40 words
17-letter words starting with H
40 words.
- hypophysectomized47
- hypophysectomizes46
- hydroxytryptamine41
- hyperexcitability39
- hyperimmunization38
- hyperpolarization36
- hypnotizabilities36
- hypochondriacally36
- hexachloroethanes35
- hyposensitization34
- handcraftsmanship33
- hyperdevelopments33
- hydroelectrically31
- hyperinflationary31
- heterotrophically30
- hyperemotionality30
- hyperirritability30
- hyperpigmentation30
- hyperreactivities30
- hemochromatosises29
- histophysiologies29
- hypermutabilities29
- hyperpituitarisms29
- histopathological28
- historiographical28
- hyperinnervations28
- hyperventilations28
- halfheartednesses27
- heterosexualities27
- hydrometallurgies27
- hydrometallurgist27
- hyperalimentation27
- hyperintellectual27
- hyperstimulations27
- histopathologists26
- housewifelinesses26
- hardheartednesses25
- hemagglutinations24
- homogeneousnesses23
- heterogeneousness21
How this list is built
- Every word here comes from ENABLE, a lexicon released to the public domain — 172,823 words. It is the list this site can legally publish in full, and it is stated openly rather than implied.
- The tournament lists — TWL/OWL in North America, Collins/SOWPODS elsewhere — are copyrighted compilations. They are not used here and not merged in. A small number of words will therefore differ from what a given game accepts.
- Scores use the standard tile values (A=1 … Q=10, Z=10) and ignore board bonuses, which depend on where you place the word, not on the word itself.
- Lists are ordered by score, then alphabetically — the order that is useful when you are choosing a play, rather than alphabetical for its own sake.
SOURCE·ENABLE (Enhanced North American Benchmark Lexicon)·Public domain. 172,823 words. Tournament lists (TWL, Collins) are copyrighted and not used.·REVIEWED AUG 2026
SOURCE·ENABLE public-domain lexicon (172,823 words)·lists and scores computed from the lexicon, see method·REVIEWED AUG 2026