5 Letter Words With E and H

916 5 letter words with e and h: 135 on the Wordle answer list, 78 in everyday use, and the rest worth knowing for elimination.

E and H in any order leaves 916 candidates. AHEAD, ASHEN, BATHE come first.

916 words is more than anyone holds in their head. 135 of them can be the answer, and AHEAD is the one to try first.

Best First Guesses

With 916 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.

CHASE: takes 916 down to 171 at worst. It is on the answer list.
SHARE: down to 171. It is on the answer list.
HEART: down to 173. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

261 of them end in E, about a third of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (279), A (268) and T (214). Roughly one word in six here is everyday English, 78 of the 916. Build a guess from the common letters rather than the unusual words.

Best 5 Letter Words With E and H

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

AHEAD
ASHEN
BATHE
BEACH
BEECH
BELCH
BENCH
BERTH
CACHE
CHAFE
CHASE
CHEAP
CHEAT
CHECK
CHEEK
CHEER
CHESS
CHEST
CHIDE
CHIEF
CHIME
CHOKE
CHORE
CHOSE
CHUTE
DEATH
DEPTH
EARTH
EIGHT
EPOCH
ETHER
ETHIC
ETHOS
FETCH
FLESH
FRESH
HALVE
HAREM
HASTE
HATER
HAUTE
HAVEN
HAZEL
HEADY
HEARD
HEART
HEATH
HEAVE
HEAVY
HEDGE
HEFTY
HEIST
HELIX
HELLO
HENCE
HERON
HINGE
HOMER
HONEY
HORDE
HORSE
HOTEL
HOUSE
HOVEL
HOVER
HYENA
HYMEN
HYPER
LATHE
LEACH
LEASH
LEECH
LITHE
NEIGH
NICHE
OTHER
PEACH
PERCH
PHASE
PHONE
REACH
REHAB
RETCH
RHYME
SHADE
SHAKE
SHALE
SHAME
SHAPE
SHARE
SHAVE
SHEAR
SHEEN
SHEEP
SHEER
SHEET
SHEIK
SHELF
SHELL
SHIED
SHINE
SHIRE
SHONE
SHORE
SHOVE
SHREW
TEACH
TEETH
TENTH
THEFT
THEIR
THEME
THERE
THESE
THETA
THIEF
THOSE
THREE
THREW
THYME
USHER
WEIGH
WELCH
WELSH
WENCH
WHALE
WHEAT
WHEEL
WHELP
WHERE
WHILE
WHINE
WHITE
WHOLE
WHOSE
CHEVY
CHILE
COHEN
HEADS
HELPS
HENRY
HERBS
HIRED
HOLES
HOMES
HOPED
HOPES
SHOES

5 Letter Words With 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 E and H Starting With B

BATHE
BEACH
BEECH
BELCH
BENCH
BERTH
BACHE
BAHOE
BEATH
BECHE
BEETH
BEHAP
BEHAV
BEHEN
BEHEW
BEKAH
BELAH
BENSH
BERGH
BETHS
BHELS
BLEAH
BLECH
BOCHE
BOHEA
BOKEH
BOTEH
BRETH

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With C

CACHE
CHAFE
CHASE
CHEAP
CHEAT
CHECK
CHEEK
CHEER
CHESS
CHEST
CHIDE
CHIEF
CHIME
CHOKE
CHORE
CHOSE
CHUTE
CHEVY
CHILE
COHEN
CANEH
CHACE
CHANE
CHAPE
CHARE
CHAVE
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
CHIEL
CHIEN
CHINE
CHIVE
CHLOE
CHODE
CHOEL
CHOES
CHUDE
CHUET
CHUJE
CHUSE
CHYLE
CHYME
COHOE
COHUE
COTHE
CRCHE
CZECH

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With D

DEATH
DEPTH
DEASH
DELHI
DELPH
DENCH
DEOCH
DEPOH
DERAH
DERTH
DESHI
DHERI
DHOLE
DOETH
DOSEH
DUBHE

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With E

EARTH
EIGHT
EPOCH
ETHER
ETHIC
ETHOS
EARSH
EATHE
ECASH
ECHAR
ECHEA
ECHED
ECHES
ECHIS
ECHOS
EDITH
EHING
EKAHA
ELCHI
ELIHU
ELOAH
ENHAT
ENOCH
EOITH
EPHAH
EPHAS
EPHOD
EPHOI
EPHOR
ERHUS
ESHIN
ETHAL
ETHAN
ETHEL
ETHID
ETHNE
ETHYL
EUGHS
EVHOE
EVOHE
EWHOW
EXHBN
EYGHT

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With F

FETCH
FLESH
FRESH
FECHT
FEHME
FELCH
FERTH
FHRER
FICHE
FLCHE
FOEHN

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With G

GAREH
GEHEY
GERAH
GETAH
GHEES
GHENT
GHESS
GHEST
GHOLE
GIGHE
GIHER
GOETH

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With H

HALVE
HAREM
HASTE
HATER
HAUTE
HAVEN
HAZEL
HEADY
HEARD
HEART
HEATH
HEAVE
HEAVY
HEDGE
HEFTY
HEIST
HELIX
HELLO
HENCE
HERON
HINGE
HOMER
HONEY
HORDE
HORSE
HOTEL
HOUSE
HOVEL
HOVER
HYENA
HYMEN
HYPER
HEADS
HELPS
HENRY
HERBS
HIRED
HOLES
HOMES
HOPED
HOPES
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
HEBEN
HEBES
HECCO
HECHT
HECKS
HECTE
HEDER
HEDGY
HEEDS
HEEDY
HEELS
HEEZE
HEEZY
HEFTE
HEFTS
HEIAU
HEIDI
HEIDS
HEIGH
HEILD
HEILS
HEILY
HEINZ
HEIRS
HEIZE
HEJAB
HEJRA
HELAS
HELCO
HELED
HELEN
HELES
HELGE
HELIO
HELLA
HELLS
HELLY
HELMS
HELOE
HELOS
HELOT
HELVE

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With K

KANEH
KEACH
KEECH
KEHUA
KEITH
KELEH
KENCH
KERCH
KETCH
KHEDA
KHEER
KHETH
KHETS
KHMER
KILEH
KITHE
KOHEN
KYTHE

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With L

LATHE
LEACH
LEASH
LEECH
LITHE
LACHE
LEATH
LECHE
LEHAY
LEHRS
LEHUA
LEIGH
LEISH
LEITH
LEKHA
LENCH
LENTH
LESGH
LETCH
LETHE
LETHY
LEUCH
LEUGH
LEWTH
LIESH
LOCHE
LYTHE

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With M

MACHE
MAHEM
MAHOE
MANEH
MATHE
MEACH
MEATH
MECHA
MECHS
MEECH
MEETH
MEITH
MELCH
MENSH
MERCH
MERGH
MESHY
METHI
METHO
METHS
METHY
MICHE
MOCHE
MOHEL

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With N

NEIGH
NICHE
NACHE
NATHE
NEATH
NECHE
NEHRU
NOHEX

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With O

OTHER
OBEAH
OCHER
OCHES
OCHRE
OHARE
OHELO
OHONE
OKEHS
OLEHS
OMDEH
OOHED
OSHEA
OUCHE
OUPHE
OWCHE

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With P

PEACH
PERCH
PHASE
PHONE
PECHS
PECHT
PEGHS
PELCH
PELSH
PESAH
PESCH
PEUHL
PHAET
PHAGE
PHANE
PHARE
PHEAL
PHEBE
PHEER
PHEME
PHENE
PHENY
PHEON
PHESE
PHIES
PHOBE
PHOSE
PHREN
PHYLE
PLESH
POCHE
POHED
PYCHE

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With R

REACH
REHAB
RETCH
RHYME
RACHE
RAHED
RAPHE
RATHE
REECH
REHEM
REHID
REHOE
REICH
RETHE
REWTH
RHEAE
RHEAS
RHEDA
RHEEN
RHEIC
RHEID
RHEIN
RHEMA
RHEME
RHEUM
RHIES
RHIME
RHINE
RHOEO
RHONE
RHYNE
RICHE
RITHE
ROCHE
ROHES
RUCHE
RYTHE

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With S

SHADE
SHAKE
SHALE
SHAME
SHAPE
SHARE
SHAVE
SHEAR
SHEEN
SHEEP
SHEER
SHEET
SHEIK
SHELF
SHELL
SHIED
SHINE
SHIRE
SHONE
SHORE
SHOVE
SHREW
SHOES
SADHE
SAHEB
SAHME
SECHS
SEECH
SEHRI
SEHYO
SELAH
SEMIH
SEREH
SETHS
SEUGH
SHANE
SHEAF
SHEAL
SHEAN
SHEAS
SHEAT
SHEDS
SHEDU
SHEEL
SHELA
SHELD
SHEMA
SHEMU
SHEND
SHENG
SHENT
SHEOL
SHERD
SHERE
SHERO
SHETH
SHETS
SHEVA
SHEWA
SHEWN
SHEWS
SHICE
SHIDE
SHIEL
SHIER
SHIES
SHITE
SHIVE
SHLEP
SHMEK
SHMOE
SHODE
SHOED
SHOER
SHOLE
SHOPE
SHOTE
SHRED
SHREE
SHULE
SHUNE
SHURE
SHUTE
SHYER
SIDHE
SIETH
SITHE
SMETH
SPESH
SPHEX
STECH
STEGH
SYTHE

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With T

TEACH
TEETH
TENTH
THEFT
THEIR
THEME
THERE
THESE
THETA
THIEF
THOSE
THREE
THREW
THYME
TACHE
TECHS
TECHY
TEHEE
TEHRS
TENCH
TETCH
TETHS
TEUCH
TEUGH
THALE
THANE
THAVE
THEAH
THEAT
THEBE
THECA
THEED
THEEK
THEER
THEES
THEET
THEGN
THEIC
THEIN
THELF
THEMA
THENS
THEOL
THEOR
THEOS
THEOW
THERM
THESP
THETE
THEWS
THEWY
THEYD
THINE
THOKE
THOLE
THONE
THORE
THRAE
THROE
THULE
TITHE
TOHER
TOPHE
TYCHE
TYTHE

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With W

WEIGH
WELCH
WELSH
WENCH
WHALE
WHEAT
WHEEL
WHELP
WHERE
WHILE
WHINE
WHITE
WHOLE
WHOSE
WAHEY
WECHT
WEESH
WEHEE
WERSH
WHAME
WHARE
WHASE
WHEAL
WHEAM
WHEAR
WHEEK
WHEEM
WHEEN
WHEEP
WHEER
WHEFT
WHEIN
WHEKI
WHELK
WHELM
WHENS
WHETS
WHEWL
WHEWS
WHEWT
WHEYS
WHIES
WHONE
WHORE
WHSLE
WHUTE
WITHE
WYTHE

5 Letter Words With E and H Starting With Y

YEAHS
YECCH
YECHS
YECHY
YEECH
YEESH
YERTH
YEUCH
YRNEH

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

ICHED
ICHES
ISHES
ITHER
JAHVE
JEHAD
JEHUP
JEHUS
JHEEL
QUEGH
USHER
UCHEE
UNETH
UNHEX
UPHER
UTHER
VACHE
VEHME
VETCH

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.
THROE: Severe spasm of pain.
WHELM: Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli.
HAWSE: The hole that an anchor rope passes through.
EPHAH: An ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel.
SHERD: A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
THECA: Outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects.
FOEHN: A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps.
HOPER: A person who hopes.
SHOED: Wearing footgear.
DHOLE: Fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs.
JEHAD: A holy war waged by Muslims against infidels.
LETCH: Man with strong sexual desires.
THEBE: 100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana.
RHEUM: A watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose).
HOOEY: Senseless talk.
RAPHE: A ridge that forms a seam between two parts.
HIRER: A person responsible for hiring workers.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain E and H?

Yes. THEIR, THERE and OTHER 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. THERE and THESE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is COHOE really a word?

Yes. Small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

THEIR. 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. YRNEH and YEUCH 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?

ASHEN, BELCH and CHAFE. 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.