5-letter words with H as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter
5-letter words with H as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter number 41, and 10 sit on the Wordle answer list.
9 of 41 are everyday words (22%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With H in 1st place, S is the most common 5th letter (175 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- HOUSE8
- HORSE8
- HENCE10
- HEDGE10
- HASTE8
- HINGE9
- HOMIE10
- HORDE9
- HAUTE8
- HOMME12
- HEAVE11
- HOYLE11
- HALVE11
- HOLME10
- HYTHE14
- HANSE8
- HYNDE12
- HANCE10
- HAYLE11
- HENGE9
- HAUSE8
- HYGGE13
- HAOLE8
- HALSE8
- HERSE8
- HEROE8
- HEARE8
- HAWSE11
- HABLE10
- HEFTE11
- HELVE11
- HOISE8
- HEEZE17
- HOWRE11
- HOOVE11
- HEAME10
- HITHE11
- HERYE11
- HIREE8
- HORME10
- HOWBE13
All valid words 41
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEEZE | 17 | 16 | All three |
| HYTHE | 14 | 11 | Collins only |
| HYGGE | 13 | 13 | NWL only |
| HOWBE | 13 | 13 | Collins only |
| HOMME | 12 | 13 | Collins only |
| HYNDE | 12 | 11 | Collins only |
| HEAVE | 11 | 11 | All three |
| HOYLE | 11 | 10 | All three |
| HALVE | 11 | 12 | All three |
| HAYLE | 11 | 10 | Collins only |
| HAWSE | 11 | 10 | All three |
| HEFTE | 11 | 10 | Collins only |
This shape is friendlier than most: HOUSE, HORSE, HENCE, HEDGE and HASTE all fit, and nine matches qualify as common English. The second letter splits almost evenly between E, O and A, so the pattern holds up when you lack one of those vowels. Ten matches are Wordle answers.
What the H??E? list holds
- Forty-one matches, all starting with H and ending in E.
- The second letter splits 12 E, 12 O and 11 A.
- HEEZE leads the scoring at 17 points.
- Ten matches are Wordle answers, including HOUSE and HORSE.
- Nine matches are common English and 26 carry a definition.
A quarter of the list sits on the Wordle answer sheet
The Wordle answer list claims ten of the 41 matches: HALVE, HASTE, HAUTE, HEAVE, HEDGE, HENCE, HINGE, HORDE, HORSE and HOUSE. That is a quarter of the set, and every one of the ten is a word most players already know. So when H and E both turn green, work through this group before you reach for the rare entries.
Forty of the 41 matches are legal guesses, which leaves HEROE as the lone exception. Missing it costs you nothing, since it is one of the archaic forms the answer list never uses.
Nine everyday words and an even spread in slot two
The familiar words are not limited to the answer list. HOUSE, HORSE, HENCE, HEDGE, HASTE, HINGE, HOMIE, HORDE and HAUTE all rank as common English, and 26 matches come with a definition. Slot two has an even spread, with E and O appearing 12 times each and A 11 times.
That balance is why the pattern rarely stalls when your opening guess reveals only the H. Whichever of E, O or A you have left, a dozen or so candidates remain.
How thin the dictionary coverage gets
ENABLE lists 18 of the 41 matches and NWL2023 23, against 39 in Collins. Most of the missing forms are archaic spellings such as HYTHE, HYNDE and HERSE; check those three against the list your game uses.
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