5-letter words with H as the 2nd letter

5-letter words with H as the second letter total 541, including 144 Wordle answers and the 29-point Scrabble scorer WHIZZ.

541 wordsTop pick THEIRHighest score WHIZZ 29

143 of 541 are everyday words (26%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

A is the most common 2nd letter in 5-letter words (2,223 words); J is the rarest (11). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 143 · most-used first

THEIR₈
THERE₈
WHICH₁₆
THINK₁₂
THESE₈
WHERE₁₁
THOSE₈
WHILE₁₁
THREE₈
THING₉
WHITE₁₁
THANK₁₂
WHOLE₁₁
SHORT₈
THIRD₉
CHECK₁₆
CHILD₁₁
PHONE₁₀
SHOWS₁₁
SHARE₈
CHIEF₁₃
CHINA₁₀
WHOSE₁₁
SHALL₈
AHEAD₉
PHOTO₁₀
SHOWN₁₁
THROW₁₁
SHOOT₈
SHAPE₁₀
CHEAP₁₂
CHAIR₁₀
SHOES₈
CHAIN₁₀
PHASE₁₀
SHIRT₈
SHOTS₈
THEME₁₀
SHIFT₁₁
CHOSE₁₀
SHAME₁₀
SHIPS₁₀
CHEST₁₀
WHEEL₁₁
SHARP₁₀
CHART₁₀
SHOCK₁₄
THICK₁₄

Showing the top 48 of 143 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 541

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

AHEAD₉
AHEAP₁₀
AHENT₈
AHIGH₁₂
AHIND₉
AHING₉
AHINT₈
AHOLD₉
AHULL₈
AHURU₈
BHAJI₁₇
BHANG₁₁
BHELS₁₀
BHOOT₁₀
BHUNA₁₀
BHUTS₁₀
CHACE₁₂
CHACK₁₆
CHACO₁₂
CHADO₁₁
CHADS₁₁
CHAFE₁₃
CHAFF₁₆
CHAFT₁₃
CHAGA₁₁
CHAIN₁₀
CHAIR₁₀
CHAIS₁₀
CHALK₁₄
CHALS₁₀
CHAMP₁₄
CHAMS₁₂
CHANA₁₀
CHANG₁₁
CHANK₁₄
CHANT₁₀
CHAOS₁₀
CHAPE₁₂
CHAPS₁₂
CHAPT₁₂
CHARA₁₀
CHARD₁₁
CHARE₁₀
CHARK₁₄
CHARM₁₂
CHARR₁₀
CHARS₁₀
CHART₁₀
CHARY₁₃
CHASE₁₀
CHASM₁₂
CHATS₁₀
CHAVE₁₃
CHAVS₁₃
CHAWK₁₇
CHAWS₁₃
CHAYA₁₃
CHAYS₁₃
CHEAP₁₂
CHEAT₁₀
CHECK₁₆
CHEEK₁₄
CHEEP₁₂
CHEER₁₀
CHEFS₁₃
CHEKA₁₄
CHELA₁₀
CHELP₁₂
CHEMO₁₂
CHEMS₁₂
CHERE₁₀
CHERT₁₀
CHESS₁₀
CHEST₁₀
CHETH₁₃
CHEVY₁₆
CHEWS₁₃
CHEWY₁₆
CHIAO₁₀
CHIAS₁₀
CHIBS₁₂
CHICA₁₂
CHICH₁₅
CHICK₁₆
CHICO₁₂
CHICS₁₂
CHIDE₁₁
CHIEF₁₃
CHIEL₁₀
CHIKS₁₄
CHILD₁₁
CHILE₁₀
CHILI₁₀
CHILL₁₀
CHIMB₁₄
CHIME₁₂
CHIMO₁₂
CHIMP₁₄
CHINA₁₀
CHINE₁₀
CHING₁₁
CHINK₁₄
CHINO₁₀
CHINS₁₀
CHIPS₁₂
CHIRK₁₄
CHIRL₁₀
CHIRM₁₂
CHIRO₁₀
CHIRP₁₂
CHIRR₁₀
CHIRT₁₀
CHIRU₁₀
CHITS₁₀
CHIVE₁₃
CHIVS₁₃
CHIVY₁₆
CHIZZ₂₈
CHOCK₁₆
CHOCO₁₂
CHOCS₁₂
CHODE₁₁
CHOGS₁₁
CHOIL₁₀
CHOIR₁₀
CHOKE₁₄
CHOKO₁₄
CHOKY₁₇
CHOLA₁₀
CHOLI₁₀
CHOLO₁₀
CHOMP₁₄
CHONS₁₀
CHOOF₁₃
CHOOK₁₄
CHOOM₁₂
CHOPS₁₂
CHORD₁₁
CHORE₁₀
CHOSE₁₀
CHOTA₁₀
CHOTT₁₀
CHOUT₁₀
CHOUX₁₇
CHOWK₁₇
CHOWS₁₃
CHUBS₁₂
CHUCK₁₆
CHUFA₁₃
CHUFF₁₆
CHUGS₁₁
CHUMP₁₄
CHUMS₁₂
CHUNK₁₄
CHURL₁₀
CHURN₁₀
CHURR₁₀
CHUSE₁₀
CHUTE₁₀
CHYLE₁₃
CHYME₁₅
CHYND₁₄
DHAKS₁₃
DHALS₉
DHIKR₁₃
DHOBI₁₁
DHOLE₉
DHOLL₉
DHOLS₉
DHOTI₉
DHOWS₁₂
DHUTI₉
EHING₉
GHAST₉
GHATS₉
GHAUT₉
GHAZI₁₈
GHEES₉
GHEST₉
GHOST₉
GHOUL₉
GHYLL₁₂
IHRAM₁₀
JHALA₁₅
KHADI₁₃
KHAFS₁₅
KHAKI₁₆
KHANS₁₂
KHAPH₁₇
KHATS₁₂
KHAYA₁₅
KHAZI₂₁
KHEDA₁₃
KHETH₁₅
KHETS₁₂
KHOJA₁₉
KHORS₁₂
KHOUM₁₄
KHUDS₁₃
MHORR₁₀
OHIAS₈
OHING₉
OHMIC₁₂
OHONE₈
PHAGE₁₁
PHANG₁₁
PHARE₁₀
PHASE₁₀
PHEER₁₀
PHENE₁₀
PHEON₁₀
PHEOS₁₀
PHESE₁₀
PHIAL₁₀
PHISH₁₃
PHIZZ₂₈
PHLOX₁₇
PHOCA₁₂
PHOHS₁₃
PHONE₁₀
PHONO₁₀
PHONS₁₀
PHONY₁₃
PHOTO₁₀
PHOTS₁₀
PHPHT₁₅
PHUTS₁₀
PHYLA₁₃
PHYLE₁₃
RHEAS₈
RHEME₁₀
RHEUM₁₀
RHIES₈
RHIME₁₀
RHINE₈
RHINO₈
RHODY₁₂
RHOMB₁₂
RHONE₈
RHUMB₁₂
RHYME₁₃
RHYNE₁₁
RHYTA₁₁
SHACK₁₄
SHADE₉
SHADS₉
SHADY₁₂
SHAFT₁₁
SHAGS₉
SHAHS₁₁
SHAKE₁₂
SHAKO₁₂
SHAKT₁₂
SHAKY₁₅
SHALE₈
SHALL₈
SHALM₁₀
SHALT₈
SHALY₁₁
SHAMA₁₀
SHAME₁₀
SHAMS₁₀
SHAND₉
SHANK₁₂
SHANS₈
SHAPE₁₀
SHAPS₁₀
SHARD₉
SHARE₈
SHARK₁₂
SHARN₈
SHARP₁₀
SHART₈
SHASH₁₁
SHAUL₈
SHAVE₁₁
SHAWL₁₁
SHAWM₁₃
SHAWN₁₁
SHAWS₁₁
SHAYA₁₁
SHAYS₁₁
SHCHI₁₃
SHEAF₁₁
SHEAL₈
SHEAR₈
SHEAS₈
SHEDS₉
SHEEL₈
SHEEN₈
SHEEP₁₀
SHEER₈
SHEET₈
SHEIK₁₂
SHELF₁₁
SHELL₈
SHEND₉
SHENT₈
SHEOL₈
SHERD₉
SHERE₈
SHERO₈
SHETS₈
SHEVA₁₁
SHEWN₁₁
SHEWS₁₁
SHIAI₈
SHIED₉
SHIEL₈
SHIER₈
SHIES₈
SHIFT₁₁
SHILL₈
SHILY₁₁
SHIMS₁₀
SHINE₈
SHINS₈
SHINY₁₁
SHIPS₁₀
SHIRE₈
SHIRK₁₂
SHIRR₈
SHIRS₈
SHIRT₈
SHISH₁₁
SHISO₈
SHIST₈
SHITE₈
SHITS₈
SHIUR₈
SHIVA₁₁
SHIVE₁₁
SHIVS₁₁
SHLEP₁₀
SHLUB₁₀
SHMEK₁₄
SHMOE₁₀
SHOAL₈
SHOAT₈
SHOCK₁₄
SHOED₉
SHOER₈
SHOES₈
SHOGI₉
SHOGS₉
SHOJI₁₅
SHOJO₁₅
SHOLA₈
SHONE₈
SHOOK₁₂
SHOOL₈
SHOON₈
SHOOS₈
SHOOT₈
SHOPE₁₀
SHOPS₁₀
SHORE₈
SHORL₈
SHORN₈
SHORT₈
SHOTE₈
SHOTS₈
SHOTT₈
SHOUT₈
SHOVE₁₁
SHOWD₁₂
SHOWN₁₁
SHOWS₁₁
SHOWY₁₄
SHOYU₁₁
SHRED₉
SHREW₁₁
SHRIS₈
SHROW₁₁
SHRUB₁₀
SHRUG₉
SHTIK₁₂
SHTUM₁₀
SHTUP₁₀
SHUCK₁₄
SHULE₈
SHULN₈
SHULS₈
SHUNS₈
SHUNT₈
SHURA₈
SHUSH₁₁
SHUTE₈
SHUTS₈
SHWAS₁₁
SHYER₁₁
SHYLY₁₄
THACK₁₄
THAGI₉
THAIM₁₀
THALI₈
THANA₈
THANE₈
THANG₉
THANK₁₂
THANS₈
THARM₁₀
THARS₈
THAWS₁₁
THAWY₁₄
THEBE₁₀
THECA₁₀
THEED₉
THEEK₁₂
THEES₈
THEFT₁₁
THEGN₉
THEIC₁₀
THEIN₈
THEIR₈
THELF₁₁
THEMA₁₀
THEME₁₀
THENS₈
THEOW₁₁
THERE₈
THERM₁₀
THESE₈
THESP₁₀
THETA₈
THETE₈
THEWS₁₁
THEWY₁₄
THICK₁₄
THIEF₁₁
THIGH₁₂
THIGS₉
THILK₁₂
THILL₈
THINE₈
THING₉
THINK₁₂
THINS₈
THIOL₈
THIRD₉
THIRL₈
THOFT₁₁
THOLE₈
THOLI₈
THONG₉
THORN₈
THORO₈
THORP₁₀
THOSE₈
THOUS₈
THOWL₁₁
THRAE₈
THRAW₁₁
THREE₈
THREW₁₁
THRID₉
THRIP₁₀
THROB₁₀
THROE₈
THROW₁₁
THRUM₁₀
THUDS₉
THUGS₉
THUJA₁₅
THUMB₁₂
THUMP₁₂
THUNK₁₂
THURL₈
THUYA₁₁
THWAP₁₃
THYME₁₃
THYMI₁₃
THYMY₁₆
UHLAN₈
UHURU₈
WHACK₁₇
WHALE₁₁
WHAMO₁₃
WHAMS₁₃
WHANG₁₂
WHAPS₁₃
WHARE₁₁
WHARF₁₄
WHATA₁₁
WHATS₁₁
WHAUP₁₃
WHAUR₁₁
WHEAL₁₁
WHEAR₁₁
WHEAT₁₁
WHEEL₁₁
WHEEN₁₁
WHEEP₁₃
WHEFT₁₄
WHELK₁₅
WHELM₁₃
WHELP₁₃
WHENS₁₁
WHERE₁₁
WHETS₁₁
WHEWS₁₄
WHEYS₁₄
WHICH₁₆
WHIDS₁₂
WHIFF₁₇
WHIFT₁₄
WHIGS₁₂
WHILE₁₁
WHILK₁₅
WHIMS₁₃
WHINE₁₁
WHINS₁₁
WHINY₁₄
WHIPS₁₃
WHIPT₁₃
WHIRL₁₁
WHIRR₁₁
WHIRS₁₁
WHISH₁₄
WHISK₁₅
WHISS₁₁
WHIST₁₁
WHITE₁₁
WHITS₁₁
WHITY₁₄
WHIZZ₂₉
WHOLE₁₁
WHOMP₁₅
WHOOF₁₄
WHOOP₁₃
WHOOT₁₁
WHOPS₁₃
WHORE₁₁
WHORL₁₁
WHORT₁₁
WHOSE₁₁
WHOSO₁₁
WHUMP₁₅
WHUPS₁₃
WHYDA₁₅
ZHOMO₁₉

Letters by positionIn 28% of these words the 1st letter is S.

1st letter

S28%
C27%
T15%

3rd letter

A23%
I22%
O20%

4th letter

R12%
N11%
L9%

5th letter

S21%
E14%
T8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; WHIZZ tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.

88 points: 105 words
9 points: 44 words
1010 points: 108 words
11 points: 91 words
1212 points: 62 words
13 points: 47 words
1414 points: 38 words
15 points: 17 words
1616 points: 13 words
17 points: 9 words
1818 points: 1 words
19 points: 2 words
2020 points: 0 words
21 points: 1 words
2222 points: 0 words
23 points: 0 words
2424 points: 0 words
25 points: 0 words
2626 points: 0 words
27 points: 0 words
2828 points: 2 words
29 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
WHIZZ	29	28	All three
CHIZZ	28	28	Collins only
PHIZZ	28	28	NWL only
KHAZI	21	20	Collins only
KHOJA	19	20	Collins only
ZHOMO	19	19	Collins only
GHAZI	18	18	All three
WHACK	17	17	All three
WHIFF	17	16	All three
CHOWK	17	17	Collins only
PHLOX	17	18	All three
CHOUX	17	18	Collins only

The pattern _H___ covers familiar words such as THEIR, THERE, WHICH, and THINK, but it also reaches less common tournament entries. Of the 541 words, 143 meet the common-word cutoff. The first and final letters reveal useful clusters, while the dictionary counts explain why a word accepted in one game may fail in another.

The H-second pattern at a glance

541 five-letter entries put H in position two; the count covers words in at least one tournament dictionary.
143 entries meet the common-word cutoff, so familiar choices sit beside specialist vocabulary.
S leads the first-letter group with 149 words; C follows at 146, while T has 81.
S is the most common final letter with 111 words; E follows at 77, then T at 42.
WHIZZ leads the Scrabble scoring at 29 points, making it a standout when the board allows it.

Which first and last letters are most common?

S and C nearly tie as starting letters: 149 entries begin SH, and 146 begin CH. That makes those two openings the strongest places to look when your first tile is known. T is a distant third with 81, followed by W at 65.

The endings are more spread out. A final S appears in 111 words, while E closes 77 and T closes 42. Examples such as THESE, THOSE, and SHOWS show how often a familiar plural or common form finishes with S.

For a partially filled grid, combine both ends rather than scanning the whole pattern. A word beginning with C and ending in K narrows the search more sharply than simply knowing H sits second.

How to use 5-letter words with H as the second letter

Wordle players have 144 matching answers, and the allowed-guess pool contains 536 words. A second-position H is therefore a useful constraint, but it does not identify an answer by itself. Compare the remaining letters with familiar candidates such as THEIR, WHERE, WHITE, and WHOLE.

For Scrabble, WHIZZ is the scoring outlier at 29 points. The broader pool is not equally valid in every game: 525 entries appear in Collins, compared with 419 in NWL2023 and 380 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have H as the second letter?

There are 541 five-letter words with H in position two. The count includes words found in at least one tournament dictionary, and 143 of those entries meet the common-word cutoff. Familiar examples include THEIR, THERE, WHICH, and THINK.

How many Wordle answers have H as the second letter?

There are 144 matching Wordle answers, and the allowed-guess pool has 536 words. Answers such as THESE and WHITE illustrate the pattern, but the position alone cannot confirm a solution; use the other revealed letters to narrow your choices.

What is the highest-scoring five-letter word with H second?

WHIZZ is the top scorer among these five-letter words, with a Scrabble score of 29 points. Its unusual Z-heavy spelling makes it a strong board play when legal and when the available squares support it; the score alone does not guarantee a good move.

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