Know E and H and T belong in the word but not where? BATHE, BERTH, CHEAT and more contain them, and 42 are possible answers, marked green.
Everyday English accounts for 23 of these 214 words. The rest are worth reading before you need them.
Best First Guesses
Start with one of these. All three are among the 214 words below, and the number beside each is how many would still be left in the worst case.
- TEACH: takes 214 down to 42 at worst. It is on the answer list.
- THETA: down to 52. It is on the answer list.
- THREE: down to 60. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
The last square lands on E more than any other letter: 62 words, about a third of the set. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (54), S (44) and R (34). 23 of the 214 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 E, H and T
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BATHE
- BERTH
- CHEAT
- CHEST
- CHUTE
- DEATH
- DEPTH
- EARTH
- EIGHT
- ETHER
- ETHIC
- ETHOS
- FETCH
- HASTE
- HATER
- HAUTE
- HEART
- HEATH
- HEFTY
- HEIST
- HOTEL
- LATHE
- LITHE
- OTHER
- RETCH
- SHEET
- TEACH
- TEETH
- TENTH
- THEFT
- THEIR
- THEME
- THERE
- THESE
- THETA
- THIEF
- THOSE
- THREE
- THREW
- THYME
- WHEAT
- WHITE
5 Letter Words With E, H and T Starting With C
- CHEAT
- CHEST
- CHUTE
- CHEET
- CHERT
- CHETH
- CHUET
- COTHE
5 Letter Words With E, H and T Starting With E
- EARTH
- EIGHT
- ETHER
- ETHIC
- ETHOS
- EATHE
- EDITH
- ENHAT
- EOITH
- ETHAL
- ETHAN
- ETHEL
- ETHID
- ETHNE
- ETHYL
- EYGHT
5 Letter Words With E, H and T Starting With H
- HASTE
- HATER
- HAUTE
- HEART
- HEATH
- HEFTY
- HEIST
- HOTEL
- HABET
- HAETS
- HALTE
- HATED
- HATEL
- HATES
- HATTE
- HEAST
- HEATS
- HEATY
- HECHT
- HECTE
- HEFTE
- HEFTS
- HELOT
- HENTS
- HERAT
- HERTZ
- HESTS
- HETES
- HETHS
- HETTY
- HIATE
- HITHE
- HOTEN
- HOTTE
- HUMET
- HUTRE
- HYTHE
5 Letter Words With E, H and T Starting With L
- LATHE
- LITHE
- LEATH
- LEITH
- LENTH
- LETCH
- LETHE
- LETHY
- LEWTH
- LYTHE
5 Letter Words With E, H and T Starting With M
- MATHE
- MEATH
- MEETH
- MEITH
- METHI
- METHO
- METHS
- METHY
5 Letter Words With E, H and T Starting With S
- SHEET
- SETHS
- SHEAT
- SHENT
- SHETH
- SHETS
- SHITE
- SHOTE
- SHUTE
- SIETH
- SITHE
- SMETH
- STECH
- STEGH
- SYTHE
5 Letter Words With E, H and T 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, H and T Starting With W
- WHEAT
- WHITE
- WECHT
- WHEFT
- WHETS
- WHEWT
- WHUTE
- WITHE
- WYTHE
5 Letter Words With E, H and T Starting With A, B, D and other letters
- AHENT
- AHMET
- ALHET
- ASHET
- ATHEL
- AWHET
- BATHE
- BERTH
- BEATH
- BEETH
- BETHS
- BOTEH
- BRETH
- DEATH
- DEPTH
- DERTH
- DOETH
- FETCH
- FECHT
- FERTH
- GETAH
- GHENT
- GHEST
- GOETH
- ITHER
- KEITH
- KETCH
- KHETH
- KHETS
- KITHE
- KYTHE
- NATHE
- NEATH
- OTHER
- PECHT
- PHAET
- RETCH
- RATHE
- RETHE
- REWTH
- RITHE
- RYTHE
- UNETH
- UTHER
- VETCH
- YERTH
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.
- THROE: Severe spasm of pain.
- THECA: Outer sheath of the pupa of certain insects.
- LETCH: Man with strong sexual desires.
- THEBE: 100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana.
- THERM: A unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units.
- RETCH: An involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting. It is on the answer list.
- WITHE: Strong flexible twig.
- TECHY: Easily irritated or annoyed.
- TENCH: Freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water.
- CHERT: Variety of silica containing microcrystalline quartz.
- KETCH: A sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost.
- LITHE: Moving and bending with ease. It is on the answer list.
- THANE: A feudal lord or baron.
- TITHE: Exact a tithe from.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain E, H and T?
Yes. THEIR, THERE and OTHER 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. 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 SHOTE really a word?
Yes. A young pig. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
THEIR. 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. YERTH and WHUTE are among them. Only a smaller set has ever been the answer, and those are the ones marked in green.