How many words with HES are there?

This page lists 1081 words with HES from our dictionary, each shown with its Scrabble score.

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Words With HES

All 1081 words in our dictionary that contain HES — sorted by Scrabble score.

1081 words · number = Scrabble score · sorted highest score first

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plainclothesman24 plainclothesmen24 relinquishes24 stomachaches24 accomplishes23 archerfishes23 baksheeshes23 butterscotches23 countermarches23 counterpunches23 extinguishes23 homestretches23 hopscotches23 lockstitches23 mackintoshes23 microfiches23 nucleosyntheses23 nucleosynthesis23 overorchestrate23 photoflashes23 quamashes23 squelches23 squinches23 stockfishes23 weakfishes23 whitefishes23 whitewashes23 wristwatches23 archduchess22 backaches22 backslashes22 bakshishes22 blithesomely22 chesterfields22 cohesivenesses22 crosshatches22 impoverishes22 milkfishes22 monkfishes22 mouthwashes22 overbleaches22 paddlefishes22 platyfishes22 prophesying22 quaiches22 quenches22 quitches22 rabbitbrushes22 ribbonfishes22 rockfishes22 schottisches22 suckfishes22 synecdoches22 waterthrushes22 wolffishes22 adhesivenesses21 anesthesiology21 archesporium21 backlashes21 backrushes21 blowfishes21 blowtorches21 bullfinches21 candlefishes21 cavefishes21 chesterfield21 clotheshorses21 clothespresses21 cohesively21 crawfishes21 crayfishes21 crosspatches21 damselfishes21 devilfishes21 goldfinches21 greenfinches21 hemstitches21 horsefleshes21 hypotheses21 hypothesis21 jacinthes21 killifishes21 kingfishes21 midwatches21 nightclothes21 overcoaches21 overmatches21 overstretches21 parasyntheses21 parasynthesis21 philosophes21 preestablishes21 quiches21 reorchestrating21 scaramouches21 silverfishes21 squooshes21 stopwatches21 superbitches21 surfperches21 swordfishes21 throatlatches21 triggerfishes21 trunkfishes21 unhesitatingly21 whiplashes21 zilches21 adhesively20 bellyaches20 biosyntheses20 biosynthesis20 bitterbrushes20 blindfishes20 bottlebrushes20 butterfishes20 clotheshorse20 cohesiveness20 copublishes20 cowfishes20 cuttlefishes20 disestablishes20 dogwatches20 downwashes20 frogfishes20 globefishes20 grayfishes20 groundfishes20 headfishes20 horseradishes20 kvetches20 kyboshes20 ladyfishes20 lumpfishes20 microinches20 mishmashes20 mishmoshes20 muttonfishes20 nudzhes20 numbfishes20 orchestrally20 orchestrational20 overmuches20 parfleches20 pipefishes20 qurushes20 reorchestrated20 reorchestration20 shellfishes20 spadefishes20 spicebushes20 squashes20 squishes20 squushes20 stagecoaches20 staggerbushes20 steeplebushes20 subbranches20 surgeonfishes20 swellfishes20 toothbrushes20 unchurches20 adhesiveness19 affiches19 alkahestic19 anglerfishes19 approaches19 archesporial19 balderdashes19 bescorches19 besmirches19 bewitches19 brainwashes19 buttonbushes19 catastrophes19 chessboards19 clotheslining19 clothespress19 cornstarches19 disfurnishes19 drumfishes19 fallfishes19 filefishes19 flatfishes19 flatwashes19 flysches19 foolfishes19 forereaches19 gibberishes19 goosefleshes19 guitarfishes19 hagfishes19 hairbrushes19 hasheeshes19 hesitatingly19 hesperidium19 hogfishes19 hogwashes19 kinesthesias19 maybushes19 mismatches19 mispatches19 needlefishes19 orchestrating19 orchestrations19 overfishes19 overnourishes19 overreaches19 paintbrushes19 plainclothes19 prepunches19 pupfishes19 quashes19 qurshes19 refurbishes19 reorchestrates19 resketches19 sablefishes19 sandwiches19 shadbushes19 skirmishes19 smallclothes19 snowbrushes19 spearfishes19 surffishes19 synaesthesias19 telegrapheses19 thornbushes19 ultrafiches19 wampishes19 angelfishes18 apostrophes18 archesporia18 avalanches18 bedclothes18 bedrenches18 billfishes18 bluefishes18 boarfishes18 bonefishes18 capouches18 ceviches18 chessboard18 chinches18 churches18 clotheslined18 clothespins18 coalfishes18 codfishes18 despatches18 dispatches18 distinguishes18 embellishes18 epistrophes18 eyewashes18 finfishes18 goldfishes18 goosefishes18 hagbushes18 hashishes18 headaches18 heartaches18 impeaches18 kiddushes18 kinestheses18 kinesthesia18 kinesthesis18 klatsches18 kurbashes18 macintoshes18 moonfishes18 mudfishes18 nonadhesive18 nuthatches18 orchestrated18 orchestraters18 orchestration18 orchestrators18 outpreaches18 outwatches18 overarches18 paraesthesias18 parfleshes18 pigfishes18 premonishes18 prophesied18 prophesiers18 prophesy18 reestablishes18 reorchestrate18 republishes18 sawfishes18 snowbushes18 succotashes18 synaestheses18 synaesthesia18 synaesthesis18 synesthesias18 telegraphese18 thoroughest18 toothaches18 topstitches18 tovariches18 underbrushes18 underclothes18 aircoaches17 antistrophes17 babiches17 batfishes17 berdaches17 blithesome17 bobeches17 calabashes17 calipashes17 capuches17 carritches17 cartouches17 carwashes17 catecheses17 catechesis17 catfishes17 cherishes17 chestfuls17 clotheslines17 clothespin17 cohesionless17 dealfishes17 debauches17 debouches17 demarches17 dogfishes17 encroaches17 flemishes17 furbishes17 goatfishes17 hesitancy17 hesperidins17 huaraches17 huisaches17 kiboshes17 kirsches17 kitsches17 klatches17 lungfishes17 misteaches17 mistouches17 moustaches17 orchestrater17 orchestrates17 orchestrator17 outbitches17 outcatches17 outcoaches17 outmarches17 outmatches17 outpitches17 outpunches17 outstretches17 panfishes17 paraesthesia17 paresthesias17 parritches17 pinfishes17 potlatches17 prewashes17 prophesier17 prophesies17 psyches17 rebranches17 refurnishes17 reproaches17 resyntheses17 resynthesis17 revanches17 sagebrushes17 sandfishes17 scrootches17 seabeaches17 sketches17 stonefishes17 studfishes17 sunporches17 synesthesia17 synthesists17 toadfishes17 unbreeches17 unclenches17 unclinches17 unhitches17 vigorishes17 whooshes17 wyches17 acalephes16 adhesives16 admonishes16 alkahests16 anastrophes16 avouches16 barouches16 beclothes16 beseeches16 blandishes16 blemishes16 brandishes16 cacoethes16 caroaches16 carroches16 chestful16 choushes16 clothesline16 cohesive16 cohoshes16 corniches16 craunches16 demolishes16 depolishes16 dervishes16 diminishes16 enravishes16 ensheathes16 enwreathes16 establishes16 famishes16 fetiches16 fleeches16 flenches16 fletches16 flinches16 flitches16 flourishes16 foolishest16 frenches16 garfishes16 guilloches16 haunches16 hesitancies16 hesitantly16 hesperidia16 hesperidin16 hootches16 intermeshes16 joshes16 kenches16 ketches16 kythes16 lionfishes16 mastiches16 menarches16 mustaches16 nailbrushes16 nebbishes16 orchestrate16 parchesis16 parentheses16 parenthesis16 paresthesia16 pastiches16 pistaches16 postiches16 potlaches16 publishes16 rainwashes16 redfishes16 refinishes16 rematches16 repatches16 replenishes16 rosefishes16 rubbishes16 sailfishes16 scratches16 screeches16 scrooches16 scrunches16 seviches16 slapdashes16 spinaches16 splotches16 starfishes16 subniches16 swatches16 switches16 synthesist16 thatches16 tilefishes16 tovarishes16 twitches16 unhesitating16 unsheathes16 unwreathes16 upreaches16 whishes16 wrenches16 wretches16 adhesive15 airbrushes15 alkahest15 ambushes15 anaesthesias15 ankushes15 barghests15 bethesdas15 blanches15 bleaches15 blenches15 blotches15 borsches15 branches15 breaches15 breeches15 brioches15 britches15 broaches15 brooches15 brunches15 bullrushes15 caleches15 caliches15 caroches15 chessman15 chessmen15 clenches15 clinches15 clutches15 cranches15 cratches15 crotches15 crouches15 crunches15 crutches15 cultches15 disrelishes15 duchesses15 enswathes15 entrenches15 epentheses15 epenthesis15 evanishes15 eyelashes15 fetches15 filches15 finches15 fitches15 fleches15 furnishes15 hatches15 hesitances15 hitches15 hooches15 hotches15 hunches15 hutches15 immeshes15 inbreathes15 inswathes15 intrenches15 lavishest15 lynches15 marchesa15 marchese15 marchesi15 mensches15 metatheses15 metathesis15 nonesuches15 oarfishes15 orchestral15 orchestras15 outblushes15 outfishes15 outreaches15 outwashes15 outwishes15 painches15 panaches15 panoches15 parchesi15 paunches15 pearlashes15 penoches15 penuches15 planches15 pleaches15 plenches15 potiches15 preaches15 prostheses15 prosthesis15 putsches15 ratfishes15 reattaches15 refreshes15 relaunches15 repolishes15 researches15 restitches15 retrenches15 rhaphes15 rosebushes15 saltbushes15 scorches15 scotches15 scutches15 scythes15 smirches15 smooches15 smutches15 speeches15 stablishes15 staunchest15 stramashes15 sunfishes15 syntheses15 synthesis15 tarbooshes15 unstitches15 unswathes15 varnishes15 vetches15 vouches15 watches15 welches15 wenches15 winches15 witches15 abolishes14 absinthes14 adhesional14 alcahests14 anaesthesia14 anesthesias14 apaches14 barghest14 batches14 beaches14 beeches14 belches14 benches14 besoothes14 bethesda14 birches14 bitches14 botches14 braches14 bulrushes14 bunches14 burnishes14 butches14 catches14 chestiest14 chestnuts14 chesty14 cinches14 cliches14 cloches14 coaches14 cohesions14 conches14 cooches14 couches14 creches14 culches14 curches14 cutches14 detaches14 drenches14 farthest14 fetishes14 fiches14 finishes14 flushest14 freshest14 furthest14 gamashes14 ganaches14 gauchest14 glitches14 glunches14 gouaches14 grinches14 grouches14 grutches14 harshest14 hesitance14 hesitating14 hesitations14 highest14 knishes14 languishes14 lavishes14 lithesome14 manches14 marches14 matches14 mooches14 mouches14 mulches14 munches14 mutches14 nepenthes14 nonsuches14 orchestra14 ostriches14 outpushes14 parches14 patches14 peaches14 perches14 pinches14 pitches14 planishes14 plenishes14 poaches14 pooches14 porches14 pouches14 protheses14 prothesis14 punches14 ravishes14 reclothes14 rehashes14 reteaches14 retouches14 rewashes14 saganashes14 sheathes14 skoshes14 smoothest14 soutaches14 stanchest14 standishes14 staunches14 stretches14 sunbathes14 swooshes14 takahes14 tarbushes14 thesauruses14 thespians14 thrashes14 threshes14 thrushes14 unclothes14 unlatches14 unteaches14 unwishes14 vanishes14 wiches14 wreathes14 adhesions13 alcahest13 anesthesia13 anguishes13 antitheses13 antithesis13 astonishes13 attaches13 baches13 banishes13 blithest13 boches13 brashest13 breathes13 caches13 calashes13 chested13 chestier13 chestnut13 cohesion13 couthest13 creeshes13 diatheses13 diathesis13 ditches13 douches13 duchess13 dunches13 earaches13 encashes13 englishes13 enmeshes13 enriches13 esthesises13 flashes13 fleshes13 flushes13 freshes13 garnishes13 goulashes13 gulches13 hesitated13 hesitaters13 hesitation13 hessonites13 inarches13 inmeshes13 kithes13 launches13 maches13 marishes13 miches13 minishes13 monishes13 muches13 nautches13 outgushes13 parishes13 perishes13 plushest13 polishes13 potashes13 punishes13 raunches13 searches13 shushes13 slatches13 slouches13 smoothes13 snatches13 snitches13 soroches13 splashes13 sploshes13 stanches13 starches13 stenches13 stitches13 strophes13 swashes13 swathes13 swishes13 thespian13 tranches13 trenches13 tundishes13 unmeshes13 uprushes13 welshes13 wooshes13 writhes13 abashes12 adhesion12 aitches12 apheses12 aphesis12 behests12 blushes12 brashes12 brushes12 chesses12 clashes12 clothes12 crashes12 crushes12 cuishes12 esthesias12 fashes12 fishes12 galoshes12 goloshes12 hashes12 hesitater12 hesitates12 hessonite12 hushes12 inhesions12 larches12 latches12 leaches12 leeches12 letches12 loaches12 lunches12 lurches12 marshes12 notches12 nourishes12 oraches12 outrushes12 plashes12 plushes12 poshest12 radishes12 ranches12 ratches12 reaches12 retches12 richest12 roaches12 rotches12 rouches12 roughest12 scathes12 seiches12 smashes12 spathes12 stonishes12 tallithes12 tarnishes12 teaches12 tenches12 thesaural12 thesaurus12 torches12 touches12 toughest12 troches12 tusches12 tythes12 unleashes12 washes12 wishes12 withes12 antheses11 anthesis11 arches11 bashes11 bathes11 behest11 boshes11 bushes11 cashes11 chests11 coshes11 deashes11 estheses11 esthesia11 esthesis11 etches11 gashest11 girshes11 gnashes11 gurshes11 hesitant11 hesitate11 hessians11 hessites11 inches11 inhesion11 inrushes11 itches11 laches11 leches11 liches11 mashes11 meshes11 mushes11 naches11 niches11 nighest11 onrushes11 ornithes11 ouches11 ouphes11 pashes11 pishes11 pushes11 raphes11 relishes11 rhesuses11 riches11 ruches11 sneeshes11 soothest11 staithes11 taches11 thesauri11 tophes11 unlashes11 aches10 chess10 chest10 dashes10 dishes10 eches10 gashes10 gushes10 hessian10 hessite10 leashes10 lithest10 loathes10 lushest10 rashest10 sadhes10 seethes10 slashes10 sloshes10 slushes10 snashes10 snathes10 soothes10 stashes10 teethes10 trashes10 lashes9 lathes9 lethes9 lushes9 noshes9 rashes9 reshes9 rhesus9 rushes9 sashes9 theses9 thesis9 tithes9 toshes9 tushes9 ashes8 hests8 these8 hest7 shes7 hes6

Why HES words matter

Words containing HES are handy for Scrabble, Words with Friends and word puzzles — filter the list above by length to find the play you need.

What the numbers say

A few numbers before you scroll: the 1081 words here run from 3 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words the largest group (210 entries). Wordle players have 7 five-letter options, and there are 163 seven-letter candidates for a Scrabble bingo. The single best scorer is PHOTOSYNTHESIZE at 35 points before multipliers.

For quick reference, the top of the score table reads: PHOTOSYNTHESIZE (35), HYPOTHESIZING (34), KAFFEEKLATSCHES (34), HYPOTHESIZED (33), HYPOTHESIZES (32). The longest entry is ECOCATASTROPHES at 15 letters, and the average word here is worth about 16 points. If you are fishing for these words, keep S (1081 appearances), H (1081) and E (1081) on your rack.

Three words worth learning first

LASHES — 6 letters for 9 points; every tile in it is a common draw, so it shows up rack after rack.
Playing LATHES across a double-word square turns its base 9 points into 18 — solid value for 6 tiles.
LETHES — a 6-letter, 9-point play that slots into tight board lanes where longer words won't fit.

Once those stick, file away the next tier too: LUSHES (9), NOSHES (9), RASHES (9), RESHES (9), RHESUS (9).

HES as a vocabulary shortcut

Letter chunks like HES are how vocabulary compounds: learn the pattern once and every word built on it gets easier to recall and to spell. Read down this list and you will see the same rhythm repeat across lengths — that repetition is exactly what makes these words stick for spelling bees, ESL study and crossword pattern-matching alike.

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