5 Letter Words With H and O

763 5 letter words with h and o in full, with the 57 you would actually say out loud separated from the rest.

Know H and O belong in the word but not where? 763 words contain them, ABHOR, BOOTH, BOTCH among them, and 97 can still be the answer.

The green marks pick out the 97 words here that could still be the solution.

Best First Guesses

With 763 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.

HORSE: takes 763 down to 133 at worst. It is on the answer list.
HOLES: down to 151.
HOPES: down to 152.

What These Words Have in Common

H is the ending to expect here, closing 139 of these words. The letters that turn up alongside most often are S (242), E (181) and A (178). 57 words out of 763 would pass unnoticed in conversation. That thin share is why the letter counts above matter more here than the list itself.

Best 5 Letter Words With H and O

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

ABHOR
BOOTH
BOTCH
BOUGH
BROTH
CHAOS
CHOCK
CHOIR
CHOKE
CHORD
CHORE
CHOSE
CLOTH
COACH
CONCH
COUCH
COUGH
DOUGH
EPOCH
ETHOS
FORTH
FROTH
GHOST
GHOUL
HAVOC
HELLO
HERON
HIPPO
HOARD
HOBBY
HOIST
HOLLY
HOMER
HONEY
HONOR
HORDE
HORSE
HOTEL
HOTLY
HOUND
HOUSE
HOVEL
HOVER
HOWDY
HUMOR
HYDRO
LOATH
MACHO
MOCHA
MONTH
MORPH
MOUTH
NORTH
NOTCH
OTHER
OUGHT
PHONE
PHONY
PHOTO
POOCH
PORCH
POUCH
QUOTH
RHINO
ROACH
ROUGH
SHOAL
SHOCK
SHONE
SHOOK
SHOOT
SHORE
SHORN
SHORT
SHOUT
SHOVE
SHOWN
SHOWY
SLOSH
SLOTH
SOOTH
SOUTH
THONG
THORN
THOSE
THROB
THROW
TOOTH
TORCH
TOUCH
TOUGH
VOUCH
WHOLE
WHOOP
WHOSE
WORTH
YOUTH
COHEN
HOLDS
HOLES
HOMES
HONDA
HOPED
HOPES
HOSTS
HOURS
HOWTO
JOHNS
SHOES
SHOPS
SHOTS
SHOWS
YAHOO

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With A

ABHOR
ABMHO
ABOHM
ACHOO
ACHOR
ADHOC
AGOHO
AHOLD
AHOLE
AHOLT
AHONG
AIYOH
ALOHA
ALTHO
ANCHO
AROHA
AROPH
ASHOT
AZOCH
AZOTH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With B

BOOTH
BOTCH
BOUGH
BROTH
BAHOE
BAHOO
BASHO
BHOOT
BIHON
BOCHE
BODHI
BODOH
BOHEA
BOHOR
BOHOS
BOKEH
BOMOH
BOODH
BOOHS
BORGH
BOSCH
BOTEH
BOTHY
BOUCH
BROCH
BROGH
BUTOH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With C

CHAOS
CHOCK
CHOIR
CHOKE
CHORD
CHORE
CHOSE
CLOTH
COACH
CONCH
COUCH
COUGH
COHEN
CAHOT
CAHOW
CHACO
CHADO
CHEGO
CHEMO
CHIAO
CHICO
CHIKO
CHIMO
CHINO
CHIOT
CHIRO
CHLOE
CHLOR
CHOAK
CHOCA
CHOCO
CHOCS
CHODE
CHOEL
CHOES
CHOGA
CHOGS
CHOIL
CHOKO
CHOKY
CHOLA
CHOLD
CHOLI
CHOLO
CHOMP
CHONK
CHONS
CHOOF
CHOOK
CHOOM
CHOON
CHOOP
CHOPA
CHOPS
CHORA
CHORT
CHOSS
CHOTA
CHOTT
CHOUP
CHOUS
CHOUT
CHOUX
CHOWK
CHOWS
CHOYA
CHRON
CLOSH
COHAB
COHOB
COHOE
COHOG
COHOL
COHOS
COHOW
COHUE
COOCH
COOTH
COPHA
CORAH
COTCH
COTHE
COTHS
COTHY
COUTH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With D

DOUGH
DEOCH
DEPOH
DHOBI
DHOBY
DHOLE
DHOLL
DHOLS
DHONI
DHOON
DHOTI
DHOTY
DHOUL
DHOWS
DIOCH
DOCHT
DOETH
DOHYO
DOLPH
DONAH
DOSEH
DOSHA
DROGH
DZHOS

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With E

EPOCH
ETHOS
ECHOS
ELOAH
ENOCH
EOITH
EPHOD
EPHOI
EPHOR
EVHOE
EVOHE
EWHOW

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With F

FORTH
FROTH
FISHO
FLOSH
FOEHN
FOHAT
FOHNS
FOTCH
FOUTH
FOWTH
FROSH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With G

GHOST
GHOUL
GHBOR
GHOLE
GHOOM
GOETH
GONCH
GOSHT
GOTCH
GOTHA
GOTHS
GOTHY
GOUCH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With H

HAVOC
HELLO
HERON
HIPPO
HOARD
HOBBY
HOIST
HOLLY
HOMER
HONEY
HONOR
HORDE
HORSE
HOTEL
HOTLY
HOUND
HOUSE
HOVEL
HOVER
HOWDY
HUMOR
HYDRO
HOLDS
HOLES
HOMES
HONDA
HOPED
HOPES
HOSTS
HOURS
HOWTO
HADDO
HALLO
HALOA
HALON
HALOS
HANOI
HAOLE
HAOMA
HAORI
HAROS
HAUGO
HAWOK
HECCO
HELCO
HELIO
HELOE
HELOS
HELOT
HEMOL
HERMO
HEROE
HEROS
HIKOI
HILLO
HIMBO
HIOIS
HOACH
HOAED
HOAGY
HOARS
HOARY
HOAST
HOBOE
HOBOS
HOCCO
HOCKS
HOCKY
HOCUS
HODAD
HODDY
HODGE
HODJA
HOERS
HOGAN
HOGEN
HOGGS
HOGGY
HOGHS
HOGNI
HOGOH
HOGOS
HOHED
HOICK
HOIED
HOIKS
HOING
HOISE
HOKAN
HOKAS
HOKED
HOKER
HOKES
HOKEY
HOKIS
HOKKU
HOKUM
HOLED
HOLER
HOLEY
HOLIA
HOLKS
HOLLA
HOLLO
HOLME
HOLMS
HOLON
HOLOS
HOLTS
HOMAM
HOMAS
HOMED
HOMEY
HOMIE
HOMME
HOMOS
HONAN
HONDO
HONDS
HONED
HONER
HONES
HONGI
HONGS
HONKS
HONKY
HONZO
HOOCH
HOODS
HOODY
HOOEY
HOOFS
HOOFY
HOOGO
HOOHA
HOOKA
HOOKS
HOOKY
HOOLY
HOONS
HOOPS
HOORD
HOORS
HOOSE
HOOSH
HOOTS
HOOTY
HOOVE
HOOYE
HOPAK

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With K

KHOJA
KHOKA
KHOND
KHORS
KHOUM
KLOSH
KOHAS
KOHEN
KOHLS
KOHUA
KOPHS
KORAH
KOSHA
KOTCH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With L

LOATH
LHOTA
LITHO
LOACH
LOCHE
LOCHI
LOCHS
LOCHY
LODHA
LOHAN
LOHAR
LOOCH
LOTAH
LOUCH
LOUGH
LOWTH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With M

MACHO
MOCHA
MONTH
MORPH
MOUTH
MAHOE
METHO
MHORR
MOCHE
MOCHI
MOCHS
MOCHY
MOHAR
MOHEL
MOHOS
MOHRS
MOHUA
MOHUR
MOHWA
MOOCH
MOOTH
MORAH
MORTH
MOTHS
MOTHY
MOUCH
MOWCH
MOWHA
MOWTH
MUCHO
MUGHO

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With N

NORTH
NOTCH
NACHO
NAHOR
NAPOH
NASHO
NOAHS
NOCHT
NOHEX
NOHOW
NORAH
NOSHI
NOWCH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With O

OTHER
OUGHT
OATHS
OBEAH
OCHER
OCHES
OCHNA
OCHRE
OCHRO
OCHRY
ODAHS
OGHAM
OGHUZ
OHARE
OHELO
OHIAS
OHING
OHMIC
OHONE
OKEHS
OLCHA
OLCHI
OLEHS
OMAHA
OMDAH
OMDEH
OMLAH
OMRAH
OOHED
OOJAH
OOMPH
OOYAH
OPAHS
OPHIC
OPHIR
OPHIS
OPIHI
ORACH
ORTHO
OSHAC
OSHEA
OTHIN
OTHYL
OUCHE
OUCHT
OUPHE
OUPHS
OWCHE
OWGHT

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With P

PHONE
PHONY
PHOTO
POOCH
PORCH
POUCH
PAAHO
PAHOS
PHANO
PHARO
PHEON
PHLOX
PHOBE
PHOBY
PHOCA
PHOHS
PHOMA
PHONO
PHONS
PHOOH
PHOOO
PHORA
PHOSE
PHOSS
PHOTA
PHOTS
PHOTY
POACH
POCHE
POCHO
POHED
POHNA
POOHS
POOHY
PORTH
POSHO
POTCH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With R

RHINO
ROACH
ROUGH
REHOE
RHODA
RHODY
RHOEO
RHOMB
RHONE
ROCHE
ROHAN
ROHES
ROHOB
ROHUN
ROHUS
ROSHA
ROSHI
ROTCH
ROUTH
ROWTH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With S

SHOAL
SHOCK
SHONE
SHOOK
SHOOT
SHORE
SHORN
SHORT
SHOUT
SHOVE
SHOWN
SHOWY
SLOSH
SLOTH
SOOTH
SOUTH
SHOES
SHOPS
SHOTS
SHOWS
SCHMO
SEHYO
SHADO
SHAKO
SHEOL
SHERO
SHIKO
SHIOK
SHISO
SHMOE
SHOAD
SHOAT
SHODE
SHOED
SHOER
SHOGI
SHOGS
SHOJI
SHOJO
SHOLA
SHOLE
SHONA
SHONK
SHOOD
SHOOI
SHOOL
SHOON
SHOOP
SHOOR
SHOOS
SHOPE
SHORL
SHOTE
SHOTT
SHOUD
SHOWD
SHOYA
SHOYU
SHROG
SHROW
SKOSH
SOCHT
SOHUR
SOKAH
SOLAH
SOPHS
SOPHY
SOTHO
SOTHS
SOUGH
SOWTH
SPOSH
STOSH
SWOSH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With T

THONG
THORN
THOSE
THROB
THROW
TOOTH
TORCH
TOUCH
TOUGH
TACHO
TAHOU
THEOL
THEOR
THEOS
THEOW
THIOL
THOFT
THOKE
THOLE
THOLI
THONE
THOOM
THORE
THORO
THORP
THORT
THOTS
THOUS
THOWL
THOWT
THROE
THROU
THUOC
TOHER
TOHOS
TOOSH
TOPHE
TOPHI
TOPHS
TORAH
TOSHY
TOVAH
TROCH
TROTH

5 Letter Words With H and O Starting With W

WHOLE
WHOOP
WHOSE
WORTH
WAHOO
WASHO
WHAMO
WHIOS
WHOLL
WHOMP
WHONE
WHOOF
WHOOT
WHOPS
WHORE
WHORL
WHORT
WHORY
WHOSO
WHOWS
WOOSH
WOUCH
WOUGH
WROTH

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

ICHOR
IDAHO
IROHA
JOHNS
JHOOL
JOHAN
JONAH
JOSHI
JOUGH
QUOTH
QOPHS
UHLLO
UNHOT
VOUCH
VINHO
VOZHD
YOUTH
YAHOO
YODHS
YOGHS
YOHAH
YOHAY
ZHOMO
ZOHAK

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.

HOURI: A voluptuously beautiful young woman.
THROE: Severe spasm of pain.
NOHOW: In no manner; in no way.
RHOMB: A parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram.
FOEHN: A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps.
HOPER: A person who hopes.
SHOED: Wearing footgear.
HYSON: A Chinese green tea with twisted leaves.
DHOLE: Fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs.
SOUGH: Make a murmuring sound.
SHAKO: Tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions.
HOLLO: Cry hollo.
ICHOR: A fluid product of inflammation.
HOOEY: Senseless talk.
WOOSH: Move with a sibilant sound.
WHOMP: Hit with the hand.
OHMIC: Of or relating to or measured in ohms.
SHOGI: A form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain H and O?

Yes. OTHER, THOSE and HOUSE 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. SHOWS and PHOTO are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.

Is ABOHM really a word?

Yes. A unit of resistance equal to a billionth of an ohm. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.

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

OTHER. 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. ZOHAK and ZHOMO 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?

BOTCH, HOVEL and QUOTH. 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.