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5 letter words with H

Every five-letter word that contains H, grouped by where the H sits, with Scrabble and Words With Friends scores shown separately, Wordle letter stats, definitions and filters.

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H can sit in any slot · 2597 words in our list

The short answer

There are 2597 five words with H in this list. H is most often the second letter, and the most common last letter is H. The top face-value Scrabble score is 29 for huzzy.

2597five H words in our list

26%start with H

22%end in H

10.9average Scrabble face score

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The complete list

All 5 letter words with H

Grouped by where H first appears. The small number is the face-value Scrabble score.

H is the 1st letter (680)

haafs¹¹haars⁸habab¹²habbe¹²habet¹⁰habit¹⁰hable¹⁰habub¹²habus¹⁰hacek¹⁴hache¹³hacht¹³hacks¹⁴hacky¹⁷hadal⁹haddo¹⁰haded¹⁰hades⁹hadit⁹hadji¹⁶hadnt⁹hadst⁹haems¹⁰haets⁸haffs¹⁴hafis¹¹hafiz²⁰hafts¹¹hagar⁹haggs¹⁰haggy¹³hagia⁹hague⁹hahas¹¹haick¹⁴haida⁹haika¹²haikh¹⁵haiks¹²haiku¹²hails⁸haily¹¹haine⁸hains⁸haint⁸haire⁸hairs⁸hairy¹¹haith¹¹haiti⁸hajes¹⁵hajib¹⁷hajis¹⁵hajji²²hakam¹⁴hakas¹²hakea¹²hakes¹²hakim¹⁴hakka¹⁶hakus¹²halal⁸halas⁸halch¹³haldu⁹haled⁹haler⁸hales⁸halfa¹¹halfs¹¹halfy¹⁴halid⁹halke¹²hallo⁸halls⁸halma¹⁰halms¹⁰haloa⁸halon⁸halos⁸halse⁸halte⁸halts⁸halva¹¹halve¹¹halwa¹¹halwe¹¹hamal¹⁰haman¹⁰hamba¹²hamed¹¹hamel¹⁰hames¹⁰hamli¹⁰hammy¹⁵hamsa¹⁰hamus¹⁰hamza¹⁹hanap¹⁰hance¹⁰

H is the 2nd letter (827)

ahead⁹aheap¹⁰ahems¹⁰ahent⁸ahigh¹²ahind⁹ahing⁹ahint⁸ahmed¹¹ahmet¹⁰ahold⁹aholt⁸ahong⁹ahsan⁸ahull⁸ahunt⁸ahura⁸ahuru⁸ahush¹¹ahwal¹¹bhaga¹¹bhais¹⁰bhaji¹⁷bhalu¹⁰bhang¹¹bhara¹⁰bhats¹⁰bhava¹³bhels¹⁰bhili¹⁰bhima¹²bhoot¹⁰bhuna¹⁰bhuts¹⁰chace¹²chack¹⁶chaco¹²chado¹¹chads¹¹chafe¹³chaff¹⁶chaft¹³chaga¹¹chain¹⁰chair¹⁰chais¹⁰chait¹⁰chaja¹⁷chaka¹⁴chalk¹⁴chals¹⁰chama¹²chamm¹⁴champ¹⁴chams¹²chana¹⁰chane¹⁰chang¹¹chank¹⁴chant¹⁰chaos¹⁰chape¹²chaps¹²chapt¹²chara¹⁰chard¹¹chare¹⁰chark¹⁴charm¹²charr¹⁰chars¹⁰chart¹⁰chary¹³chase¹⁰chasm¹²chass¹⁰chati¹⁰chats¹⁰chaui¹⁰chauk¹⁴chaum¹²chaus¹⁰chave¹³chavs¹³chawk¹⁷chawl¹³chawn¹³chaws¹³chaya¹³chays¹³chazy²²cheap¹²cheat¹⁰check¹⁶cheek¹⁴cheep¹²cheer¹⁰cheet¹⁰chefs¹³chego¹¹

H is the 3rd letter (246)

aahed⁹abhor¹⁰achar¹⁰ached¹¹achen¹⁰acher¹⁰aches¹⁰achoo¹⁰achor¹⁰adhan⁹aghan⁹aghas⁹ajhar¹⁵alhet⁸amhar¹⁰anhyd¹²aphid¹¹aphis¹⁰aphra¹⁰arhar⁸arhat⁸ashed⁹ashen⁸asher⁸ashes⁸ashet⁸ashir⁸ashot⁸ashur⁸athar⁸athel⁸awhet¹¹awhir¹¹bahai¹⁰baham¹²bahan¹⁰bahar¹⁰bahay¹³bahoe¹⁰bahoo¹⁰bahts¹⁰bahur¹⁰bahus¹⁰bahut¹⁰behap¹²behav¹³behen¹⁰behew¹³bihai¹⁰biham¹²bohea¹⁰bohor¹⁰bohos¹⁰buhls¹⁰buhrs¹⁰cahiz¹⁹cahot¹⁰cahow¹³cahuy¹³cohab¹²cohen¹⁰cohob¹²cohoe¹⁰cohog¹¹cohol¹⁰cohos¹⁰cohow¹³cohue¹⁰dahls⁹dahms¹¹dohyo¹²duhat⁹dzhos¹⁸echar¹⁰echea¹⁰eched¹¹eches¹⁰echis¹⁰echos¹⁰enhat⁸ephah¹³ephas¹⁰ephod¹¹ephoi¹⁰ephor¹⁰erhus⁸eshin⁸ethal⁸ethan⁸ethel⁸ether⁸ethic¹⁰ethid⁹ethne⁸ethos⁸ethyl¹¹evhoe¹¹ewhow¹⁴exhbn¹⁷faham¹³

H is the 4th letter (332)

abmho¹²abohm¹²agoho⁹aight⁹aloha⁸alpha¹⁰altho⁸amahs¹⁰amphi¹²ancha¹⁰ancho¹⁰ankhs¹²archd¹¹arche¹⁰archi¹⁰archt¹⁰archy¹³aroha⁸arrha⁸artha⁸aruhe⁸aucht¹⁰aught⁹avahi¹¹ayahs¹¹bacha¹²bache¹²bachs¹²baghs¹¹basho¹⁰bathe¹⁰baths¹⁰beche¹²beths¹⁰bichy¹⁵bigha¹¹bight¹¹blahs¹⁰boche¹²bodhi¹¹boohs¹⁰bothy¹³brahm¹²bruhs¹⁰buchu¹²bught¹¹bushi¹⁰bushy¹³cache¹²caphs¹²casha¹⁰catha¹⁰caths¹⁰cathy¹³cothe¹⁰coths¹⁰cothy¹³crche¹²cushy¹³dacha¹¹dachs¹¹dashi⁹dasht⁹dashy¹²delhi⁹deshi⁹dicht¹¹dight¹⁰dishy¹²docht¹¹dosha⁹dubhe¹¹duchy¹⁴dukhn¹³eathe⁸eight⁹ekaha¹²elchi¹⁰elihu⁸eughs⁹evohe¹¹eyght¹²fecht¹³fiche¹³fichu¹³fight¹²fiqhs²⁰fishy¹⁴flche¹³foehn¹¹fuchi¹³fusht¹¹gashy¹²gatha⁹gaths⁹gighe¹⁰gosht⁹gotha⁹goths⁹gothy¹²

H is the 5th letter (512)

aargh⁹abash¹⁰abush¹⁰agrah⁹agush⁹airth⁸aitch¹⁰aleph¹⁰alish⁸allah⁸almah¹⁰almeh¹⁰alvah¹¹amish¹⁰anigh⁹apish¹⁰arach¹⁰arish⁸arith⁸aroph¹⁰arrah⁸asaph¹⁰asarh⁸atnah⁸awash¹¹azoch¹⁹azoth¹⁷baith¹⁰bamah¹²bandh¹¹bargh¹¹barih¹⁰barth¹⁰batch¹²bauch¹²beach¹²beath¹⁰beech¹²beeth¹⁰bekah¹⁴belah¹⁰belch¹²bench¹²bensh¹⁰bergh¹¹berth¹⁰biach¹²bilch¹²bilsh¹⁰bimah¹²birch¹²birth¹⁰bitch¹²blash¹⁰blech¹²blush¹⁰bokeh¹⁴boodh¹¹booth¹⁰borgh¹¹bosch¹²botch¹²bouch¹²bough¹¹brach¹²brash¹⁰breth¹⁰brith¹⁰broch¹²brogh¹¹broth¹⁰brugh¹¹brush¹⁰buddh¹²bumph¹⁴bunch¹²bundh¹¹burgh¹¹butch¹²butoh¹⁰canch¹²caneh¹⁰catch¹²cauch¹²cinch¹²clach¹²clash¹⁰clich¹²closh¹⁰cloth¹⁰coach¹²conch¹²cooch¹²cooth¹⁰corah¹⁰cotch¹²couch¹²cough¹¹couth¹⁰crash¹⁰

Words with two Hs (77)

ahigh¹²ahush¹¹cheth¹³chich¹⁵ephah¹³hache¹³hacht¹³hahas¹¹haikh¹⁵haith¹¹halch¹³hanch¹³harsh¹¹hasht¹¹hashy¹⁴hatch¹³hatha¹¹hathi¹¹haugh¹²heath¹¹hecht¹³heigh¹²hench¹³heths¹¹heuch¹³heugh¹²hewgh¹⁵heygh¹⁵hicht¹³hichu¹³highs¹²hight¹²hilch¹³hinch¹³hitch¹³hithe¹¹hoghs¹²hohed¹²hooch¹³hoosh¹¹horah¹¹hotch¹³hough¹²hucho¹³huhus¹¹hulch¹³humph¹⁵hunch¹³husho¹¹husht¹¹hushy¹⁴hutch¹³hypha¹⁶hypho¹⁶hyphy¹⁹hythe¹⁴ichth¹³khaph¹⁷kheth¹⁵phish¹³phpht¹⁵schuh¹³shahi¹¹shahs¹¹shash¹¹shchi¹³sheth¹¹shiah¹¹shilh¹¹shish¹¹shluh¹¹shush¹¹theah¹¹thigh¹²which¹⁶whish¹⁴whush¹⁴

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Where does H sit?

Position of H in five-letter words

Words are counted by their first H, so each word appears once. Words with two Hs are listed separately below.

Slot 1680 · 26%haafs, haars, habab

Slot 2827 · 32%ahead, aheap, ahems

Slot 3246 · 9%aahed, abhor, achar

Slot 4332 · 13%abmho, abohm, agoho

Slot 5512 · 20%aargh, abash, abush

Everyday words

Common 5 letter words with H

The full list includes rare words. These 80 are the ones you are most likely to meet in puzzles, writing and classrooms.

otherwhichtheirtherethesewherehotelrightthosephonechecksouthhousephotowhilethreethinknorthwhitehoursshallhumanmarchyahoonightlightchinamightmonthchildshareshortbeachthingcheapthirdwatchheartwholeshowsdeathshoesshownflashhomeshappysmiththankearthhorseshipsmatchyouthhandsworthchiefheardchrissheetwhosechairphaseshirtpatchfreshshopsheavythemetouchbirthfaithchainreachtruthchartharryhelloeightdepthfight

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Which letters keep company with H?

Among the 2597 words in our list, these are the eight letters that appear most often alongside H. They make good second guesses once H is confirmed.

A1115

S932

E874

O708

T675

I632

C618

R551

Vowel pairs

The most common adjacent vowel pairs in these words are EA (63), OO (62), OU (50), EE (46), AU (44).

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Sorted by ending

5 letter H words by last letter and last two letters

Ends	Words	Examples
-H	560	aargh, abash, abush, agrah, agush, ahigh, ahush
-S	433	aches, aghas, ahems, amahs, ankhs, aphis, ashes
-E	251	arche, aruhe, bache, bahoe, bathe, beche, boche
-A	198	ahura, aloha, alpha, ancha, aphra, aroha, arrha
-Y	170	archy, bahay, bichy, bothy, bushy, cahuy, cathy
-T	157	ahent, ahint, ahmet, aholt, ahunt, aight, alhet
-I	101	amphi, archi, avahi, bahai, bhaji, bhili, bihai
-R	99	abhor, achar, acher, achor, ajhar, amhar, arhar

Ends	Words	Examples
-CH	192	aitch, arach, azoch, batch, bauch, beach
-TH	117	airth, arith, azoth, baith, barth, beath
-SH	84	abash, abush, agush, ahush, alish, amish
-HS	75	amahs, ankhs, ayahs, bachs, baghs, baths
-AH	65	agrah, allah, almah, alvah, arrah, atnah
-HE	57	arche, aruhe, bache, bathe, beche, boche

Fixed start and end? Use the combine word generator or letter words ending with. Words that end in H itself: aargh, abash, abush, agrah, agush, ahigh, ahush, airth, aitch, aleph

Letter patterns

H words with striking patterns

Silent H

honorrhymeghost

Written but not pronounced.

Two Hs (77)

ahighahushchethchichephahhachehachthahashaikhhaithhalchhanchharshhashthashyhatch

HA and HO openers

207 words start with HA and 171 start with HO in this list.

haafshaarshababhabbehabethabithablehabubhabushacekhachehachthackshackyhadalhaddo

H with Z, X, J or Q (16)

ajharazochazothbhajicahizchajachazychizzchouxchujeczechdzhosexhbnfiqhsghazihadji

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High scorers

Highest-scoring 5 letter words with H

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends
huzzy	29	28
whizz	29	28
chizz	28	28
phizz	28	28
huzza	26	26
chazy	22	21
hajji	22	25
czech	21	22
khazi	21	20
khuzi	21	21
vozhd	21	21
zakah	21	20

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Words with meanings

13 five-letter H words, defined

habitnounAn action performed on a regular basis. “It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.”

hableadjectiveObsolete form of able.

hacksinterjectionUsed to call attention to another player hacking

hackyadjectiveLike a hack; amateurish.

hadaladjectiveOf or relating to the deepest parts of the ocean.

hadstverbsecond-person singular simple past indicative of have

hafiznounA Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an.

haggyadjectiveResembling or characteristic of a hag (old or ugly woman or witch).

haikunounA three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic… “Haiku, a poem”

hailyadjectiveContaining hail; involving hail falling.

haintnounA ghost; a supernatural being; Alternative form of haunt.

hairenounObsolete spelling of hair.

nightinterjectionEllipsis of good night.

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Questions about 5 letter words with H

How many five-letter words contain H?

The general English word list used on this page has 2597 five-letter words with H. Counts differ between dictionaries, and Scrabble-style lists are larger, so confirm in your game’s dictionary.

Where does H usually sit in a five-letter word?

In this list H is the second letter of 827, the first letter of 680, the fifth letter of 512, the fourth letter of 332, the third letter of 246.

What are common five-letter words with H?

Everyday examples include other, which, their, there, these, where, hotel, right, those, phone. They are useful Wordle guesses because they use common letters.

Which five-letter H words score the most in Scrabble?

At face value the top scores are huzzy at 29 and whizz at 29, before any bonus squares. Words With Friends uses different tile values, so totals can differ.

Are there five-letter words that end in H?

Yes: aargh, abash, abush, agrah, agush, ahigh, ahush, airth.

Which five-letter words have a silent H?

Examples include honor, rhyme, ghost. The H is written but not pronounced, which is why they trip up spelling and Wordle.

How do I find five-letter words with H in a certain position?

Use the position selector above, or type a pattern with blanks such as _ _ _ _ H in the word generator by pattern.

What is the difference between words starting with H and words containing H?

Words starting with H must begin with it. Words containing H can have it in any slot, so the list is much longer. For the start-only list use words that start with.