3 Letter Words Starting With H

60 words (52 Scrabble US, 60 Scrabble UK, 52 WGPO, 49 Words With Friends, 12 everyday ★)

60 three-letter words start with H. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 3-letter words that start with H

With their Scrabble points and, for the first six, a short meaning, most used first.

  • hot★6having a high temperature
  • hit★6to bring rapidly and forcibly into contact
  • hey★9used to attract attention
  • hip★8either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
  • hat★6headdress that protects the head from bad weather
  • hop★8to move by jumping on one foot

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  • 60 of the 1,348 3-letter words start with H (4%).
  • 52 are good in NWL2023, 60 in Collins Scrabble Words, 52 in WOW24 and 49 in the Words With Friends list. 12 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, hex, haj and hox share the top score (13), then hyp (11), then hmm (10).

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