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8 Letter Words Starting With H

1,464 eight-letter words start with H. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 8-letter words that start with H

With their Scrabble points: the 16 most used that have a meaning, with a short one, then the rest, most used first.

hardware 15metal goods
homepage 16the main page of a website
hospital 13a medical institution
holidays 15leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
hardcore 14hard material used in foundations
handling 13to touch with the hands
happened 16to occur
heritage 12something that is inherited
historic 13important in history
hundreds 13ten more than ninety
handbook 18a manual
handheld 16something held in the hand
holdings 13the act of retaining something
homework 20work done at home
humidity 17moisture of the air
hydrogen 16a gaseous element

All 1,464 words, A to Z

HA…HE…HI…HO…HR…HU…HY…

HA… (444)

Top score: HAZZANIM, 31 points. Meaning: a cantor

habanera 13 habanero 13 habdalah 17 habendum 16 habitans 13 habitant 13 habitats 13 habiting 14 habitual 13 habitude 14 habitues 13 hachured 17 hachures 16 hacienda 14 hackable 19

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hackbolt 19 hackbuts 19 hackette 17 hackings 18 hacklers 17 hacklets 17 hacklier 17 hackling 18 hackneys 20 hacksawn 20 hacksaws 20 hackwork 24 haddocks 19 hadedahs 16 hadromes 14 hadronic 14 haematal 13 haematic 15 haematin 13 haeredes 12 haeremai 13 hafflins 17 hafniums 16 haftarah 17 haftaras 14 haftaros 14 haftarot 14 haftorah 17 haftoros 14 haftorot 14 hagadist 13 hagberry 17 hagbolts 14 hagdowns 16 haggadah 17 haggadas 14 haggadic 16 haggadot 14 haggards 14 haggises 13 hagglers 13 haggling 14 hagrider 13 hagrides 13 hahniums 16 hailiest 11 hailshot 14 hainched 17 hainches 16 hainings 12 hairball 13 hairband 14 hairbell 13 haircaps 15 haircuts 13 hairgrip 14 hairiest 11 hairless 11 hairlike 15 hairline 11 hairlock 17 hairnets 11 hairpins 13 hairsted 12 hairtail 11 hairwing 15 hairwork 18 hairworm 16 halachas 16 halachic 18 halachot 16 halakahs 18 halakhah 21 halakhas 18 halakhic 20 halakhot 18 halakist 15 halakoth 18 halalahs 14 halalled 12 halation 11 halavahs 17 halazone 20 halberds 14 halberts 13 halcyons 16 haleness 11 halfback 22 halfbeak 20 halflife 17 halfling 15 halflins 14 halfness 14 halfpace 18 halfpipe 18 halftime 16 halftone 14 halfwits 17 halibuts 13 halicore 13 halidome 14 halidoms 14 halierov 14 halimote 13 halimots 13 haliotis 11 halitous 11 hallalis 11 hallaloo 11 hallians 11 halliard 12 hallings 12 hallions 11 hallmark 17 halloaed 12 halloing 12 hallooed 12 halloumi 13 hallowed 15 hallower 14 hallucal 13 halluces 13 hallways 17 hallyons 14 halogens 12 halolike 15 halosere 11 haloumis 13 haltered 12 halteres 11 haltings 12 haltless 11 halutzim 22 halvings 15 halyards 15 hamartia 13 hamatsas 13 hambling 16 hamboned 16 hambones 15 hamburgs 16 hamewith 19 hammadas 16 hammered 16 hammerer 15 hammiest 15 hammocks 21 hampered 16 hamperer 15 hamsters 13 hamulate 13 hamulose 13 hamulous 13 hanapers 13 hanching 17 handaxes 19 handbags 15 handball 14 handbell 14 handbill 14 handbook 18 handcars 14 handcart 14 handclap 16 handcuff 20 handfast 15 handfeed 16 handfuls 15 handgrip 15 handguns 13 handheld 16 handhold 16 handicap 16 handiest 12 handisms 14 handjars 19 handknit 16 handlers 12 handless 12 handlike 16 handline 12 handling 13 handlist 12 handloom 14 handmade 15 handmaid 15 handoffs 18 handouts 12 handover 15 handpass 14 handpick 20 handplay 17 handrail 12 handroll 12 handsaws 15 handsels 12 handsets 12 handsewn 15 handsful 15 handsier 12 handsome 14 handwork 19 handwrit 15 handyman 17 handymen 17 hanepoot 13 hangable 14 hangared 13 hangbird 15 hangdogs 14 hangfire 15 hangings 13 hangnail 12 hangnest 12 hangouts 12 hangover 15 hangrier 12 hangtags 13 hankered 16 hankerer 15 hanseled 12 hanukiah 18 hanumans 13 haphtara 16 hapkidos 18 haplites 13 haplitic 15 haploids 14 haploidy 17 haplonts 13 haplopia 15 haploses 13 haplosis 13 happened 16 happiest 15 happoshu 18 happying 19 haptenes 13 haptenic 15 hapteron 13 haptical 15 haqueton 20 harakeke 19 harambee 15 haramdas 14 haramdis 14 harangue 12 harassed 12 harasser 11 harasses 11 harbored 14 harborer 13 harbours 13 hardback 20 hardbags 15 hardbake 18 hardball 14 hardbeam 16 hardbody 18 hardboot 14 hardcase 14 hardcore 14 hardedge 14 hardened 13 hardener 12 hardface 17 hardhack 21 hardhats 15 hardhead 16 hardiest 12 hardline 12 hardness 12 hardnose 12 hardokes 16 hardpack 20 hardpans 14 hardrock 18 hardship 17 hardtack 18 hardtail 12 hardtops 14 hardware 15 hardwire 15 hardwood 16 harebell 13 harelike 15 harelips 13 harewood 15 harianas 11 haricots 13 harigals 12 harijans 18 harissas 11 harkened 16 harkener 15 harlings 12 harlotry 14 harmalas 13 harmalin 13 harmines 13 harmless 13 harmonic 15 harmosts 13 harmosty 16 haroseth 14 harosets 11 harpings 14 harpists 13 harpoons 13 harridan 12 harriers 11 harrowed 15 harrower 14 harrumph 18 harrying 15 harshens 14 harshest 14 harshing 15 harslets 11 hartbees 13 hartened 12 harumphs 18 haruspex 20 harvests 14 hasheesh 17 hashhead 18 hashiest 14 hashings 15 hashmark 20 hashtags 15 hassiums 13 hassling 12 hassocks 17 hassocky 20 hastated 12 hasteful 14 hastened 12 hastener 11 hastiest 11 hastings 12 hatbands 14 hatboxes 20 hatbrush 16 hatcheck 22 hatchels 16 hatchers 16 hatchery 19 hatchets 16 hatchety 19 hatching 17 hatchway 22 hateable 13 hateless 11 haterent 11 hatguard 13 hatmaker 17 hatracks 17 hatstand 12 hattered 12 hatteria 11 hattings 12 hattocks 17 hauberks 17 haulages 12 haulback 19 hauliers 11 haulings 12 haulmier 13 haulouts 11 haulyard 15 haunched 17 haunches 16 haunters 11 haunting 12 hauriant 11 haurient 11 hausfrau 14 hautbois 13 hautboys 16 hauteurs 11 havartis 14 havdalah 18 havdoloh 18 havelock 20 havening 15 haveours 14 haverels 14 havering 15 havildar 15 haviours 14 havocked 21 havocker 20 hawbucks 22 haweater 14 hawfinch 22 hawkbell 20 hawkbill 20 hawkbits 20 hawkeyed 22 hawkings 19 hawklike 22 hawkmoth 23 hawknose 18 hawkshaw 24 hawkweed 22 hawthorn 17 haybands 17 hayboxes 23 haycocks 22 hayfield 18 hayforks 21 haylages 15 haylofts 17 haymaker 20 hayracks 20 hayrakes 18 hayricks 20 hayrides 15 hayseeds 15 haystack 20 haywards 18 haywires 17 hazarded 22 hazarder 21 hazardry 24 hazelhen 23 hazelnut 20 haziness 20 hazzanim 31

HE… (321)

Top score: HEXARCHY, 26 points. Meaning: a group of six separate states

headache 17 headachy 20 headages 13 headband 15 headbang 15 headbutt 14 headcase 14 headends 13 headfast 15 headfish 18 headfuck 21 headfuls 15 headgate 13 headgear 13 headhunt 15

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headiest 12 headings 13 headlamp 16 headland 13 headless 12 headlike 16 headline 12 headlock 18 headlong 13 headmark 18 headmost 14 headnote 12 headpins 14 headpond 15 headrace 14 headrail 12 headrest 12 headrigs 13 headring 13 headroom 14 headrope 14 headsail 12 headsets 12 headship 17 headshot 15 headsman 14 headsmen 14 headstay 15 headwall 15 headward 16 headways 18 headwind 16 headword 16 headwork 19 healable 13 healding 13 healings 12 healsome 13 heapiest 13 hearable 13 hearings 12 hearkens 15 hearsays 14 hearsier 11 hearsing 12 heartens 11 heartier 11 hearties 11 heartily 14 hearting 12 heartlet 11 heartpea 13 heatable 13 heatedly 15 heathens 14 heathers 14 heathery 17 heathier 14 heatings 12 heatless 11 heatspot 13 heatwave 17 heavenly 17 heaviest 14 heavings 15 heavyish 20 heavyset 17 hebdomad 17 hebenons 13 hebetant 13 hebetate 13 hebetude 14 hebraise 13 hebraize 22 hecatomb 17 hechting 17 hecklers 17 heckling 18 hectares 13 hectical 15 hecticly 18 hectored 14 hectorer 13 hectorly 16 heddling 14 hedgehog 17 hedgehop 18 hedgepig 16 hedgerow 16 hedgiest 13 hedgings 14 hedonics 14 hedonism 14 hedonist 12 heediest 12 heedless 12 heehawed 18 heelball 13 heelbars 13 heelings 12 heelless 11 heelpost 13 heeltaps 13 heftiest 14 hegemons 14 hegemony 17 hegumene 14 hegumens 14 hegumeny 17 heighten 15 heighths 18 heirdoms 14 heirless 11 heirloom 13 heirship 16 heisters 11 heisting 12 heitikis 15 heketara 15 hektares 15 helenium 13 heliacal 13 heliasts 11 helicase 13 helicity 16 helicoid 14 helicons 13 helicopt 15 helideck 18 helilift 14 heliodor 12 helioses 11 heliosis 11 helipads 14 heliport 13 heliskis 15 helistop 13 helitack 17 hellbent 13 hellcats 13 helleris 11 hellfire 14 hellhole 14 hellicat 13 helliers 11 hellions 11 hellkite 15 helloing 12 hellward 15 helmeted 14 helminth 16 helmless 13 helmsman 15 helmsmen 15 helotage 12 helotism 13 helpable 15 helpdesk 18 helpings 14 helpless 13 helpline 13 helpmate 15 helpmeet 15 hemagogs 15 hematein 13 hematics 15 hematine 13 hematins 13 hematite 13 hematoid 14 hematoma 15 hemiolas 13 hemiolia 13 hemiolic 15 hemiones 13 hemionus 13 hemiopia 15 hemiopic 17 hemipode 16 hemipods 16 hemipter 15 hemlines 13 hemlocks 19 hemocoel 15 hemocyte 18 hemolyse 16 hemolyze 25 hemostat 13 hempiest 15 hemplike 19 hempseed 16 hempweed 19 henbanes 13 henchest 16 henchman 18 henchmen 18 hencoops 15 henequen 20 henequin 20 henhouse 14 heniquen 20 heniquin 20 hennaing 12 henniest 11 henpecks 19 heparins 13 hepatica 15 hepatics 15 hepatise 13 hepatite 13 hepatize 22 hepatoma 15 hepsters 13 heptagon 14 heptanes 13 heptarch 18 heptoses 13 heralded 13 heraldic 14 heraldry 15 herbaged 15 herbages 14 herbaria 13 herbelet 13 herbiest 13 herbists 13 herbless 13 herblets 13 herblike 17 hercules 13 herdboys 17 herdings 13 herdlike 16 herdsman 14 herdsmen 14 herdwick 21 hereaway 17 heredity 15 herefrom 16 hereinto 11 hereness 11 heresies 11 heretics 13 heretrix 18 hereunto 11 hereupon 13 herewith 17 herisson 11 heritage 12 heritors 11 heritrix 18 herlings 12 hermaean 13 hermetic 15 hermitic 15 hermitry 16 herniate 11 hernshaw 17 heroical 13 heroicly 16 heroines 11 heroised 12 heroises 11 heroisms 13 heroized 21 heroizes 20 heronsew 14 heroship 16 herpeses 13 herpetic 15 herpings 14 herptile 13 herrings 12 herrying 15 hersalls 11 herships 16 herstory 14 hesitant 11 hesitate 11 hesperid 14 hessians 11 hessites 11 hetaerae 11 hetaeras 11 hetaeric 13 hetairai 11 hetairas 11 heuchera 16 heurekas 15 heuretic 13 heurisms 13 hexafoil 21 hexaglot 19 hexagons 19 hexagram 21 hexamine 20 hexanoic 20 hexaplar 20 hexaplas 20 hexapods 21 hexapody 24 hexarchy 26 hexereis 18 hexosans 18 hexylene 21 heyducks 21

HI… (124)

Top score: HIZZONER, 29 points. Meaning: used as a title for a mayor

hiatuses 11 hibachis 18 hibernal 13 hibiscus 15 hicatees 13 hiccatee 15 hiccough 19 hiccuped 18 hickwall 20 hickymal 22 hidalgas 13 hidalgos 13 hiddenly 16 hideaway 18 hideless 12

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hideouts 12 hidlings 13 hidroses 12 hidrosis 12 hidrotic 14 hielaman 13 hierarch 16 hieratic 13 hierurgy 15 higglers 13 higgling 14 highball 17 highborn 17 highboys 20 highbred 18 highbrow 20 highbush 20 highered 16 highjack 28 highland 16 highlife 18 highmost 17 highness 15 highrise 15 highroad 16 highspot 17 hightail 15 highting 16 hightops 17 highveld 19 highways 21 hijacked 25 hijacker 24 hikoiing 16 hilarity 14 hilching 17 hildings 13 hillfolk 18 hillfort 14 hilliest 11 hillings 12 hilloaed 12 hillocks 17 hillocky 20 hilloing 12 hillside 12 hilltops 13 hiltless 11 himation 13 hinahina 14 hindcast 14 hindered 13 hinderer 12 hindfeet 15 hindfoot 15 hindguts 13 hindhead 16 hindlegs 13 hindmilk 18 hindmost 14 hindward 16 hindwing 16 hinkiest 15 hinnying 15 hintings 12 hipbones 15 hiplines 13 hipparch 20 hippiest 15 hippings 16 hippuric 17 hippuses 15 hippydom 21 hippyish 21 hipsters 13 hiraeths 14 hiragana 12 hireable 13 hireages 12 hireling 12 hirlings 12 hirpling 14 hirrient 11 hirseled 12 hirsling 12 hirudins 12 hissiest 11 hissings 12 histamin 13 histidin 12 histioid 12 histogen 12 histones 11 historic 13 histrion 11 histrios 11 hitchers 16 hitchier 16 hitchily 19 hitching 17 hithered 15 hitherto 14 hitmaker 17 hittable 13 hiveless 14 hivelike 18 hivemind 17 hiveward 18 hizzoner 29

HO… (363)

Top score: HOKYPOKY, 27 points

hoactzin 22 hoarders 12 hoarding 13 hoarhead 15 hoariest 11 hoarsely 14 hoarsens 11 hoarsest 11 hoasting 12 hoastman 13 hoastmen 13 hoatzins 20 hobbitry 18 hobblers 15 hobbling 16

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hobbyism 20 hobbyist 18 hobdayed 18 hobnails 13 hobnobby 20 hobodoms 16 hoboisms 15 hockling 18 hockshop 22 hocusing 14 hocussed 14 hocusses 13 hoddling 14 hoecakes 17 hoedowns 15 hogbacks 20 hoggerel 13 hoggings 14 hoghoods 16 hogmanay 17 hogmanes 14 hogmenay 17 hognosed 13 hognoses 12 hogsbane 14 hogshead 16 hogtying 16 hogwards 16 hogweeds 16 hoicking 18 hoicksed 18 hoickses 17 hoidened 13 hoisters 11 hoisting 12 hoistman 13 hoistmen 13 hoistway 17 hokiness 15 hokonuis 15 hokypoky 27 holarchy 19 holdable 14 holdalls 12 holdback 20 holddown 16 holdfast 15 holdings 13 holdouts 12 holdover 15 holeless 11 holesome 13 holeyest 14 holibuts 13 holidays 15 holiness 11 holistic 13 hollaing 12 hollands 12 hollered 12 hollidam 14 holloaed 12 holloing 12 hollooed 12 hollowed 15 hollower 14 hollowly 17 holmiums 15 holocene 13 hologamy 17 hologram 14 hologyny 18 holoptic 15 holotype 16 holozoic 22 holstein 11 holsters 11 holubtsi 13 holydame 17 holydams 17 holydays 18 holytide 15 homagers 14 homaging 15 homaloid 14 homburgs 16 homebird 16 homebody 19 homeboys 18 homebred 16 homebrew 18 homefelt 16 homegirl 14 homeland 14 homeless 13 homelier 13 homelike 17 homelily 16 homelyns 16 homemade 16 homeobox 22 homeoses 13 homeosis 13 homeotic 15 homepage 16 homeport 15 homering 14 homeroom 15 homesick 19 homesite 13 homespun 15 homestay 16 hometown 16 homeward 17 homeware 16 homework 20 homicide 16 homilies 13 homilist 13 hominess 13 hominian 13 hominids 14 hominies 13 hominine 13 hominins 13 hominise 13 hominize 22 hominoid 14 hommocks 21 hommoses 15 homodont 14 homodyne 17 homogamy 19 homogeny 17 homogony 17 homologs 14 homology 17 homonyms 18 homonymy 21 homotony 16 homotype 18 homotypy 21 homuncle 15 honchoed 17 honchoes 16 hondling 13 honester 11 honestly 14 honewort 14 honeybee 16 honeybun 16 honeydew 18 honeyful 17 honeying 15 honeypot 16 hongiing 13 honiedly 15 honorand 12 honorary 14 honorees 11 honorers 11 honoring 12 honoured 12 honouree 11 honourer 11 hoochies 16 hoodiest 12 hoodless 12 hoodlike 16 hoodlums 14 hoodmold 15 hoodooed 13 hoodwink 19 hoofbeat 16 hoofless 14 hooflike 18 hoofrots 14 hookiest 15 hookings 16 hookless 15 hooklets 15 hooklike 19 hooknose 15 hookworm 20 hoolican 13 hooliest 11 hooligan 12 hoolocks 17 hoopless 13 hooplike 17 hoopster 13 hoorahed 15 hoorayed 15 hoorooed 12 hoosegow 15 hoosgows 15 hooshing 15 hootches 16 hootiest 11 hoovered 15 hopbinds 16 hopbines 15 hopefuls 16 hopeless 13 hopepunk 19 hopfield 17 hopheads 17 hopingly 17 hoplites 13 hoplitic 15 hoppiest 15 hoppings 16 hopplers 15 hoppling 16 hopsacks 19 hoptoads 14 horchata 16 hordeins 12 hordeola 12 hordocks 18 horizons 20 horlicks 17 hormeses 13 hormesis 13 hormetic 15 hormonal 13 hormones 13 hormonic 15 hornbags 14 hornbeak 17 hornbeam 15 hornbill 13 hornbook 17 hornbugs 14 horndogs 13 hornfels 14 hornfish 17 hornfuls 14 horngeld 13 horniest 11 hornings 12 hornists 11 hornitos 11 hornless 11 hornlets 11 hornlike 15 hornpipe 15 hornpout 13 horntail 11 hornwork 18 hornworm 16 hornwort 14 horoekas 15 horokaka 19 horologe 12 horology 15 horopito 13 horopter 13 horrible 13 horribly 16 horrider 12 horridly 15 horrific 16 horsebox 20 horsecar 13 horsefly 17 horseman 13 horsemen 13 horsepox 20 horseway 17 horsiest 11 horsings 12 hosannah 14 hosannas 11 hoselike 15 hosepipe 15 hoseying 15 hospices 15 hospital 13 hospitia 13 hospodar 14 hostages 12 hosteled 12 hosteler 11 hostelry 14 hostiles 11 hostings 12 hostlers 11 hostless 11 hostries 11 hotblood 14 hotboxed 21 hotboxes 20 hotcakes 17 hotching 17 hotchpot 18 hoteldom 14 hotelier 11 hoteling 12 hotelman 13 hotelmen 13 hotfoots 14 hotheads 15 hothouse 14 hotliner 11 hotlines 11 hotlinks 15 hotplate 13 hotpress 13 hotshots 14 hotspots 13 hotspurs 13 hottered 12 hottings 12 houffing 18 houghing 16 houheres 14 houmuses 13 hounders 12 hounding 13 houngans 12 hourlies 11 hourlong 12 houseboy 16 housefly 17 houseful 14 houseled 12 houseman 13 housemen 13 housesat 11 housesit 11 housetop 13 housiest 11 housings 12 housling 12 houtings 12 hoveling 15 hovelled 15 hoveller 14 hoverers 14 hoverfly 20 hovering 15 howdying 19 howffing 21 howitzer 23 howlback 22 howlings 15 hoydened 16

HR… (2)

Top score: HRYVNYAS, 20 points. Meaning: a monetary unit of Ukraine

hryvnias 17 hryvnyas 20

HU… (121)

Top score: HUZZAHED, 33 points. Meaning: to huzza

huanacos 13 huaquero 20 huarache 16 huaracho 16 hubblier 15 hubbuboo 17 hubrises 13 huckling 18 huckster 17 huddlers 13 huddling 14 huffiest 17 huffings 18 huffkins 21 hugeness 12

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huggable 15 huggiest 13 huipiles 13 huisache 16 huissier 11 huitains 11 hulkiest 15 hulliest 11 hulloaed 12 hulloing 12 hullooed 12 humanely 16 humanest 13 humanise 13 humanism 15 humanist 13 humanity 16 humanize 22 humanoid 14 humblers 15 humblest 15 humbling 16 humdrums 16 humected 16 humefied 17 humefies 16 humerals 13 humicole 15 humidest 14 humidify 20 humidity 17 humidors 14 humified 17 humifies 16 humility 16 humiture 13 hummable 17 hummaums 17 hummings 16 hummocks 21 hummocky 24 hummuses 15 humogens 14 humoresk 17 humorful 16 humoring 14 humorist 13 humorous 13 humoured 14 humouses 13 humpback 23 humphing 19 humpiest 15 humpless 15 humplike 19 humpties 15 humstrum 15 humusier 13 hunching 17 hundreds 13 hungered 13 hungerly 15 hungover 15 hungrier 12 hungrily 15 hunkered 16 hunkiest 15 huntable 13 huntaway 17 huntedly 15 huntings 12 huntress 11 huntsman 13 huntsmen 13 hurcheon 16 hurdlers 12 hurdling 13 hurlbats 13 hurlings 12 hurrahed 15 hurraing 12 hurrayed 15 hurriers 11 hurrying 15 hurtless 11 hurtling 12 husbands 14 hushabye 19 hushedly 18 hushered 15 hushiest 14 huskiest 15 huskings 16 husklike 19 hustings 12 hustlers 11 hustling 12 huswifes 17 huswives 17 hutchies 16 hutching 17 hutments 13 huttings 12 hutzpahs 25 huzzahed 33 huzzaing 30

HY… (89)

Top score: HYDROXYL, 25 points (tied with one other). Meaning: the radical or group containing oxygen and hydrogen

hyacines 16 hyacinth 19 hyalines 14 hyalites 14 hyalogen 15 hyaloids 15 hybrises 16 hydatids 16 hydatoid 16 hydracid 18 hydragog 17 hydranth 18 hydrants 15 hydrases 15 hydrated 16

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About these words

1,464 of the 42,311 8-letter words start with H (3%).
1,099 are good in NWL2023, 1,463 in Collins Scrabble Words and 982 in ENABLE. 89 are everyday words.
In Scrabble points, huzzahed scores the most (33), then hazzanim (31), then huzzaing (30), then hizzoner (29), then highjack (28).