5 Letter Words With H and T

A wide pattern, 709 words deep. The full set of 5 letter words with h and t, strongest guesses first.

H and T in any order leaves 709 candidates. BATCH, BATHE, BERTH come first.

The green marks pick out the 134 words here that could still be the solution.

Best First Guesses

With 709 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.

TEACH: takes 709 down to 102 at worst. It is on the answer list.
TRASH: down to 104. It is on the answer list.
THETA: down to 105. It is on the answer list.

What These Words Have in Common

202 of them end in H, about a third of the list. The letters that turn up alongside most often are A (259), E (214) and S (195). Roughly one word in six here is everyday English, 83 of the 709. Build a guess from the common letters rather than the unusual words.

Best 5 Letter Words With H and T

The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.

BATCH
BATHE
BERTH
BIRTH
BOOTH
BOTCH
BROTH
BUTCH
CATCH
CHANT
CHART
CHEAT
CHEST
CHUTE
CLOTH
DEATH
DEPTH
DITCH
DUTCH
EARTH
EIGHT
ETHER
ETHIC
ETHOS
FAITH
FETCH
FIFTH
FIGHT
FILTH
FORTH
FROTH
GHOST
GIRTH
HABIT
HASTE
HASTY
HATCH
HATER
HAUNT
HAUTE
HEART
HEATH
HEFTY
HEIST
HITCH
HOIST
HOTEL
HOTLY
HUTCH
ITCHY
LATCH
LATHE
LIGHT
LITHE
LOATH
MATCH
MIGHT
MIRTH
MONTH
MOUTH
NIGHT
NINTH
NORTH
NOTCH
OTHER
OUGHT
PATCH
PHOTO
PITCH
PITHY
QUOTH
RETCH
RIGHT
SHAFT
SHALT
SHEET
SHIFT
SHIRT
SHOOT
SHORT
SHOUT
SHUNT
SIGHT
SIXTH
SLOTH
SMITH
SOOTH
SOUTH
STASH
SWATH
TEACH
TEETH
TENTH
THANK
THEFT
THEIR
THEME
THERE
THESE
THETA
THICK
THIEF
THIGH
THING
THINK
THIRD
THONG
THORN
THOSE
THREE
THREW
THROB
THROW
THRUM
THUMB
THUMP
THYME
TIGHT
TOOTH
TORCH
TOUCH
TOUGH
TRASH
TRUTH
WATCH
WHEAT
WHITE
WIDTH
WIGHT
WITCH
WORTH
WRATH
YACHT
YOUTH
BATHS
HINTS
HOSTS
HOWTO
PATHS
SHOTS
WHATS

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With A

ABAHT
AHENT
AHINT
AHMET
AHOLT
AHUNT
AIGHT
AIRTH
AITCH
ALHET
ALTHO
ARCHT
ARHAT
ARITH
ARTHA
ASHET
ASHOT
ATHAR
ATHEL
ATNAH
AUCHT
AUGHT
AWHET
AZOTH

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With B

BATCH
BATHE
BERTH
BIRTH
BOOTH
BOTCH
BROTH
BUTCH
BATHS
BAHTS
BAHUT
BAITH
BARTH
BEATH
BEETH
BETHS
BHATS
BHOOT
BHUTS
BIGHT
BITCH
BOTEH
BOTHY
BRETH
BRITH
BUGHT
BUTOH

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With C

CATCH
CHANT
CHART
CHEAT
CHEST
CHUTE
CLOTH
CAHOT
CATHA
CATHY
CHAAT
CHAFT
CHAIT
CHAPT
CHATI
CHATS
CHEET
CHERT
CHETH
CHINT
CHIOT
CHIRT
CHITA
CHITI
CHITS
CHORT
CHOTA
CHOTT
CHOUT
CHUET
CHUTS
COOTH
COTCH
COTHE
COTHS
COTHY
COUTH
CRITH
CRUTH
CRWTH
CUTCH
CWTCH
CYATH

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With D

DEATH
DEPTH
DITCH
DUTCH
DASHT
DATCH
DERTH
DHOTI
DHOTY
DHUTI
DICHT
DIGHT
DOCHT
DOETH
DRYTH
DUHAT

5 Letter Words With 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 H and T Starting With F

FAITH
FETCH
FIFTH
FIGHT
FILTH
FORTH
FROTH
FARTH
FECHT
FERTH
FIRTH
FITCH
FOHAT
FOTCH
FOUTH
FOWTH
FRITH
FULTH
FURTH
FUSHT

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With G

GHOST
GIRTH
GARTH
GATCH
GATHA
GATHS
GETAH
GHAST
GHATS
GHAUT
GHENT
GHEST
GITCH
GOETH
GOSHT
GOTCH
GOTHA
GOTHS
GOTHY
GRITH

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With H

HABIT
HASTE
HASTY
HATCH
HATER
HAUNT
HAUTE
HEART
HEATH
HEFTY
HEIST
HITCH
HOIST
HOTEL
HOTLY
HUTCH
HINTS
HOSTS
HOWTO
HAATS
HABET
HACHT
HADIT
HADNT
HADST
HAETS
HAFTA
HAFTS
HAINT
HAITH
HAITI
HALTE
HALTS
HANKT
HANTS
HARST
HARTS
HASHT
HASNT
HASTA
HATED
HATEL
HATES
HATHA
HATHI
HATTE
HATTI
HATTY
HAULT
HAUST
HEAST
HEATS
HEATY
HECHT
HECTE
HEFTE
HEFTS
HELOT
HENTS
HERAT
HERTZ
HESTS
HETES
HETHS
HETTY
HIANT
HIATE
HICHT
HIGHT
HILTS
HIRST
HISTS
HITHE
HOAST
HOLTS
HOOTS
HOOTY
HORST
HOSTA
HOTCH
HOTEN
HOTIS
HOTTA
HOTTE
HOTTY
HOULT
HOUTS
HUMET
HUMIT
HUNTS
HURST
HURTS
HURTY
HUSHT
HUTIA
HUTRE
HYRST
HYTHE

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With K

KATHA
KATHY
KEITH
KETCH
KHATS
KHETH
KHETS
KHVAT
KIGHT
KITHE
KITHS
KNUTH
KOTCH
KUTCH
KYTHE

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With L

LATCH
LATHE
LIGHT
LITHE
LOATH
LAITH
LATAH
LATHI
LATHS
LATHY
LEATH
LEITH
LENTH
LETCH
LETHE
LETHY
LEWTH
LHOTA
LICHT
LITCH
LITHI
LITHO
LITHS
LITHY
LOTAH
LOWTH
LYTHE

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With M

MATCH
MIGHT
MIRTH
MONTH
MOUTH
MAHAT
MATHA
MATHE
MATHS
MEATH
MEETH
MEITH
METHI
METHO
METHS
METHY
MICHT
MITCH
MOOTH
MORTH
MOTHS
MOTHY
MOWTH
MURTH
MUSTH
MUTCH
MUTHA
MYTHI
MYTHS
MYTHY

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With N

NIGHT
NINTH
NORTH
NOTCH
NAGHT
NATCH
NATHE
NEATH
NICHT
NITCH
NOCHT

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With O

OTHER
OUGHT
OATHS
ORTHO
OTHIN
OTHYL
OUCHT
OWGHT

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With P

PATCH
PHOTO
PITCH
PITHY
PATHS
PACHT
PAHIT
PATHY
PECHT
PHAET
PHOTA
PHOTS
PHOTY
PHPHT
PHUTS
PHUTU
PHWAT
PIGHT
PITHS
PORTH
POTCH
PSHUT
PTISH

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With R

RETCH
RIGHT
RAITH
RATCH
RATHA
RATHE
RATHS
RETHE
REWTH
RHYTA
RICHT
RITHE
ROTCH
ROUTH
ROWTH
RUTCH
RUTHS
RYTHE

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With S

SHAFT
SHALT
SHEET
SHIFT
SHIRT
SHOOT
SHORT
SHOUT
SHUNT
SIGHT
SIXTH
SLOTH
SMITH
SOOTH
SOUTH
STASH
SWATH
SHOTS
SAITH
SCATH
SCYTH
SETHS
SHAKT
SHANT
SHART
SHEAT
SHENT
SHETH
SHETS
SHIPT
SHIST
SHITA
SHITE
SHITS
SHOAT
SHOTE
SHOTT
SHTAR
SHTIK
SHTUM
SHTUP
SHUTE
SHUTS
SICHT
SIDTH
SIETH
SITCH
SITHE
SLATH
SMETH
SMYTH
SNATH
SOCHT
SOTHO
SOTHS
SOWTH
SPATH
STAPH
STCHI
STECH
STEGH
STICH
STITH
STOSH
STUSH
SWITH
SYNTH
SYTHE

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With T

TEACH
TEETH
TENTH
THANK
THEFT
THEIR
THEME
THERE
THESE
THETA
THICK
THIEF
THIGH
THING
THINK
THIRD
THONG
THORN
THOSE
THREE
THREW
THROB
THROW
THRUM
THUMB
THUMP
THYME
TIGHT
TOOTH
TORCH
TOUCH
TOUGH
TRASH
TRUTH
TACHE
TACHI
TACHO
TACHS
TADAH
TAHAR
TAHAS
TAHIL
TAHIN
TAHOU
TAHRS
TAHUA
TAICH
TAISH
TAKHI
TAKHT
TANHA
TANHS
TATHS
TAVAH
TCHAI
TCHWI
TECHS
TECHY
TEHEE
TEHRS
TENCH
TETCH
TETHS
TEUCH
TEUGH
THACK
THAGI
THAIM
THAIS
THALA
THALE
THALI
THANA
THANE
THANG
THANS
THANX
THARF
THARM
THARS
THATD
THATN
THATS
THAVE
THAWN
THAWS
THAWT
THAWY
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
THIGS
THILK
THILL
THINE
THINS
THIOL
THIRL
THIRT
THISN
THOFT
THOKE
THOLE
THOLI
THONE
THOOM
THORE
THORO
THORP
THORT
THOTS
THOUS
THOWL
THOWT
THRAE
THRAM
THRAP
THRAW
THRAX
THRID
THRIP
THROE
THROU
THRUV
THUAN
THUDS
THUGS
THUJA

5 Letter Words With H and T Starting With W

WATCH
WHEAT
WHITE
WIDTH
WIGHT
WITCH
WORTH
WRATH
WHATS
WALTH
WARTH
WECHT
WHART
WHATA
WHATD
WHEFT
WHETS
WHEWT
WHIFT
WHIPT
WHIST
WHITS
WHITY
WHOOT
WHORT
WHUTE
WICHT
WISHT
WITHE
WITHS
WITHY
WRITH
WROTH
WYTHE

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

ITCHY
ICHTH
IHLAT
ILLTH
ISTHM
ITHER
JACHT
JATHA
QUOTH
UNETH
UNHAT
UNHIT
UNHOT
UTCHY
UTHER
VATHA
VETCH
YACHT
YOUTH
YARTH
YASHT
YERTH
YIRTH

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.
TILTH: Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops.
LETCH: Man with strong sexual desires.
THEBE: 100 thebe equal 1 pula in Botswana.
WITHY: Strong flexible twig.
ATHAR: Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
LATHI: Club consisting of a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police in India.
THRUM: A thrumming sound. It is on the answer list.
DHOTI: A long loincloth worn by Hindu men.
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.
WROTH: Vehemently incensed and condemnatory.
WITHE: Strong flexible twig.
CUTCH: Tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas.
TROTH: A mutual promise to marry.
KUTCH: Tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas.
TECHY: Easily irritated or annoyed.

FAQs

Can a Wordle answer contain 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 CRITH really a word?

Yes. The weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure). 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. YIRTH and YERTH 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?

BOTCH, LITHE 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.