5 Letter Words Starting with H

711 5 letter words starting with h, of which 68 could still come up as the answer. Those are marked, the rest are ordered behind them.

Opening on H leaves 711 candidates, more than one guess should have to carry. HABIT, HAIRY, HALVE cut it down fastest.

711 words is more than anyone holds in their head. 68 of them can be the answer, and HAIRY is the one to try first.

Best First Guesses

With 711 words to get through, the first guess decides most of the round. Each one below is on this list, so it could be the answer outright, and the number beside it is how many words would still be left in the worst case.

HEADS: takes 711 down to 107 at worst.
HOUSE: down to 113. It is on the answer list.
HOLES: down to 114.

What These Words Have in Common

197 of them end in S, about a quarter of the list. The company these words keep: A (320), E (314) and S (255). Everyday English covers 38 of these 711 words. The remainder are valid plays that rarely reach conversation, so guess from the letters above rather than from the bottom of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words Starting with H

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

HABIT
HAIRY
HALVE
HANDY
HAPPY
HARDY
HAREM
HARPY
HARRY
HARSH
HASTE
HASTY
HATCH
HATER
HAUNT
HAUTE
HAVEN
HAVOC
HAZEL
HEADY
HEARD
HEART
HEATH
HEAVE
HEAVY
HEDGE
HEFTY
HEIST
HELIX
HELLO
HENCE
HERON
HILLY
HINGE
HIPPO
HIPPY
HITCH
HOARD
HOBBY
HOIST
HOLLY
HOMER
HONEY
HONOR
HORDE
HORSE
HOTEL
HOTLY
HOUND
HOUSE
HOVEL
HOVER
HOWDY
HUMAN
HUMID
HUMOR
HUMPH
HUMUS
HUNCH
HUNKY
HURRY
HUSKY
HUSSY
HUTCH
HYDRO
HYENA
HYMEN
HYPER
HANDS
HEADS
HELPS
HENRY
HERBS
HIGHS
HILLS
HINTS
HIRED
HOLDS
HOLES
HOMES
HONDA
HOPED
HOPES
HOSTS
HOURS
HOWTO

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in A

HYENA
HONDA
HAFTA
HAGIA
HAIDA
HAIKA
HAKEA
HAKKA
HALFA
HALMA
HALOA
HALVA
HALWA
HAMBA
HAMSA
HAMZA
HANNA
HANSA
HAOMA
HARKA
HARPA
HASTA
HATHA
HAUSA
HEJRA
HELLA
HENNA
HERBA
HERMA
HEVEA
HIBLA
HIERA
HIGRA
HIJRA
HILDA
HILSA
HIPPA
HISPA
HODJA
HOLIA
HOLLA
HOOHA
HOOKA
HORLA
HOSEA
HOSTA
HOTTA
HOVEA
HOWEA
HUACA
HUBBA
HUDNA
HURRA
HUTIA
HUZZA
HYBLA
HYDRA
HYPHA

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in D

HEARD
HOARD
HOUND
HUMID
HIRED
HOPED
HADED
HALED
HALID
HAMED
HARED
HASID
HATED
HAULD
HAWED
HAYED
HAZED
HEALD
HEILD
HELED
HEMAD
HENAD
HEVED
HEWED
HEXAD
HEXED
HEYED
HIDED
HIELD
HIKED
HIPED
HIVED
HOAED
HODAD
HOHED
HOIED
HOKED
HOLED
HOMED
HONED
HOORD
HOSED
HOVED
HOXED
HOYED
HUDUD
HYOID
HYPED

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in E

HALVE
HASTE
HAUTE
HEAVE
HEDGE
HENCE
HINGE
HORDE
HORSE
HOUSE
HABBE
HABLE
HACHE
HAERE
HAGUE
HAINE
HAIRE
HALKE
HALSE
HALTE
HALWE
HANCE
HANGE
HANSE
HAOLE
HARLE
HARRE
HATTE
HAUSE
HAWSE
HAYLE
HAYNE
HAZLE
HEAME
HEARE
HECTE
HEEZE
HEFTE
HEIZE
HELGE
HELOE
HELVE
HENGE
HERNE
HEROE
HERSE
HERVE
HERYE
HIATE
HIMNE
HIREE
HIRSE
HITHE
HOBOE
HODGE
HOISE
HOLME
HOMIE
HOMME
HOOSE
HOOVE
HOOYE
HORAE
HORME
HOTTE
HOUVE
HOWBE
HOWRE
HOYLE
HUAVE
HUILE
HUTRE
HYGGE
HYNDE
HYRSE
HYTHE

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in H

HARSH
HATCH
HEATH
HITCH
HUMPH
HUNCH
HUTCH
HAIKH
HAITH
HALCH
HALSH
HANCH
HAUGH
HEIGH
HENCH
HEUCH
HEUGH
HEWGH
HEYGH
HILCH
HINCH
HOACH
HOGOH
HOOCH
HOOSH
HORAH
HOTCH
HOUGH
HULCH

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in I

HADJI
HAITI
HAJJI
HALDI
HAMLI
HANDI
HANGI
HANOI
HAORI
HAPPI
HARBI
HATHI
HATTI
HEIDI
HERMI
HIKOI
HINDI
HIPMI
HIPPI
HOGNI
HONGI
HOURI
HUARI
HUNDI
HURRI

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in L

HAZEL
HOTEL
HOVEL
HADAL
HALAL
HAMAL
HAMEL
HATEL
HAVEL
HEMAL
HEMOL
HEVEL
HEWEL
HEXYL
HIDEL
HORAL
HOROL
HOSEL
HOWEL
HYDEL

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in M

HAREM
HAHAM
HAKAM
HAKIM
HARAM
HARIM
HAULM
HEREM
HILUM
HIRAM
HOKUM
HOMAM
HORIM

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in N

HAVEN
HERON
HUMAN
HYMEN
HALON
HAMAN
HASAN
HAVAN
HAYDN
HAZAN
HAZEN
HEBEN
HELEN
HEMAN
HEMEN
HEMIN
HENEN
HIREN
HIZEN
HOGAN
HOGEN
HOKAN
HOLON
HONAN
HOSEN
HOTEN
HOVEN
HSIEN
HSUAN
HUMIN
HURON
HYSON

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in O

HELLO
HIPPO
HYDRO
HOWTO
HADDO
HALLO
HAUGO
HECCO
HELCO
HELIO
HERMO
HILLO
HIMBO
HOCCO
HOLLO
HONDO
HONZO
HOOGO
HOPPO
HOWSO
HUACO
HUCHO
HULLO
HUMBO
HUNDO
HUSHO
HYPHO

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in R

HATER
HOMER
HONOR
HOVER
HUMOR
HYPER
HAGAR
HALER
HAVER
HAWER
HAYER
HAZER
HEDER
HEPAR
HEWER
HEXER
HIDER
HIKER
HILAR
HIPER
HIRER
HIVER
HOKER
HOLER
HONER
HOPER
HOSER
HUGER

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in S

HUMUS
HANDS
HEADS
HELPS
HERBS
HIGHS
HILLS
HINTS
HOLDS
HOLES
HOMES
HOPES
HOSTS
HOURS
HAAFS
HAARS
HAATS
HABUS
HACKS
HADES
HAEMS
HAETS
HAFFS
HAFIS
HAFTS
HAGGS
HAHAS
HAIKS
HAILS
HAINS
HAIRS
HAJES
HAJIS
HAKAS
HAKES
HAKUS
HALAS
HALES
HALFS
HALLS
HALMS
HALOS
HALTS
HAMES
HAMUS
HANGS
HANKS
HANTS
HAPAS
HAPUS
HARAS
HARDS
HARES
HARKS
HARLS
HARMS
HARNS
HAROS
HARPS
HARTS
HASKS
HASPS
HATES
HAUDS
HAUFS
HAULS
HAUNS
HAVES
HAWKS
HAWMS
HAYES
HAZES
HDQRS
HEALS
HEAPS
HEARS
HEATS
HEBES
HECKS
HEEDS
HEELS
HEFTS
HEIDS
HEILS
HEIRS
HELAS
HELES
HELLS
HELMS
HELOS
HEMES
HEMPS
HENDS
HENTS
HERDS
HERES
HERLS
HERMS
HERNS
HEROS
HERPS
HESPS
HESTS
HETES
HETHS
HEXES
HEXIS
HIBAS
HICKS
HIDES
HIEMS
HIFIS
HIKES
HILTS
HILUS
HINDS
HINGS
HIOIS
HIPES
HIRES
HISIS
HISTS
HIVES
HOARS
HOBOS
HOCKS
HOCUS
HOERS
HOGGS
HOGHS
HOGOS
HOIKS
HOKAS
HOKES
HOKIS
HOLKS
HOLMS
HOLOS
HOLTS
HOMAS
HOMOS
HONDS
HONES
HONGS
HONKS
HOODS
HOOFS
HOOKS
HOONS
HOOPS

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in T

HABIT
HAUNT
HEART
HEIST
HOIST
HABET
HACHT
HADIT
HADNT
HADST
HAINT
HANKT
HARST
HASHT
HASNT
HAULT
HAUST
HEAST
HECHT
HELOT
HERAT
HIANT
HICHT
HIGHT
HIRST
HOAST
HORST
HOULT
HUMET
HUMIT
HURST
HUSHT
HYRST

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in U

HAIKU
HALDU
HEIAU
HEUAU
HICHU
HINAU
HINDU
HOKKU
HUKOU

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in Y

HAIRY
HANDY
HAPPY
HARDY
HARPY
HARRY
HASTY
HEADY
HEAVY
HEFTY
HILLY
HIPPY
HOBBY
HOLLY
HONEY
HOTLY
HOWDY
HUNKY
HURRY
HUSKY
HUSSY
HENRY
HACKY
HAGGY
HAILY
HALFY
HAMMY
HANKY
HAPLY
HASHY
HASKY
HATTY
HAWKY
HAYEY
HEAPY
HEATY
HEAZY
HEDGY
HEEDY
HEEZY
HEILY
HELLY
HEMPY
HENDY
HENNY
HERBY
HERRY
HETTY
HICKY
HINEY
HINKY
HINNY
HIPLY
HISSY
HOAGY
HOARY
HOCKY
HODDY
HOGGY
HOKEY
HOLEY
HOMEY
HONKY
HOODY
HOOEY
HOOFY
HOOKY
HOOLY
HOOTY
HOPPY
HORNY
HORRY
HORSY
HOSEY
HOTTY
HOUSY
HOWAY
HUBBY
HUFFY
HUGGY
HULKY
HULLY
HUMPY
HURLY
HURTY
HUSHY
HUZZY
HYPHY

5 Letter Words Starting with H and Ending in B, C, F and other letters

HABAB
HABUB
HAJIB
HEJAB
HIJAB
HAVOC
HEMIC
HUMIC
HYLIC
HANIF
HOUFF
HOWFF
HOING
HYING
HYLEG
HACEK
HAICK
HAWOK
HOICK
HOPAK
HANAP
HELIX
HAPAX
HYRAX
HAFIZ
HEINZ
HERTZ
HIENZ

Less Familiar Words Here

This page carries a lot of words most players would not define. Reading them once is quicker than meeting them cold in a puzzle.

HALER: 100 halers equal 1 koruna Slovakia.
HOURI: A voluptuously beautiful young woman.
HADAL: Relating to the deepest parts of the ocean (below 6000 meters).
HYPHA: Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus.
HUMIN: A black humic substance that is not soluble in water.
HALMA: A board game in which players try to move their pieces into their opponent's bases.
HAWSE: The hole that an anchor rope passes through.
HINNY: Hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey or ass; usually sterile.
HOPER: A person who hopes.
HYSON: A Chinese green tea with twisted leaves.
HILUM: The scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle.
HOLLO: Cry hollo.
HOOEY: Senseless talk.
HAPLY: By accident.
HIRER: A person responsible for hiring workers.
HEWER: A person who hews.
HILAR: Of or relating to or located near a hilum.
HOKUM: A message that seems to convey no meaning.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer start with H?

Yes. HOUSE, HAPPY and HUMAN all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.

Do any of these use the same letter twice?

Yes. HAPPY and HARRY are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is HAULM really a word?

Yes. Stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?

HOUSE. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.

Are all of these accepted as guesses?

Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. HYRST and HYRSE are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.

Which of these would most players overlook?

HARPY, HOVEL and HUMPH. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.

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