5 letter words starting with H
H starts 334 five letter words. It is a letter that almost always takes a vowel straight after it, so this page has very few of the consonant clusters that make other letters hard to read.
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What are good five letter words starting with H?
HEART is the standout: five of the most common letters in English in one word, which is why it is a favourite opening guess. HOUSE, HONEY, HANDY and HOTEL follow the same logic, common letters arranged in a shape you will recognise instantly.
The full list
Alphabetical, grouped by second letter, which is usually the fastest way to find what you want.
HA words 96
- haafs
- haars
- habit
- habus
- hacek
- hacks
- hadal
- haded
- hades
- hadji
- hadst
- haems
- haets
- hafis
- hafiz
- hafts
- hahas
- haika
- haiks
- haiku
- hails
- hairs
- hairy
- hajes
- hajis
- hajji
- hakes
- hakim
- haled
- haler
- hales
- halid
- hallo
- halls
- halma
- halms
- halos
- halts
- halva
- halve
- hamal
- hames
- hammy
- hamza
- hance
- hands
- handy
- hangs
- hanks
- hanky
- hansa
- hanse
- hants
- haole
- hapax
- haply
- happy
- hards
- hardy
- hared
- harem
- hares
- harks
- harls
- harms
- harps
- harpy
- harry
- harsh
- harts
- hasps
- haste
- hasty
- hatch
- hated
- hater
- hates
- haugh
- haulm
- hauls
- haunt
- haute
- haven
- haver
- haves
- havoc
- hawed
- hawks
- hawse
- hayed
- hayer
- hazan
- hazed
- hazel
- hazer
- hazes
HE words 67
- heads
- heady
- heals
- heaps
- heard
- hears
- heart
- heath
- heats
- heave
- heavy
- hebes
- hecks
- heder
- hedge
- hedgy
- heeds
- heels
- heeze
- hefts
- hefty
- heigh
- heils
- heirs
- heist
- helio
- helix
- hello
- hells
- helms
- helos
- helot
- helps
- helve
- hemal
- hemes
- hemic
- hemin
- hemps
- hempy
- hence
- henna
- henry
- hents
- herbs
- herby
- herds
- heres
- herls
- herma
- herms
- herns
- heron
- heros
- herry
- hertz
- hests
- heths
- heuch
- heugh
- hewed
- hewer
- hexad
- hexed
- hexer
- hexes
- hexyl
HI words 30
- hicks
- hided
- hider
- hides
- highs
- hight
- hiked
- hiker
- hikes
- hilar
- hillo
- hills
- hilly
- hilts
- hilum
- hilus
- hinds
- hinge
- hinny
- hints
- hippo
- hippy
- hired
- hirer
- hires
- hissy
- hists
- hitch
- hived
- hives
HO words 93
- hoagy
- hoard
- hoars
- hoary
- hobby
- hobos
- hocks
- hocus
- hodad
- hoers
- hogan
- hoggs
- hoick
- hoise
- hoist
- hoked
- hokes
- hokey
- hokku
- hokum
- holds
- holed
- holes
- holey
- holks
- holla
- hollo
- holly
- holms
- holts
- homed
- homer
- homes
- homey
- homos
- honan
- honda
- honed
- honer
- hones
- honey
- hongs
- honks
- honky
- honor
- hooch
- hoods
- hoody
- hooey
- hoofs
- hooka
- hooks
- hooky
- hooly
- hoops
- hoots
- hooty
- hoped
- hoper
- hopes
- hoppy
- horah
- horal
- horas
- horde
- horns
- horny
- horse
- horst
- horsy
- hosed
- hosel
- hosen
- hoses
- hosta
- hosts
- hotch
- hotel
- hotly
- hound
- houri
- hours
- house
- hovel
- hover
- howdy
- howes
- howff
- howfs
- howks
- howls
- hoyas
- hoyle
HU words 33
- hubby
- hucks
- huffs
- huffy
- huger
- hulas
- hulks
- hulky
- hullo
- hulls
- human
- humic
- humid
- humor
- humph
- humps
- humpy
- humus
- hunch
- hunks
- hunky
- hunts
- hurds
- hurls
- hurly
- hurry
- hurst
- hurts
- husks
- husky
- hussy
- hutch
- huzza
HY words 15
- hydra
- hydro
- hyena
- hying
- hylas
- hymen
- hymns
- hyoid
- hyped
- hyper
- hypes
- hypha
- hypos
- hyrax
- hyson
174 of these are common enough to be in everyday use. Turn on the filter above to hide the rest.
Because H is nearly always followed by a vowel, this list is unusually easy to scan. The exceptions are worth noting for exactly that reason: HYDRA and HYMNS put a Y where a vowel would normally sit, and they are the words most likely to break a solving pattern.
174 of these 334 words are common vocabulary. The rest include HAZAN, HUMIC and HOARY, which are legal, scoreable and quietly useful when a rack refuses to cooperate.
Other word lengths
The same complete list treatment for every length from 2 to 15 letters.
Five letter words by starting letter
Each letter has its own page with the full list and notes on how that letter behaves at five letters.