5-Letter Words Starting with H
There are 83 common five-letter words starting with H in Hintwordo's list, and 250 more that are valid but rarely used. The most familiar are HAPPY, HUMAN, HEART, HEARD, HEAVY, HOTEL. Words are ranked by how often they appear in real-world writing, so the ones at the top are the likeliest answers in a daily five-letter puzzle.
Apart from the letter in the name, the most common letters in this list are E (in 47% of words), A (39%) and Y (36%) — good letters to test next.
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Common words (83)
Type a pattern with ? for unknown letters (s?a?e), or letters the word must contain (ae).
Showing 83 of 83
- very common: happy
- very common: human
- very common: heart
- very common: heard
- very common: heavy
- very common: hotel
- very common: house
- very common: horse
- very common: hello
- very common: honor
- very common: hence
- very common: honey
- very common: habit
- very common: humor
- very common: harsh
- very common: hurry
- very common: haven
- very common: hobby
- very common: hatch
- very common: hairy
- very common: hedge
- common: hyper
- common: hydro
- common: haunt
- common: havoc
- common: humid
- common: hound
- common: hitch
- common: heist
- common: haste
- common: hefty
- common: hinge
- common: hasty
- common: husky
- common: helix
- common: hover
- common: hoard
- common: horde
- common: handy
- common: hilly
- common: hater
- common: harem
- common: hippo
- common: hoist
- common: homer
- common: heron
- common: haiku
- common: howdy
- common: hunch
- common: hardy
- common: hutch
- common: hippy
- common: heath
- common: heady
- common: hotly
- common: heave
- common: henna
- common: hogan
- common: hyena
- common: honky
- common: hiker
- common: homey
- common: hazel
- common: hunky
- common: hokey
- common: halve
- common: hooch
- less common: hammy
- less common: hydra
- less common: humus
- less common: hovel
- less common: hoary
- less common: hertz
- less common: hooky
- less common: huffy
- less common: humph
- less common: hussy
- less common: hajji
- less common: holey
- less common: hider
- less common: hokum
- less common: huger
- less common: hewer
Letter patterns in these words
Most common other letters
- e47%
- a39%
- y36%
- o36%
- r30%
- u22%
Most common letter by position
| Position 1 | Position 2 | Position 3 | Position 4 | Position 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| h100% | o29% | n11% | e20% | y31% |
A strong first guess from this list: hyena
Puzzle tips
- If you know the first letter is H, spend your next guess on common vowels and consonants you haven't tried rather than on another H-word.
- Check the “most common letter by position” table below: it shows which second and last letters are most likely.
- Enter your guesses in the solver to combine this with everything else you know, including yellow letters.
Less common valid words (250)
hours · hands · helps · homes · heads · holds · hills · hired · hopes · holes · hurts · hoped · hosts · hated · hates · heels · henry · harry · halls · hints · horns · horny · hears · hairs · hangs · hides · herbs · hooks · highs · hyped · heirs · hires · hacks · hoops · heats · hubby · hunts · hikes · hymns · heals · heaps · harms · hanks · herds · haute · heres · hails · honda · hives · hoods · hawks · holly · hells · holed · honed · hoses · haves · hiked · hales · hamza · helms · hulls · halts · horst · hakim · hauls · hinds · heros · hares · howls · hicks · hallo · howes · hoppy · halos · husks · harps · hocus · holla · humps · hunks · hosed · hight · hoots · hants · hissy · hades · hurls · hanky · humic · hulks · helio · hobos · hurst · hoody · harts · hards · hones · hyoid · hadji · hansa · honks · homed · hotch · haver · hoofs · hexes · honan · huffs · haugh · herby · hocks · hypes · hanse · harks · hames · hazed · horas · hilts · hullo · hance · hoyas · heigh · hurly · hazan · heeds · hafiz · hilar · holts · hewed · hirer · hexed · hadst · haole · haply · hooey · humpy · hoyle · helos · hymen · hosta · herry · harpy · hollo · hylas · hilum · herms · hoagy · hived · heder · halva · hyrax · hazes · hypos · holms · hosen · hyson · hamal · hawed · hoper · herma · hecks · hoggs · hooty · hexyl · hucks · hinny · honer · hebes · hemin · hooly · hawse · haled · hided · hexer · hooka · hayer · helot · halma · hapax · hared · hypha · hadal · hajis · houri · hakes · haler · hongs · heugh · helve · hokes · hemal · hoick · hazer · horsy · hosel · hemes · hillo · hulas · hoise · hokku · hafts · heeze · haafs · hemic · hodad · horal · hulky · heuch · hoars · hilus · hajes · halid · hayed · heths · hexad · howff · hefts · hemps · horah · hedgy · hests · heils · herls · hists · habus · hurds · haulm · hoked · halms · haded · hempy · haets · huzza · herns · holks · howks · hahas · haems · haiks · hafis · harls · haars · hying · howfs · hoers · hents · hasps · haika · hacek