Words Containing HOU

There are over 856 words with the letters HOU in English. From short HOU-words to long ones, find all the words that have HOU in it grouped by length, each valid in Scrabble, Wordle, and Words With Friends. You can also see five letter words with HOU.

4 letter HOU-words icon
5

4-Letter Words With HOU

Common 4-letter HOU-words:

hour

chou

houf

hout

thou

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5 letter HOU-words icon
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5-Letter Words With HOU

Common 5-letter HOU-words:

house

chout

choux

ghoul

houff

houfs

hough

hound

houri

hours

houts

khoum

shout

thous

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6 letter HOU-words icon
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6-Letter Words With HOU

Common 6-letter HOU-words:

should

though

houses

housed

chouse

chouts

ghouls

houghs

houmus

hounds

houris

hourly

houser

housey

houted

khoums

mahout

schout

shoujo

thoued

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7 letter HOU-words icon
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7-Letter Words With HOU

Common 7-letter HOU-words:

without

thought

housing

beshout

dhourra

houdahs

houdans

houffed

houmous

houngan

orihous

schouts

shoujos

shouses

shouter

tauhous

thouing

typhous

warehou

washout

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8 letter HOU-words icon
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8-Letter Words With HOU

Common 8-letter HOU-words:

although

thousand

thoughts

shoulder

choushes

gunhouse

houbaras

houffing

houmuses

hounders

housefly

housemen

housesat

housetop

outhouse

punchout

rathouse

rowhouse

seahound

shouting

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9 letter HOU-words icon
179

9-Letter Words With HOU

Common 9-letter HOU-words:

thousands

household

shoulders

baghouses

beerhouse

clubhouse

coldhouse

farmhouse

funhouses

houseboys

housework

methought

palmhouse

pesthouse

porthouse

raccahout

shoutouts

teahouses

unthought

workhouse

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10 letter HOU-words icon
188

10-Letter Words With HOU

Common 10-letter HOU-words:

throughout

households

greenhouse

beadhouses

boarhounds

choucroute

chountered

courthouse

gaolhouses

hothousing

housebound

housecarls

housewifey

jailhouses

newshounds

outthought

pilothouse

raccahouts

rockhounds

toolhouses

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11 letter HOU-words icon
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11-Letter Words With HOU

Common 11-letter HOU-words:

anamorphous

chountering

courthouses

housebreaks

housecarles

houseparent

houseplants

housewifier

isomorphous

jumhouriyas

misthoughts

moviehouses

shouthering

sighthounds

springhouse

statehouses

syngnathous

thoughtcast

thoughtless

whorehouses

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12 letter HOU-words icon
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12-Letter Words With HOU

Common 12-letter HOU-words:

barrelhouses

chapterhouse

charterhouse

coffeehouses

customshouse

forethoughts

hapaxanthous

houseboaters

housefathers

housesitters

hypognathous

kilowatthour

lagomorphous

motherhouses

packinghouse

pleomorphous

porterhouses

roughhousing

unthoughtful

xeromorphous

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13-Letter Words With HOU

Common 13-letter HOU-words:

aforethoughts

afterthoughts

amorphousness

chapterhouses

charterhouses

countinghouse

homeomorphous

houghmagandie

housebreakers

housebreaking

housemistress

hypertrophous

isodimorphous

lissotrichous

ophiomorphous

pentadelphous

rockhoundings

saurognathous

stationhouses

tetrastichous

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14 letter HOU-words icon
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14-Letter Words With HOU

Common 14-letter HOU-words:

boardinghouses

clearinghouses

dwellinghouses

forethoughtful

ghoulishnesses

heteromorphous

homoeomorphous

houghmagandies

housebreakings

housecleanings

housewifeliest

housewifeskeps

peritrichously

plectognathous

polymorphously

pseudomorphous

schizognathous

shoulderblades

slaughterhouse

unthoughtfully

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15 letter HOU-words icon
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15-Letter Words With HOU

Common 15-letter HOU-words:

amorphousnesses

datawarehousing

enantiomorphous

householdership

houselessnesses

housemistresses

housewifeliness

odontorhynchous

opisthognathous

ornithodelphous

slaughterhouses

thoughtlessness

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856 Common Words with HOU

Most Common Length
10
(188 words)
Avg Scrabble Score
16.5
(out of 32)
Most Common Ending
s
(50%)

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What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains HOU?

32 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains HOU is schizognathous with a total of 32 points.

S 1
C 3
H 4
I 1
Z 10
O 1
G 2
N 1
A 1
T 1
H 4
O 1
U 1
S 1

A list of all HOU words with their Scrabble and Words with Friends points. You can also find a list of all words that start with HOU. Also commonly searched for are words that end in HOU. Try our five letter words with HOU page if you’re playing Wordle-like games or use the New York Times Wordle Solver for finding the NYT Wordle daily answer.

FAQ Words With Letters HOU

  • How many words containing HOU are in the English dictionary?

    There are 856 words in the English dictionary that contain HOU, and most of them are 10 letters long (188 words of that length).

  • What's the longest word containing HOU?

    The longest word containing HOU is "householdership" at 15 letters long. If you're looking for a more everyday word, "throughout" is the longest common word containing HOU.

  • Are there any rare words containing HOU worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon words like "boozehound", "jumhouriya", "gazehound", "jailhouse" contain HOU and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "boozehound" is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common words containing HOU?

    Most words containing HOU are 10 letters long, including everyday words like "throughout", "households", "greenhouse", "beadhouses", "boarhounds".