A C and an H spell a single sound, the one heard at the front of CHAIR, and most 5 letter words starting with CH keep to it.
The same sound begins CHILD and CHIEF, so the pair behaves like a single letter in a guess.
Following a green C with an H is therefore the natural next move, since CHILD tests it at once.
List of 5 Letter Words Starting With CH
- CHAFE
- CHAFF
- CHAIN
- CHAIR
- CHALK
- CHAMP
- CHANT
- CHAOS
- CHARD
- CHARM
- CHART
- CHASE
- CHASM
- CHEAP
- CHEAT
- CHECK
- CHEEK
- CHEER
- CHESS
- CHEST
- CHICK
- CHIDE
- CHIEF
- CHILD
- CHILI
- CHILL
- CHIME
- CHINA
- CHIRP
- CHOCK
- CHOIR
- CHOKE
- CHORD
- CHORE
- CHOSE
- CHUCK
- CHUMP
- CHUNK
- CHURN
- CHUTE
- CHEVY
- CHILE
- CHIPS
- CHAAP
- CHAAT
- CHACE
- CHACK
- CHACO
- CHADO
- CHADS
- CHAFT
- CHAGA
- CHAIS
- CHAIT
- CHAJA
- CHAKA
- CHALS
- CHAMA
- CHAMM
- CHAMS
- CHANA
- CHANE
- CHANG
- CHANK
- CHAPE
- CHAPS
- CHAPT
- CHARA
- CHARE
- CHARK
- CHARR
- CHARS
- CHARY
- CHASS
- CHATI
- CHATS
- CHAUI
- CHAUK
- CHAUM
- CHAUS
- CHAVA
- CHAVE
- CHAVS
- CHAWK
- CHAWL
- CHAWN
- CHAWS
- CHAYA
- CHAYS
- CHAZY
- CHEBA
- CHEDI
- CHEEB
- CHEEP
- CHEET
- CHEFS
- CHEGO
- CHEIR
- CHEKA
- CHEKE
- CHEKI
- CHELA
- CHELP
- CHEMO
- CHEMS
- CHENA
- CHENG
- CHERA
- CHERE
- CHERT
- CHESE
- CHETH
- CHEVE
- CHEWS
- CHEWY
- CHIAM
- CHIAN
- CHIAO
- CHIAS
- CHIBA
- CHIBS
- CHICA
- CHICH
- CHICO
- CHICS
- CHIEL
- CHIEN
- CHIKO
- CHIKS
- CHIMB
- CHIMO
- CHIMP
- CHIMU
- CHINE
- CHING
- CHINK
- CHINO
- CHINS
- CHINT
- CHIOT
- CHIRK
- CHIRL
- CHIRM
- CHIRO
- CHIRR
- CHIRT
- CHIRU
- CHITA
- CHITI
- CHITS
- CHIVA
- CHIVE
- CHIVS
- CHIVW
- CHIVY
- CHIZZ
- CHLOE
- CHLOR
- CHOAK
- CHOCA
- CHOCO
- CHOCS
- CHODE
- CHOEL
- CHOES
- CHOGA
- CHOGS
- CHOIL
- CHOKO
- CHOKY
- CHOLA
- CHOLD
- CHOLI
- CHOLO
- CHOMP
- CHONK
- CHONS
- CHOOF
- CHOOK
- CHOOM
- CHOON
- CHOOP
- CHOPA
- CHOPS
- CHORA
- CHORT
- CHOSS
- CHOTA
- CHOTT
- CHOUP
- CHOUS
- CHOUT
- CHOUX
- CHOWK
- CHOWS
- CHOYA
- CHRIA
- CHRIS
- CHRON
- CHUBB
- CHUBS
- CHUDE
- CHUET
- CHUFA
- CHUFF
- CHUGS
- CHUJE
- CHUMS
- CHUNG
- CHURL
- CHURM
- CHURR
- CHUSE
- CHUTS
- CHWAS
- CHYAK
- CHYLE
- CHYME
- CHYND
Common 5 Letter Words Starting With CH
- CHECK
- CHILD
- CHIEF
- CHINA
- CHEAP
- CHAIR
- CHAIN
- CHOSE
- CHEST
- CHART
- CHASE
- CHAOS
- CHUCK
- CHARM
- CHICK
- CHEAT
- CHESS
- CHOIR
- CHIPS
- CHILE
- CHEVY
Best 5 Letter Words Starting With CH for Wordle
- CHASE
- CHAOS
- CHAIR
- CHECK
- CHILD
- CHIEF
- CHINA
- CHEAP
- CHAIN
- CHOSE
- CHEST
- CHART
- CHUCK
- CHARM
- CHICK
- CHEAT
- CHESS
- CHOIR
- CHILL
- CHEER
- CHEEK
- CHAMP
- CHILI
- CHOKE
- CHALK
- CHORD
- CHUNK
- CHANT
- CHUTE
- CHORE
- CHIME
- CHURN
- CHASM
- CHUMP
- CHOCK
- CHIRP
- CHAFF
- CHARD
- CHAFE
- CHIDE
5 Letter Words Starting With CH by Third Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With CHA
- CHAIR
- CHAIN
- CHART
- CHASE
- CHAOS
- CHARM
- CHAMP
- CHALK
- CHANT
- CHASM
- CHAFF
- CHARD
5 Letter Words Starting With CHE
- CHECK
- CHEAP
- CHEST
- CHEAT
- CHESS
- CHEER
- CHEEK
- CHEVY
- CHEFS
- CHENG
- CHEMO
- CHEWY
5 Letter Words Starting With CHI
- CHILD
- CHIEF
- CHINA
- CHICK
- CHILL
- CHILI
- CHIME
- CHIRP
- CHIDE
- CHIPS
- CHILE
- CHING
5 Letter Words Starting With CHO
- CHOSE
- CHOIR
- CHOKE
- CHORD
- CHORE
- CHOCK
- CHOPS
- CHOCO
- CHOMP
- CHOWK
- CHOLO
- CHOLA
5 Letter Words Starting With CHU
- CHUCK
- CHUNK
- CHUTE
- CHURN
- CHUMP
- CHUNG
- CHUBB
- CHUMS
- CHUGS
- CHUBS
- CHUFF
- CHURL
5 Letter Words Starting With CH by Ending Letter
5 Letter Words Starting With CH and Ending With S
- CHAOS
- CHESS
- CHIPS
- CHRIS
- CHEFS
- CHOPS
- CHATS
- CHAPS
- CHEWS
- CHINS
- CHUMS
- CHARS
5 Letter Words Starting With CH and Ending With E
- CHOSE
- CHASE
- CHOKE
- CHUTE
- CHORE
- CHIME
- CHAFE
- CHIDE
- CHILE
- CHLOE
- CHINE
- CHACE
5 Letter Words Starting With CH and Ending With A
- CHINA
- CHARA
- CHICA
- CHAKA
- CHIBA
- CHOLA
- CHANA
- CHAMA
- CHAYA
- CHOTA
- CHITA
- CHELA
5 Letter Words Starting With CH and Ending With K
- CHECK
- CHUCK
- CHICK
- CHEEK
- CHALK
- CHUNK
- CHOCK
- CHOWK
- CHOOK
- CHIRK
- CHARK
- CHANK
5 Letter Words Starting With CH and Ending With T
- CHEST
- CHART
- CHEAT
- CHANT
- CHERT
- CHAIT
- CHAAT
- CHAPT
- CHORT
- CHOUT
- CHAFT
- CHEET
5 Letter Words Starting With CH and Ending With O
- CHEMO
- CHICO
- CHINO
- CHOCO
- CHACO
- CHOLO
- CHIAO
- CHIRO
- CHIKO
- CHIMO
- CHOKO
- CHADO
5 Letter Words Starting With CH and Ending With P
- CHEAP
- CHAMP
- CHUMP
- CHIRP
- CHIMP
- CHOMP
- CHEEP
- CHAAP
- CHELP
- CHOOP
- CHOUP
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Starting With CH in Scrabble
- CHAJA 17 points
- CHOKY 17 points
- CHAFF 16 points
- CHECK 16 points
- CHEVY 16 points
- CHEWY 16 points
- CHICK 16 points
- CHIVY 16 points
- CHOCK 16 points
- CHUCK 16 points
Meanings of 5 Letter Words Starting With CH
- CHURL: A bad-tempered person.
- CHARY: Characterized by great caution and wariness.
- CHUFF: Blow hard and loudly.
- CHIRK: Make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird.
- CHARR: Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus.
- CHELA: A Hindu disciple of a swami.
- CHIDE: Censure severely or angrily. It is on the answer list.
- CHIVE: Perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning.
- CHERT: Variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz.
- CHAFE: Cause friction. It is on the answer list.
- CHEEP: Make high-pitched sounds.
- CHINE: Backbone of an animal.
- CHOMP: Chew noisily.
- CHINK: Make cracks or chinks in.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words starting with CH?
There are 219 of them. The everyday ones include CHECK, CHILD, CHIEF, CHINA and CHEAP.
How many 5 letter words start with CH?
219 in total, and 40 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
What are the best 5 letter words starting with CH for Wordle?
CHASE, CHAOS and CHAIR narrow this list fastest. CHASE leaves at most 64 words in the worst case.
What 5 letter words start with CH and end with S?
39 of them, including CHAOS, CHESS, CHIPS, CHRIS and CHEFS.
Can a Wordle answer start with CH?
Yes. CHECK, CHILD and CHIEF 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. CHECK and CHILL are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CHAJA really a word?
Yes. Largest crested screamer; native to southern Brazil and Argentina. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
CHECK. 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. CHYND and CHYAK are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
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