467 words carry H and U somewhere. BLUSH, BOUGH, BRUSH are the strongest of them, and 68 sit on the answer list.
The green marks pick out the 68 words here that could still be the solution.
Best First Guesses
With 467 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.
- HOURS: takes 467 down to 78 at worst.
- SOUTH: down to 81. It is on the answer list.
- HOUSE: down to 91. It is on the answer list.
What These Words Have in Common
140 of them end in H, about a third of the list. If you need a second letter to test, S (174), A (134) and C (112) appear here more than any others. Only 21 of the 467 are everyday words. The rest belong to crosswords more than to conversation, so lean on the letters above rather than on the tail of the list.
Best 5 Letter Words With H and U
The strongest picks, with answer-list words first.
- BLUSH
- BOUGH
- BRUSH
- BUNCH
- BUSHY
- BUTCH
- CHUCK
- CHUMP
- CHUNK
- CHURN
- CHUTE
- COUCH
- COUGH
- CRUSH
- DOUGH
- DUCHY
- DUTCH
- FLUSH
- GHOUL
- GULCH
- HAUNT
- HAUTE
- HOUND
- HOUSE
- HUMAN
- HUMID
- HUMOR
- HUMPH
- HUMUS
- HUNCH
- HUNKY
- HURRY
- HUSKY
- HUSSY
- HUTCH
- LAUGH
- LUNCH
- LURCH
- MOUTH
- MULCH
- MUNCH
- MUSHY
- OUGHT
- PLUSH
- POUCH
- PUNCH
- PUSHY
- QUASH
- QUOTH
- ROUGH
- SHOUT
- SHRUB
- SHRUG
- SHUCK
- SHUNT
- SHUSH
- SLUSH
- SOUTH
- SUSHI
- THRUM
- THUMB
- THUMP
- TOUCH
- TOUGH
- TRUTH
- USHER
- VOUCH
- YOUTH
- HOURS
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With A
- ABUSH
- AGUSH
- AHULL
- AHUNT
- AHURA
- AHURU
- AHUSH
- ARUHE
- ASHUR
- AUCHT
- AUGHT
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With B
- BLUSH
- BOUGH
- BRUSH
- BUNCH
- BUSHY
- BUTCH
- BAHUR
- BAHUS
- BAHUT
- BAUCH
- BHALU
- BHUNA
- BHUTS
- BOUCH
- BRUGH
- BRUHS
- BUCHU
- BUDDH
- BUGHT
- BUHLS
- BUHRS
- BUMPH
- BUNDH
- BURGH
- BUSHI
- BUTOH
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With C
- CHUCK
- CHUMP
- CHUNK
- CHURN
- CHUTE
- COUCH
- COUGH
- CRUSH
- CAHUY
- CAUCH
- CHAUI
- CHAUK
- CHAUM
- CHAUS
- CHIMU
- CHIRU
- CHOUP
- CHOUS
- CHOUT
- CHOUX
- CHUBB
- CHUBS
- CHUDE
- CHUET
- CHUFA
- CHUFF
- CHUGS
- CHUJE
- CHUMS
- CHUNG
- CHURL
- CHURM
- CHURR
- CHUSE
- CHUTS
- COHUE
- COUTH
- CRUTH
- CUISH
- CULCH
- CURCH
- CUSHY
- CUTCH
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With D
- DOUGH
- DUCHY
- DUTCH
- DABUH
- DHOUL
- DHUTI
- DUBHE
- DUHAT
- DUKHN
- DUNCH
- DUNSH
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With F
- FLUSH
- FAUCH
- FAUGH
- FICHU
- FOUTH
- FRUSH
- FUCHI
- FULAH
- FULTH
- FURTH
- FUSHT
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With G
- GHOUL
- GULCH
- GAUCH
- GHAUT
- GHUSL
- GOUCH
- GRUSH
- GULPH
- GURSH
- GUSHY
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With H
- HAUNT
- HAUTE
- HOUND
- HOUSE
- HUMAN
- HUMID
- HUMOR
- HUMPH
- HUMUS
- HUNCH
- HUNKY
- HURRY
- HUSKY
- HUSSY
- HUTCH
- HOURS
- HABUB
- HABUS
- HAGUE
- HAIKU
- HAKUS
- HALDU
- HAMUS
- HAPUS
- HAUDS
- HAUFS
- HAUGH
- HAUGO
- HAULD
- HAULM
- HAULS
- HAULT
- HAUNS
- HAUSA
- HAUSE
- HAUST
- HEIAU
- HEUAU
- HEUCH
- HEUGH
- HICHU
- HILUM
- HILUS
- HINAU
- HINDU
- HOCUS
- HOKKU
- HOKUM
- HOUFF
- HOUFS
- HOUGH
- HOULT
- HOURI
- HOUSS
- HOUSY
- HOUTS
- HOUVE
- HSUAN
- HUACA
- HUACO
- HUARI
- HUAVE
- HUBBA
- HUBBY
- HUCHO
- HUCKS
- HUDNA
- HUDUD
- HUERS
- HUFFS
- HUFFY
- HUGER
- HUGGY
- HUHUS
- HUIAS
- HUIES
- HUILE
- HUKOU
- HULAS
- HULCH
- HULES
- HULKS
- HULKY
- HULLO
- HULLS
- HULLY
- HUMAS
- HUMBO
- HUMET
- HUMFS
- HUMIC
- HUMIN
- HUMIT
- HUMPS
- HUMPY
- HUNDI
- HUNDO
- HUNKS
- HUNTS
- HURDS
- HURLS
- HURLY
- HURON
- HURRA
- HURRI
- HURST
- HURTS
- HURTY
- HUSHO
- HUSHT
- HUSHY
- HUSKS
- HUSOS
- HUTIA
- HUTRE
- HUZZA
- HUZZY
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With K
- KAHAU
- KAUCH
- KAUGH
- KEHUA
- KHOUM
- KHUAI
- KHUDS
- KHULA
- KHUZI
- KNUTH
- KOHUA
- KULAH
- KUSHA
- KUTCH
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With L
- LAUGH
- LUNCH
- LURCH
- LAUCH
- LEHUA
- LEUCH
- LEUGH
- LOUCH
- LOUGH
- LUACH
- LUSHY
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With M
- MOUTH
- MULCH
- MUNCH
- MUSHY
- MAHUA
- MAUGH
- MOHUA
- MOHUR
- MOUCH
- MUCHO
- MUGHO
- MUHLY
- MULSH
- MUMPH
- MURGH
- MURPH
- MURTH
- MUSHA
- MUSTH
- MUTCH
- MUTHA
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With P
- PLUSH
- POUCH
- PUNCH
- PUSHY
- PAHUS
- PEUHL
- PHUBS
- PHUTS
- PHUTU
- PISHU
- PRAHU
- PSHUT
- PUHAS
- PUJAH
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With R
- ROUGH
- RAGHU
- RAHUI
- RAHUL
- RHEUM
- RHUMB
- ROHUN
- ROHUS
- ROUTH
- RUACH
- RUCHE
- RUCHY
- RUKHS
- RUNCH
- RUSHY
- RUTCH
- RUTHS
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With S
- SHOUT
- SHRUB
- SHRUG
- SHUCK
- SHUNT
- SHUSH
- SLUSH
- SOUTH
- SUSHI
- SADHU
- SAUCH
- SAUGH
- SCHUH
- SCHUL
- SEUGH
- SHAKU
- SHAUL
- SHAUP
- SHEDU
- SHEMU
- SHIUR
- SHLUB
- SHLUH
- SHOUD
- SHOYU
- SHTUM
- SHTUP
- SHUBA
- SHUFF
- SHULE
- SHULN
- SHULS
- SHUNE
- SHUNS
- SHURA
- SHURE
- SHURF
- SHUTE
- SHUTS
- SMUSH
- SNUSH
- SOHUR
- SOUGH
- STUSH
- SUBAH
- SUBCH
- SUBHA
- SUGHS
- SUGIH
- SUHUR
- SUKHS
- SULPH
- SUMPH
- SURAH
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With T
- THRUM
- THUMB
- THUMP
- TOUCH
- TOUGH
- TRUTH
- TAHOU
- TAHUA
- TEUCH
- TEUGH
- THOUS
- THROU
- THRUV
- THUAN
- THUDS
- THUGS
- THUJA
- THULE
- THULR
- THUND
- THUNG
- THUNK
- THUOC
- THURL
- THURM
- THURT
- THUYA
- TRUSH
- TUATH
- TUSHS
- TUSHY
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With U
- USHER
- UCHEE
- UDISH
- UHLAN
- UHLLO
- UHURU
- ULUHI
- UMMAH
- UMPHS
- UMRAH
- UNETH
- UNHAD
- UNHAP
- UNHAT
- UNHEX
- UNHID
- UNHIP
- UNHIT
- UNHOT
- UNSHY
- UPHER
- URIAH
- USHAK
- USHAS
- UTCHY
- UTHER
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With W
- WAUCH
- WAUGH
- WHAUK
- WHAUP
- WHAUR
- WHUFF
- WHULK
- WHUMP
- WHUPS
- WHUSH
- WHUTE
- WOUCH
- WOUGH
- WUSHU
5 Letter Words With H and U Starting With E, J, N and other letters
- ELIHU
- ERHUS
- EUGHS
- JEHUP
- JEHUS
- JOUGH
- JUDAH
- NAHUA
- NAHUM
- NAUCH
- NEHRU
- NUCHA
- NUDZH
- NUNCH
- OUGHT
- OGHUZ
- OUCHE
- OUCHT
- OUPHE
- OUPHS
- QUASH
- QUOTH
- QUEGH
- QUICH
- QURSH
- VOUCH
- VAUCH
- VUGHS
- VUGHY
- YOUTH
- YEUCH
- YUCCH
- YUCHI
- ZHMUD
- ZHUSH
- ZHUZH
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.
- HUMIN: A black humic substance that is not soluble in water.
- RUSHY: Abounding in rushes.
- CHURL: A bad-tempered person.
- SOUGH: Make a murmuring sound.
- HILUM: The scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle.
- CHUFF: Blow hard and loudly.
- RHEUM: A watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose).
- GUSHY: Extravagantly demonstrative.
- THRUM: A thrumming sound. It is on the answer list.
- HOKUM: A message that seems to convey no meaning.
- HULLO: An expression of greeting.
- CUTCH: Tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas.
- HUSSY: A woman adulterer. It is on the answer list.
FAQs
Can a Wordle answer contain H and U?
Yes. HOUSE, SOUTH and HUMAN 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. TRUTH and CHUCK are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is CHUFA really a word?
Yes. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers. It has never been the puzzle, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
HOUSE. 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. ZHUZH and ZHUSH 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?
HUMPH, HUMUS and HUSSY. 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.