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

Because the last two tiles are always H and A, only the first three letters vary. ALPHA and PASHA are the two matches inside the 25,000 most frequent English words, while HYPHA scores a set-best 16 points. Collins accepts 20 of the 21 words, but NWL2023 accepts only 12, so this pattern behaves very differently across game lists.

Every match ends in HA

• 21 five-letter tournament-dictionary words put H fourth and A fifth.
• All 21 finish with the letters HA.
• ALPHA and PASHA are the only two matches inside the 25,000 most frequent English words.
• ALPHA and MOCHA are the two Wordle answers; all 21 are allowed guesses.
• Collins lists 20 matches, NWL2023 lists 12, and ENABLE lists 10.
• The average score across the 21 matches is 10.7 points.

Hunting the first three letters

A and M each open three matches, while B, D, H, K, P, and S open two apiece. The spread stays narrow, so PASHA, PACHA, KASHA, HATHA, DACHA, and MOCHA all funnel into the same ending from different stems.

HYPHA leads the scoring at 16 points, and KACHA follows at 14. Both sit outside most players' everyday vocabulary, which makes the pattern a strong source of tournament plays and a weak source of obvious guesses.

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

For 5-letter words with H as the 4th letter and A as the 5th letter, the dictionary split is steep. Collins carries 20 matches, NWL2023 carries 12, and ENABLE carries 10, so the North American list holds eight fewer words than Collins.

KACHA is one of the Collins-only entries and still scores 14. The average across the set is 10.7, and the Wordle answers ALPHA and MOCHA belong to all three lists, so the familiar picks travel well even when the rarities do not.