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5-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and U as the 4th letter

10 5-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and U as the 4th letter run from BAHUT to MOHUR.

10 wordsTop pick BAHUTHighest score JEHUS 15
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With H in 3rd place, E is the most common 4th letter (25 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • BAHUT10
  • LEHUA8
  • MAHUA10
  • SCHUL10
  • RAHUI8
  • HUHUS11
  • JEHUS15
  • KEHUA12
  • MOHUA10
  • MOHUR10
All valid words 10

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

  • BAHUT10
  • HUHUS11
  • JEHUS15
  • KEHUA12
  • LEHUA8
  • MAHUA10
  • MOHUA10
  • MOHUR10
  • RAHUI8
  • SCHUL10

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JEHUS1517All three
KEHUA1212Collins only
HUHUS1111Collins only
BAHUT1011Collins only
MAHUA1011Collins · NWL
SCHUL1012All three
MOHUR1011All three
MOHUA1011Collins only
LEHUA89All three
RAHUI88Collins only

The fixed middle letters leave just 10 tournament-dictionary words to consider. Their first letters are scattered, but three begin with M; their endings cluster around A. Most are uncommon, so use any known first or final letter before testing the less familiar options.

The H-U pattern at a glance

  • All 10 matches hold H in the third slot and U in the fourth.
  • Collins includes all 10 matches; NWL2023 includes 5, and ENABLE includes 4.
  • Three words begin with M: MAHUA, MOHUA, and MOHUR; each other starting letter appears once.
  • Four words end in A, while I, L, R, and T each finish one word.
  • JEHUS leads the Scrabble scores at 15 points, ahead of KEHUA at 12.

5-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and U as the 4th letter

The matches include BAHUT, LEHUA, MAHUA, SCHUL, RAHUI, HUHUS, JEHUS, KEHUA, MOHUA, and MOHUR. That mix makes the opening letter a better separator than the shared H-U pair.

Four endings are A: KEHUA, LEHUA, MAHUA, and MOHUA. The other six finish with S, I, L, R, or T; only S appears twice, in JEHUS and HUHUS.

Three M-starting options can be easy to mix up. MAHUA and MOHUA both end in A, while MOHUR ends in R, so one confirmed final letter quickly separates them.

How to narrow the matching words

  • Lock H and U into their fixed middle slots, then use your clue for position one or five to filter the 10 matches.
  • For 5-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and U as the 4th letter, JEHUS is the top scorer at 15 Scrabble points.
  • KEHUA scores 12 and HUHUS scores 11; the remaining examples score 10 or less.
  • The 10-word Collins set is larger than either the 5-word NWL2023 set or the 4-word ENABLE set, so check your game's word list.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words have H third and U fourth?
Ten tournament-dictionary words put H in the third slot and U in the fourth. They include BAHUT, MAHUA, JEHUS, and MOHUR. The exact set accepted depends on which dictionary your game uses.
Which matching word has the highest Scrabble score?
JEHUS scores 15 points, the highest among these matches. KEHUA follows at 12, and HUHUS scores 11. Those scores make JEHUS the scoring standout, though its less familiar spelling can make it harder to spot during a game.
Do Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE contain the same matches?
No. Collins contains all 10 matches, while NWL2023 contains 5 and ENABLE contains 4. The counts show that dictionary choice matters for this pattern; check your game's accepted word list before relying on an unfamiliar answer.

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