5 Letter Words Starting with H
There are 333 five-letter words that start with H in our word list. The most common are HELLO, HOUSE and HEARD. The highest-scoring in Scrabble is HUZZA (26 points). Handy for Wordle.
- Words
- 333
- Top Scrabble word
- HUZZA, 26 pts
- Top Words With Friends word
- HUZZA, 26 pts
- Common words
- 184
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Common five-letter words that start with H
The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.
- hello 8/9 an expression of greeting
- house 8/8 a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
- heard 9/8 detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
- haven 11/12 a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
- happy 15/15 enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
- honey 11/10 a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
- heart 8/7 the locus of feelings and intuitions
- hands 9/9 (with `in') guardianship over
- hours 8/8 a period of time assigned for work
- hurry 11/10 a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
- human 10/12 characteristic of humanity
- hotel 8/8 a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
- honor 8/8 a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
- horse 8/7 solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
- harry 11/9 annoy continually or chronically
- henry 11/10 a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at…
- heavy 14/13 of comparatively great physical weight or density
- heads 9/8 (form of head) the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals
- hurts 8/8 (form of hurt) be the source of pain
- hired 9/8 having services engaged for a fee
- hated 9/8 treated with dislike or contempt
- hates 8/7 (form of hate) the emotion of intense dislike
- helps 10/11 (form of help) give help or assistance
- hills 8/9 (form of hill) a local and well-defined elevation of the land
- humor 10/11 a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
- hoped 11/11 (form of hope) a specific instance of feeling hopeful
- holes 8/8 (form of hole) an opening into or through something
- hopes 10/10 (form of hope) a specific instance of feeling hopeful
- habit 10/10 an established custom
- holds 9/9 (form of hold) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity
- homes 10/10 (form of home) where you live at a particular time
- howdy 15/13 an expression of greeting
- hatch 13/12 emerge from the eggs
- handy 12/11 easy to reach
- holly 11/11 any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
- heels 8/8 (form of heel) the bottom of a shoe or boot
- hears 8/7 (form of hear) perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
- helio 8/8
- hunch 13/14 an impression that something might be the case
- harsh 11/9 unpleasantly stern
- hobby 15/15 an auxiliary activity
- homer 10/10 a base hit on which the batter scores a run
- hangs 9/10 (form of hang) be suspended or hanging
- hairy 11/9 having or covered with hair
- horns 8/8 (form of horn) a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
- hairs 8/7 (form of hair) a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head)
- hound 9/10 any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
- hence 10/11 (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
- hicks 14/14 (form of hick) a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- hooks 12/11 large strong hand (as of a fighter)
All 333 five-letter words that start with H
Numbers are Scrabble points, then Words With Friends points.
- haafs11/10
- haars8/7
- habit10/10
- habus10/11
- hacek14/14
- hacks14/14
- hadal9/9
- haded10/9
- hades9/8
- hadji16/17
- hadst9/8
- haems10/10
- haets8/7
- hafis11/10
- hafiz20/19
- hafts11/10
- hahas11/9
- haika12/11
- haiks12/11
- haiku12/12
- hails8/8
- hairs8/7
- hairy11/9
- hajes15/16
- hajis15/16
- hajji22/25
- hakes12/11
- hakim14/14
- haled9/9
- haler8/8
- hales8/8
- halid9/9
- hallo8/9
- halls8/9
- halma10/11
- halms10/11
- halos8/8
- halts8/8
- halva11/12
- halve11/12
- hamal10/11
- hames10/10
- hammy15/15
- hamza19/19
- hance10/11
- hands9/9
- handy12/11
- hangs9/10
- hanks12/12
- hanky15/14
- hansa8/8
- hanse8/8
- hants8/8
- haole8/8
- hapax17/17
- haply13/13
- happy15/15
- hards9/8
- hardy12/10
- hared9/8
- harem10/10
- hares8/7
- harks12/11
- harls8/8
- harms10/10
- harps10/10
- harpy13/12
- harry11/9
- harsh11/9
- harts8/7
- hasps10/10
- haste8/7
- hasty11/9
- hatch13/12
- hated9/8
- hater8/7
- hates8/7
- haugh12/12
- haulm10/12
- hauls8/9
- haunt8/9
- haute8/8
- haven11/12
- haver11/11
- haves11/11
- havoc13/14
- hawed12/11
- hawks15/14
- hawse11/10
- hayed12/10
- hayer11/9
- hazan17/17
- hazed18/17
- hazel17/17
- hazer17/16
- hazes17/16
- heads9/8
- heady12/10
- heals8/8
- heaps10/10
- heard9/8
- hears8/7
- heart8/7
- heath11/9
- heats8/7
- heave11/11
- heavy14/13
- hebes10/10
- hecks14/14
- heder9/8
- hedge10/10
- hedgy13/12
- heeds9/8
- heels8/8
- heeze17/16
- hefts11/10
- hefty14/12
- heigh12/11
- heils8/8
- heirs8/7
- heist8/7
- helio8/8
- helix15/15
- hello8/9
- hells8/9
- helms10/11
- helos8/8
- helot8/8
- helps10/11
- helve11/12
- hemal10/11
- hemes10/10
- hemic12/13
- hemin10/11
- hemps12/13
- hempy15/15
- hence10/11
- henna8/9
- henry11/10
- hents8/8
- herbs10/10
- herby13/12
- herds9/8
- heres8/7
- herls8/8
- herma10/10
- herms10/10
- herns8/8
- heron8/8
- heros8/7
- herry11/9
- hertz17/16
- hests8/7
- heths11/9
- heuch13/13
- heugh12/12
- hewed12/11
- hewer11/10
- hexad16/15
- hexed16/15
- hexer15/14
- hexes15/14
- hexyl18/17
- hicks14/14
- hided10/9
- hider9/8
- hides9/8
- highs12/11
- hight12/11
- hiked13/12
- hiker12/11
- hikes12/11
- hilar8/8
- hillo8/9
- hills8/9
- hilly11/11
- hilts8/8
- hilum10/12
- hilus8/9
- hinds9/9
- hinge9/10
- hinny11/11
- hints8/8
- hippo12/13
- hippy15/15
- hired9/8
- hirer8/7
- hires8/7
- hissy11/9
- hists8/7
- hitch13/12
- hived12/12
- hives11/11
- hoagy12/11
- hoard9/8
- hoars8/7
- hoary11/9
- hobby15/15
- hobos10/10
- hocks14/14
- hocus10/11
- hodad10/9
- hoers8/7
- hogan9/10
- hoggs10/11
- hoick14/14
- hoise8/7
- hoist8/7
- hoked13/12
- hokes12/11
- hokey15/13
- hokku16/16
- hokum14/15
- holds9/9
- holed9/9
- holes8/8
- holey11/10
- holks12/12
- holla8/9
- hollo8/9
- holly11/11
- holms10/11
- holts8/8
- homed11/11
- homer10/10
- homes10/10
- homey13/12
- homos10/10
- honan8/9
- honda9/9
- honed9/9
- honer8/8
- hones8/8
- honey11/10
- hongs9/10
- honks12/12
- honky15/14
- honor8/8
- hooch13/12
- hoods9/8
- hoody12/10
- hooey11/9
- hoofs11/10
- hooka12/11
- hooks12/11
- hooky15/13
- hooly11/10
- hoops10/10
- hoots8/7
- hooty11/9
- hoped11/11
- hoper10/10
- hopes10/10
- hoppy15/15
- horah11/9
- horal8/8
- horas8/7
- horde9/8
- horns8/8
- horse8/7
- horst8/7
- horsy11/9
- hosed9/8
- hosel8/8
- hosen8/8
- hoses8/7
- hosta8/7
- hosts8/7
- hotch13/12
- hotel8/8
- hotly11/10
- hound9/10
- houri8/8
- hours8/8
- house8/8
- hovel11/12
- hover11/11
- howdy15/13
- howes11/10
- howff17/16
- howfs14/13
- howks15/14
- howls11/11
- hoyas11/9
- hoyle11/10
- hubby15/16
- hucks14/15
- huffs14/14
- huffy17/16
- huger9/10
- hulas8/9
- hulks12/13
- hulky15/15
- hullo8/10
- hulls8/10
- human10/12
- humic12/14
- humid11/12
- humor10/11
- humph15/16
- humps12/14
- humpy15/16
- humus10/12
- hunch13/14
- hunks12/13
- hunky15/15
- hunts8/9
- hurds9/9
- hurls8/9
- hurly11/11
- hurry11/10
- hurst8/8
- hurts8/8
- husks12/12
- husky15/14
- hussy11/10
- hutch13/13
- huzza26/26
- hydra12/10
- hydro12/10
- hyena11/10
- hying12/12
- hylas11/10
- hymen13/13
- hymns13/13
- hyoid12/10
- hyped14/13
- hyper13/12
- hypes13/12
- hypha16/14
- hypos13/12
- hyrax18/16
- hyson11/10
Questions people ask
How many five-letter words that start with H are there?
Our word list has 333 five-letter words that start with H.
Which five-letter words that start with H score the most points?
In Scrabble it is HUZZA with 26 points. In Words With Friends it is HUZZA with 26 points. Bonus squares are not counted.
What are common five-letter words that start with H?
The most used in everyday English are HELLO, HOUSE and HEARD.