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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.

5 Letter Words With E and H with Wordle answers like AHEAD, ASHEN, BATHE

Picking an opening Wordle guess that checks H and E together leads straight to 5 letter words with E and H.

Between them, the H and E come second and third in THEIR and WHERE, and a square later in OTHER.

For an opener, a guess with the H second and the E third tests that order straight away.

List of 5 Letter Words With E and H

  • 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
  • AAHED
  • ACHED

Common 5 Letter Words With E and H

  • THEIR
  • THERE
  • OTHER
  • THESE
  • WHERE
  • THOSE
  • WHILE
  • THREE
  • HOUSE
  • WHITE
  • WHOLE
  • DEATH
  • CHECK
  • HEART
  • PHONE
  • HEARD
  • SHARE
  • CHIEF
  • WHOSE
  • EARTH
  • EIGHT
  • AHEAD
  • HEAVY
  • HOTEL
  • REACH
  • BEACH
  • FRESH
  • HORSE
  • HELLO
  • SHAPE
  • CHEAP
  • TEACH
  • PHASE
  • THEME
  • TEETH
  • CHOSE
  • DEPTH
  • SHAME
  • CHEST
  • WHEEL
  • CHASE
  • SHEET
  • BENCH
  • SHELL
  • HENCE
  • HONEY
  • SHAKE
  • SHORE
  • FLESH
  • SHEEP
  • SHINE
  • SHADE
  • WELSH
  • HAVEN
  • THEFT
  • CHEAT
  • SHELF
  • SHEER
  • WHEAT
  • WHALE

5 Letter Words With E and H for Wordle

  • CHASE
  • SHARE
  • HEART
  • THEIR
  • THERE
  • OTHER
  • THESE
  • WHERE
  • THOSE
  • WHILE
  • THREE
  • HOUSE
  • WHITE
  • WHOLE
  • DEATH
  • CHECK
  • PHONE
  • HEARD
  • CHIEF
  • WHOSE
  • EARTH
  • EIGHT
  • AHEAD
  • HEAVY
  • HOTEL
  • REACH
  • BEACH
  • FRESH
  • HORSE
  • HELLO
  • SHAPE
  • CHEAP
  • TEACH
  • PHASE
  • THEME
  • TEETH
  • CHOSE
  • DEPTH
  • SHAME
  • CHEST
  • WHEEL
  • SHEET
  • BENCH
  • SHELL
  • HENCE
  • HONEY
  • SHAKE
  • SHORE
  • FLESH
  • SHEEP
  • SHINE
  • SHADE
  • WELSH
  • HAVEN
  • THEFT
  • CHEAT
  • SHELF
  • SHEER
  • WHEAT
  • WHALE

5 Letter Words With E and H by Position

5 Letter Words Starting With H and Ending in E

  • HOUSE
  • HORSE
  • HENCE
  • HEDGE
  • HASTE
  • HINGE
  • HORDE
  • HAUTE
  • HEAVE
  • HALVE
  • HAGUE
  • HODGE

5 Letter Words With E and H Together

  • THEIR
  • THERE
  • OTHER
  • THESE
  • WHERE
  • CHECK
  • HEART
  • HEARD
  • AHEAD
  • HEAVY
  • HELLO
  • CHEAP

5 Letter Words With E H and Another Letter

5 Letter Words With A E and H

  • DEATH
  • HEART
  • HEARD
  • SHARE
  • EARTH
  • AHEAD
  • HEAVY
  • REACH
  • BEACH
  • SHAPE
  • CHEAP
  • TEACH

Full list: 5 Letter Words With A, E and H

5 Letter Words With E H and T

  • THEIR
  • THERE
  • OTHER
  • THESE
  • THOSE
  • THREE
  • WHITE
  • DEATH
  • HEART
  • EARTH
  • EIGHT
  • HOTEL

Full list: 5 Letter Words With E, H and T

5 Letter Words With C E and H

  • CHECK
  • CHIEF
  • REACH
  • BEACH
  • CHEAP
  • TEACH
  • CHOSE
  • CHEST
  • CHASE
  • BENCH
  • HENCE
  • CHEAT

Full list: 5 Letter Words With C, E and H

Meanings of 5 Letter Words With E and H

  • 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

What are 5 letter words with E and H?

There are 916 of them. The everyday ones include THEIR, THERE, OTHER, THESE and WHERE.

How many 5 letter words have E and H in them?

916 in total, and 135 of them are on the Wordle answer list.

Which 5 letter words with E and H are Wordle answers?

135 of them have been answers, among them THOSE, WHILE, THREE, HOUSE and WHITE.

What 5 letter words have E and H in any order?

916 of them, including THEIR, THERE, OTHER, THESE and WHERE.

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.

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