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5-letter words with A as the 1st letter and H as the 4th letter

5-letter words with A first and H fourth total 13, from familiar ALPHA and ALOHA to less common ANKHS and ABMHO.

13 wordsTop pick ALPHAHighest score ANKHS 12

1 of 13 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With A in 1st place, E is the most common 4th letter (123 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • ALPHA10
  • ALOHA8
  • ALTHO8
  • AUGHT9
  • ARCHI10
  • AROHA8
  • ANCHO10
  • AYAHS11
  • AMAHS10
  • ANKHS12
  • ABMHO12
  • ABOHM12
  • ARUHE8
All valid words 13

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ABMHO12
  • ABOHM12
  • ALOHA8
  • ALPHA10
  • ALTHO8
  • AMAHS10
  • ANCHO10
  • ANKHS12
  • ARCHI10
  • AROHA8
  • ARUHE8
  • AUGHT9
  • AYAHS11
Letters by positionIn 23% of these words the 2nd letter is L.
2nd letter
  1. L23%
  2. R23%
  3. B15%
3rd letter
  1. O23%
  2. A15%
  3. C15%
5th letter
  1. O23%
  2. A23%
  3. S23%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ANKHS1212All three
ABMHO1213All three
ABOHM1213All three
AYAHS119All three
ALPHA1011All three
ARCHI1010NWL only
ANCHO1011Collins · NWL
AMAHS1010All three
AUGHT910All three
ALOHA88All three
ALTHO88All three
AROHA87Collins only

The pattern is strict: every candidate has A at the front and H just before the final letter. Across the combined tournament lists, only one of these words lands among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. The familiar ALPHA and ALOHA stand beside specialist entries such as ABMHO and ARUHE, so pattern recognition does not guarantee everyday vocabulary; for a tight clue, the placements matter more than familiarity.

At a glance: a narrow pattern with one familiar entry

  • Exactly 13 five-letter matches put A in slot one and H in slot four.
  • Only one match ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
  • ANKHS, ABMHO and ABOHM share the highest score, at 12 points each.
  • All 13 qualify as allowed Wordle guesses, but only one is an answer.

Which endings and scores stand out?

Three final letters tie: A, O and S each finish three words. The other four endings, E, I, M and T, appear once apiece.

ALPHA, ALOHA and AROHA close in A; ALTHO, ANCHO and ABMHO close in O. AY AHS, ANKHS and AMAHS make up the S-ending group.

For a score-minded pick, start with ANKHS, ABMHO or ABOHM: each reaches 12 points in the scoring. AY AHS scores 11, while ALPHA, ARCHI, ANCHO and AMAHS each score 10. Those figures favor unusual letter combinations, not necessarily words you can play in every game.

5-letter words with A first and H fourth: what should you check?

5-letter words with A first and H fourth do not have identical coverage across dictionaries. Collins includes 12 matches, NWL2023 includes 11 and ENABLE includes 9. The counts overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together; check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.

For Wordle, the pattern has one answer and all 13 candidates are allowed guesses. That makes this a stronger filter for checking a candidate than for generating many likely solutions. Keep the familiar ALPHA and ALOHA in mind, but do not assume either is the matching answer.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words start with A and have H fourth?
There are 13 matches in the combined tournament word lists. The pattern fixes A in the first position and H in the fourth, leaving the second, third and final letters to distinguish candidates such as ALPHA, ALOHA and ANKHS.
Which A-first, H-fourth word scores the most?
ANKHS, ABMHO and ABOHM tie at 12 points each in the scoring. AY AHS follows at 11, while ALPHA scores 10. The top-scoring choices are less familiar than ALPHA, so verify their acceptance in your game.
Are these words valid Wordle guesses?
All 13 candidates are allowed Wordle guesses, but just one appears among the answers. The answer word is not identified by the pattern alone, so use the letter placements to narrow your puzzle rather than treating every allowed guess as a likely solution.

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