5-Letter Words Starting With H
Our word finder knows 349 five-letter words that start with H. Common picks such as HOTEL, HOUSE, HOURS lead the list, which makes it faster to spot the word your puzzle is hiding.
Words are ordered by usage frequency in a trillion-word English corpus, which is the closest thing to "most likely answer first" that a word list can offer.
Most common
- hotel8
- house8
- hours8
- human10
- heart8
- homes10
- happy15
- horse8
- hands9
- heard9
- heavy14
- harry11
- hello8
- helps10
- henry11
- hills8
- hairy11
- holds9
- heads9
- honda9
All 349 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- humor 10
- honor 8
- hence 10
- hosts 8
- holes 8
- haven 11
- honey 11
- hopes 10
- hints 8
- herbs 10
- hobby 15
- handy 12
- highs 12
- holly 11
- hired 9
- heath 11
- hoped 11
- heels 8
- habit 10
- hunks 12
- hardy 12
- halls 8
- homer 10
- harsh 11
- hedge 10
- hooks 12
- hatch 13
- hydro 12
- hurry 11
- hacks 14
- hated 9
- hyper 13
- hawks 15
- horde 9
- hurts 8
- helix 15
- hazel 17
- hitch 13
- hogan 9
- hicks 14
- hoops 10
- horns 8
- hangs 9
- hoods 9
- hound 9
- hates 8
- haute 8
- hires 8
- hinge 9
- hertz 17
- hears 8
- hides 9
- havoc 13
- husky 15
- heron 8
- haiku 12
- hover 11
- hurst 8
- humps 12
- hikes 12
- heirs 8
- hoses 8
- hymns 13
- hutch 13
- hunts 8
- hairs 8
- hanks 12
- hippo 12
- heats 8
- hubby 15
- haste 8
- humid 11
- haunt 8
- heres 8
- harms 10
- heaps 10
- hydra 12
- hives 11
- hefty 14
- hoist 8
- herds 9
- homie 10
- helms 10
- horst 8
- hoyle 11
- howdy 15
- hasty 11
- hiker 12
- heals 8
- hyped 14
- hoody 12
- henna 8
- hinds 9
- hippy 15
- hails 8
- heros 8
- holla 8
- haves 11
- hallo 8
- hades 9
- honky 15
- hilly 11
- hants 8
- hells 8
- hater 8
- hakim 14
- harem 10
- heady 12
- hoard 9
- halts 8
- honed 9
- hulls 8
- heist 8
- hoary 11
- howes 11
- halal 8
- hamza 19
- hales 8
- hotly 11
- halos 8
- hoyas 11
- hymen 13
- hunch 13
- hosta 8
- hiked 13
- harps 10
- heave 11
- hijab 17
- hanky 15
- hight 12
- hunky 15
- hares 8
- hyena 11
- holed 9
- horas 8
- helio 8
- halve 11
- homey 13
- hansa 8
- hoots 8
- huffy 17
- hokey 15
- howls 11
- hooch 13
- hosed 9
- humus 10
- halon 8
- hoppy 15
- hafiz 20
- homed 11
- hocus 10
- hames 10
- hance 10
- humic 12
- hauls 8
- hirer 8
- husks 12
- hexes 15
- harts 8
- henge 9
- hosen 8
- haply 13
- hoofs 11
- harpy 13
- hadst 9
- hards 9
- herby 13
- hones 8
- haver 11
- hider 9
- hammy 15
- hissy 11
- hussy 11
- holey 11
- hobos 10
- homos 10
- hooky 15
- heigh 12
- hullo 8
- herma 10
- holts 8
- hijra 15
- hovel 11
- hocks 14
- hadji 16
- haugh 12
- hoagy 12
- hazes 17
- hanse 8
- heder 9
- hurls 8
- hooka 12
- humph 15
- huger 9
- hokum 14
- honan 8
- hazan 17
- hilts 8
- hooey 11
- hoser 8
- hokes 12
- hilar 8
- hexyl 18
- harks 12
- humpy 15
- hulks 12
- hurly 11
- hemes 10
- hypes 13
- hemin 10
- halma 10
- hoise 8
- hewed 12
- hylas 11
- haole 8
- hajji 22
- hosey 11
- holms 10
- hakes 12
- heeds 9
- halva 11
- hazed 18
- herms 10
- hyoid 12
- hewer 11
- hexed 16
- hyrax 18
- hotch 13
- honks 12
- hayer 11
- hosel 8
- hyson 11
- hasps 10
- honer 8
- hollo 8
- hahas 11
- herry 11
- hazer 17
- hilum 10
- hawse 11
- helos 8
- hecks 14
- hinky 15
- haled 9
- hucks 14
- huffs 14
- hawed 12
- hemic 12
- hapax 17
- hoggs 10
- hypha 16
- haafs 11
- haars 8
- habus 10
- hacek 14
- hadal 9
- haded 10
- haems 10
- haets 8
- hafis 11
- hafts 11
- haika 12
- haiks 12
- haint 8
- hajes 15
- hajis 15
- hakus 12
- haler 8
- halid 9
- halms 10
- hamal 10
- hared 9
- harls 8
- haulm 10
- hayed 12
- hayey 14
- heapy 13
- hebes 10
- hedgy 13
- heeze 17
- hefts 11
- heils 8
- helot 8
- helve 11
- hemal 10
- hemps 12
- hempy 15
- hents 8
- herls 8
- herns 8
- hests 8
- heths 11
- heuch 13
- heugh 12
- hexad 16
- hexer 15
- hided 10
- hillo 8
- hilus 8
- hinny 11
- hiply 13
- hiree 8
- hists 8
- hived 12
- hoars 8
- hodad 10
- hoers 8
- hoick 14
- hoked 13
- hokku 16
- holks 12
- hongi 9
- hongs 9
- hooly 11
- hooty 11
- hoper 10
- horah 11
- horal 8
- horsy 11
- houri 8
- howff 17
- howfs 14
- howks 15
- hulas 8
- hulky 15
- hurds 9
- huzza 26
- hying 12
- hypos 13
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there that start with H?
There are 349 five-letter words that start with H in the tournament word lists. The most common are HOTEL, HOUSE, HOURS.
What are common five-letter words that start with H?
HOTEL, HOUSE, HOURS, HUMAN, HEART are the most frequently used. The full list of 349 words on this page is sorted by everyday frequency, so the common ones come first.
Are these valid Wordle words?
Nearly all of them. Wordle draws its answers from a curated list of common five-letter words, but it accepts almost any dictionary word as a guess, including the words on this page.
5-Letter words starting with H, by last letter
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