1,497 Words Starting With HO
The prefix HO appears in 1,497 words, from 2-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 258 entries. Average word length: 8.5 letters.
H is one of the few English consonants that can go silent (honest, hour, heir). As a starter, it powers high-frequency words like have, he, how, and here.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with HO: HOMOZYGOSITY (33 pts), HOMOZYGOUSLY (33 pts), HOMOZYGOSITIES (32 pts), HOKEYPOKEYS (30 pts), HOMEOPATHICALLY (30 pts). The shortest is HO (2 letters) and the longest is HOLOGRAPHICALLY (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in BARN.
Notable words: HOAR — to make hoary, grey with frost or age [v].; HOAGY — a long sandwich [n].; HOAGIE — a long sandwich [n].; HOAGIES — a long sandwich [n]. Browse words starting with J for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with HO?
HOMOZYGOSITY scores 33 points. Runner-up: HOMOZYGOUSLY at 33 points. See words ending in SING for more high-value options.
How many words start with HO?
Our dictionary has 1,497 words that start with HO. They range from 2 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (258).
What is the shortest word that starts with HO?
HO at just 2 letters. It means: to stop [v].
Two-Letter Words (1)
HO
Three-Letter Words (10)
HOBHODHOEHOGHONHOPHOSHOTHOWHOY
Four-Letter Words (48)
HOARHOAXHOBOHOBSHOCKHODSHOEDHOERHOESHOGGHOGSHOKEHOLDHOLEHOLKHOLMHOLPHOLSHOLTHOLYHOMEHOMOHOMYHONEHONGHONKHONSHOODHOOFHOOKHOOPHOOTHOPEHOPSHORAHORNHOSEHOSTHOTSHOURHOVEHOWEHOWFHOWKHOWLHOWSHOYAHOYS
Five-Letter Words (97)
HOAGYHOARDHOARSHOARYHOBBYHOBOSHOCKSHOCUSHODADHOERSHOGANHOGGSHOICKHOISEHOISTHOKEDHOKESHOKEYHOKKUHOKUMHOLDSHOLEDHOLESHOLEYHOLKSHOLLAHOLLOHOLLYHOLMSHOLTSHOMEDHOMERHOMESHOMEYHOMIEHOMOSHONANHONDAHONEDHONERHONESHONEYHONGIHONGSHONKSHONKYHONORHOOCHHOODSHOODYHOOEYHOOFSHOOKAHOOKSHOOKYHOOLYHOOPSHOOTSHOOTYHOPEDHOPERHOPESHOPPYHORAHHORALHORASHORDEHORNSHORNYHORSEHORSTHORSYHOSEDHOSELHOSENHOSERHOSESHOSEYHOSTAHOSTSHOTCHHOTELHOTLYHOUNDHOURIHOURSHOUSEHOVELHOVERHOWDYHOWESHOWFFHOWFSHOWKSHOWLSHOYASHOYLE
Six-Letter Words (160)
HOAGIEHOARDSHOARSEHOAXEDHOAXERHOAXESHOBBEDHOBBERHOBBITHOBBLEHOBNOBHOBOEDHOBOESHOCKEDHOCKERHOCKEYHODADSHODDENHODDINHOEINGHOGANSHOGGEDHOGGERHOGGETHOGNUTHOGTIEHOICKSHOIDENHOISEDHOISESHOISTSHOKIERHOKILYHOKINGHOKUMSHOLARDHOLDENHOLDERHOLDUPHOLIERHOLIESHOLILYHOLINGHOLISMHOLISTHOLKEDHOLLASHOLLERHOLLOAHOLLOOHOLLOSHOLLOWHOLMICHOLPENHOMAGEHOMBREHOMELYHOMERSHOMEYSHOMIERHOMIESHOMILYHOMINGHOMINYHOMMOSHONANSHONCHOHONDASHONDLEHONERSHONESTHONEYSHONIEDHONINGHONKEDHONKERHONKEYHONKIEHONORSHONOURHOODEDHOODIEHOODOOHOOEYSHOOFEDHOOFERHOOKAHHOOKASHOOKEDHOOKERHOOKEYHOOKUPHOOLIEHOOPEDHOOPERHOOPLAHOOPOEHOOPOOHOORAHHOORAY
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Seven-Letter Words (211)
HOAGIESHOARDEDHOARDERHOARIERHOARILYHOARSENHOARSERHOATZINHOAXERSHOAXINGHOBBERSHOBBIESHOBBINGHOBBITSHOBBLEDHOBBLERHOBBLESHOBLIKEHOBNAILHOBNOBSHOBOINGHOBOISMHOCKERSHOCKEYSHOCKINGHOCUSEDHOCUSESHODADDYHODDENSHODDINSHOECAKEHOEDOWNHOELIKEHOGBACKHOGFISHHOGGERSHOGGETSHOGGINGHOGGISHHOGLIKEHOGMANEHOGNOSEHOGNUTSHOGTIEDHOGTIESHOGWASHHOGWEEDHOICKEDHOIDENSHOISINGHOISTEDHOISTERHOKIESTHOLARDSHOLDALLHOLDERSHOLDINGHOLDOUTHOLDUPSHOLIBUTHOLIDAYHOLIESTHOLISMSHOLISTSHOLKINGHOLLAEDHOLLANDHOLLERSHOLLIESHOLLOASHOLLOEDHOLLOESHOLLOOSHOLLOWSHOLMIUMHOLSTERHOLYDAYHOMAGEDHOMAGERHOMAGESHOMBRESHOMBURGHOMEBOYHOMEREDHOMERICHOMIESTHOMINESHOMINIDHOMMOCKHOMOLOGHOMONYMHOMOSEXHONCHOSHONDLEDHONDLESHONESTYHONEYEDHONGIEDHONGIESHONKERS
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Eight-Letter Words (258)
HOACTZINHOARDERSHOARDINGHOARIESTHOARSELYHOARSENSHOARSESTHOATZINSHOBBLERSHOBBLINGHOBBYISTHOBNAILSHOBOISMSHOCKSHOPHOCUSINGHOCUSSEDHOCUSSESHOECAKESHOEDOWNSHOGBACKSHOGMANAYHOGMANESHOGMENAYHOGNOSESHOGSHEADHOGTYINGHOGWEEDSHOICKINGHOIDENEDHOISTERSHOISTINGHOKINESSHOKYPOKYHOLDABLEHOLDALLSHOLDBACKHOLDDOWNHOLDFASTHOLDINGSHOLDOUTSHOLDOVERHOLELESSHOLIBUTSHOLIDAYSHOLINESSHOLISTICHOLLAINGHOLLANDSHOLLEREDHOLLOAEDHOLLOINGHOLLOOEDHOLLOWEDHOLLOWERHOLLOWLYHOLMIUMSHOLOCENEHOLOGAMYHOLOGRAMHOLOGYNYHOLOTYPEHOLOZOICHOLSTEINHOLSTERSHOLYDAYSHOLYTIDEHOMAGERSHOMAGINGHOMBURGSHOMEBODYHOMEBOYSHOMEBREDHOMEBREWHOMEGIRLHOMELANDHOMELESSHOMELIERHOMELIKEHOMEMADEHOMEOBOXHOMEOTICHOMEPAGEHOMEPORTHOMERINGHOMEROOMHOMESICKHOMESITEHOMESPUNHOMESTAYHOMETOWNHOMEWARDHOMEWORKHOMICIDEHOMILIESHOMILISTHOMINESSHOMINIANHOMINIDSHOMINIESHOMININE
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Nine-Letter Words (235)
HOACTZINSHOARDINGSHOARFROSTHOARINESSHOARSENEDHOATZINESHOBBYISTSHOBGOBLINHOBNAILEDHOBNOBBEDHOBNOBBERHOCKSHOPSHOCUSSINGHODADDIESHODOSCOPEHOGFISHESHOGGISHLYHOGMANAYSHOGMENAYSHOGSHEADSHOGTIEINGHOGWASHESHOIDENINGHOKEYNESSHOLANDRICHOLDBACKSHOLDDOWNSHOLDFASTSHOLDOVERSHOLIDAYEDHOLIDAYERHOLLERINGHOLLOAINGHOLLOOINGHOLLOWAREHOLLOWESTHOLLOWINGHOLLYHOCKHOLOCAUSTHOLOCRINEHOLOGRAMSHOLOGRAPHHOLOGYNICHOLOPHYTEHOLOTYPESHOLOTYPICHOLSTEINSHOLSTEREDHOLYSTONEHOLYTIDESHOMEBOUNDHOMEBREDSHOMEBREWSHOMEBUILTHOMECOMERHOMEGIRLSHOMEGROWNHOMELANDSHOMELIESTHOMEMAKERHOMEOPATHHOMEOWNERHOMEPAGESHOMEPLACEHOMEPORTSHOMEROOMSHOMESITESHOMESPUNSHOMESTANDHOMESTAYSHOMESTEADHOMETOWNSHOMEWARDSHOMEWORKSHOMEYNESSHOMICIDALHOMICIDESHOMILETICHOMILISTSHOMINIANSHOMINIZEDHOMINIZESHOMINOIDSHOMOCERCYHOMOGRAFTHOMOGRAPHHOMOLOGICHOMOLOGUEHOMOLYSESHOMOLYSISHOMOLYTICHOMONYMICHOMOPHILEHOMOPHOBEHOMOPHONEHOMOPHONYHOMOPHYLYHOMOPLASYHOMOPOLARHOMOSEXES
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Ten-Letter Words (180)
HOACTZINESHOARFROSTSHOARSENESSHOARSENINGHOBBLEBUSHHOBBYHORSEHOBGOBLINSHOBNAILINGHOBNOBBERSHOBNOBBINGHODGEPODGEHODOSCOPESHOKEYPOKEYHOKINESSESHOKYPOKIESHOLIDAYERSHOLIDAYINGHOLINESSESHOLLOWARESHOLLOWNESSHOLLOWWAREHOLLYHOCKSHOLOCAUSTSHOLOENZYMEHOLOGAMIESHOLOGRAPHSHOLOGRAPHYHOLOGYNIESHOLOHEDRALHOLOPHYTESHOLOPHYTICHOLSTERINGHOLYSTONEDHOLYSTONESHOMEBODIESHOMECOMERSHOMECOMINGHOMELINESSHOMEMAKERSHOMEMAKINGHOMEOBOXESHOMEOPATHSHOMEOPATHYHOMEOTHERMHOMEOWNERSHOMEPLACESHOMEPORTEDHOMESCHOOLHOMESTANDSHOMESTEADSHOMILETICSHOMINESSESHOMINIZINGHOMOCERCALHOMOEROTICHOMOGAMIESHOMOGAMOUSHOMOGENATEHOMOGENIESHOMOGENISEHOMOGENIZEHOMOGENOUSHOMOGONIESHOMOGRAFTSHOMOGRAPHSHOMOLOGATEHOMOLOGIESHOMOLOGIZEHOMOLOGOUSHOMOLOGUESHOMONYMIESHOMONYMOUSHOMOOUSIANHOMOPHILESHOMOPHOBESHOMOPHOBIAHOMOPHOBICHOMOPHONESHOMOPHONICHOMOPTERANHOMOSEXUALHOMOSOCIALHOMOZYGOTEHOMOZYGOUSHOMUNCULUSHONEYCOMBSHONEYEATERHONEYGUIDEHONEYMOONSHONORARIESHONORARILYHONORARIUMHONORIFICSHONOURABLEHOODEDNESSHOODLUMISHHOODLUMISMHOODOOISMSHOODWINKEDHOODWINKER
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Eleven-Letter Words (129)
HOARINESSESHOBBLEDEHOYHOBBYHORSESHODGEPODGESHOGGISHNESSHOKEYNESSESHOKEYPOKEYSHOLLANDAISEHOLLOWWARESHOLOBLASTICHOLOENZYMESHOLOGRAPHEDHOLOGRAPHERHOLOGRAPHICHOLOTHURIANHOLYSTONINGHOMECOMINGSHOMEMAKINGSHOMEOPATHICHOMEOSTASESHOMEOSTASISHOMEOSTATICHOMEOTHERMSHOMEOTHERMYHOMEPORTINGHOMESCHOOLSHOMESTEADEDHOMESTEADERHOMESTRETCHHOMEYNESSESHOMICIDALLYHOMILETICALHOMOCERCIESHOMOGAMETICHOMOGENATESHOMOGENEITYHOMOGENEOUSHOMOGENISEDHOMOGENISESHOMOGENIZEDHOMOGENIZERHOMOGENIZESHOMOGRAPHICHOMOIOTHERMHOMOIOUSIANHOMOLOGATEDHOMOLOGATESHOMOLOGICALHOMOLOGIZEDHOMOLOGIZERHOMOLOGIZESHOMOMORPHICHOMONUCLEARHOMOOUSIANSHOMOPHOBIASHOMOPHONIESHOMOPHONOUSHOMOPHYLIESHOMOPLASIESHOMOPLASTICHOMOPOLYMERHOMOPTERANSHOMOPTEROUSHOMOSEXUALSHOMOSPORIESHOMOSPOROUSHOMOSTYLIESHOMOTHALLICHOMOZYGOSESHOMOZYGOSISHOMOZYGOTESHONEYCOMBEDHONEYEATERSHONEYGUIDESHONEYMOONEDHONEYMOONERHONEYSUCKLEHONORARIUMSHOODLUMISMSHOODWINKERSHOODWINKINGHOOLIGANISMHOPEFULNESSHOPSACKINGSHOPSCOTCHEDHOPSCOTCHESHORIZONLESSHORIZONTALSHORMOGONIUMHORMONELIKEHORNBLENDESHORNBLENDICHORNINESSESHORNSWOGGLEHOROLOGICALHOROLOGISTSHOROSCOPIESHORSELAUGHSHORSEPLAYERHORSEPOWERS
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Twelve-Letter Words (88)
HOARSENESSESHOBBLEBUSHESHOBBLEDEHOYSHOLIDAYMAKERHOLISTICALLYHOLLANDAISESHOLLOWNESSESHOLOGRAPHERSHOLOGRAPHIESHOLOGRAPHINGHOLOPHRASTICHOLOTHURIANSHOMELESSNESSHOMELINESSESHOMEOMORPHICHOMEOPATHIESHOMEOTHERMICHOMESCHOOLEDHOMESCHOOLERHOMESICKNESSHOMESTEADERSHOMESTEADINGHOMINIZATIONHOMOGENISINGHOMOGENIZERSHOMOGENIZINGHOMOIOTHERMSHOMOIOUSIANSHOMOLOGATINGHOMOLOGATIONHOMOLOGIZERSHOMOLOGIZINGHOMOMORPHISMHOMONYMOUSLYHOMOPOLYMERSHOMOSEXUALLYHOMOTHALLISMHOMOZYGOSITYHOMOZYGOUSLYHONEYCOMBINGHONEYCREEPERHONEYMOONERSHONEYMOONINGHONEYSUCKLESHONORABILITYHOODEDNESSESHOOLIGANISMSHOOTENANNIESHOPELESSNESSHOPSCOTCHINGHORIZONTALLYHORNEDNESSESHORNLESSNESSHORNSWOGGLEDHORNSWOGGLESHORRENDOUSLYHORRIBLENESSHORRIDNESSESHORRIFICALLYHORRIFYINGLYHORSEFLESHESHORSEMANSHIPHORSEPLAYERSHORSESHOEINGHORSEWHIPPEDHORSEWHIPPERHORTICULTUREHOSPITALISEDHOSPITALISESHOSPITALIZEDHOSPITALIZESHOTCHPOTCHESHOUSEBOATERSHOUSEBREAKERHOUSECLEANEDHOUSEDRESSESHOUSEFATHERSHOUSEHOLDERSHOUSEHUSBANDHOUSEKEEPERSHOUSEKEEPINGHOUSEMASTERSHOUSEMOTHERSHOUSEPAINTERHOUSEPARENTSHOUSEPERSONSHOUSESITTINGHOUSEWARMING
Thirteen-Letter Words (46)
HOGGISHNESSESHOLIDAYMAKERSHOMEOMORPHISMHOMEOTHERMIESHOMESCHOOLERSHOMESCHOOLINGHOMESTRETCHESHOMINIZATIONSHOMOEROTICISMHOMOGENEITIESHOMOGENEOUSLYHOMOIOTHERMICHOMOLOGATIONSHOMOLOGICALLYHOMOMORPHISMSHOMOPOLYMERICHOMOSCEDASTICHOMOSEXUALITYHOMOSOCIALITYHOMOTHALLISMSHONEYCREEPERSHONORABLENESSHONORIFICALLYHOPEFULNESSESHORIZONTALITYHORNSWOGGLINGHORSEFEATHERSHORSEMANSHIPSHORSERADISHESHORSEWHIPPERSHORSEWHIPPINGHORTICULTURALHORTICULTURESHOSPITALISINGHOSPITALITIESHOSPITALIZINGHOTHEADEDNESSHOUSEBREAKERSHOUSEBREAKINGHOUSECLEANINGHOUSEHUSBANDSHOUSEKEEPINGSHOUSELESSNESSHOUSEPAINTERSHOUSEWARMINGSHOUSEWIFERIES
Fourteen-Letter Words (17)
HOLOMETABOLISMHOLOMETABOLOUSHOMELESSNESSESHOMEOMORPHISMSHOMESICKNESSESHOMOEROTICISMSHOMOGENISATIONHOMOGENIZATIONHOMOTRANSPLANTHOMOZYGOSITIESHONORABILITIESHOPELESSNESSESHORNLESSNESSESHORRIBLENESSESHORTICULTURISTHOUSEBREAKINGSHOUSECLEANINGS
Fifteen-Letter Words (17)
HOLOGRAPHICALLYHOLOMETABOLISMSHOMEOPATHICALLYHOMOGENEOUSNESSHOMOGENISATIONSHOMOGENIZATIONSHOMOSEXUALITIESHOMOSOCIALITIESHOMOTRANSPLANTSHONORABLENESSESHORIZONTALITIESHORTICULTURALLYHORTICULTURISTSHOSPITALIZATIONHOTHEADEDNESSESHOUSELESSNESSESHOUSEWIFELINESS