5-Letter Words Starting With H
332 five-letter words start with H; 114 of them are common words, shown in bold. Common words are where Wordle answers come from.
Best Wordle guesses
Ranked by how many green and yellow tiles each word turns up, on average, against the common words Wordle answers come from.
| # | Word | Green | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hater | 0.49 | 1.26 |
| 2 | heart | 0.45 | 1.30 |
| 3 | hears | 0.36 | 1.36 |
| 4 | heard | 0.45 | 1.21 |
| 5 | haste | 0.45 | 1.18 |
| 6 | hates | 0.41 | 1.22 |
| 7 | heats | 0.34 | 1.29 |
| 8 | horse | 0.51 | 1.09 |
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334 words starting with H
- housecommon
- hourscommon
- happycommon
- humancommon
- heartcommon
- heardcommon
- handscommon
- heavycommon
- hotelcommon
- horsecommon
- helpscommon
- henrycommon
- harrycommon
- hellocommon
- homescommon
- honorcommon
- headscommon
- holdscommon
- hillscommon
- hiredcommon
- hopescommon
- hencecommon
- honeycommon
- holescommon
- hurtscommon
- hopedcommon
- habitcommon
- hostscommon
- hatedcommon
- humorcommon
- hatescommon
- harshcommon
- hurrycommon
- havencommon
- heelscommon
- handycommon
- hobbycommon
- hondacommon
- hawkscommon
- homercommon
- hollycommon
- hardycommon
- hallscommon
- hintscommon
- hatchcommon
- hairycommon
- hornscommon
- hornycommon
- hearscommon
- hairscommon
- heathcommon
- hedgecommon
- hangscommon
- hidescommon
- hypercommon
- herbscommon
- hookscommon
- hogancommon
- hydrocommon
- highscommon
All 332 five-letter words
Starting with HA 96
haafs haars habit habus hacek hacks hadal haded hades hadji hadst haems haets hafis hafiz hafts hahas haika haiks haiku hails hairs hairy hajes hajis hajji hakes hakim haled haler hales halid hallo halls halma halms halos halts halva halve hamal hames hammy hamza hance hands handy hangs hanks hanky hansa hanse hants haole hapax haply happy hards hardy hared harem hares harks harls harms harps harpy harry harsh harts hasps haste hasty hatch hated hater hates haugh haulm hauls haunt haute haven haver haves havoc hawed hawks hawse hayed hayer hazan hazed hazel hazer hazes
Starting with HE 67
heads heady heals heaps heard hears heart heath heats heave heavy hebes hecks heder hedge hedgy heeds heels heeze hefts hefty heigh heils heirs heist helio helix hello hells helms helos helot helps helve hemal hemes hemic hemin hemps hempy hence henna henry hents herbs herby herds heres herls herma herms herns heron heros herry hertz hests heths heuch heugh hewed hewer hexad hexed hexer hexes hexyl
Starting with HI 30
hicks hided hider hides highs hight hiked hiker hikes hilar hillo hills hilly hilts hilum hilus hinds hinge hinny hints hippo hippy hired hirer hires hissy hists hitch hived hives
Starting with HO 91
hoagy hoard hoars hoary hobby hobos hocks hocus hodad hoers hogan hoggs hoick hoise hoist hoked hokes hokey hokku hokum holds holed holes holey holks holla hollo holly holms holts homed homer homes homey homos honan honda honed honer hones honey hongs honks honor hooch hoods hoody hooey hoofs hooka hooks hooky hooly hoops hoots hooty hoped hoper hopes hoppy horah horal horas horde horns horse horst horsy hosed hosel hosen hoses hosta hosts hotch hotel hotly hound houri hours house hovel hover howdy howes howff howfs howks howls hoyas hoyle
Starting with HU 33
hubby hucks huffs huffy huger hulas hulks hulky hullo hulls human humic humid humor humph humps humpy humus hunch hunks hunky hunts hurds hurls hurly hurry hurst hurts husks husky hussy hutch huzza
Starting with HY 15
hydra hydro hyena hying hylas hymen hymns hyoid hyped hyper hypes hypha hypos hyrax hyson
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words start with H?
Our list has 332. 114 of them are common everyday words; the rest are rarer words you are more likely to meet in Scrabble or a crossword than in conversation. The list is a public-domain English word list, sorted by how often each word appears in everyday writing.
What are the most common five-letter words that start with H?
HOUSE, HOURS, HAPPY, HUMAN, HEART — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that starts with H?
HATER. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.49 green and 1.26 yellow tiles on average — more than any other word on this list. The method is the same as on our Best Wordle Starting Words page.