5-Letter Words Starting With H
Every five-letter word starting with H (pattern H____), with the 58 common words first. Use it for Wordle-style puzzles, crosswords, or word games — or jump to the interactive 5-Letter Word Finder to add yellow and gray letters.
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At a glance
- 334 words starting with H: 58 common, 276 less common.
- Most frequent letters in the other positions: E (29), A (26), Y (20), O (19), R (18), T (13), N (12), U (12).
- 67% have two or more vowels; 19 contain a repeated letter.
- Best probe guesses: HYENA, HEART, HEADY, HALER, HEARD.
Common 5-letter words starting with H (58)
HABITHAIRYHALERHALVEHANDYHAPPYHARDYHAREMHARRYHARSHHASTEHASTYHATCHHAUNTHAVENHAVOCHAZELHEADYHEARDHEARTHEATHHEAVEHEAVYHEDGEHEFTYHELLOHENCEHERONHIKERHILLYHINGEHIPPYHITCHHOARDHOBBYHOISTHOLLYHOMEYHONEYHONORHORDEHORSEHOTELHOTLYHOUNDHOUSEHOVELHOVERHUFFYHUGERHUMANHUMIDHUMORHUNCHHURRYHUSKYHUTCHHYENA
Less common & Scrabble words starting with H (276)
Show all 276
HAAFSHAARSHABUSHACEKHACKSHADALHADEDHADESHADJIHADSTHAEMSHAETSHAFISHAFIZHAFTSHAHASHAIKAHAIKSHAIKUHAILSHAIRSHAJESHAJISHAJJIHAKESHAKIMHALEDHALESHALIDHALLOHALLSHALMAHALMSHALOSHALTSHALVAHAMALHAMESHAMMYHAMZAHANCEHANDSHANGSHANKSHANKYHANSAHANSEHANTSHAOLEHAPAXHAPLYHARDSHAREDHARESHARKSHARLSHARMSHARPSHARPYHARTSHASPSHATEDHATERHATESHAUGHHAULMHAULSHAUTEHAVERHAVESHAWEDHAWKSHAWSEHAYEDHAYERHAZANHAZEDHAZERHAZESHEADSHEALSHEAPSHEARSHEATSHEBESHECKSHEDERHEDGYHEEDSHEELSHEEZEHEFTSHEIGHHEILSHEIRSHEISTHELIOHELIXHELLSHELMSHELOSHELOTHELPSHELVEHEMALHEMESHEMICHEMINHEMPSHEMPYHENNAHENRYHENTSHERBSHERBYHERDSHERESHERLSHERMAHERMSHERNSHEROSHERRYHERTZHESTSHETHSHEUCHHEUGHHEWEDHEWERHEXADHEXEDHEXERHEXESHEXYLHICKSHIDEDHIDERHIDESHIGHSHIGHTHIKEDHIKESHILARHILLOHILLSHILTSHILUMHILUSHINDSHINNYHINTSHIPPOHIREDHIRERHIRESHISSYHISTSHIVEDHIVESHOAGYHOARSHOARYHOBOSHOCKSHOCUSHODADHOERSHOGANHOGGSHOICKHOISEHOKEDHOKESHOKEYHOKKUHOKUMHOLDSHOLEDHOLESHOLEYHOLKSHOLLAHOLLOHOLMSHOLTSHOMEDHOMERHOMESHOMOSHONANHONDAHONEDHONERHONESHONGSHONKSHONKYHOOCHHOODSHOODYHOOEYHOOFSHOOKAHOOKSHOOKYHOOLYHOOPSHOOTSHOOTYHOPEDHOPERHOPESHOPPYHORAHHORALHORASHORNSHORNYHORSTHORSYHOSEDHOSELHOSENHOSESHOSTAHOSTSHOTCHHOURIHOURSHOWDYHOWESHOWFFHOWFSHOWKSHOWLSHOYASHOYLEHUBBYHUCKSHUFFSHULASHULKSHULKYHULLOHULLSHUMICHUMPHHUMPSHUMPYHUMUSHUNKSHUNKYHUNTSHURDSHURLSHURLYHURSTHURTSHUSKSHUSSYHUZZAHYDRAHYDROHYINGHYLASHYMENHYMNSHYOIDHYPEDHYPERHYPESHYPHAHYPOSHYRAXHYSON
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FAQ
How many 5-letter words starting with H are there?
Our dictionary has 334 five-letter words starting with H. 58 of them are everyday words that are likely puzzle answers; the other 276 are valid but rarer (Scrabble-style) words.
What is a good guess if I know the word is H____?
Try HYENA, HEART, HEADY — they use the letters that appear most often in the remaining positions, so one guess rules out the most candidates.
Where do these words come from?
The lists are built from the open SCOWL and ENABLE word lists, with offensive words removed. The common list uses SCOWL frequency levels, so it skips obscure words and most simple plurals.