5-letter words starting with H
There are 332 five-letter words starting with H in our word list. 66 of them are common everyday words, such as HOUSE, HANDS, HAPPY and HEARD.
- Words
- 332
- Common words
- 66
- Top score
- HUZZA
- 26 points
H rarely works alone at the end of a word. It mostly appears in pairs such as CH, SH, TH, PH and GH.
Five-letter words are the format of the most popular daily word guessing games. A strong first guess uses five different common letters.
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5-letter words (332)
- house
- hands
- happy
- heard
- heart
- hours
- human
- harry
- heads
- heavy
- hello
- helps
- henry
- holds
- homes
- honor
- horse
- hotel
- habit
- harsh
- hated
- hates
- haven
- heels
- hence
- hills
- hired
- holes
- honey
- hoped
- hopes
- hosts
- humor
- hurry
- hurts
- hairs
- hairy
- halls
- handy
- hangs
- hardy
- hatch
- haunt
- havoc
- hawks
- hazel
- hears
- heath
- hedge
- heirs
- herbs
- hicks
- hides
- highs
- hints
- hobby
- hogan
- holly
- homer
- honda
- hooks
- horns
- humid
- hydro
- hyped
- hyper
- hacks
- hades
- haiku
- hails
- hanks
- harem
- harms
- haste
- hasty
- hater
- haute
- heals
- heaps
- heats
- hefty
- heist
- helix
- hells
- herds
- heres
- heron
- hertz
- hikes
- hilly
- hinge
- hippo
- hippy
- hires
- hitch
- hives
- hoard
- hoist
- holed
- honed
- hoods
- hoops
- horde
- hound
- hover
- howdy
- hubby
- hunch
- hunts
- hurst
- husky
- hutch
- hydra
- hymns
- hafiz
- hakim
- hales
- hallo
- halos
- halts
- halve
- hammy
- hamza
- hares
- harps
- harpy
- hauls
- haves
- heady
- heave
- helms
- henna
- heros
- hight
- hiked
- hiker
- hinds
- hocus
- hokey
- holla
- homey
- hooch
- hoppy
- horst
- hosed
- hoses
- hotly
- howes
- howls
- hoyle
- hulls
- humps
- hunks
- hunky
- husks
- hyena
- hymen
- hadji
- hajji
- hames
- hance
- hanky
- hansa
- hanse
- hants
- hards
- harks
- harts
- haugh
- haver
- hazed
- heigh
- helio
- herby
- hexes
- hider
- hilts
- hissy
- hoary
- hobos
- hocks
- hokum
- holey
- homed
- homos
- honan
- hones
- honks
- hoody
- hoofs
- hooky
- hoots
- horas
- hotch
- hovel
- hoyas
- huffs
- huffy
- hulks
- hullo
- humic
- humph
- humus
- hurls
- hussy
- hyoid
- hypes
- hadst
- halva
- hamal
- haole
- haply
- hawed
- hazan
- hazes
- heder
- heeds
- helos
- herms
- herry
- hewed
- hewer
- hexed
- hilar
- hilum
- hirer
- hived
- hoagy
- hollo
- holms
- holts
- hooey
- hoper
- hosen
- hosta
- huger
- humpy
- hurly
- hylas
- hypos
- hyrax
- hyson
- hadal
- hafts
- hajis
- hakes
- haled
- haler
- halma
- hapax
- hared
- hawse
- hayer
- hazer
- hebes
- hecks
- heeze
- helot
- helve
- hemal
- hemes
- hemin
- herma
- heugh
- hexer
- hexyl
- hided
- hillo
- hinny
- hoggs
- hoick
- hoise
- hokes
- hokku
- honer
- hongs
- hooka
- hooly
- hooty
- horsy
- hosel
- houri
- hucks
- hulas
- hypha
- haafs
- haars
- habus
- hacek
- haded
- haems
- haets
- hafis
- hahas
- haika
- haiks
- hajes
- halid
- halms
- harls
- hasps
- haulm
- hayed
- hedgy
- hefts
- heils
- hemic
- hemps
- hempy
- hents
- herls
- herns
- hests
- heths
- heuch
- hexad
- hilus
- hists
- hoars
- hodad
- hoers
- hoked
- holks
- horah
- horal
- howff
- howfs
- howks
- hulky
- hurds
- huzza
- hying
Darker borders mark common everyday words. Rarer words follow in each group.
Good first guesses
These common words use five different letters that appear often in five-letter words, so they rule out the most letters in one guess:
- horse
- heart
- house
- heard
- hated
Questions
How many five-letter words starting with H are there?
Our word list has 332 five-letter words starting with H. 66 of them are common everyday words.
What are some common five-letter words starting with H?
The most common are HOUSE, HANDS, HAPPY, HEARD, HEART and HOURS.
Which five-letter word starting with H scores the most points?
Using standard letter tile values, HUZZA scores 26 points, the most of any five-letter word starting with H in our list.
What is a good first guess in a five-letter word game?
Words with five different, frequent letters give you the most information. Good choices from this list are HORSE, HEART, HOUSE and HEARD.
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