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6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and E as the 5th letter

6-letter words with H first and E fifth total 317 matches, including familiar picks such as HAPPEN, HIGHER, HELPED, and HEAVEN.

317 wordsTop pick HAPPENHighest score HIZZED 28

65 of 317 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With H in 1st place, E is the most common 5th letter (317 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 65 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 65 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 317

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

  • HACKED16
  • HACKEE15
  • HACKER15
  • HADDEN11
  • HADJEE17
  • HADJES17
  • HAERES9
  • HAFFET15
  • HAFTED13
  • HAFTER12
  • HAGDEN11
  • HAGGED12
  • HAGLET10
  • HAILED10
  • HAILER9
  • HAINED10
  • HAIRED10
  • HAJJES23
  • HAKEEM15
  • HALFEN12
  • HALIER9
  • HALLEL9
  • HALOED10
  • HALOES9
  • HALSED10
  • HALSER9
  • HALSES9
  • HALTED10
  • HALTER9
  • HALVED13
  • HALVER12
  • HALVES12
  • HAMLET11
  • HAMMED14
  • HAMMER13
  • HAMPER13
  • HANCES11
  • HANDED11
  • HANDER10
  • HANGED11
  • HANGER10
  • HANKED14
  • HANKER13
  • HANSEL9
  • HANSES9
  • HANTED10
  • HAOLES9
  • HAPPED14
  • HAPPEN13
  • HAPTEN11
  • HARDEN10
  • HARDER10
  • HAREEM11
  • HARKED14
  • HARKEN13
  • HARLED10
  • HARMED12
  • HARMEL11
  • HARMER11
  • HARPED12
  • HARPER11
  • HARTEN9
  • HASHED13
  • HASHES12
  • HASLET9
  • HASPED12
  • HASSEL9
  • HASTED10
  • HASTEN9
  • HASTES9
  • HATPEG12
  • HATRED10
  • HATTED10
  • HATTER9
  • HAULED10
  • HAULER9
  • HAUSED10
  • HAUSEN9
  • HAUSES9
  • HAUTER9
  • HAWKED17
  • HAWKER16
  • HAWKEY19
  • HAWMED15
  • HAWSED13
  • HAWSER12
  • HAWSES12
  • HAYLES12
  • HAYSEL12
  • HAZIER18
  • HEADED11
  • HEADER10
  • HEALED10
  • HEALEE9
  • HEALER9
  • HEAPED12
  • HEAPER11
  • HEARER9
  • HEARES9
  • HEATED10
  • HEATER9
  • HEAVED13
  • HEAVEN12
  • HEAVER12
  • HEAVES12
  • HEDGED12
  • HEDGER11
  • HEDGES11
  • HEEDED11
  • HEEDER10
  • HEELED10
  • HEELER9
  • HEEZED19
  • HEEZES18
  • HEFTED13
  • HEFTER12
  • HEIFER12
  • HEILED10
  • HEIRED10
  • HELLED10
  • HELLER9
  • HELMED12
  • HELMER11
  • HELMET11
  • HELPED12
  • HELPER11
  • HELVED13
  • HELVES12
  • HEMMED14
  • HEMMER13
  • HEMPEN13
  • HENDED11
  • HENGES10
  • HENLEY12
  • HENNED10
  • HENNER9
  • HENTED10
  • HEPPER13
  • HERBED12
  • HERDED11
  • HERDEN10
  • HERDER10
  • HERIED10
  • HERIES9
  • HEROES9
  • HERPES11
  • HERSED10
  • HERSES9
  • HERYED13
  • HERYES12
  • HESPED12
  • HETHER12
  • HETMEN11
  • HEYDEY16
  • HICKER15
  • HICKEY18
  • HIDDEN11
  • HIDDER11
  • HIGHED14
  • HIGHER13
  • HILLED10
  • HILLER9
  • HILTED10
  • HINDER10
  • HINGED11
  • HINGER10
  • HINGES10
  • HINTED10
  • HINTER9
  • HIPPED14
  • HIPPEN13
  • HIPPER13
  • HIREES9
  • HIRSEL9
  • HISHED13
  • HISHES12
  • HISSED10
  • HISSER9
  • HISSES9
  • HISTED10
  • HITHER12
  • HITHES12
  • HITMEN11
  • HITTER9
  • HIZZED28
  • HIZZES27
  • HOARED10
  • HOAXED17
  • HOAXER16
  • HOAXES16
  • HOBBED14
  • HOBBER13
  • HOBOED12
  • HOBOES11
  • HOCKED16
  • HOCKER15
  • HOCKEY18
  • HODDED12
  • HODDEN11
  • HODMEN12
  • HOGGED12
  • HOGGER11
  • HOGGET11
  • HOGLET10
  • HOIDEN10
  • HOIKED14
  • HOISED10
  • HOISES9
  • HOKIER13
  • HOLDEN10
  • HOLDER10
  • HOLIER9
  • HOLIES9
  • HOLKED14
  • HOLLER9
  • HOLMES11
  • HOLPEN11
  • HOMIER11
  • HOMIES11
  • HOMMES13
  • HONIED10
  • HONKED14
  • HONKER13
  • HONKEY16
  • HOODED11
  • HOOFED13
  • HOOFER12
  • HOOKED14
  • HOOKER13
  • HOOKEY16
  • HOOLEY12
  • HOOPED12
  • HOOPER11
  • HOOTED10
  • HOOTER9
  • HOOVED13
  • HOOVEN12
  • HOOVER12
  • HOOVES12
  • HOPPED14
  • HOPPER13
  • HORDED11
  • HORDES10
  • HORKED14
  • HORKEY16
  • HORMES11
  • HORNED10
  • HORNER9
  • HORNET9
  • HORSED10
  • HORSES9
  • HORSEY12
  • HOSIER9
  • HOSSES9
  • HOSTED10
  • HOSTEL9
  • HOTBED12
  • HOTTED10
  • HOTTER9
  • HOUFED13
  • HOUSED10
  • HOUSEL9
  • HOUSER9
  • HOUSES9
  • HOUSEY12
  • HOUTED10
  • HOWFED16
  • HOWKED17
  • HOWKER16
  • HOWLED13
  • HOWLER12
  • HOWLET12
  • HOWRES12
  • HOYDEN13
  • HOYLES12
  • HUCKED16
  • HUDDEN11
  • HUFFED16
  • HUFFER15
  • HUGGED12
  • HUGGER11
  • HULKED14
  • HULLED10
  • HULLER9
  • HUMFED15
  • HUMMED14
  • HUMMEL13
  • HUMMER13
  • HUMPED14
  • HUMPEN13
  • HUMPER13
  • HUMVEE14
  • HUNGER10
  • HUNKER13
  • HUNKEY16
  • HUNTED10
  • HUNTER9
  • HUPPED14
  • HURDEN10
  • HURLED10
  • HURLER9
  • HURLEY12
  • HURTER9
  • HUSHED13
  • HUSHER12
  • HUSHES12
  • HUSKED14
  • HUSKER13
  • HUSSES9
  • HUTTED10
  • HYGGES14
  • HYMNED15
  • HYNDES13
  • HYPHEN17
  • HYPOED15
  • HYPPED17
  • HYTHES15
Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 6th letter is D.
2nd letter
  1. A28%
  2. O28%
  3. E20%
3rd letter
  1. R13%
  2. L11%
  3. N10%
4th letter
  1. T11%
  2. L11%
  3. K10%
6th letter
  1. D36%
  2. R27%
  3. S16%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; HIZZED tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 59 words
  2. 10 points: 62 words
  3. 1111 points: 41 words
  4. 12 points: 53 words
  5. 1313 points: 39 words
  6. 14 points: 21 words
  7. 1515 points: 12 words
  8. 16 points: 14 words
  9. 1717 points: 7 words
  10. 18 points: 4 words
  11. 1919 points: 2 words
  12. 20 points: 0 words
  13. 2121 points: 0 words
  14. 22 points: 0 words
  15. 2323 points: 1 words
  16. 24 points: 0 words
  17. 2525 points: 0 words
  18. 26 points: 0 words
  19. 2727 points: 1 words
  20. 28 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HIZZED2827Collins only
HIZZES2726Collins only
HAJJES2326All three
HAWKEY1917All three
HEEZED1918All three
HOCKEY1817All three
HICKEY1817All three
HAZIER1817All three
HEEZES1817All three
HYPHEN1716All three
HAWKED1716All three
HOAXED1716All three

Every entry follows H _ _ _ E _: the opening H and fifth-position E are fixed, while slots two, three, four, and six vary. Of the 317 matches, 65 rank among the most common English words. HAPPEN and HIGHER show how different the middle letters can be while keeping the same frame; HELPED and HEAVEN offer two more familiar examples.

6-letter words with H first and E fifth at a glance

  • 317 words match H _ _ _ E _ across at least one tournament dictionary.
  • 65 matches are common by frequency; HAPPEN and HIGHER are familiar examples.
  • HELPED, HEADED, and HANDED illustrate the frequent D ending, shared by 115 entries.
  • Collins includes 308 matches, compared with 225 in ENABLE and 247 in NWL2023.

Which endings appear most often?

D leads the final-letter count with 115 matches; R follows at 85, then S at 51. Examples make the D group easy to spot: HELPED, HEADED, HANDED, and HOSTED all fit the pattern. HIGHER, HARDER, and HOLDER show the R ending.

The other recorded endings are N, Y, L, T, and E. Their counts are 28, 13, 9, 9, and 4, respectively. When several candidates fit your known letters, test D and R before spending a guess on one of these less frequent endings.

The same E-fifth pattern has 740 matches when S takes the first slot, compared with 317 for H. That sharp difference makes the starting letter a strong filter.

How should you use this pattern in a word game?

Treat H _ _ _ E _ as a rack filter, not a promise of a familiar answer: fix H at the front and E fifth, then check likely endings D, R, and S. HAPPEN, HIGHER, and HOUSES cover distinct combinations in the middle slots.

For 6-letter words with H first and E fifth, common answers are only part of the picture. Scrabble score leaders include HIZZED at 28 points and HIZZES at 27; HOCKEY scores 18 and is more recognizable. Check your game's word list once, since Collins, ENABLE, and NWL2023 do not contain the same number of matches.

Questions people ask

How many of these H-and-E words are common?
65 matches are common by our frequency measure. That leaves most of the 317-word set outside the common-word group, so familiar choices such as HAPPEN and HIGHER are only a portion of the possible matches.
Which final letter is most common in this pattern?
D is the leading final letter, with 115 matches. R is next at 85, followed by S at 51. HELPED, HIGHER, and HOUSES show three of the prominent endings while keeping H first and E fifth.
What is the highest-scoring word in the list?
HIZZED scores 28 points, the top score among these matches. HIZZES follows at 27, while HOCKEY scores 18. These values make unusual letter combinations stand out, but check the word list used in your game before playing one.

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