Common 8-letter words that have the letter H
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- research★13systematic investigation to establish facts
- shipping★16to transport by a vessel suitable for navigation in deep water
- children★14a young person
- shopping★16the act of one that shops
- together★12into a union or relationship
- purchase★15to acquire by the payment of money
- hardware★15metal goods
- exchange★21chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
- clothing★14wearing apparel
- schedule★14to assign to a certain date or time
- approach★17to come close or closer to
- physical★18involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
- hospital★13a medical institution
- searches★13to look through or over carefully in order to find something
- teaching★14to impart knowledge or skill to
- graphics★16a product of the art of representation
All 7,860 words
8-letter words with A (280)
Top score: ASPHYXIA, 23 points (tied with two others). unconsciousness caused by lack of oxygen
8-letter words with B (436)
Top score: BIZCACHA, 26 points (tied with one other)
8-letter words with C (894)
Top score: CHIZZING, 32 points
8-letter words with D (232)
Top score: DJIBBAHS, 23 points. a long coat worn by Muslim men
8-letter words with E (242)
Top score: EXAHERTZ, 27 points. one quintillion hertz
8-letter words with F (228)
Top score: FAUXHAWK, 28 points. a hairstyle resembling a mohawk
8-letter words with G (161)
Top score: GAZPACHO, 25 points. a cold, spicy soup
8-letter words with H (1,467)
Top score: HUZZAHED, 33 points. to huzza
8-letter words with I (101)
Top score: ICHTHYIC, 21 points. pertaining to fishes
8-letter words with J (28)
Top score: JACKFISH, 27 points. a food fish
8-letter words with K (112)
Top score: KOLKHOZY, 31 points. a collective farm in Russia
8-letter words with L (155)
Top score: LUNCHBOX, 22 points. a container for carrying meals to school or work
8-letter words with M (291)
Top score: MEZUZAHS, 31 points (tied with one other). a Judaic scroll
8-letter words with N (107)
Top score: NUDZHING, 22 points. to noodge
8-letter words with O (165)
Top score: OXYPHILE, 23 points (tied with one other). an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment
8-letter words with P (455)
Top score: PIROZHKI, 26 points (tied with one other). a small Russian pastry
8-letter words with Q (29)
Top score: QUINZHEE, 29 points. a shelter made by hollowing out a pile of snow
8-letter words with R (249)
Top score: RHIZOMIC, 24 points. pertaining to rhizomes
8-letter words with S (1,071)
Top score: SOVKHOZY, 30 points. a state-owned farm in the former Soviet Union
8-letter words with T (499)
Top score: TZITZITH, 29 points. the tassels on the four corners of a Jewish prayer shawl
8-letter words with U (192)
Top score: UMQUHILE, 22 points
8-letter words with V (30)
Top score: VIZCACHA, 27 points. a burrowing rodent
8-letter words with W (366)
Top score: WHIZZING, 33 points. to move with a buzzing or hissing sound
8-letter words with X (15)
Top score: XENOPHYA, 23 points
8-letter words with Y (25)
Top score: YAHRZEIT, 23 points. an anniversary of the death of a family member observed by Jews
8-letter words with Z (30)
Top score: ZIZYPHUS, 34 points
About these words
- 7,860 of the 42,333 8-letter words have the letter H (19%).
- 5,725 are good in NWL2023, 7,851 in Collins Scrabble Words, 5,720 in WOW24 and 5,082 in the Words With Friends list. 438 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, zizyphus scores the most (34), then whizzing, huzzahed and zhuzhing (33 each), then three words on 32.