Know H and R belong in the word but not where? ABHOR, BERTH, BIRCH and more contain them, and 100 are past Wordle answers, marked green.
About 17% (100) have been actual Wordle answers. BIRTH is among the most familiar to reach for.
Best First Guesses
With 576 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.
- EARTH: takes 576 down to 71 at worst. It has been an answer before.
- HEART: down to 75. It has been an answer before.
- REACH: down to 84. It has been an answer before.
What These Words Have in Common
146 of them end in H, about a quarter of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (245), E (199) and S (152). 48 of the 576 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 H and R
The strongest picks, with likely Wordle answers first.
- ABHOR
- BERTH
- BIRCH
- BIRTH
- BRASH
- BROTH
- BRUSH
- CHAIR
- CHARD
- CHARM
- CHART
- CHEER
- CHIRP
- CHOIR
- CHORD
- CHORE
- CHURN
- CRASH
- CRUSH
- EARTH
- ETHER
- FORTH
- FRESH
- FROTH
- GIRTH
- GRAPH
- HAIRY
- HARDY
- HAREM
- HARPY
- HARRY
- HARSH
- HATER
- HEARD
- HEART
- HERON
- HOARD
- HOMER
- HONOR
- HORDE
- HORSE
- HOVER
- HUMOR
- HURRY
- HYDRO
- HYPER
- LURCH
- MARCH
- MARSH
- MIRTH
- MORPH
- MYRRH
- NORTH
- OTHER
- PERCH
- PORCH
- RAJAH
- RALPH
- RANCH
- REACH
- REHAB
- RETCH
- RHINO
- RHYME
- RIGHT
- ROACH
- ROUGH
- SHARD
- SHARE
- SHARK
- SHARP
- SHEAR
- SHEER
- SHIRE
- SHIRK
- SHIRT
- SHORE
- SHORN
- SHORT
- SHREW
- SHRUB
- SHRUG
- THEIR
- THERE
- THIRD
- THORN
- THREE
- THREW
- THROB
- THROW
- THRUM
- TORCH
- TRASH
- TRUTH
- USHER
- WHARF
- WHERE
- WHIRL
- WORTH
- WRATH
- HENRY
- HERBS
- HIRED
- HOURS
- AARGH
- ACHAR
- ACHER
- ACHOR
- AGRAH
- AHURA
- AHURU
- AIRTH
- AJHAR
- AMHAR
- APHRA
- ARACH
- ARBAH
- ARCHD
- ARCHE
- ARCHI
- ARCHT
- ARCHY
- ARHAR
- ARHAT
- ARISH
- ARITH
- AROHA
- AROPH
- ARRAH
- ARRHA
- ARTHA
- ARUHE
- ASARH
- ASHER
- ASHIR
- ASHUR
- ATHAR
- AWHIR
- BAHAR
- BAHUR
- BARGH
- BARIH
- BARTH
- BERGH
- BHARA
- BOHOR
- BORGH
- BRACH
- BRAHM
- BRAHS
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With A
- ABHOR
- AARGH
- ACHAR
- ACHER
- ACHOR
- AGRAH
- AHURA
- AHURU
- AIRTH
- AJHAR
- AMHAR
- APHRA
- ARACH
- ARBAH
- ARCHD
- ARCHE
- ARCHI
- ARCHT
- ARCHY
- ARHAR
- ARHAT
- ARISH
- ARITH
- AROHA
- AROPH
- ARRAH
- ARRHA
- ARTHA
- ARUHE
- ASARH
- ASHER
- ASHIR
- ASHUR
- ATHAR
- AWHIR
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With B
- BERTH
- BIRCH
- BIRTH
- BRASH
- BROTH
- BRUSH
- BAHAR
- BAHUR
- BARGH
- BARIH
- BARTH
- BERGH
- BHARA
- BOHOR
- BORGH
- BRACH
- BRAHM
- BRAHS
- BRETH
- BRITH
- BROCH
- BROGH
- BRUGH
- BRUHS
- BUHRS
- BURGH
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With C
- CHAIR
- CHARD
- CHARM
- CHART
- CHEER
- CHIRP
- CHOIR
- CHORD
- CHORE
- CHURN
- CRASH
- CRUSH
- CHARA
- CHARE
- CHARK
- CHARR
- CHARS
- CHARY
- CHEIR
- CHERA
- CHERE
- CHERT
- CHIRK
- CHIRL
- CHIRM
- CHIRO
- CHIRR
- CHIRT
- CHIRU
- CHLOR
- CHORA
- CHORT
- CHRIA
- CHRIS
- CHRON
- CHURL
- CHURM
- CHURR
- CORAH
- CRCHE
- CRITH
- CRUTH
- CRWTH
- CURCH
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With F
- FORTH
- FRESH
- FROTH
- FARDH
- FARTH
- FCHAR
- FERTH
- FHRER
- FIRTH
- FRITH
- FROSH
- FRUSH
- FURTH
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With G
- GIRTH
- GRAPH
- GAREH
- GARTH
- GERAH
- GHBOR
- GIHER
- GIRSH
- GRIPH
- GRITH
- GRUSH
- GRYPH
- GURSH
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With H
- HAIRY
- HARDY
- HAREM
- HARPY
- HARRY
- HARSH
- HATER
- HEARD
- HEART
- HERON
- HOARD
- HOMER
- HONOR
- HORDE
- HORSE
- HOVER
- HUMOR
- HURRY
- HYDRO
- HYPER
- HENRY
- HERBS
- HIRED
- HOURS
- HAARS
- HAERE
- HAGAR
- HAIRE
- HAIRS
- HALER
- HAORI
- HARAM
- HARAS
- HARBI
- HARDS
- HARED
- HARES
- HARIM
- HARKA
- HARKS
- HARLE
- HARLS
- HARMS
- HARNS
- HAROS
- HARPA
- HARPS
- HARRE
- HARST
- HARTS
- HAVER
- HAWER
- HAYER
- HAZER
- HDQRS
- HEARE
- HEARS
- HEDER
- HEIRS
- HEJRA
- HEPAR
- HERAT
- HERBA
- HERBY
- HERDS
- HEREM
- HERES
- HERLS
- HERMA
- HERMI
- HERMO
- HERMS
- HERNE
- HERNS
- HEROE
- HEROS
- HERPS
- HERRY
- HERSE
- HERTZ
- HERVE
- HERYE
- HEWER
- HEXER
- HIDER
- HIERA
- HIGRA
- HIJRA
- HIKER
- HILAR
- HIPER
- HIRAM
- HIREE
- HIREN
- HIRER
- HIRES
- HIRSE
- HIRST
- HIVER
- HOARS
- HOARY
- HOERS
- HOKER
- HOLER
- HONER
- HOORD
- HOORS
- HOPER
- HORAE
- HORAH
- HORAL
- HORAS
- HORIM
- HORIS
- HORKS
- HORLA
- HORME
- HORNS
- HORNY
- HOROL
- HORRY
- HORST
- HORSY
- HOSER
- HOURI
- HOWRE
- HUARI
- HUERS
- HUGER
- HURDS
- HURLS
- HURLY
- HURON
- HURRA
- HURRI
- HURST
- HURTS
- HURTY
- HUTRE
- HYDRA
- HYRAX
- HYRSE
- HYRST
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With K
- KAHAR
- KARCH
- KERCH
- KHAIR
- KHEER
- KHIRS
- KHMER
- KHORS
- KORAH
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With M
- MARCH
- MARSH
- MIRTH
- MORPH
- MYRRH
- MAHAR
- MAHRA
- MAHRI
- MAHRS
- MARAH
- MERCH
- MERGH
- MHORR
- MIRAH
- MIRCH
- MOHAR
- MOHRS
- MOHUR
- MORAH
- MORTH
- MURGH
- MURPH
- MURTH
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With O
- OTHER
- OCHER
- OCHRE
- OCHRO
- OCHRY
- OHARE
- OMRAH
- OPHIR
- ORACH
- ORTHO
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With P
- PERCH
- PORCH
- PARAH
- PARCH
- PHARE
- PHARM
- PHARO
- PHEER
- PHORA
- PHREN
- PORTH
- PRAHM
- PRAHU
- PRICH
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With R
- RAJAH
- RALPH
- RANCH
- REACH
- REHAB
- RETCH
- RHINO
- RHYME
- RIGHT
- ROACH
- ROUGH
- RAASH
- RACHE
- RAGHU
- RAHED
- RAHUI
- RAHUL
- RAIAH
- RAITH
- RAKHI
- RAMSH
- RAPHE
- RATCH
- RATHA
- RATHE
- RATHS
- RAYAH
- REECH
- REHEM
- REHID
- REHOE
- REICH
- RETHE
- REWTH
- RHABD
- RHAMN
- RHEAE
- RHEAS
- RHEDA
- RHEEN
- RHEIC
- RHEID
- RHEIN
- RHEMA
- RHEME
- RHEUM
- RHIES
- RHILA
- RHIME
- RHINA
- RHINE
- RHODA
- RHODY
- RHOEO
- RHOMB
- RHONE
- RHUMB
- RHYMY
- RHYNE
- RHYTA
- RICHE
- RICHT
- RINCH
- RISHI
- RITHE
- ROCHE
- ROHAN
- ROHES
- ROHOB
- ROHUN
- ROHUS
- ROSHA
- ROSHI
- ROTCH
- ROUTH
- ROWTH
- RUACH
- RUCHE
- RUCHY
- RUKHS
- RUNCH
- RUSHY
- RUTCH
- RUTHS
- RYTHE
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With S
- SHARD
- SHARE
- SHARK
- SHARP
- SHEAR
- SHEER
- SHIRE
- SHIRK
- SHIRT
- SHORE
- SHORN
- SHORT
- SHREW
- SHRUB
- SHRUG
- SARAH
- SEHRI
- SEREH
- SHARI
- SHARN
- SHART
- SHERD
- SHERE
- SHERO
- SHIER
- SHIRL
- SHIRR
- SHIRS
- SHIUR
- SHOER
- SHOOR
- SHORL
- SHRAB
- SHRAF
- SHRAG
- SHRAM
- SHRAP
- SHRED
- SHREE
- SHRIP
- SHRIS
- SHROG
- SHROW
- SHTAR
- SHURA
- SHURE
- SHURF
- SHYER
- SIRIH
- SOHUR
- SUHUR
- SURAH
- SYRAH
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With T
- THEIR
- THERE
- THIRD
- THORN
- THREE
- THREW
- THROB
- THROW
- THRUM
- TORCH
- TRASH
- TRUTH
- TAHAR
- TAHRS
- TEHRS
- THARF
- THARM
- THARS
- THEER
- THEOR
- THERM
- THIRL
- THIRT
- THORE
- THORO
- THORP
- THORT
- THRAE
- THRAM
- THRAP
- THRAW
- THRAX
- THRID
- THRIP
- THROE
- THROU
- THRUV
- THULR
- THURL
- THURM
- THURT
- TIRTH
- TOHER
- TORAH
- TROCH
- TROTH
- TRUSH
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With W
- WHARF
- WHERE
- WHIRL
- WORTH
- WRATH
- WARCH
- WARTH
- WERSH
- WHARE
- WHARL
- WHARP
- WHART
- WHAUR
- WHEAR
- WHEER
- WHIRR
- WHIRS
- WHORE
- WHORL
- WHORT
- WHORY
- WRITH
- WROTH
5 Letter Words With H and R Starting With D, E, I and other letters
- DERAH
- DERTH
- DHERI
- DHIKR
- DROGH
- DRYTH
- EARTH
- ETHER
- EARSH
- ECHAR
- EPHOR
- ERHUS
- ICHOR
- IHRAM
- IRISH
- IROHA
- ITHER
- LURCH
- LAHAR
- LARCH
- LEHRS
- LOHAR
- NORTH
- NAHOR
- NEHRU
- NORAH
- QURSH
- USHER
- UHURU
- UMRAH
- UPHER
- URIAH
- UTHER
- YARTH
- YERTH
- YIRTH
- YRNEH
- ZIHAR
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.
- HOURI: A voluptuously beautiful young woman.
- THROE: Severe spasm of pain.
- RHOMB: A parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram.
- SHERD: A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
- PARCH: Cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat.
- RUSHY: Abounding in rushes.
- CHURL: A bad-tempered person.
- HOPER: A person who hopes.
- LAHAR: An avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano.
- CHARY: Characterized by great caution and wariness.
- ICHOR: A fluid product of inflammation.
- RHEUM: A watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose).
- CHIRK: Make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain H and R?
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 WHERE are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CHIRR really a word?
Yes. Make a vibrant noise, of grasshoppers or cicadas. 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. ZIHAR and YRNEH 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?
HARPY, MYRRH and RETCH. 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.