5-Letter Words With H and K
There are 97 five-letter words with H and K in them. The list below ranks them by real-world frequency, so everyday words like CHECK, THINK, THANK appear before the obscurities.
Every entry comes from the tournament word lists, the kind of list used in Wordle, Scrabble, and Words With Friends, so each one is a genuine dictionary word.
Most common
- check16
- think12
- thank12
- shock14
- thick14
- chuck16
- chick16
- shake12
- shark12
- hunks12
- hooks12
- hacks14
- hawks15
- shook12
- shack14
- cheek14
- hicks14
- chalk14
- chunk14
- husky15
All 97 words (the small number on each word is its Scrabble point value)
- haiku 12
- hikes 12
- khaki 16
- choke 14
- shank 12
- hanks 12
- shaky 15
- whack 17
- hiker 12
- sheik 12
- whisk 15
- honky 15
- chock 16
- hakim 14
- lakhs 12
- hiked 13
- hanky 15
- hunky 15
- thunk 12
- hokey 15
- shirk 12
- ketch 14
- husks 12
- chink 14
- kohls 12
- shuck 14
- kasha 12
- hooky 15
- hocks 14
- hooka 12
- kythe 15
- hokum 14
- chook 14
- hokes 12
- khadi 13
- harks 12
- hulks 12
- khans 12
- chirk 14
- whelk 15
- hakes 12
- honks 12
- shako 12
- knish 12
- kheda 13
- hecks 14
- hinky 15
- hucks 14
- choky 17
- ankhs 12
- chark 14
- dhaks 13
- hacek 14
- haika 12
- haiks 12
- hakus 12
- hoick 14
- hoked 13
- hokku 16
- holks 12
- howks 15
- hulky 15
- kaphs 14
- kench 14
- khafs 15
- khaph 17
- khats 12
- kheth 15
- khets 12
- khoum 14
- kithe 12
- kiths 12
- kophs 14
- okehs 12
- shtik 12
- skosh 12
- thack 14
Points use Scrabble US letter values
Frequently asked questions
How many five-letter words are there with H and K in them?
There are 97 five-letter words with H and K in them in the tournament word lists. The most common are CHECK, THINK, THANK.
What are common five-letter words with H and K in them?
CHECK, THINK, THANK, SHOCK, THICK are the most frequently used. The full list of 97 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.