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5-letter words starting with H

478 five-letter words start with H, with 69 Wordle answers and 99 entries marked common.

486 wordsTop pick HOUSEHighest score HUZZY 29

109 of 486 are everyday words (22%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

S starts the most 5-letter words (1,547); X starts the fewest (15). H ranks #13 of 26. The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 109 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 109 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 486

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

  • HAAFS11
  • HAARS8
  • HABIT10
  • HABLE10
  • HABUS10
  • HACEK14
  • HACKS14
  • HADAL9
  • HADED10
  • HADES9
  • HADJI16
  • HADST9
  • HAEMS10
  • HAETS8
  • HAFFS14
  • HAFIS11
  • HAFIZ20
  • HAFTS11
  • HAGGS10
  • HAHAS11
  • HAICK14
  • HAIKA12
  • HAIKS12
  • HAIKU12
  • HAILS8
  • HAILY11
  • HAINS8
  • HAINT8
  • HAIRS8
  • HAIRY11
  • HAITH11
  • HAJES15
  • HAJIS15
  • HAJJI22
  • HAKAM14
  • HAKAS12
  • HAKEA12
  • HAKES12
  • HAKIM14
  • HAKUS12
  • HALAL8
  • HALED9
  • HALER8
  • HALES8
  • HALFA11
  • HALFS11
  • HALID9
  • HALLO8
  • HALLS8
  • HALMA10
  • HALMS10
  • HALON8
  • HALOS8
  • HALSE8
  • HALTS8
  • HALVA11
  • HALVE11
  • HALWA11
  • HAMAL10
  • HAMBA12
  • HAMED11
  • HAMES10
  • HAMMY15
  • HAMZA19
  • HANAP10
  • HANCE10
  • HANCH13
  • HANDS9
  • HANDY12
  • HANGI9
  • HANGS9
  • HANKS12
  • HANKY15
  • HANSA8
  • HANSE8
  • HANTS8
  • HAOLE8
  • HAOMA10
  • HAPAX17
  • HAPLY13
  • HAPPI12
  • HAPPY15
  • HAPUS10
  • HARAM10
  • HARDS9
  • HARDY12
  • HARED9
  • HAREM10
  • HARES8
  • HARIM10
  • HARKS12
  • HARLS8
  • HARMS10
  • HARNS8
  • HAROS8
  • HARPS10
  • HARPY13
  • HARRY11
  • HARSH11
  • HARTS8
  • HASHY14
  • HASKS12
  • HASPS10
  • HASTA8
  • HASTE8
  • HASTY11
  • HATCH13
  • HATED9
  • HATER8
  • HATES8
  • HATHA11
  • HAUDS9
  • HAUFS11
  • HAUGH12
  • HAULD9
  • HAULM10
  • HAULS8
  • HAULT8
  • HAUNT8
  • HAUSE8
  • HAUTE8
  • HAVEN11
  • HAVER11
  • HAVES11
  • HAVOC13
  • HAWED12
  • HAWKS15
  • HAWMS13
  • HAWSE11
  • HAYED12
  • HAYER11
  • HAYEY14
  • HAYLE11
  • HAZAN17
  • HAZED18
  • HAZEL17
  • HAZER17
  • HAZES17
  • HEADS9
  • HEADY12
  • HEALD9
  • HEALS8
  • HEAME10
  • HEAPS10
  • HEAPY13
  • HEARD9
  • HEARE8
  • HEARS8
  • HEART8
  • HEAST8
  • HEATH11
  • HEATS8
  • HEAVE11
  • HEAVY14
  • HEBEN10
  • HEBES10
  • HECHT13
  • HECKS14
  • HEDER9
  • HEDGE10
  • HEDGY13
  • HEEDS9
  • HEEDY12
  • HEELS8
  • HEEZE17
  • HEFTE11
  • HEFTS11
  • HEFTY14
  • HEIDS9
  • HEIGH12
  • HEILS8
  • HEIRS8
  • HEIST8
  • HEJAB17
  • HEJRA15
  • HELED9
  • HELES8
  • HELIO8
  • HELIX15
  • HELLO8
  • HELLS8
  • HELMS10
  • HELOS8
  • HELOT8
  • HELPS10
  • HELVE11
  • HEMAL10
  • HEMES10
  • HEMIC12
  • HEMIN10
  • HEMPS12
  • HEMPY15
  • HENCE10
  • HENDS9
  • HENGE9
  • HENNA8
  • HENNY11
  • HENRY11
  • HENTS8
  • HEPAR10
  • HERBS10
  • HERBY13
  • HERDS9
  • HERES8
  • HERLS8
  • HERMA10
  • HERMS10
  • HERNS8
  • HEROE8
  • HERON8
  • HEROS8
  • HERRY11
  • HERSE8
  • HERTZ17
  • HERYE11
  • HESPS10
  • HESTS8
  • HETES8
  • HETHS11
  • HEUCH13
  • HEUGH12
  • HEVEA11
  • HEWED12
  • HEWER11
  • HEWGH15
  • HEXAD16
  • HEXED16
  • HEXER15
  • HEXES15
  • HEXYL18
  • HEYED12
  • HIANT8
  • HICKS14
  • HIDED10
  • HIDER9
  • HIDES9
  • HIEMS10
  • HIGHS12
  • HIGHT12
  • HIJAB17
  • HIJRA15
  • HIKED13
  • HIKER12
  • HIKES12
  • HIKOI12
  • HILAR8
  • HILCH13
  • HILLO8
  • HILLS8
  • HILLY11
  • HILTS8
  • HILUM10
  • HILUS8
  • HIMBO12
  • HINAU8
  • HINDS9
  • HINGE9
  • HINGS9
  • HINKY15
  • HINNY11
  • HINTS8
  • HIOIS8
  • HIPLY13
  • HIPPO12
  • HIPPY15
  • HIRED9
  • HIREE8
  • HIRER8
  • HIRES8
  • HISSY11
  • HISTS8
  • HITCH13
  • HITHE11
  • HIVED12
  • HIVER11
  • HIVES11
  • HIZEN17
  • HOAED9
  • HOAGY12
  • HOARD9
  • HOARS8
  • HOARY11
  • HOAST8
  • HOBBY15
  • HOBOS10
  • HOCKS14
  • HOCUS10
  • HODAD10
  • HODJA16
  • HOERS8
  • HOGAN9
  • HOGEN9
  • HOGGS10
  • HOGHS12
  • HOHED12
  • HOICK14
  • HOIKS12
  • HOING9
  • HOISE8
  • HOIST8
  • HOKED13
  • HOKES12
  • HOKEY15
  • HOKIS12
  • HOKKU16
  • HOKUM14
  • HOLDS9
  • HOLED9
  • HOLES8
  • HOLEY11
  • HOLKS12
  • HOLLA8
  • HOLLO8
  • HOLLY11
  • HOLME10
  • HOLMS10
  • HOLON8
  • HOLOS8
  • HOLTS8
  • HOMAS10
  • HOMED11
  • HOMER10
  • HOMES10
  • HOMEY13
  • HOMIE10
  • HOMME12
  • HOMOS10
  • HONAN8
  • HONDA9
  • HONDS9
  • HONED9
  • HONER8
  • HONES8
  • HONEY11
  • HONGI9
  • HONGS9
  • HONKS12
  • HONKY15
  • HONOR8
  • HOOCH13
  • HOODS9
  • HOODY12
  • HOOEY11
  • HOOFS11
  • HOOKA12
  • HOOKS12
  • HOOKY15
  • HOOLY11
  • HOONS8
  • HOOPS10
  • HOORD9
  • HOOSH11
  • HOOTS8
  • HOOTY11
  • HOOVE11
  • HOPAK14
  • HOPED11
  • HOPER10
  • HOPES10
  • HOPPY15
  • HORAH11
  • HORAL8
  • HORAS8
  • HORDE9
  • HORIS8
  • HORKS12
  • HORME10
  • HORNS8
  • HORNY11
  • HORSE8
  • HORST8
  • HORSY11
  • HOSED9
  • HOSEL8
  • HOSEN8
  • HOSER8
  • HOSES8
  • HOSEY11
  • HOSTA8
  • HOSTS8
  • HOTCH13
  • HOTEL8
  • HOTEN8
  • HOTLY11
  • HOTTY11
  • HOUFF14
  • HOUFS11
  • HOUGH12
  • HOUND9
  • HOURI8
  • HOURS8
  • HOUSE8
  • HOUTS8
  • HOVEA11
  • HOVED12
  • HOVEL11
  • HOVEN11
  • HOVER11
  • HOVES11
  • HOWBE13
  • HOWDY15
  • HOWES11
  • HOWFF17
  • HOWFS14
  • HOWKS15
  • HOWLS11
  • HOWRE11
  • HOWSO11
  • HOXED16
  • HOXES15
  • HOYAS11
  • HOYED12
  • HOYLE11
  • HUBBY15
  • HUCKS14
  • HUDNA9
  • HUDUD10
  • HUERS8
  • HUFFS14
  • HUFFY17
  • HUGER9
  • HUGGY13
  • HUHUS11
  • HUIAS8
  • HULAS8
  • HULES8
  • HULKS12
  • HULKY15
  • HULLO8
  • HULLS8
  • HULLY11
  • HUMAN10
  • HUMAS10
  • HUMFS13
  • HUMIC12
  • HUMID11
  • HUMOR10
  • HUMPH15
  • HUMPS12
  • HUMPY15
  • HUMUS10
  • HUNCH13
  • HUNDO9
  • HUNKS12
  • HUNKY15
  • HUNTS8
  • HURDS9
  • HURLS8
  • HURLY11
  • HURRA8
  • HURRY11
  • HURST8
  • HURTS8
  • HUSHY14
  • HUSKS12
  • HUSKY15
  • HUSOS8
  • HUSSY11
  • HUTCH13
  • HUTIA8
  • HUZZA26
  • HUZZY29
  • HWYLS14
  • HYDRA12
  • HYDRO12
  • HYENA11
  • HYENS11
  • HYGGE13
  • HYING12
  • HYKES15
  • HYLAS11
  • HYLEG12
  • HYLES11
  • HYLIC13
  • HYMEN13
  • HYMNS13
  • HYNDE12
  • HYOID12
  • HYPED14
  • HYPER13
  • HYPES13
  • HYPHA16
  • HYPOS13
  • HYRAX18
  • HYSON11
  • HYTHE14
Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 5th letter is S.
2nd letter
  1. A28%
  2. O28%
  3. E19%
3rd letter
  1. L13%
  2. R12%
  3. N9%
4th letter
  1. E22%
  2. L8%
  3. A7%
5th letter
  1. S36%
  2. Y13%
  3. E8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; HUZZY tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 121 words
  2. 9 points: 50 words
  3. 1010 points: 60 words
  4. 11 points: 83 words
  5. 1212 points: 60 words
  6. 13 points: 31 words
  7. 1414 points: 24 words
  8. 15 points: 30 words
  9. 1616 points: 7 words
  10. 17 points: 12 words
  11. 1818 points: 3 words
  12. 19 points: 1 words
  13. 2020 points: 1 words
  14. 21 points: 0 words
  15. 2222 points: 1 words
  16. 23 points: 0 words
  17. 2424 points: 0 words
  18. 25 points: 0 words
  19. 2626 points: 1 words
  20. 27 points: 0 words
  21. 2828 points: 0 words
  22. 29 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HUZZY2928Collins only
HUZZA2626All three
HAJJI2225All three
HAFIZ2019All three
HAMZA1919All three
HAZED1817All three
HYRAX1816All three
HEXYL1817All three
HAZEL1717All three
HIJAB1719Collins · NWL
HERTZ1716All three
HUFFY1716All three

The H list contains 478 entries, including familiar anchors like hotel, house, hours and human. Its 99 common words give you a manageable first set, while 69 entries are Wordle answers. One unusual feature is the ending spread: H itself closes 20 words, enough to be one of the eight leading final letters.

A familiar core inside 478 entries

A useful first filter is the 99 common entries within the 478 total. Hotel, house, human and heart are easy to recognize, while hurry and happy may fit a different pattern. The full list is there for exact matching; the common subset helps you avoid beginning with obscure candidates when the clue is still broad.

S is the dominant ending at 173, followed by Y at 64 and D at 40. H is also among the eight most frequent final letters, with 20 entries. That makes H an unusual possibility worth keeping if your grid already ends in the same letter, even though S is much more likely overall.

The 20 words ending in H stand out because most of the other leading endings are more common. A repeated opening and closing letter can be easy to overlook when scanning a list, so hold that pattern as a possibility if your crossing tiles support it. The stronger S, Y and D groups still deserve earlier checks.

An uncommon same-letter ending

  • Check S first: 173 H entries finish with it, including hours, homes and hands.
  • Y accounts for 64, as in hurry, happy and heavy.
  • D closes 40 words, with heard and hired as familiar examples.
  • Keep H in mind for a same-letter pattern; the page records 20 H endings.

Top scores and practical choices

Tip

Huzzy tops the scoring table at 29, followed by huzza at 26 and hajji at 22.

Wordle answers versus common words

The Wordle answer set holds 69 H entries, against 99 common words. These categories answer different questions: answer eligibility is game-specific, while commonness helps with ordinary vocabulary. Hotel, house, heart and hello provide recognizable starting points; your revealed letters should decide whether to widen the search.

The dictionary totals vary: 477 entries appear in Collins, compared with 349 in the North American list and 334 in ENABLE. If you are checking a casual game, start with familiar words such as hotel or heart. For a tile game, confirm the accepted word source before relying on a less familiar candidate from the full index.

Questions people ask

How many five-letter words start with H?
There are 478 five-letter entries that start with H. The page marks 99 as common and lists 69 as Wordle answers. Hotel, house, hours and human are familiar examples, with additional candidates available for exact letter patterns.
Which final letter appears most in H words?
S is the most frequent ending, with 173 entries. Y follows with 64 and D with 40. H itself ends 20 words, placing it among the eight leading endings and making it a useful edge case when a puzzle repeats its opening letter.
What is the highest scoring H word listed?
Huzzy has the highest listed base score at 29 points. Huzza follows at 26, and hajji at 22. The table also includes familiar-looking hazel and hertz at 17, but board multipliers can affect the total you actually score.
How many H starters are Wordle answers?
Wordle accepts 69 H words as answers. That sits alongside 99 entries marked common and 478 total matches. These figures describe different filters, so use the answer count for Wordle eligibility and the common set for ordinary vocabulary.

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