5-Letter Words With H
1,141 five-letter words contain H; 405 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 | earth | 0.36 | 1.39 |
| 2 | hater | 0.49 | 1.26 |
| 3 | heart | 0.45 | 1.30 |
| 4 | hears | 0.36 | 1.36 |
| 5 | share | 0.61 | 1.10 |
| 6 | shear | 0.46 | 1.25 |
| 7 | heard | 0.45 | 1.21 |
| 8 | reach | 0.42 | 1.22 |
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1,148 words containing H
- theircommon
- therecommon
- whichcommon
- othercommon
- thinkcommon
- thesecommon
- wherecommon
- rightcommon
- thosecommon
- whilecommon
- threecommon
- thingcommon
- housecommon
- mightcommon
- nightcommon
- whitecommon
- thankcommon
- wholecommon
- deathcommon
- hourscommon
- southcommon
- happycommon
- humancommon
- northcommon
- watchcommon
- lightcommon
- shortcommon
- thirdcommon
- checkcommon
- heartcommon
- childcommon
- phonecommon
- heardcommon
- marchcommon
- monthcommon
- fightcommon
- showscommon
- sharecommon
- handscommon
- worthcommon
- matchcommon
- chiefcommon
- chinacommon
- whosecommon
- earthcommon
- truthcommon
- shallcommon
- eightcommon
- aheadcommon
- photocommon
- coachcommon
- heavycommon
- hotelcommon
- reachcommon
- beachcommon
- touchcommon
- showncommon
- smithcommon
- catchcommon
- freshcommon
All 1,141 five-letter words
Starting with A 34
aahed aargh abash abhor abmho abohm ached aches achoo aghas ahead ahold ahull airth aitch aleph almah almeh aloha alpha altho amahs ankhs aphid aphis apish arhat ashed ashen ashes aught awash ayahs azoth
Starting with B 38
bahts baith batch bathe baths beach beech belch bench berth beths bhang bhoot bhuts bight bimah birch birth blahs blush boche bohea booth botch bothy bough brach brash broth brugh brush buhls buhrs bumph bunch burgh bushy butch
Starting with C 122
cache cahow caphs catch chads chafe chaff chain chair chalk champ chams chang chant chaos chape chaps chapt chard chare chark charm charr chars chart chary chase chasm chats chaws chays cheap cheat check cheek cheep cheer chefs chela chemo chert chess chest cheth chevy chews chewy chiao chias chick chico chics chide chief chiel child chile chili chill chimb chime chimp china chine chino chins chips chirk chirm chiro chirp chirr chits chive chivy chock choir choke choky cholo chomp chook chops chord chore chose chott chows chubs chuck chufa chuff chugs chump chums chunk churl churn churr chute chyle chyme cinch clach clash cloth coach cohog cohos conch cooch couch cough couth crash crush crwth cuish culch curch cushy cutch
Starting with D 22
dacha dahls dashi dashy deash death depth dhaks dhals dhobi dhole dhoti dhows dhuti dight dishy ditch doeth dough duchy dunch dutch
Starting with E 14
earth eched eches echos eight ephah ephas ephod ephor epoch ether ethic ethos ethyl
Starting with F 23
faith faugh fetch fiche fichu fifth fight filch filth finch firth fishy fitch flash flesh flush foehn fohns forth fresh frith frosh froth
Starting with G 21
galah garth gerah ghast ghats ghaut ghazi ghees ghost ghoul ghyll gighe girsh girth glyph gnash graph grith gulch gursh gushy
Starting with H 332
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 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 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 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 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 hydra hydro hyena hying hylas hymen hymns hyoid hyped hyper hypes hypha hypos hyrax hyson
Starting with I 4
ichor ihram itchy ither
Starting with J 4
jehad jehus jihad johns
Starting with K 20
kaphs kasha kench ketch khadi khafs khaki khans khaph khats kheda kheth khets khoum kithe kiths knish kohls kophs kythe
Starting with L 33
lahar laich laigh laith lakhs larch latch lathe lathi laths lathy laugh leach leash leech lehrs lehua letch lethe lichi licht light lithe litho loach loath lochs lotah lough lunch lurch lymph lynch
Starting with M 35
mache macho machs mahoe march marsh mashy match maths meshy meths miche might milch mirth mocha mohel mohur month mooch morph moths mothy mouch mouth muhly mulch munch mushy musth mutch mynah myrrh myths mythy
Starting with N 15
nacho natch neath neigh niche nighs night nihil ninth nohow north notch nucha nudzh nymph
Starting with O 19
oaths obeah ocher ochre ochry ogham ohias ohing ohmic okehs oohed oomph opahs orach ortho other ought ouphe ouphs
Starting with P 39
pacha parch pasha patch paths peach pechs perch phage phase phial phlox phone phono phons phony photo phots phpht phuts phyla phyle pinch pitch piths pithy plash plush poach pooch poohs porch pouch prahu pshaw psych pujah punch pushy
Starting with Q 4
qophs quash quoth qursh
Starting with R 28
rajah ralph ranch raphe ratch rathe rayah reach rehab rehem retch rheas rheum rhino rhomb rhumb rhyme rhyta right rishi roach rotch rough routh rowth ruche rushy ruths
Starting with S 160
sadhe sadhu sahib saith sangh sauch saugh schav schmo schul schwa selah shack shade shads shady shaft shags shahs shake shako shaky shale shall shalt shaly shame shams shank shape shard share shark sharn sharp shaul shave shawl shawm shawn shaws shays sheaf sheal shear sheas sheds sheen sheep sheer sheet sheik shelf shell shend shent sheol sherd shewn shews shied shiel shier shies shift shill shily shims shine shins shiny ships shire shirk shirr shirt shist shiva shive shivs shlep shoal shoat shock shoed shoer shoes shogs shoji shone shook shool shoon shoos shoot shops shore shorl shorn short shote shots shott shout shove shown shows showy shoyu shred shrew shris shrub shrug shtik shuck shuln shuls shuns shunt shush shute shuts shyer shyly sighs sight sinhs sixth skosh slash slosh sloth slush smash smith snash snath sooth sophs sophy soths sough south spahi staph stash stich subah sughs surah sushi swash swath swish swith sylph synch synth syphs
Starting with T 82
tache tachs tahrs teach techy teeth tench tenth teths teuch teugh thack thane thank tharm thaws thebe theca theft thegn thein their theme thens there therm these theta thews thewy thick thief thigh thill thine thing think thins thiol third thirl thole thong thorn thoro thorp those thous thraw three threw thrip throb throe throw thrum thuds thugs thuja thumb thump thunk thurl thuya thyme thymi thymy tight tilth tithe tooth tophe tophi tophs torah torch touch tough trash troth truth tythe
Starting with U 4
uhlan unhat unhip usher
Starting with V 4
vetch vichy vouch vughs
Starting with W 73
wahoo washy watch waugh wecht weigh welch welsh wench whack whale whamo whams whang whaps wharf whats whaup wheal wheat wheel wheen wheep whelk whelm whelp whens where whets whews wheys which whids whiff whigs while whims whine whins whiny whips whipt whirl whirr whirs whish whisk whist white whits whity whizz whole whomp whoof whoop whops whorl whort whose whoso whump width wight winch wisha witch withe withy woosh worth wrath wroth
Starting with Y 10
yacht yahoo yecch yechs yechy yirth yodhs yoghs youth yucch
Starting with Z 1
zilch
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Questions people ask
How many five-letter words contain H?
Our list has 1,141. 405 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 contain H?
THEIR, THERE, WHICH, OTHER, THINK — in that order, by how often they appear in everyday English.
What is the best Wordle guess that contains H?
EARTH. Against the common five-letter words Wordle draws its answers from, it turns up 0.36 green and 1.39 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.