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13 Letter Words Starting With H

There are 1118 valid 13 letter words that start with H, drawn from NWL2023, CSW24, and Words With Friends. Sorted below by score, with the single highest scorer called out.

Highest Scoring 13-Letter Words

US Scrabble (NWL)

haemapophysis - 28 points

UK Scrabble (CSW)

haemapophysis - 28 points

Words With Friends

haematoxylins - 29 points

13 Letter Words (1118)

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Top 20 Highest-Scoring 13 Letter Words Starting With h

Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 1118 word list is 66.7 combined points.

Rank Word US Scrabble UK Scrabble WWF Points Total
#1 habilimentary 23 23 25 71
#2 habilitations 18 18 20 56
#3 habitableness 20 20 23 63
#4 habronemiasis 20 20 22 62
#5 hackneyedness 26 26 27 79
#6 hadentomoidea 20 20 21 61
#7 hadhramautian 22 22 23 67
#8 hadrosauruses 17 17 18 52
#9 haemangiomata 21 21 24 66
#10 haemaphysalis 26 26 26 78
#11 haemapophysis 28 28 28 84
#12 haemathermous 23 23 24 70
#13 haematoblasts 20 20 22 62
#14 haematocystis 23 23 23 69
#15 haematogenous 19 19 22 60
#16 haematologies 19 19 21 59
#17 haematologist 19 19 21 59
#18 haematosepsis 20 20 21 61
#19 haematotherma 23 23 23 69
🏆 #20 haematoxylins 28 28 29 85

Where 13 Letter Words Fit on the Board

At 13 letters, a word almost always uses your entire rack plus tiles already on the board these are realistically bingo-adjacent plays rather than everyday moves, which is why the list leans heavily on compound and suffixed forms (-nesses, -ation, -izing). If you're looking for words you can play more often, shorter lengths starting with H will give you far more flexible options try 13 letter words starting with H for a more practical middle ground.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the highest-scoring 13 letter word starting with h?

haematoxylins — worth 85 combined points (US Scrabble: 28, UK Scrabble: 28, Words With Friends: 29).

How many 13 letter words start with h?

1118 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.

Are 13 letter words realistic to actually play?

Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 13 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter h words will come up far more often.