Common 12-letter words that start with H
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- headquarters★25the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
- humanitarian★17marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
- hypothetical★25based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- hypertension★20a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90…
- historically★20in a historical manner
- hierarchical★22pertaining to hierarchy
- highlighting★24move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
- housekeeping★22the act of housekeeping
- horticulture★17the cultivation of plants
- homelessness★17the quality of being homeless
- hydrocarbons★23an organic compound containing only carbon and hydrogen
- horizontally★27in a horizontal manner
- heterosexual★22a heterosexual person
- hospitalized★27to admit to hospital
- honeymooners★20one that honeymoons
- hysterectomy★25surgical removal of the uterus
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12-letter words starting with HA (156)
Top score: HAEMATOXYLIC, 29 points
haematoxylicUK29handkerchief28harmonizableUK28haematoxylinnot in WWF27haematoxylonUK27hamshacklingUK27hapaxanthousUK27hansardizingUK26happenchance26harquebusier26harquebussesUK26hasenpfeffer26haussmannizeUK26haemodynamicnot in WWF25halfwittedlynot in WWF25
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halophytismsUK25handkerchersUK25harlequinade25harlequiningUK25hatchability25haberdashery24haemachromesUK24haemochromesUK24haemophiliacnot in WWF24haemophobiasUK24hagiographic24hammerclothsUK24hammerheadedUK24handshakingsUK24hardheadedly24haemorrhagicnot in WWF23handicapping23handwashingsnot in WWF23harmonichordUK23harmonographUK23harpsichords23habitability22haematocryalUK22haemocyaninsnot in WWF22haemophiliasnot in WWF22haemorrhagednot in WWF22hagiographer22hairweavingsUK22hamantaschen22handbreadths22handcrafting22handicappers22handsbreadth22hardscrabble22harmonically22harmoniphoneUK22harmoniphonsUK22haberdashers21haemopoieticnot in WWF21haemorrhagesnot in WWF21haemorrhoidsnot in WWF21hairbreadths21hairsbreadth21haliplanktonUK21halterbreaks21halterbroken21hamartiologyUK21hamfatteringUK21handbaggingsUK21handholdings21handicrafter21handstampingnot in WWF21handwringing21handypersons21haplobionticUK21happenstance21haptotropismUK21hateworthierUK21hawthorniestUK21haemangiomasnot in WWF20haematogenicUK20haematologicnot in WWF20haematolysesUK20haematolysisUK20haemoglobinsnot in WWF20hagiocraciesUK20hamarthritisUK20hamperednessUK20handfastingsUK20handwringers20handwritings20haptoglobins20harbourfrontnot in WWF20harmoniously20harmonogramsUK20haruspicatedUK20harvesttimes20hatchettitesUK20haematemesesUK19haematemesisUK19haematoblastnot in WWF19haematocelesnot in WWF19haematocritsnot in WWF19haemopoiesesnot in WWF19haemopoiesisnot in WWF19haemoproteinUK19haemostaticsUK19hagiological19hairstylings19halfendealesUK19hallowednessUK19hammerstonesnot in WWF19hamstringing19handloggingsnot in WWF19harbingering19harbormaster19harmonicists19harmonisableUK19harmoniumistUK19harmonometerUK19haruspicatesUK19habilitating18haemosiderinUK18haircuttings18hairstylists18halleflintasUK18hallucinated18hallucinogen18haloperidols18handsomeness18hantavirusesnot in WWF18harboursidesUK18hardinggrass18hardstanding18habilitation17habilitatorsUK17habitationalUK17habitualness17habituations17haemostasiasUK17hagiologistsnot in WWF17hairdressing17hairsplitter17hallucinantsUK17hallucinates17hallucinator17hallucinoses17hallucinosis17halogenating17handednesses17handrailings17hansardisingUK17harmlessness17haussmanniseUK17hagiolatriesUK16hagiolatrousUK16hairdressers16halogenation16hairlessness15hariolationsUK15hatelessnessUK15
HE…
12-letter words starting with HE (239)
Top score: HEXAMETRIZED, 34 points
headquarters★25heterosexual★22hexametrizedUK34hexametrizesUK33hemodialyzerUK30hexadactylicUK30hexahydratedUK30hexahydrates29heathenizing28heavyweights28heterozygote28heterozygous28hexachlorideUK28hexagrammoidUK28hematoxylins27
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heparinizingnot in WWF27hephthemimerUK27hexadecanoicUK27hexadecimals27hexahemeronsUK27hexastichonsUK27hebraization26heckelphonesUK26hemimorphism26hepatizationUK26heterophylly26hexacosanoicUK26hexafluoridenot in WWF26hexametricalUK26hexobarbital26heavyhearted25hectographicUK25hedgehopping25helichrysumsnot in WWF25hemihydrated25hemodynamics25heteroduplex25heteromorphyUK25hexametrisedUK25hexaploidies25heathenishly24hebdomadally24hebephreniacUK24hebephrenics24hectographed24hedgehoppers24heliochromicUK24helmsmanship24hemihydrates24hemimorphiesUK24hemimorphiteUK24hemophiliacs24henceforward24heptarchicalnot in WWF24heterocyclic24heterographyUK24heterosexismnot in WWF24hexametrisesUK24hexametristsUK24headshrinker23helicographsUK23heliographic23heliotherapyUK23hemerythrins23hemichordate23hemihedrismsUK23hemispheroidUK23hemophilioidUK23hemstitching23henpeckeriesUK23hepaticologyUK23hepatomegaly23herbicidally23heterochronyUK23heterodoxies23heterotrophy23headboroughsUK22headreachingUK22hebephrenias22hectocotylusUK22hectogrammesUK22helianthemumnot in WWF22heliochromesUK22heliographed22heliosphericnot in WWF22hemorrhaging22hemstitchers22henchpersonsUK22hendecahedraUK22heptarchistsUK22herbaceouslyUK22hermetically22hermiticallyUK22heterauxesesUK22heterauxesisUK22heteroauxins22heterocycles22heterokaryon22heterosexistnot in WWF22heterotaxiasUK22heterotaxiesUK22headforemost21headmasterlynot in WWF21headteachersnot in WWF21heartbreaker21heartwarming21helicoidallyUK21heliographerUK21hemitropismsUK21hemodialyses21hemodialysis21hemorrhoidal21heptahedronsnot in WWF21heraldically21hermeticisms21heroicomical21heterodactylUK21heterogamety21heteroploidy21heterothallyUK21headbangingsnot in WWF20headhuntingsnot in WWF20headstronglyUK20heathberriesUK20helicoptered20heliophilousUK20heliospheresnot in WWF20hellaciously20hellgrammite20hemangiomata20henotheistic20heptathletesnot in WWF20hereinbefore20herestheticsUK20heritability20herpetofaunaUK20herpetologicUK20heterarchiesUK20heteroblastyUK20heterodyning20heteronymousUK20heterophilesUK20heteroplastyUK20heterotrophs20hearteningly19heathenisingUK19heliocentric19heliogravureUK19heliotropism19helmspersonsnot in WWF19hematoblastsnot in WWF19hemeralopiasUK19hemerocallis19hemianopsiasUK19hemiparasitenot in WWF19hemiterpenesUK19hemoproteins19hendecagonalUK19hereditarily19hermeneutics19herringboned19hesitatingly19heterocercal19heterocliticnot in WWF19heteroecisms19heterografts19heterogynousUK19heterokontanUK19heterostyledUK19heterotacticUK19headmistress18heartburning18hearthstones18heathenessesUK18heavenliness18hebetudinous18helianthusesnot in WWF18hellgramitesUK18hematogenous18hematologies18hematologist18hemodilution18hemosiderins18heparinisingnot in WWF18hepatogenousUK18hepatologiesnot in WWF18hepatologistnot in WWF18herbologistsnot in WWF18hereditament18hereticatingUK18herringbones18heterogamete18heterogamies18heterogamous18heteroploids18heartrending17hebraisationUK17heliometriesUK17heliotropiesUK17heliotropinsUK17helleborinesnot in WWF17helplessness17hepatisationUK17hermeneutistUK17herniotomiesUK17heroicalnessUK17heroicnessesUK17heteroclites17heteroecious17heteromerousUK17heteronomies17heteronomous17heteroplasiaUK17heteropterannot in WWF17heterosciansUK17heterosocialnot in WWF17heterotopiasUK17heterotopiesUK17heterotopousUK17headlessness16heartstrings16heatednessesUK16heedlessness16heldentenors16hellraisingsnot in WWF16heortologiesUK16heortologistUK16hereditarian16heterogenies16heterogenous16heterogonies16heterogonousUK16heterologiesnot in WWF16heterologous16heartinesses15heliolatries15heliolatrous15heteroousianUK15heterousiansUK15
HI…
12-letter words starting with HI (79)
Top score: HIGHJACKINGS, 33 points. robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use…
historically★20hierarchical★22highlighting★24highjackingsUK33hierarchized30hibernicizedUK29hierarchizes29hispanicizedUK29hibernicizesUK28hispanicizesUK28hitchhikingsnot in WWF28highhandedly27hippotherapynot in WWF27historicized27hieroglyphic26
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highbrowisms26hispaniolizeUK26historicizes26hieroglyphedUK25hindquarters25hippophagiesUK25hippophagistUK25hippophagousUK25hippopotamicUK25hierophobicsUK24hierographicUK23highfalutingnot in WWF23highlighters23hillwalkingsUK23hippocrepianUK23hippopotamus23hierarchismsUK22hierophantic22hierophobiasUK22highfalutinsUK22hippodamistsUK22histochemistUK22historifyingUK22hibernaculum21hierarchisednot in WWF21hierographerUK21hindforemostUK21hippeastrumsnot in WWF21hippocentaurUK21hispanicismsUK21hibernicisedUK20hierarchisesnot in WWF20hieratically20hierogrammatUK20hippologistsUK20hispanicisedUK20hibernicisesUK19hierocraciesUK19hieromanciesUK19hieroscopiesUK19hippiatristsUK19hippienesses19hispanicisesUK19historicisms19historiologyUK19hierologicalUK18histogenetic18histological18historicisedUK18hibernations17hiddennesses17hispanioliseUK17histaminases17historicisesUK17historicists17histrionicalUK17histrionismsUK17hierologistsUK16histiologiesUK16histogeneses16histogenesis16histologists16hierolatriesUK15historiettesUK15
HO…
12-letter words starting with HO (163)
Top score: HOMOZYGOSITY, 33 points (tied with one other). the property of being homozygous
housekeeping★22horticulture★17homelessness★17horizontally★27hospitalized★27honeymooners★20homozygosity33homozygously33homogenizing28homologizing28homoeomorphyUK27homogenizers27homologizers27homosexually27homotaxiallyUK27
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hotchpotches27hobbledehoys26hobbyhorsingUK26homeomorphic26homewreckersUK26hominization26homomorphism26horsewhipped26hospitalizes26holidaymaker25holophytismsUK25homeworkingsUK25homoiothermynot in WWF25homonymously25honeybunches25honeycombing25honeysuckledUK25hopscotching25horrifyingly25horsewhipper25hobblebushes24hojatoleslamUK24hojatolislamUK24homeothermic24homeotypicalUK24homescreetchUK24homochromiesUK24homochromousUK24homoeomorphsUK24homoeopathicnot in WWF24homomorphiesUK24homomorphousUK24homopolymers24honeymonthedUK24honeysuckersUK24honeysuckles24homeschooled23homesickness23homographiesUK23horrifically23hobgoblinismUK22holographing22holophrastic22homeopathies22homeopathistnot in WWF22homeothermalUK22homeschooler22homocysteinenot in WWF22homoeothermsUK22homoiotherms22homonymitiesUK22homopolarityUK22homothallism22homothermiesUK22homothermousUK22honeycreeper22horsemanship22houseworkersUK22holographers21holographies21holohedrismsUK21holoplanktonUK21homeshoringsUK21homogonouslyUK21homoplasmiesUK21honeymooning21hornswoggled21horographersUK21horographiesUK21horsefleshes21hostageshipsnot in WWF21housebreaker21housefathers21househusband21housekeepers21housewarming21housewifiestUK21holistically20homesourcingUK20homologumenaUK20homothalliesUK20honorability20hookednessesUK20hornswogglernot in WWF20hornswoggles20horseleechesnot in WWF20horseplayers20housemothers20homesteading19homoblastiesUK19homoeomeriesUK19homoeomerousUK19homoeostaticUK19homoerotismsnot in WWF19homogenising19homoiomerousUK19homologating19homologisingnot in WWF19homoplastiesUK19horometricalUK19horoscopistsUK19horrendously19horseshoeing19houndstoothsnot in WWF19householders19hollownesses18holodiscusesUK18holothurians18homesteaders18homogenisersUK18homologation18homologisersUK18hooliganisms18hoplologistsUK18horripilatednot in WWF18horseracingsnot in WWF18hospitalised18houseboatingnot in WWF18housecleaned18holoparasitenot in WWF17homelinesses17hominisationUK17homoeostasesnot in WWF17homoeostasisnot in WWF17homoiousians17hoodednesses17hopelessness17horribleness17horripilatesnot in WWF17hospitalises17hospitalistsnot in WWF17hospitallersnot in WWF17houseboaters17housemasters17housepainter17houseparents17housepersons17hollandaises16hornednesses16horridnesses16housedresses16housesitting16hoarsenesses15honestnessesUK15hootananniesUK15hootenannies15hornlessness15housesittersnot in WWF15
HU…
12-letter words starting with HU (25)
Top score: HUMANIZATION, 26 points. the act of humanizing
HY…
12-letter words starting with HY (282)
Top score: HYDROXYZINES, 38 points. a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and…
hypothetical★25hypertension★20hydrocarbons★23hysterectomy★25hydroxyzines38hydrolyzable33hypercomplex33hypothesized33hypothetizedUK33hybridizablenot in WWF32hyperbolized32hyperpyrexia32hypothesizernot in WWF32hypothesizes32hypothetizesUK32
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hydrolyzates31hyperbolizes31hypnoidizingUK31hypnotizable31hydrogenizedUK30hydroxylated30hydrozinciteUK30hyperexcited30hypoglycemic30hypostasizednot in WWF30hypostatized30hypoxanthine30hydrocephaly29hydrogenizesUK29hydroxylases29hydroxylates29hydroxyureas29hyperdactylyUK29hypophrygianUK29hypostasizesnot in WWF29hypostatizes29hypsochromicUK29hydralazines28hydrocracked28hydromorphic28hydroquinolsUK28hydroquinone28hydroxoniumsUK28hypabyssally28hyperextends28hyperkalemicUK28hyperthymiasUK28hypnotherapy28hypocalcemic28hypocycloids28hypoglycemia28hypokalaemicUK28hypsographicUK28hydrocracker27hydrodynamic27hydrographic27hydrophytonsUK27hydrophytousUK27hydrotherapy27hygrographicUK27hylomorphismUK27hypercharged27hypermetropyUK27hyperorexiasUK27hyperpyreticUK27hypertextualnot in WWF27hyperthermic27hyperthyroid27hypertrophic27hypertypical27hypnophobiasUK27hypodiploidy27hypothalamic27hypothyroidsnot in WWF27hypovolaemicnot in WWF27hypsochromesUK27hypsophobiasUK27hydraulickedUK26hydrocephalinot in WWF26hydrochloricUK26hydropathicsUK26hydrophobias26hydrophobousUK26hydrospheric26hyetographicUK26hygrochasticUK26hymnographerUK26hyperacidity26hypercharges26hyperkalemiaUK26hyperkinetic26hyperlipemic26hypermarkets26hyperphagias26hypocalcemia26hypochondria26hypognathismUK26hypokalaemiaUK26hypokalemias26hypothecated26hypotrochoidUK26hydatidiformnot in WWF25hydrargyrismUK25hydrargyrumsUK25hydrobiology25hydroformingUK25hydrographer25hydrokinetic25hylopathismsUK25hymenophoresUK25hymenoplastyUK25hyoscyamines25hyoscyamusesUK25hypaesthesicUK25hyperactives25hyperendemic25hyperlinkingnot in WWF25hypersthenic25hypersurface25hyperthermalUK25hyperthermia25hyperviscousnot in WWF25hypnotically25hypochlorite25hypochlorousUK25hypocotylousUK25hypostrophesUK25hyposulphateUK25hyposulphiteUK25hypothalamus25hypothecates25hypothecator25hypothermias25hypotonicity25hypovolemiasnot in WWF25hysteroscopynot in WWF25hyaloplasmicUK24hydrobromidenot in WWF24hydrofluoricUK24hydrogeologynot in WWF24hydrolysableUK24hydronically24hydropathies24hydropathistUK24hydrophanousUK24hydrophiliesUK24hydrophiliteUK24hydrophilousUK24hydrospheres24hydrothermal24hygienically24hygrochasiesUK24hygrophilous24hyperbolical24hyperbolismsUK24hypercapnias24hypercarbiasUK24hypercorrect24hypercritics24hyperkineses24hyperkinesia24hyperkinesis24hyperlipemia24hypermutable24hyperplastic24hypersarcomaUK24hypocorismasUK24hypocoristic24hypocritical24hypoeutecticUK24hypognathousUK24hyponatremicnot in WWF24hypothesisednot in WWF24hypothetisedUK24hybridisableUK23hydnocarpateUK23hydrargyriasUK23hydromancersUK23hydromancies23hydrotropism23hylopathistsUK23hymnologicalUK23hypaesthesiaUK23hyperalgesicUK23hyperbolisedUK23hyperboloids23hyperdulicalUK23hypermilingsnot in WWF23hyperrealitynot in WWF23hypersthenes23hyperstheniaUK23hypertensive23hypesthesiasUK23hyphenations23hypnogeneticUK23hypnologicalUK23hypnopaediasUK23hypodermises23hypogastriumnot in WWF23hypoploidiesUK23hypostheniasUK23hypotensives23hypothenuses23hypothesiserUK23hypothesisesnot in WWF23hypothesistsnot in WWF23hypothetisesUK23hysterically23hydrocodonesnot in WWF22hydrocolloid22hydrological22hydrolysates22hydromassagenot in WWF22hydromedusae22hydromedusanUK22hydromedusasUK22hydroplaning22hymenopteran22hymenopteron22hyperactionsUK22hyperbolaeonUK22hyperbolisesUK22hyperbolists22hyperboreans22hypercoloursUK22hypermnesias22hyperostotic22hyperplasias22hyperreactor22hyperrealism22hypersomniasnot in WWF22hyperspatialnot in WWF22hypnoidisingUK22hypnotisableUK22hypolimnionsUK22hyponatremianot in WWF22hypoplastiesUK22hypoplastronUK22hypostaticalnot in WWF22hypsometriesUK22hypsometristUK22hysteroscopenot in WWF22hydroelasticUK21hydrogenated21hydrogenisedUK21hydrometeors21hydrometriesnot in WWF21hydroseedingnot in WWF21hydrostatics21hygrometriesnot in WWF21hymnologistsnot in WWF21hyperalgesiaUK21hyperidrosesUK21hyperidrosisUK21hypnogenesesUK21hypnogenesisUK21hypnologistsUK21hypoglossals21hypostasisednot in WWF21hypostatisedUK21hyracoideansUK21hysterogenicUK21hyalomelanesUK20hydrogenases20hydrogenates20hydrogenatorUK20hydrogenisesUK20hydrologists20hyperarousal20hyperintense20hyperostoses20hyperostosis20hyperrealist20hypersensualUK20hyponitritesUK20hypostasisesnot in WWF20hypostatisesUK20hypostressesUK20hypotensions20hysteromaniaUK20hydrastinineUK19hysteritisesUK18
About these words
- 944 of the 21,965 12-letter words start with H (4%).
- 547 are good in NWL2023, 912 in Collins Scrabble Words, 534 in WOW24 and 435 in the Words With Friends list. 16 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, hydroxyzines scores the most (38), then hexametrized (34), then eight words on 33.