A CH ending narrows this to 200 words, 58 of which are possible answers.
58 can be the answer and 20 are everyday words. Where those two overlap is where to start.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 200 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- TEACH: takes 200 down to 65 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- TOUCH: down to 81. It is on the answer list.
- PATCH: down to 85. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
H is the ending to expect here, closing 200 of these words. If you need a second letter to test, C (200), H (200) and A (61) appear here more than any others. 20 of these 200 words turn up in ordinary writing. The rest are worth a read, but not worth a guess.
Best 5 Letter Words Ending in CH
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BATCH
- BEACH
- BEECH
- BELCH
- BENCH
- BIRCH
- BOTCH
- BUNCH
- BUTCH
- CATCH
- CINCH
- COACH
- CONCH
- COUCH
- DITCH
- DUTCH
- EPOCH
- FETCH
- FINCH
- GULCH
- HATCH
- HITCH
- HUNCH
- HUTCH
- LATCH
- LEACH
- LEECH
- LUNCH
- LURCH
- LYNCH
- MARCH
- MATCH
- MULCH
- MUNCH
- NOTCH
- PATCH
- PEACH
- PERCH
- PINCH
- PITCH
- POOCH
- PORCH
- POUCH
- PUNCH
- RANCH
- REACH
- RETCH
- ROACH
- TEACH
- TORCH
- TOUCH
- VOUCH
- WATCH
- WELCH
- WENCH
- WHICH
- WINCH
- WITCH
5 Letter Words Starting With B and Ending In H
- BATCH
- BEACH
- BEECH
- BELCH
- BENCH
- BIRCH
- BOTCH
- BUNCH
- BUTCH
- BAUCH
- BIACH
- BILCH
- BITCH
- BLECH
- BOSCH
- BOUCH
- BRACH
- BROCH
5 Letter Words Starting With C and Ending In H
- CATCH
- CINCH
- COACH
- CONCH
- COUCH
- CANCH
- CAUCH
- CHICH
- CLACH
- CLICH
- COOCH
- COTCH
- CULCH
- CURCH
- CUTCH
- CWTCH
- CZECH
5 Letter Words Starting With D and Ending In H
- DITCH
- DUTCH
- DATCH
- DAYCH
- DENCH
- DEOCH
- DIOCH
- DUNCH
5 Letter Words Starting With G and Ending In H
- GULCH
- GANCH
- GATCH
- GAUCH
- GINCH
- GITCH
- GONCH
- GOTCH
- GOUCH
5 Letter Words Starting With H and Ending In H
- HATCH
- HITCH
- HUNCH
- HUTCH
- HALCH
- HANCH
- HENCH
- HEUCH
- HILCH
- HINCH
- HOACH
- HOOCH
- HOTCH
- HULCH
5 Letter Words Starting With K and Ending In H
- KARCH
- KAUCH
- KEACH
- KEECH
- KENCH
- KERCH
- KETCH
- KINCH
- KOTCH
- KUTCH
5 Letter Words Starting With L and Ending In H
- LATCH
- LEACH
- LEECH
- LUNCH
- LURCH
- LYNCH
- LAICH
- LANCH
- LARCH
- LAUCH
- LENCH
- LETCH
- LEUCH
- LINCH
- LITCH
- LOACH
- LOOCH
- LOUCH
- LUACH
5 Letter Words Starting With M and Ending In H
- MARCH
- MATCH
- MULCH
- MUNCH
- MEACH
- MEECH
- MELCH
- MERCH
- MILCH
- MIRCH
- MISCH
- MITCH
- MOOCH
- MOUCH
- MOWCH
- MUTCH
5 Letter Words Starting With P and Ending In H
- PATCH
- PEACH
- PERCH
- PINCH
- PITCH
- POOCH
- PORCH
- POUCH
- PUNCH
- PALCH
- PANCH
- PARCH
- PASCH
- PELCH
- PESCH
- PILCH
- POACH
- POTCH
- PRICH
- PSYCH
5 Letter Words Starting With R and Ending In H
- RANCH
- REACH
- RETCH
- ROACH
- RATCH
- REECH
- REICH
- RINCH
- ROTCH
- RUACH
- RUNCH
- RUTCH
5 Letter Words Starting With S and Ending In H
- SAUCH
- SEECH
- SITCH
- SLICH
- SMICH
- STECH
- STICH
- SUBCH
- SYNCH
5 Letter Words Starting With T and Ending In H
- TEACH
- TORCH
- TOUCH
- TAICH
- TENCH
- TETCH
- TEUCH
- TITCH
- TROCH
5 Letter Words Starting With W and Ending In H
- WATCH
- WELCH
- WENCH
- WHICH
- WINCH
- WITCH
- WARCH
- WAUCH
- WOUCH
5 Letter Words Starting With A, E, F and other letters and Ending In H
- AITCH
- ARACH
- AZOCH
- EPOCH
- ENOCH
- FETCH
- FINCH
- FAUCH
- FELCH
- FILCH
- FITCH
- FOTCH
- NOTCH
- NASCH
- NATCH
- NAUCH
- NITCH
- NOWCH
- NUNCH
- ORACH
- QUICH
- VOUCH
- VAUCH
- VETCH
- VLACH
- YECCH
- YEECH
- YEUCH
- YUCCH
- ZILCH
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.
- PARCH: Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat.
- LETCH: Man with strong sexual desires.
- FILCH: Make off with belongings of others.
- RETCH: An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting. It is on the answer list.
- CUTCH: Tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas.
- MILCH: Giving milk; bred or suitable primarily for milk production.
- KUTCH: Tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas.
- TENCH: Freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water.
- BELCH: Expel gas from the stomach. It is on the answer list.
- KETCH: A sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost.
- BOTCH: An embarrassing mistake. It is on the answer list.
- MOOCH: Ask for and get free; be a parasite.
- LOACH: Slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes.
- ZILCH: A quantity of no importance.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer end in CH?
Yes. WHICH, WATCH and MARCH have all been answers, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. WHICH and COACH are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is NAUCH really a word?
Yes. An intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
WHICH. It is the most ordinary word on this list that has already been the puzzle, 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. YUCCH and YEUCH are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
BELCH, BOTCH and RETCH. 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.