How many 5 letter words start with H?

There are 363 in our game word list, and 147 of them are everyday words.

What are some common 5 letter words starting with H?

Everyday examples include HABIT, HAIRY, HALVE, HANDY, HAPPY, HARDY, HARSH, HASTY, HAVOC, HEARD. The full list is below, everyday words first.

How do I find 5 letter words with H anywhere in the word?

Use the five-letter word finder at the top of this page: type H under Letters in the word and leave the spots empty. This page lists only words that start with H.

What is a good 5 letter word that start with H for Wordle?

HEART. Of all five-letter words that start with H that have five different letters, it finds the most letters as a first guess in our test: 1.85 green or yellow tiles on average against every answer.

What are some 5 letter words that start with HA?

HA is the most common start in this list (104 words). Everyday examples: HABIT, HAIRY, HALVE, HANDY, HAPPY, HARDY, HARSH, HASTY.

What are some unusual 5 letter words that start with H?

Rare but valid word game words such as HUZZA, HAJJI, HAFIZ, HAMZA, HEXYL, HYRAX. They are worth knowing for tile games, but daily puzzles almost never use them as answers.

Which of these words are good guesses in five-letter puzzles?

Everyday words with five different, common letters test the most at once. Daily puzzles also tend to pick everyday words, so start with the list of everyday words on this page.

5 Letter Words That Start With H: All 363 Words

5 letter words that start with H in numbers

363 words in total, of which 147 are everyday words.
Letters found most often: h 100%, e 44%, s 44%, a 41%, o 34% of words.

Highest-scoring 5 letter words that start with H

Ranked by Scrabble tile values, before any bonus squares:

Highest-scoring words
Word	Points
huzza	26
hajji	22
hafiz	20
hamza	19
hazed	18
hexyl	18
hyrax	18
hazel	17
hazes	17
huffy	17
hapax	17
hazan	17

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All 5 letter words that start with H

All 363 words, A to Z.

h (363)

haafs, haars, habit, habus, hacek, hacks, hadal, haded, hades, hadji, hadst, haems, haets, hafiz, hafts, hahas, haick, haika, haiks, haiku, hails, haint, hairs, hairy, hajes, hajis, hajji, hakes, hakim, hakus, halal, haled, haler, hales, halid, hallo, halls, halma, halms, halon, halos, halts, halva, halve, halwa, hamal, hames, hammy, hamza, hance, hands, handy, hangs, hanks, hanky, hansa, hanse, hants, haole, hapax, haply, happi, happy, haram, 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, hayey, hazan, hazed, hazel, hazer, hazes, heads, heady, heals, heaps, heapy, heard, hears, heart, heath, heats, heave, heavy, 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, henge, henna, henry, hents, herbs, herby, herds, heres, herls, herma, herms, herns, heron, heros, herry, hertz, hests, heths, heuch, heugh, hevea, hewed, hewer, hexad, hexed, hexer, hexes, hexyl, hicks, hided, hider, hides, highs, hight, hijab, hijra, hiked, hiker, hikes, hilar, hillo, hills, hilly, hilts, hilum, hilus, himbo, hinds, hinge, hinky, hinny, hints, hiply, hippo, hippy, hired, hiree, hirer, hires, hissy, hists, hitch, hived, hives, 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, holme, holms, holos, holts, homas, homed, homer, homes, homey, homie, homos, honan, honda, honed, honer, hones, honey, hongi, hongs, honks, honor, hooch, hoods, hoody, hooey, hoofs, hooka, hooks, hooky, hooly, hoops, hoots, hooty, hopak, hoped, hoper, hopes, hoppy, horah, horal, horas, horde, horks, horns, horny, horse, horst, horsy, hosed, hosel, hosen, hoser, hoses, hosey, hosta, hosts, hotch, hotel, hotly, hotty, hound, houri, hours, house, hovel, hover, howdy, howes, howff, howfs, howks, howls, hoyas, hoyle, hubby, hucks, huffs, huffy, huger, huggy, hulas, hulks, hulky, hullo, hulls, human, humic, humid, humor, humph, humps, humpy, humus, hunch, hundo, hunks, hunky, hunts, hurds, hurls, hurly, hurry, hurst, hurts, husks, husky, hussy, hutch, huzza, hwyls, hydra, hydro, hyena, hygge, hying, hylas, hymen, hymns, hyoid, hyped, hyper, hypes, hypha, hypos, hyrax, hyson

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words start with H?: There are 363 in our game word list, and 147 of them are everyday words.
What are some common 5 letter words starting with H?: Everyday examples include HABIT, HAIRY, HALVE, HANDY, HAPPY, HARDY, HARSH, HASTY, HAVOC, HEARD. The full list is below, everyday words first.
How do I find 5 letter words with H anywhere in the word?: Use the five-letter word finder at the top of this page: type H under Letters in the word and leave the spots empty. This page lists only words that start with H.
What is a good 5 letter word that start with H for Wordle?: HEART. Of all five-letter words that start with H that have five different letters, it finds the most letters as a first guess in our test: 1.85 green or yellow tiles on average against every answer.
What are some 5 letter words that start with HA?: HA is the most common start in this list (104 words). Everyday examples: HABIT, HAIRY, HALVE, HANDY, HAPPY, HARDY, HARSH, HASTY.
What are some unusual 5 letter words that start with H?: Rare but valid word game words such as HUZZA, HAJJI, HAFIZ, HAMZA, HEXYL, HYRAX. They are worth knowing for tile games, but daily puzzles almost never use them as answers.
Which of these words are good guesses in five-letter puzzles?: Everyday words with five different, common letters test the most at once. Daily puzzles also tend to pick everyday words, so start with the list of everyday words on this page.