5 Letter Words With CH

All 562 5 letter words with ch, with the likely Wordle answers marked. Browse the full list and filter to answers or common words.

Need CH side by side, in that order? BATCH, BEACH, BEECH and more keep the run intact, and 105 have been Wordle answers, marked green.

About 19% (105) have been actual Wordle answers. BATCH is among the most familiar to reach for.

Best First Guesses

With 562 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.

CHEAT: takes 562 down to 86 at worst. It has been an answer before.
TEACH: down to 96. It has been an answer before.
REACH: down to 99. It has been an answer before.

What These Words Have in Common

203 of them end in H, about a third of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (203), E (169) and I (150). Only 43 of the 562 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.

Best 5 Letter Words With CH

The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.

BATCH
BEACH
BEECH
BELCH
BENCH
BIRCH
BOTCH
BUNCH
BUTCH
CACHE
CATCH
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
CINCH
COACH
CONCH
COUCH
DITCH
DUCHY
DUTCH
EPOCH
FETCH
FINCH
GULCH
HATCH
HITCH
HUNCH
HUTCH
ITCHY
LATCH
LEACH
LEECH
LUNCH
LURCH
LYNCH
MACHO
MARCH
MATCH
MOCHA
MULCH
MUNCH
NICHE
NOTCH
PATCH
PEACH
PERCH
PINCH
PITCH
POOCH
PORCH
POUCH
PUNCH
RANCH
REACH
RETCH
ROACH
TEACH
TORCH
TOUCH
VOUCH
WATCH
WELCH
WENCH
WHICH
WINCH
WITCH
YACHT
CHEVY
CHILE
CHIPS
ACCHA
ACHAR
ACHED
ACHEN
ACHER
ACHES
ACHEY
ACHOO
ACHOR
AITCH
ANCHA
ANCHO
ARACH
ARCHD
ARCHE
ARCHI
ARCHT
ARCHY
AUCHT
AZOCH
BACHA
BACHE
BACHS
BAUCH
BECHE
BIACH
BICHY
BILCH
BITCH
BLECH
BOCHE
BOSCH
BOUCH
BRACH
BROCH
BUCHU
CANCH
CAUCH
CHAAP
CHAAT
CHACE
CHACK

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With A

ACCHA
ACHAR
ACHED
ACHEN
ACHER
ACHES
ACHEY
ACHOO
ACHOR
AITCH
ANCHA
ANCHO
ARACH
ARCHD
ARCHE
ARCHI
ARCHT
ARCHY
AUCHT
AZOCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With B

BATCH
BEACH
BEECH
BELCH
BENCH
BIRCH
BOTCH
BUNCH
BUTCH
BACHA
BACHE
BACHS
BAUCH
BECHE
BIACH
BICHY
BILCH
BITCH
BLECH
BOCHE
BOSCH
BOUCH
BRACH
BROCH
BUCHU

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With C

CACHE
CATCH
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
CINCH
COACH
CONCH
COUCH
CHEVY
CHILE
CHIPS
CANCH
CAUCH
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

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With D

DITCH
DUCHY
DUTCH
DACHA
DACHS
DATCH
DAYCH
DENCH
DEOCH
DICHT
DIOCH
DOCHT
DUNCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With E

EPOCH
ECHAR
ECHEA
ECHED
ECHES
ECHIS
ECHOS
ELCHI
ENOCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With F

FETCH
FINCH
FAUCH
FCHAR
FECHT
FELCH
FICHE
FICHU
FILCH
FITCH
FLCHE
FOTCH
FUCHI

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With G

GULCH
GANCH
GATCH
GAUCH
GINCH
GITCH
GONCH
GOTCH
GOUCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With H

HATCH
HITCH
HUNCH
HUTCH
HACHE
HACHT
HALCH
HANCH
HECHT
HENCH
HEUCH
HICHT
HICHU
HILCH
HINCH
HOACH
HOOCH
HOTCH
HUCHO
HULCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With K

KACHA
KARCH
KAUCH
KEACH
KEECH
KENCH
KERCH
KETCH
KINCH
KOTCH
KUTCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With L

LATCH
LEACH
LEECH
LUNCH
LURCH
LYNCH
LACHE
LAICH
LANCH
LARCH
LAUCH
LECHE
LENCH
LETCH
LEUCH
LICHI
LICHT
LINCH
LITCH
LOACH
LOCHE
LOCHI
LOCHS
LOCHY
LOOCH
LOUCH
LUACH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With M

MACHO
MARCH
MATCH
MOCHA
MULCH
MUNCH
MACHE
MACHI
MACHS
MEACH
MECHA
MECHS
MEECH
MELCH
MERCH
MICHE
MICHI
MICHT
MILCH
MIRCH
MISCH
MITCH
MOCHE
MOCHI
MOCHS
MOCHY
MOOCH
MOUCH
MOWCH
MUCHO
MUTCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With N

NICHE
NOTCH
NACHE
NACHO
NASCH
NATCH
NAUCH
NECHE
NICHT
NITCH
NOCHT
NOWCH
NUCHA
NUNCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With O

OCHER
OCHES
OCHNA
OCHRE
OCHRO
OCHRY
OLCHA
OLCHI
ORACH
OUCHE
OUCHT
OWCHE

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With P

PATCH
PEACH
PERCH
PINCH
PITCH
POOCH
PORCH
POUCH
PUNCH
PACHA
PACHT
PALCH
PANCH
PARCH
PASCH
PECHS
PECHT
PELCH
PESCH
PICHI
PILCH
POACH
POCHE
POCHO
POTCH
PRICH
PSYCH
PYCHE

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With R

RANCH
REACH
RETCH
ROACH
RACHE
RATCH
REECH
REICH
RICHE
RICHT
RINCH
ROCHE
ROTCH
RUACH
RUCHE
RUCHY
RUNCH
RUTCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With S

SAUCH
SCHAV
SCHIF
SCHIZ
SCHMO
SCHUH
SCHUL
SCHWA
SECHS
SEECH
SHCHI
SICHT
SITCH
SLICH
SMICH
SOCHT
STCHI
STECH
STICH
SUBCH
SYNCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With T

TEACH
TORCH
TOUCH
TACHE
TACHI
TACHO
TACHS
TAICH
TCHAI
TCHWI
TECHS
TECHY
TENCH
TETCH
TEUCH
TICHY
TITCH
TROCH
TYCHE

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With W

WATCH
WELCH
WENCH
WHICH
WINCH
WITCH
WARCH
WAUCH
WECHT
WICHT
WOUCH

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With Y

YACHT
YECCH
YECHS
YECHY
YEECH
YEUCH
YUCCH
YUCHI

5 Letter Words With CH Starting With I, J, Q and other letters

ITCHY
ICHED
ICHES
ICHOR
ICHTH
JACHT
QUICH
UCHEE
UTCHY
VOUCH
VACHE
VAUCH
VETCH
VICHY
VLACH
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.
PICHI: Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic.
CHURL: A bad-tempered person.
LETCH: Man with strong sexual desires.
CHARY: Characterized by great caution and wariness.
ICHOR: A fluid product of inflammation.
CHUFF: Blow hard and loudly.
CHIRK: Make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird.
SCHWA: A neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables.
CHARR: Any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus.
FILCH: Make off with belongings of others.
CHELA: A Hindu disciple of a swami.
OCHER: Of a moderate orange-yellow color.
RETCH: An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting. It has been an answer.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer have CH side by side?

Yes. WHICH, WATCH and CHECK 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 CHECK 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 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 CHAFE. All three have been answers, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.