Contains Both Letters

7 Letter Words With H and L

Collins lists 1,272 seven-letter words using both H and L. The highest scorer is kolkhoz (27 pts); the rest follow, ranked by Scrabble value.

1,272
Total Words
kolkhoz
Top Scorer
27
Best Score

7 Letter Words With H and L

1,272 words
kolkhoz27 kolhozy26 zlotych24 schmalz23 schmelz23 fahlerz22 hazelly22 hexylic22 lazyish22 oxyphil22 whaizle22 wheezle22 chalaza21 chalutz21 chylify21 qabalah21 shmaltz21 squelch21 zilches21 alchymy20 ethoxyl20 foxhole20 ghazals20 ghazels20 jawhole20 nymphly20 sixthly20 bashlyk19 boxhaul19 chimbly19 fifthly19 halfway19 hellbox19 hexapla19 huffily19 phalanx19 phloxes19 sheqels19 shlocky19 shylock19 thiazol19 thickly19 whiffle19 zillahs19 zoolith19 aphylly18 bechalk18 bushfly18 chiefly18 chuckle18 exhaled18 glyphic18 hemlock18 kolkhos18 lichway18 lymphad18 milchik18 phlegmy18 schlock18 whelked18 alchemy17 blotchy17 chalked17 cheaply17 chimley17 chlamys17 chromyl17 chumley17 clutchy17 diglyph17 exhales17 flighty17 flyhand17 folkish17 hackled17 halakah17 halakha17 hammily17 happily17 heckled17 helixes17 hockled17 holyday17 huskily17 keyhole17 khalifa17 khalifs17 khayals17 lekythi17 nymphal17 schlich17 shadfly17 shakily17 shambly17 shlumpy17 sylphic17 whample17 whemmle17 whimple17 whomble17 whommle17 whummle17 wightly17 bashlik16 blighty16 blokish16 camphol16 chappal16 childly16 ethynyl16 filched16 fishful16 fishily16 fleshly16 freshly16 glitchy16 hackler16 hackles16 hacklet16 hafflin16 halakic16 halavah16 halfwit16 hallway16 halvahs16 harshly16 hayloft16 healthy16 heavily16 heckler16 heckles16 heftily16 hilched16 hillock16 hiplike16 hoblike16 hockles16 holydam16 hoolock16 huckles16 humidly16 hushful16 kaliphs16 keblahs16 khilims16 kiblahs16 klatsch16 klephts16 klootch16 lithify16 lynched16 phyllid16 pulkhas16 schlepp16 schlump16 shackle16 shawley16 shlocks16 shoofly16 showily16 shuffle16 swithly16 sylphid16 thyself16 twelfth16 washily16 wealthy16 welched16 whalery16 whelmed16 whelped16 whitely16 whitlow16 wishful16 wolfish16 wolvish16 youthly16 yplight16 acolyth15 alphyls15 apishly15 bashful15 bathyal15 behowls15 belched15 billyoh15 brashly15 bushily15 chalahs15 chalcid15 chalehs15 challah15 chaloth15 charily15 charley15 cheerly15 chelped15 chervil15 choltry15 chylous15 cichlid15 clayish15 cliched15 cowheel15 cushily15 delphic15 ethylic15 filcher15 filches15 filmish15 flaunch15 fleches15 flehmen15 flemish15 fulhams15 futchel15 galumph15 haglike15 halacha15 halcyon15 hambled15 harmful15 hatchel15 helpful15 hewable15 hilches15 himself15 hobbled15 hoglike15 holking15 homelyn15 hopeful15 hoppled15 hulking15 humanly15 humbled15 hylding15 hylisms15 hymenal15 hymnals15 hypural15 itchily15 lechery15 lechwes15 lecythi15 lehayim15 lichtly15 lubfish15 luchoth15 lychees15 lychnis15 lyncher15 lynches15 lynchet15 lyophil15 megilph15 methyls15 milchig15 monthly15 mulched15 mushily15 myrrhol15 pahlavi15 phenyls15 phlegms15 phonily15 phyllos15 phytols15 pithful15 pithily15 plushly15 prothyl15 pushful15 pushily15 salchow15 shapely15 sharply15 shipful15 shoggly15 shopful15 sleechy15 slouchy15 slutchy15 splashy15 spyhole15 techily15 thymols15 umwhile15 upwhirl15 vehicle15 weblish15 welcher15 welches15 wheeple15 wholism15 whoopla15 yelloch15 acaleph14 bablahs14 bauchle14

About These 7-Letter Words

Below are all 1,272 seven-letter words using both H and L from the Collins dictionary. Having them in one place saves time when both letters have to land in the same play.

Highest-scoring picks

On points, the strongest play here is kolkhoz at 27. Other high scorers include kolhozy (26), zlotych (24), and schmalz (23). Because every word is exactly seven letters, any of them can score a bingo when you empty your rack in a single turn.

If your rack is jammed with consonants, nymphly needs no vowels at all.

How these words break down

Out of 1,272 words, 36 use a high-value tile (J, Q, X or Z), 97 end in -ES and 90 end in -ED, and 1 contain no vowels.

Where you can play them

These come from the Collins word list; 892 are also valid in Words With Friends, and 922 appear in the North American list (NWL/TWL). Use the dictionary selector in the finder to match the exact game you are playing.

The list is sorted by Scrabble score by default — tap Points, A–Z or Z–A to reorder it, or use the finder to narrow it down by your own tiles.

FAQs - 7 Letter Words with H and L

How many 7-letter words contain both H and L?

There are 1,272 seven-letter words that contain both H and L in the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary used on this site.

What is the highest-scoring 7-letter word that contains both H and L?

Kolkhoz scores 27 points, the highest on this page. Playing all seven tiles at once also earns a 50-point bingo bonus in Scrabble.

Which 7-letter words that contain both H and L score the most points?

Ranked by Scrabble value, the top three are kolkhoz (27), kolhozy (26), and zlotych (24).

Which 7-letter words that contain both H and L use a Q, Z, X or J?

36 of them include at least one high-value tile, such as kolkhoz, kolhozy, and zlotych.

How is this list of words ordered?

By Scrabble score, highest first. Use the Points, A–Z and Z–A controls above the word list to change the order.

Can I use these 7-letter words in Wordle?

No. Wordle only accepts five-letter words, so seven-letter words will not fit. This list is for Scrabble, Words With Friends, crosswords and similar games.