Five-Letter Words Starting With H
There are 429 five-letter words starting with H in our word list, 3.7% of all five-letter words. Almost every H-word has a vowel in second place, with HA-, HO- and HE- far ahead of the rest. If you only know the first letter is H, guessing a vowel next is usually a safe move.
Quick facts
- Most common openings:
- HA- (123), HO- (112), HE- (87), HU- (45)
- Most common other letters:
- e, s, a, o, r
- Words with a repeated letter:
- 144 (34%)
Common five-letter words starting with H
The 144 everyday words from the full list below. Start here if you’re solving a daily puzzle, since those answers are usually familiar words.
- 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
- heads
- heady
- heals
- heaps
- heard
- hears
- heart
- heath
- heats
- heave
- heavy
- hedge
- heeds
- heels
- hefty
- heirs
- hello
- helms
- helps
- hence
- herbs
- herds
- heron
- hewed
- hicks
- hided
- hides
- highs
- hiked
- hiker
- hikes
- hills
- hilly
- hilts
- hinds
- hinge
- hints
- hippy
- hired
- hires
- hitch
- hived
- hives
- hoard
- hobby
- hobos
- hocks
- hoist
- holds
- holed
- holes
- holly
- homed
- homes
- homey
- honed
- hones
- honey
- honks
- honor
- hoods
- hoofs
- hooks
- hoops
- hoots
- hoped
- hopes
- horde
- horns
- horny
- horse
- hosed
- hoses
- hosts
- hotel
- hotly
- hound
- hours
- house
- hovel
- hover
- howls
- huffs
- huffy
- huger
- hulks
- hulls
- human
- humid
- humor
- humps
- hunch
- hunks
- hunts
- hurls
- hurry
- hurts
- husks
- husky
- hutch
- hyena
- hymns
All five-letter words starting with H
Grouped by the first two letters. The list includes plurals and less common words, so check a game’s own rules before playing an unfamiliar one.
Starting with HA (123 words)
- haafs
- haars
- habit
- hable
- habus
- hacek
- hacks
- hadal
- haded
- hades
- hadji
- hadst
- haems
- haets
- haffs
- hafis
- hafiz
- hafts
- hahas
- haick
- haika
- haiks
- haiku
- hails
- haily
- haint
- hairs
- hairy
- haith
- hajes
- hajis
- hajji
- hakam
- hakas
- hakes
- hakim
- hakus
- halal
- haled
- haler
- hales
- halfa
- halfs
- halid
- hallo
- halls
- halma
- halms
- halon
- halos
- halts
- halva
- halve
- hamal
- hamba
- hames
- hammy
- hamza
- hanap
- hance
- hands
- handy
- hangs
- hanks
- hanky
- hansa
- hanse
- hants
- haole
- haoma
- hapax
- haply
- happy
- haram
- hards
- hardy
- hared
- harem
- hares
- harim
- harks
- harls
- harms
- harns
- harps
- harpy
- harry
- harsh
- harts
- hashy
- hasps
- hasta
- haste
- hasty
- hatch
- hated
- hater
- hates
- hauds
- haugh
- hauld
- haulm
- hauls
- hault
- haunt
- hause
- haute
- haven
- haver
- haves
- havoc
- hawed
- hawks
- hawse
- hayed
- hayer
- hayey
- hayle
- hazan
- hazed
- hazel
- hazer
- hazes
Starting with HE (87 words)
- heads
- heady
- heald
- heals
- heaps
- heapy
- heard
- heare
- hears
- heart
- heath
- heats
- heave
- heavy
- heben
- hebes
- hechs
- hecks
- heder
- hedge
- hedgy
- heeds
- heedy
- heels
- heeze
- hefts
- hefty
- heids
- heigh
- heils
- heirs
- heist
- hejab
- hejra
- helio
- helis
- helix
- hello
- hells
- helms
- helos
- helot
- helps
- helve
- hemal
- heman
- hemen
- hemes
- hemic
- hemin
- hemps
- hempy
- hence
- henge
- henna
- henny
- henry
- hents
- hepar
- herbs
- herby
- herds
- herem
- heres
- herls
- herma
- herms
- herns
- heron
- heros
- herry
- herse
- hertz
- hests
- heths
- heuch
- heugh
- hevea
- hewed
- hewer
- hewgh
- hexad
- hexed
- hexer
- hexes
- hexyl
- heyed
Starting with HI (41 words)
- hiant
- hicks
- hided
- hider
- hides
- hiems
- hiera
- highs
- hight
- hijab
- hijra
- hiked
- hiker
- hikes
- hilar
- hillo
- hills
- hilly
- hilts
- hilum
- hilus
- hinds
- hinge
- hings
- hinny
- hints
- hiply
- hippo
- hippy
- hired
- hiree
- hirer
- hires
- hissy
- hists
- hitch
- hithe
- hived
- hiver
- hives
- hiyas
Starting with HO (112 words)
- hoagy
- hoard
- hoars
- hoary
- hoast
- hobby
- hobos
- hocks
- hocus
- hodad
- hodja
- hoers
- hogan
- hogen
- hoggs
- hoick
- hoiks
- hoise
- hoist
- hoked
- hokes
- hokey
- hokku
- hokum
- holds
- holed
- holes
- holey
- holks
- holla
- hollo
- holly
- holme
- holms
- holts
- homed
- homer
- homes
- homey
- homme
- homos
- honan
- honda
- honed
- honer
- hones
- honey
- hongi
- hongs
- honks
- honor
- hooch
- hoods
- hoody
- hooey
- hoofs
- hooka
- hooks
- hooky
- hooly
- hoons
- hoops
- hoosh
- hoots
- hooty
- hoove
- hoped
- hoper
- hopes
- hoppy
- horae
- horah
- horal
- horas
- horde
- horme
- horns
- horny
- horse
- horst
- horsy
- hosed
- hosel
- hosen
- hoser
- hoses
- hosey
- hosta
- hosts
- hotch
- hotel
- hoten
- hotly
- hough
- hound
- houri
- hours
- house
- houts
- hovel
- hoven
- hover
- howdy
- howes
- howff
- howfs
- howks
- howls
- howso
- hoyas
- hoyed
- hoyle
Starting with HU (45 words)
- huaca
- hubby
- hucks
- huffs
- huffy
- huger
- huias
- huies
- hulas
- hules
- hulks
- hulky
- hullo
- hulls
- hully
- human
- humas
- humfs
- humic
- humid
- humor
- humph
- humps
- humpy
- humus
- hunch
- hunks
- hunky
- hunts
- hupot
- hurds
- hurls
- hurly
- hurra
- hurry
- hurst
- hurts
- hushy
- husks
- husky
- husos
- hussy
- hutch
- hutia
- huzza
Starting with HW (1 word)
- hwyls
Starting with HY (20 words)
- hydra
- hydro
- hyena
- hying
- hykes
- hylas
- hyleg
- hylic
- hymen
- hymns
- hynde
- hyoid
- hyped
- hyper
- hypes
- hypha
- hypos
- hyrax
- hyson
- hythe