Playing words that start with KH
Leading with KH lets you hook onto open columns and reach premium squares. Scan the high-scoring entries above first — they offer the best return when you have the tiles.
What the numbers say
A few numbers before you scroll: the 45 words here run from 3 to 9 letters, with 5-letter words the largest group (10 entries). Wordle players have 10 five-letter options, and there are 9 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is KHAZENIM at 26 points before multipliers.
The five biggest scorers on the page: KHAZENIM (26), KHAZENS (23), KHAZEN (22), KHIRKAHS (22), KHIRKAH (21). KHAMSEENS (9 letters) stretches furthest, while the list-wide average score sits near 16 points. The most useful tiles to hold for this list are H, K and A, which appear in 45, 45 and 35 of the words respectively.
Start with these three
- KHADIS — a 6-letter, 14-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.
- KHEDAS is easy to keep in memory: 6 letters, 14 points, and no awkward tiles to hunt for.
- When the rack looks hopeless, KHANS (5 letters, 12 points) is the kind of quiet play that keeps a game moving.
Round out your set with KHATS (12), KHETS (12), KHOUMS (15), KHADI (13), KHEDA (13) — all built from common tiles.
One chunk, many words: KH
If you are studying English, KH is a high-leverage chunk: instead of memorising each word cold, anchor the KH pattern and let the surrounding letters vary. Word-game players get a parallel benefit — when a crossword grid or a Wordle guess reveals the KH sequence, this page is the complete candidate pool, already sorted by Scrabble value.
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Narrow it down
Combine a starting letter with a length or pattern in the Word Finder for exact matches.