5-Letter Words Starting With H

141 everyday five-letter words beginning with H, grouped by their first two letters. Filter below, or use the Wordle solver if you already have clues.

HA 42

  • habit
  • hacks
  • hails
  • hairs
  • hairy
  • haled
  • haler
  • hales
  • halls
  • halon
  • halos
  • halts
  • halve
  • hands
  • handy
  • hangs
  • happy
  • hardy
  • hared
  • harem
  • hares
  • harks
  • harms
  • harps
  • harry
  • harsh
  • harts
  • haste
  • hasty
  • hatch
  • hated
  • hates
  • hauls
  • haunt
  • haven
  • haves
  • havoc
  • hawks
  • hayed
  • hazed
  • hazel
  • hazes

HE 24

  • heads
  • heady
  • heals
  • heaps
  • heard
  • hears
  • heart
  • heath
  • heats
  • heave
  • heavy
  • hedge
  • heeds
  • heels
  • hefty
  • heirs
  • hello
  • helms
  • helps
  • hence
  • herbs
  • herds
  • heron
  • hewed

HI 19

  • hicks
  • hided
  • hides
  • highs
  • hiked
  • hiker
  • hikes
  • hills
  • hilly
  • hilts
  • hinds
  • hinge
  • hints
  • hippy
  • hired
  • hires
  • hitch
  • hived
  • hives

HO 37

  • hoard
  • hobby
  • hobos
  • hocks
  • hoist
  • holds
  • holed
  • holes
  • holly
  • homed
  • homes
  • homey
  • honed
  • hones
  • honey
  • honks
  • hoods
  • hoofs
  • hooks
  • hoops
  • hoots
  • hoped
  • hopes
  • horde
  • horns
  • horse
  • hosed
  • hoses
  • hosts
  • hotel
  • hotly
  • hound
  • hours
  • house
  • hovel
  • hover
  • howls

HU 17

  • huffs
  • huffy
  • huger
  • hulks
  • hulls
  • human
  • humid
  • humps
  • hunch
  • hunks
  • hunts
  • hurls
  • hurry
  • hurts
  • husks
  • husky
  • hutch

HY 2

  • hyena
  • hymns

Using H words in Wordle

  • If H is green in the first square, scan this page for the second letter that fits your yellow tiles.
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Questions players ask

How many 5-letter words start with H?

141 everyday five-letter words start with H in our list. Including rare dictionary words, the number is higher; use the word finder with Starts with H and length 5 to see them all.

Can I use this for Wordle?

Yes — the words here are the common five-letter words the Wordle solver treats as likely answers. If you already have green or yellow letters, the Wordle solver narrows them further.