Skip to content
ZWordFinderZ

8-Letter Words With HES

  • 308 words
  • All English dictionaries
  • Scrabble points
Dictionary

Popular 8-Letter Words With HES

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 8-Letter Words With HES 308 words

How often does HES appear in eight-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 308 eight-letter words containing HES. They average 14.4 points, the best is QUENCHES (22 points) and 82.5% end in S.

Total words
308
Average Scrabble score
14.4
out of 22 max
Everyday words
28%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
82.5% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 82.5%
  • t 8.8%
  • e 2.3%

Top vowel pairs

  • oo4.5%
  • ea4.2%
  • ou4.2%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring eight-letter word containing HES

q 10u 1e 1n 1c 3h 4e 1s 1

Q 10 + U 1 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + H 4 + E 1 + S 1 = 22 points

Double word
44 pts
Triple word
66 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

quenches

Form of quench

  1. verbsatisfy (thirst)“The cold water quenched his thirst”
  2. verbput out, as of fires, flames, or lights“Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained”
  3. verbelectronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
  • Scrabble US
  • Scrabble UK
  • Words With Friends

Runners-up

Explore related word lists

8-letter words containing…

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz

Words containing HES by length

Longer sequences containing HES

Each link adds one letter and keeps only combinations that have words.

Change the last letter of HES

Trending word lists

Five-letter lists built from the letters of yesterday's Wordle answer. The set changes every day.

How to use this word list

Using HES in the middle of a word

8-Letter Words With HES by the numbers

8-Letter Words With HES FAQ

How many eight-letter words containing HES are there?

There are 308 eight-letter words containing HES in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word containing HES?

QUENCHES is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are QUAICHES (22), QUATCHES (22), QUEACHES (22).

What are some common eight-letter words containing HES?

Everyday examples include FARTHEST, FURTHEST, CHESTNUT, HESITATE, BRANCHES, FINISHES, SEARCHES, SWITCHES. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.

Which rare eight-letter words containing HES score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include QUAICHES (22), QUATCHES (22), QUEACHES (22), QUELCHES (22). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.