With H and E and A somewhere in the word, 268 options remain. AHEAD, ASHEN, BATHE are the ones to try.
Everyday English accounts for 26 of these 268 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 268 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- HEART: takes 268 down to 57 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- SHARE: down to 65. It is on the answer list.
- HEADS: down to 69.
What These Words Have in Common
E is the ending to expect here, closing 84 of these words. The company these words keep: S (66), T (54) and R (53). 26 of the 268 are words you already use. That is a small share, so a guess made of the letters above beats a guess made of rare ones.
Best 5 Letter Words With A, E and H
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- AHEAD
- ASHEN
- BATHE
- BEACH
- CACHE
- CHAFE
- CHASE
- CHEAP
- CHEAT
- DEATH
- EARTH
- HALVE
- HAREM
- HASTE
- HATER
- HAUTE
- HAVEN
- HAZEL
- HEADY
- HEARD
- HEART
- HEATH
- HEAVE
- HEAVY
- HYENA
- LATHE
- LEACH
- LEASH
- PEACH
- PHASE
- REACH
- REHAB
- SHADE
- SHAKE
- SHALE
- SHAME
- SHAPE
- SHARE
- SHAVE
- SHEAR
- TEACH
- THETA
- WHALE
- WHEAT
- HEADS
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With A
- AHEAD
- ASHEN
- AAHED
- ACHED
- ACHEN
- ACHER
- ACHES
- ACHEY
- AHEAP
- AHEMS
- AHENT
- AHMED
- AHMET
- AHOLE
- ALEPH
- ALHET
- ALMEH
- ARCHE
- ARUHE
- ASHED
- ASHER
- ASHES
- ASHET
- ATHEL
- AWHET
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With B
- BATHE
- BEACH
- BACHE
- BAHOE
- BEATH
- BEHAP
- BEHAV
- BEKAH
- BELAH
- BLEAH
- BOHEA
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With C
- CACHE
- CHAFE
- CHASE
- CHEAP
- CHEAT
- CANEH
- CHACE
- CHANE
- CHAPE
- CHARE
- CHAVE
- CHEBA
- CHEKA
- CHELA
- CHENA
- CHERA
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With E
- EARTH
- EARSH
- EATHE
- ECASH
- ECHAR
- ECHEA
- EKAHA
- ELOAH
- ENHAT
- EPHAH
- EPHAS
- ETHAL
- ETHAN
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With H
- HALVE
- HAREM
- HASTE
- HATER
- HAUTE
- HAVEN
- HAZEL
- HEADY
- HEARD
- HEART
- HEATH
- HEAVE
- HEAVY
- HYENA
- HEADS
- HABBE
- HABET
- HABLE
- HACEK
- HACHE
- HADED
- HADES
- HAEMS
- HAERE
- HAETS
- HAGUE
- HAINE
- HAIRE
- HAJES
- HAKEA
- HAKES
- HALED
- HALER
- HALES
- HALKE
- HALSE
- HALTE
- HALWE
- HAMED
- HAMEL
- HAMES
- HANCE
- HANGE
- HANSE
- HAOLE
- HARED
- HARES
- HARLE
- HARRE
- HATED
- HATEL
- HATES
- HATTE
- HAUSE
- HAVEL
- HAVER
- HAVES
- HAWED
- HAWER
- HAWSE
- HAYED
- HAYER
- HAYES
- HAYEY
- HAYLE
- HAYNE
- HAZED
- HAZEN
- HAZER
- HAZES
- HAZLE
- HEALD
- HEALS
- HEAME
- HEAPS
- HEAPY
- HEARE
- HEARS
- HEAST
- HEATS
- HEATY
- HEAZY
- HEIAU
- HEJAB
- HEJRA
- HELAS
- HELLA
- HEMAD
- HEMAL
- HEMAN
- HENAD
- HENNA
- HEPAR
- HERAT
- HERBA
- HERMA
- HEUAU
- HEVEA
- HEXAD
- HIATE
- HIERA
- HOAED
- HORAE
- HOSEA
- HOVEA
- HOWEA
- HUAVE
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With L
- LATHE
- LEACH
- LEASH
- LACHE
- LEATH
- LEHAY
- LEHUA
- LEKHA
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With M
- MACHE
- MAHEM
- MAHOE
- MANEH
- MATHE
- MEACH
- MEATH
- MECHA
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With P
- PEACH
- PHASE
- PESAH
- PHAET
- PHAGE
- PHANE
- PHARE
- PHEAL
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With R
- REACH
- REHAB
- RACHE
- RAHED
- RAPHE
- RATHE
- RHEAE
- RHEAS
- RHEDA
- RHEMA
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With S
- SHADE
- SHAKE
- SHALE
- SHAME
- SHAPE
- SHARE
- SHAVE
- SHEAR
- SADHE
- SAHEB
- SAHME
- SELAH
- SHANE
- SHEAF
- SHEAL
- SHEAN
- SHEAS
- SHEAT
- SHELA
- SHEMA
- SHEVA
- SHEWA
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With T
- TEACH
- THETA
- TACHE
- THALE
- THANE
- THAVE
- THEAH
- THEAT
- THECA
- THEMA
- THRAE
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With W
- WHALE
- WHEAT
- WAHEY
- WHAME
- WHARE
- WHASE
- WHEAL
- WHEAM
- WHEAR
5 Letter Words With A, E and H Starting With D, G, J and other letters
- DEATH
- DEASH
- DERAH
- GAREH
- GERAH
- GETAH
- JAHVE
- JEHAD
- KANEH
- KEACH
- KEHUA
- KHEDA
- NACHE
- NATHE
- NEATH
- OBEAH
- OHARE
- OSHEA
- VACHE
- YEAHS
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.
- HAWSE: The hole that an anchor rope passes through.
- EPHAH: An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
- THECA: Outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects.
- JEHAD: A holy war waged by Muslims against infidels.
- RAPHE: A ridge that forms a seam between two parts.
- CHELA: A Hindu disciple of a swami.
- ALEPH: The 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- CHAFE: Cause friction. It is on the answer list.
- ASHEN: Anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; – Mary W. Shelley. It is on the answer list.
- HALVE: Divide by two; divide into halves. It is on the answer list.
- SHEAF: A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing.
- PHAGE: A virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria.
- HYENA: Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain A, E and H?
Yes. DEATH, HEART and HEARD 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. AHEAD and ASHES are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is HEXAD really a word?
Yes. The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
DEATH. 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. WHEAR and WHEAM are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.