Words that start with 'h' and contain 'ru'


This is a popular word choice, so much in fact that there are exactly 108 entries to consider. Have fun children!

6 letter words

  • habiru
  • hairup
  • haleru
  • heruli
  • hydrus
  • hirudo

7 letter words

  • hydrula
  • hirudin
  • hirundo
  • homarus
  • humdrum
  • humerus
  • hurkaru

8 letter words

  • harrumph
  • haruspex
  • hatbrush
  • haustrum
  • herulian
  • hesperus
  • hydruret
  • hydrurus
  • hierurgy
  • hirudine
  • hirudins
  • humdrums
  • humstrum

9 letter words

  • hairbrush
  • hamstrung
  • harrumphs
  • haruspice
  • haruspicy
  • hearthrug
  • hedysarum
  • hedrumite
  • hemimerus
  • hypantrum
  • hirudinal
  • hirudinea
  • hirundine
  • hobthrush

10 letter words

  • halosaurus
  • harrumphed
  • haruspical
  • haruspices
  • helipterum
  • helleborus
  • hemelytrum
  • hydruntine
  • hierurgies
  • hypaethrum
  • hirudinean
  • hirudinize
  • hirudinoid
  • hitherunto

11 letter words

  • hadrosaurus
  • hairbrushes
  • harrumphing
  • haruspicate
  • helicorubin
  • hemicentrum
  • herpesvirus
  • hydrargyrum
  • hydrarthrus
  • hydrorubber
  • hierurgical
  • hyperbrutal
  • hyperuresis
  • hypocentrum
  • hippeastrum
  • hirudinidae
  • hirundinous
  • holocentrus
  • humdrummish
  • humdrumness

12 letter words

  • hemicerebrum
  • hemispherule
  • hydrochoerus
  • hylaeosaurus
  • hymenophorum
  • hirundinidae
  • histiophorus
  • hologastrula

13 letter words

  • haruspication
  • hyperaltruism
  • hyperaltruist
  • hyperbrutally
  • hyperurbanism
  • hyperuricemia
  • hypochloruria
  • hologastrular
  • humdrumminess

14 letter words

  • herrengrundite
  • hydrobilirubin
  • hydrocerussite
  • hyperobtrusive
  • homalocenchrus

15 letter words

  • hemistrumectomy
  • heterostructure
  • hyperaltruistic
  • hyperscrupulous
  • hirudiniculture
  • honeymoonstruck
  • humdrummishness

16 letter words

  • hyperobtrusively

17 letter words

  • hydronitroprussic
  • hyperscrupulosity

18 letter words

  • heautontimorumenos
  • hyperobtrusiveness

How many words could one make using the specified combination?
You can pick from a maximum of 108 entries on our list of words that start with 'h' and include 'ru'.

What's a peculiar word from all the combinations possible ?
A good example of an uncommon word from this page goes to 'hylaeosaurus'. It is defined as "A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, england. It was about twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the skin, and armed with spines.".

Which word that starts with 'h' and includes 'ru' is the most common word?
The most common word for the combination you searched is 'humdrum'.

How many letters are in the longest word from this list?
There are 18 characters in the word 'heautontimorumenos', which makes it the largest word Dictionarypedia has.

In Scrabble, what is the highest number of points possible using words that start with 'h' and contain 'ru'?
Since there are tons of words to select from, your best option is 'haruspex' which scores 20 points.