
handbells	9	2
handbills	9	2
handblown	9	2
handbooks	9	2
handcarts	9	2
handclasp	9	2
handcraft	9	2
handcuffs	9	2
handfasts	9	2
handgrips	9	2
handhelds	9	2
handholds	9	2
handicaps	9	3
handiness	9	3
handiwork	9	3
handlebar	9	3
handlings	9	2
handlists	9	2
handlooms	9	2
handmaids	9	2
handovers	9	3
handpicks	9	2
handpress	9	2
handprint	9	2
handrails	9	2
handseled	9	3
handshake	9	2
handsomer	9	3
handspike	9	2
handstand	9	2
handwheel	9	2
handworks	9	2
handwoven	9	3
handwrite	9	2
handwrote	9	2
hangaring	9	3
hangbirds	9	2
hangfires	9	3
hangnails	9	2
hangnests	9	2
hangovers	9	3
hankerers	9	3
hankering	9	3
hanseling	9	3
hanselled	9	3
haphazard	9	3
haphtaras	9	3
haphtarot	9	3
haplessly	9	3
haplology	9	4
haplontic	9	3
haplopias	9	3
haplotype	9	3
happening	9	3
happiness	9	3
harangued	9	3
haranguer	9	3
harangues	9	3
harassers	9	3
harassing	9	3
harbinger	9	3
harborage	9	3
harborers	9	3
harborful	9	3
harboring	9	3
harboured	9	3
hardbacks	9	2
hardballs	9	2
hardboard	9	2
hardboots	9	2
hardbound	9	2
hardcover	9	3
hardedges	9	3
hardeners	9	3
hardening	9	3
hardhacks	9	2
hardheads	9	2
hardihood	9	3
hardiment	9	3
hardiness	9	3
hardnoses	9	3
hardships	9	2
hardstand	9	2
hardtacks	9	2
hardwares	9	3
hardwired	9	3
hardwires	9	3
hardwoods	9	2
harebells	9	3
harkeners	9	3
harkening	9	3
harlequin	9	3
harmattan	9	3
harmfully	9	3
harmonica	9	4
harmonics	9	3
harmonies	9	3
harmonise	9	3
harmonium	9	3
harmonize	9	3
harnessed	9	3
harnesses	9	3
harpooned	9	3
harpooner	9	3
harquebus	9	3
harridans	9	3
harrowers	9	3
harrowing	9	3
harrumphs	9	2
harshened	9	3
harshness	9	2
hartshorn	9	2
harumphed	9	3
harvested	9	3
harvester	9	3
hashheads	9	2
hashishes	9	3
hasteners	9	3
hastening	9	3
hastiness	9	3
hatchable	9	2
hatchback	9	2
hatcheled	9	3
hatchings	9	2
hatchling	9	2
hatchment	9	2
hatchways	9	2
hatefully	9	4
hatmakers	9	3
hatterias	9	3
haughtier	9	2
haughtily	9	3
haulmiest	9	2
haulyards	9	2
hausfraus	9	2
haustella	9	3
haustoria	9	3
havdalahs	9	3
havelocks	9	3
haversack	9	3
havockers	9	3
havocking	9	3
hawkbills	9	2
hawkishly	9	3
hawkmoths	9	2
hawknoses	9	3
hawksbill	9	2
hawkshaws	9	2
hawkweeds	9	2
hawsehole	9	3
hawthorns	9	2
hayfields	9	2
haymakers	9	3
haystacks	9	2
hazarding	9	3
hazardous	9	3
hazelhens	9	3
hazelnuts	9	3
headaches	9	3
headbands	9	2
headboard	9	2
headdress	9	2
headfirst	9	2
headgates	9	3
headgears	9	2
headhunts	9	2
headiness	9	3
headlamps	9	2
headlands	9	2
headlight	9	2
headlined	9	3
headliner	9	3
headlines	9	3
headlocks	9	2
headnotes	9	3
headphone	9	2
headpiece	9	2
headraces	9	3
headrests	9	2
headrooms	9	2
headsails	9	2
headships	9	2
headspace	9	2
headstall	9	2
headstand	9	2
headstays	9	2
headstock	9	2
headstone	9	2
headwater	9	3
headwinds	9	2
headwords	9	2
headworks	9	2
healthful	9	2
healthier	9	2
healthily	9	3
hearkened	9	3
heartache	9	2
heartbeat	9	2
heartburn	9	2
heartened	9	3
heartfelt	9	2
heartiest	9	2
heartland	9	2
heartless	9	2
heartsick	9	2
heartsome	9	2
heartsore	9	2
heartwood	9	2
heartworm	9	2
heathiest	9	2
heathland	9	2
heathless	9	2
heathlike	9	2
heatproof	9	2
heaviness	9	3
hebdomads	9	3
hebetated	9	4
hebetates	9	4
hebetudes	9	4
hebraized	9	3
hebraizes	9	3
hecatombs	9	3
hectogram	9	3
hectoring	9	3
hedgehogs	9	3
hedgehops	9	3
hedgepigs	9	3
hedgerows	9	3
hedgingly	9	3
hedonisms	9	3
hedonists	9	3
heedfully	9	3
heehawing	9	3
heelballs	9	2
heelpiece	9	2
heelposts	9	2
heftiness	9	3
hegemonic	9	4
hegumenes	9	4
heightens	9	2
heinously	9	3
heiresses	9	3
heirlooms	9	2
heirships	9	2
helically	9	4
helicoids	9	3
helicopts	9	3
helilifts	9	3
heliostat	9	3
heliozoan	9	3
heliports	9	3
helistops	9	3
hellboxes	9	3
hellbroth	9	2
hellebore	9	3
hellenize	9	3
helleries	9	3
hellfires	9	3
hellholes	9	3
hellhound	9	2
hellishly	9	3
hellkites	9	3
helmeting	9	3
helminths	9	2
helotages	9	4
helotisms	9	3
helotries	9	3
helpfully	9	3
helpmates	9	3
helpmeets	9	2
hemateins	9	3
hematines	9	4
hematinic	9	4
hematites	9	4
hematitic	9	4
hematomas	9	4
hematuria	9	4
hemelytra	9	4
hemicycle	9	3
hemiolias	9	3
hemipters	9	3
hemistich	9	3
hemocoels	9	3
hemocytes	9	4
hemolymph	9	3
hemolyses	9	4
hemolysin	9	4
hemolysis	9	4
hemolytic	9	4
hemolyzed	9	4
hemolyzes	9	4
hemostats	9	3
hempseeds	9	2
hempweeds	9	2
hemstitch	9	2
hendiadys	9	3
henequens	9	3
henequins	9	3
henhouses	9	3
heniquens	9	3
henneries	9	3
henpecked	9	3
hepaticae	9	3
hepaticas	9	4
hepatitis	9	4
hepatized	9	4
hepatizes	9	4
hepatomas	9	4
heptagons	9	3
heptarchs	9	2
heptarchy	9	3
heralding	9	3
herbalist	9	3
herbarium	9	3
herbicide	9	3
herbivore	9	3
herbivory	9	4
herculean	9	3
hereabout	9	3
hereafter	9	3
hereaways	9	3
heretical	9	4
hereunder	9	3
heritable	9	3
heritages	9	4
hermetism	9	3
hermetist	9	3
hermitage	9	3
hermitism	9	3
herniated	9	3
herniates	9	3
heroinism	9	3
heroizing	9	3
heronries	9	3
hesitance	9	3
hesitancy	9	4
hesitated	9	4
hesitater	9	4
hesitates	9	4
hessonite	9	3
heterodox	9	4
heteronym	9	4
heteroses	9	4
heterosis	9	4
heterotic	9	4
heuristic	9	3
hexachord	9	3
hexagonal	9	4
hexagrams	9	3
hexahedra	9	4
hexameter	9	4
hexamines	9	4
hexaploid	9	3
hibakusha	9	4
hibernate	9	3
hiccoughs	9	2
hiccuping	9	3
hiccupped	9	3
hickories	9	3
hiddenite	9	3
hideaways	9	3
hidebound	9	3
hideosity	9	4
hideously	9	3
hidrotics	9	3
hierarchs	9	2
hierarchy	9	3
hierodule	9	3
hifalutin	9	4
highballs	9	2
highbrows	9	2
highchair	9	2
highflier	9	2
highflyer	9	2
highjacks	9	2
highlands	9	2
highlifes	9	3
highlight	9	2
highroads	9	2
highspots	9	2
hightails	9	2
hijackers	9	3
hijacking	9	3
hilarious	9	3
hillbilly	9	3
hillcrest	9	2
hilloaing	9	2
hillsides	9	3
himations	9	3
hindbrain	9	2
hinderers	9	3
hindering	9	3
hindrance	9	2
hindsight	9	2
hipnesses	9	3
hipparchs	9	2
hippiedom	9	3
hippiness	9	3
hippocras	9	3
hiraganas	9	4
hirelings	9	3
hirseling	9	3
hirselled	9	3
hirsutism	9	3
hispanism	9	3
histamine	9	3
histamins	9	3
histidine	9	3
histidins	9	3
histogens	9	3
histogram	9	3
histology	9	4
historian	9	3
histories	9	3
hitchhike	9	2
hizzoners	9	3
hoactzins	9	2
hoardings	9	2
hoarfrost	9	2
hoariness	9	3
hoarsened	9	3
hoatzines	9	3
hobbyists	9	2
hobgoblin	9	3
hobnailed	9	3
hobnobbed	9	3
hobnobber	9	3
hockshops	9	2
hocussing	9	3
hodaddies	9	3
hodoscope	9	3
hogfishes	9	3
hoggishly	9	3
hogmanays	9	3
hogmenays	9	3
hogsheads	9	2
hogtieing	9	2
hogwashes	9	3
hoidening	9	3
hokeyness	9	3
holandric	9	3
holdbacks	9	2
holdfasts	9	2
holdovers	9	3
holidayed	9	3
holidayer	9	3
hollering	9	3
holloaing	9	2
hollooing	9	2
holloware	9	3
hollowest	9	3
hollowing	9	3
hollyhock	9	3
holocaust	9	3
holocrine	9	3
holograms	9	3
holograph	9	3
holotypes	9	4
holotypic	9	4
holsteins	9	2
holstered	9	3
holystone	9	3
holytides	9	4
homebound	9	3
homebreds	9	3
homebuilt	9	3
homegrown	9	3
homelands	9	3
homeliest	9	3
homemaker	9	4
homeopath	9	3
homeowner	9	3
homeports	9	3
homerooms	9	3
homesites	9	4
homespuns	9	3
homestays	9	3
homestead	9	3
hometowns	9	3
homewards	9	3
homeworks	9	3
homeyness	9	3
homicidal	9	4
homicides	9	4
homiletic	9	4
homilists	9	3
hominians	9	3
hominized	9	4
hominizes	9	4
hominoids	9	3
homograft	9	3
homograph	9	3
homologue	9	3
homolyses	9	4
homolysis	9	4
homolytic	9	4
homonymic	9	4
homophile	9	3
homophobe	9	3
homophone	9	3
homophony	9	4
homoplasy	9	4
homopolar	9	4
homosexes	9	4
homospory	9	4
homunculi	9	4
honchoing	9	2
honestest	9	3
honesties	9	3
honeworts	9	3
honeybees	9	3
honeybuns	9	3
honeycomb	9	3
honeydews	9	3
honeymoon	9	3
honorable	9	3
honorably	9	4
honorands	9	3
honoraria	9	4
honorific	9	4
honourers	9	3
honouring	9	3
hoodooing	9	2
hoodooism	9	2
hoodwinks	9	2
hoofbeats	9	2
hoofprint	9	2
hooknoses	9	3
hookworms	9	2
hooligans	9	3
hoopskirt	9	2
hoopsters	9	2
hoorahing	9	3
hooraying	9	2
hoosegows	9	3
hopefully	9	4
hopscotch	9	2
horehound	9	3
horizonal	9	4
hornbeams	9	2
hornbills	9	2
hornbooks	9	2
horniness	9	3
hornpipes	9	3
hornpouts	9	2
hornstone	9	2
horntails	9	2
hornworms	9	2
hornworts	9	2
horologes	9	4
horoscope	9	3
horribles	9	3
horrified	9	3
horrifies	9	3
horseback	9	3
horsebean	9	3
horsecars	9	3
horsehair	9	3
horsehide	9	3
horseless	9	3
horselike	9	3
horsemint	9	3
horseplay	9	3
horseshit	9	3
horseshod	9	3
horseshoe	9	2
horsetail	9	3
horseweed	9	3
horsewhip	9	3
horsiness	9	3
hortative	9	3
hortatory	9	4
hosannaed	9	3
hosannahs	9	3
hosepipes	9	4
hosieries	9	3
hospitals	9	3
hospitium	9	3
hospodars	9	3
hostelers	9	3
hosteling	9	3
hostelled	9	3
hosteller	9	3
hostessed	9	3
hostesses	9	3
hostilely	9	4
hostility	9	4
hotbloods	9	2
hotchpots	9	2
hotdogged	9	3
hotdogger	9	3
hoteldoms	9	3
hoteliers	9	3
hotfooted	9	3
hotheaded	9	3
hothouses	9	3
hotnesses	9	3
hourglass	9	2
houseboat	9	3
houseboys	9	3
housecarl	9	3
housecoat	9	3
housefuls	9	3
household	9	3
housekeep	9	3
housekept	9	3
houseleek	9	3
houseless	9	3
houseling	9	3
houselled	9	3
housemaid	9	3
housemate	9	3
houseroom	9	3
housesits	9	3
housetops	9	3
housewife	9	3
housework	9	3
hovelling	9	3
howitzers	9	3
howlingly	9	3
howsoever	9	3
hoydening	9	3
hoydenish	9	3
huaraches	9	3
huarachos	9	3
hubristic	9	3
huckaback	9	3
hucksters	9	2
huffiness	9	3
hugeously	9	3
huisaches	9	3
hulloaing	9	2
humanised	9	4
humanises	9	4
humanisms	9	3
humanists	9	3
humanized	9	4
humanizer	9	4
humanizes	9	4
humankind	9	3
humanlike	9	3
humanness	9	3
humanoids	9	3
humbugged	9	3
humdinger	9	3
humectant	9	3
humiliate	9	3
hummocked	9	3
humongous	9	3
humorists	9	3
humorless	9	3
humouring	9	3
humpbacks	9	2
humungous	9	3
hunchback	9	2
hundredth	9	2
hungering	9	3
hungriest	9	2
hunkering	9	3
hurrahing	9	3
hurraying	9	2
hurricane	9	3
hurriedly	9	3
hurtfully	9	3
husbanded	9	3
husbander	9	3
husbandly	9	3
husbandry	9	3
huskiness	9	3
huzzahing	9	3
hyacinths	9	2
hyalogens	9	3
hybridism	9	3
hybridity	9	4
hybridize	9	3
hybridoma	9	4
hydathode	9	3
hydracids	9	3
hydragogs	9	3
hydrangea	9	3
hydranths	9	2
hydrating	9	3
hydration	9	3
hydrators	9	3
hydraulic	9	3
hydrazide	9	3
hydrazine	9	3
hydrocele	9	3
hydrofoil	9	3
hydrogels	9	3
hydrogens	9	3
hydrolase	9	3
hydrology	9	4
hydrolyze	9	3
hydromels	9	3
hydronium	9	3
hydropses	9	3
hydrosere	9	3
hydroskis	9	3
hydrosols	9	3
hydroxide	9	3
hydroxyls	9	3
hydrozoan	9	3
hygieists	9	2
hygienics	9	3
hygienist	9	3
hylozoism	9	3
hylozoist	9	3
hymeneals	9	3
hymeniums	9	3
hymnaries	9	3
hymnbooks	9	2
hymnodies	9	3
hymnology	9	4
hyoscines	9	3
hypallage	9	3
hypanthia	9	3
hyperacid	9	4
hyperarid	9	4
hyperbola	9	4
hyperbole	9	3
hypercube	9	3
hyperemia	9	4
hyperemic	9	4
hyperfine	9	3
hypergamy	9	4
hypergols	9	3
hyperopes	9	4
hyperopia	9	4
hyperopic	9	4
hyperpnea	9	3
hyperpure	9	3
hypertext	9	3
hyphemias	9	3
hyphenate	9	3
hyphening	9	3
hypnoidal	9	3
hypnotics	9	3
hypnotism	9	3
hypnotist	9	3
hypnotize	9	3
hypoblast	9	3
hypocaust	9	3
hypocotyl	9	4
hypocrisy	9	4
hypocrite	9	3
hypoderms	9	3
hypogeous	9	3
hypomania	9	4
hypomanic	9	4
hypomorph	9	3
hyponoias	9	3
hypoploid	9	3
hypopneas	9	3
hypopyons	9	3
hypostome	9	3
hypostyle	9	3
hypotaxes	9	4
hypotaxis	9	4
hypothecs	9	3
hypotonia	9	4
hypotonic	9	4
hypoxemia	9	4
hypoxemic	9	4
hyracoids	9	3
hysterias	9	3
hysterics	9	3
hysteroid	9	3

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed H in the 1st slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping H locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.