2 Letter Words Starting With H
There are 19 valid 2 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 2-Letter Words
US Scrabble (NWL)
hq - 14 points
UK Scrabble (CSW)
hq - 14 points
Words With Friends
hq - 13 points
2 Letter Words (19)
View all words starting with HTop 20 Highest-Scoring 2 Letter Words Starting With h
Point values shown for US Scrabble, UK Scrabble, and Words With Friends. The average across this full 19 word list is 18.9 combined points.
| Rank | Word | US Scrabble | UK Scrabble | WWF Points | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | ha | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| #2 | hb | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #3 | hd | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| #4 | he | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| #5 | hf | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #6 | hg | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| #7 | hi | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| #8 | hl | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #9 | hm | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #10 | ho | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| #11 | hp | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 🏆 #12 | hq | 14 | 14 | 13 | 41 |
| #13 | hr | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| #14 | hs | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| #15 | ht | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| #16 | hu | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| #17 | hv | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| #18 | hw | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| #19 | hy | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
Where 2 Letter Words Fit on the Board
At 2 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 2 letter words starting with H for a more practical middle ground.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the highest-scoring 2 letter word starting with h?
hq — worth 41 combined points (US Scrabble: 14, UK Scrabble: 14, Words With Friends: 13).
How many 2 letter words start with h?
19 valid words, combining entries from NWL2023, CSW24, and the Words With Friends dictionary.
Are 2 letter words realistic to actually play?
Only occasionally — you'd need most of your rack plus letters already on the board to reach 2 tiles. They're worth knowing for the rare bingo-extension play, but for regular turns, shorter h words will come up far more often.