There are 97 words hidden in the letters of HISTORY, from 17 two-letter words up to HISTORY (7 letters). For points, HISTORY is best at 13.
No other single word uses all 7 letters of HISTORY. HISTORY has 7 letters: 2 vowels and 5 consonants, worth 13 points before any board bonuses.
7-letter words 1
6-letter words 5
shirty12shorty12thyrsi12toyish12yirths12
5-letter words 17
hoist8horst8horsy11riots5rotis5ryots8shirt8short8story8stroy8tiros5torsi5trios5trois5troys8tyros8yirth11
4-letter words 33
hist7hits7host7hots7hoys10orts4rhos7riot4rosy7roti4rots4ryot7shot7shri7sith7sori4sort4soth7stir4stor4thio7thir7this7thro7tiro4tori4tors4tory7tosh7toys7trio4troy7tyro7
3-letter words 24
his6hit6hos6hot6hoy9its3ohs6ors3ort3rho6rot3shy9sir3sit3sot3soy6sri3sty6tho6thy9tis3tor3toy6try6
2-letter words 17
hi5ho5is2it2oh5oi2or2os2oy5rs2sh5si2so2ti2to2ts2yo5
Words are from our open word list and include some game-only words. Rude words are left out of this page; the unscrambler shows every valid word, lets you add blank tiles and filter by length.