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5-letter words starting with H

Need a 5-letter word that starts with H? Every one below is valid on Wordtide's board, the everyday words first with their tile points. There are 330 playable words with 5 letters starting with H in Wordtide's English dictionary. The highest-scoring is HUZZA, worth 24 points.

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Popular words with 5 letters starting with H

HAPPY13
HAVOC13
HEAVY13
HOBBY13
HACKS12
HALVE11
HANDY10
HARDY10
HOOKS10
HOPED10
HUMAN10
HUMOR10
HURRY10
HABIT9
HAIRY9
HARSH9
HASTY9
HELPS9

Highest-scoring words with 5 letters starting with H

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

HUZZA24
HAJJI23
HAFIZ18
HAMZA17
HAZED16
HUFFY16
HADJI16
HOWFF16
HAZEL15
HAZES15
HERTZ15
HAJES15

5-letter words starting with H (330)

HABIT9
HACKS12
HAIKU11
HAILS7
HAIRS7
HAIRY9
HALED8
HALER7
HALES7
HALLS7
HALOS7
HALTS7
HALVE11
HANDS8
HANDY10
HANGS8
HANKY12
HAPPY13
HARDY10
HARED8
HAREM9
HARES7
HARKS10
HARMS9
HARPS9
HARPY11
HARRY9
HARSH9
HARTS7
HASTE7
HASTY9
HATCH11
HATED8
HATES7
HAULS8
HAUNT8
HAVEN11
HAVES11
HAVOC13
HAWED11
HAWKS13
HAYED10
HAZED16
HAZEL15
HAZES15
HEADS8
HEADY10
HEALS7
HEAPS9
HEARD8
HEARS7
HEART7
HEATH9
HEATS7
HEAVE11
HEAVY13
HEDGE9
HEEDS8
HEELS7
HEFTY12
HEIRS7
HELIX13
HELLO7
HELMS9
HELPS9
HENCE9
HERBS9
HERDS8
HERON7
HERTZ15
HEWED11
HEXED14
HEXES13
HICKS12
HIDED9
HIDES8
HIGHS10
HIKED11
HIKER10
HIKES10
HILLS7
HILLY9
HILTS7
HINDS8
HINGE8
HINTS7
HIPPO11
HIPPY13
HIRED8
HIRES7
HITCH11
HIVED12
HIVES11
HOARD8
HOBBY13
HOBOS9
HOCKS12
HOIST7
HOKEY12
HOKUM13
HOLDS8
HOLED8
HOLES7
HOLLY9
HOMED10
HOMES9
HOMEY11
HONED8
HONES7
HONEY9
HONKS10
HONOR7
HOOCH11
HOODS8
HOOFS10
HOOKS10
HOOKY12
HOOPS9
HOOTS7
HOPED10
HOPES9
HORDE8
HORNS7
HORSE7
HOSED8
HOSES7
HOSTS7
HOTEL7
HOTLY9
HOUND9
HOURS8
HOUSE8
HOVEL11
HOVER11
HOWDY13
HOWLS10
HUBBY14
HUFFS14
HUFFY16
HUGER9
HULKS11
HULLS8
HUMAN10
HUMID11
HUMOR10
HUMPS12
HUMUS11
HUNCH12
HUNKS11
HUNTS8
HURLS8
HURRY10
HURTS8
HUSKS11
HUSKY13
HUTCH12
HYENA9
HYMEN11
HYMNS11
HYPED12

The 160 most common shown, 170 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

How common are they?

330 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (0.20%) are with 5 letters starting with H. Most of them, 330, have 5 letters.

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Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there with 5 letters starting with H?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 330 words with 5 letters starting with H.

What is the highest-scoring word with 5 letters starting with H?

HUZZA, worth 24 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: HAJJI (23), HAFIZ (18) and HAMZA (17).

What are the most common words with 5 letters starting with H?

HAPPY, HAVOC, HEAVY, HOBBY, HACKS and HALVE. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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Wordtide is a free word game on one endless board shared by players around the world. Build off anyone's words, claim bonus squares and grow your own island: no download, no sign-up. Every word on this page is valid in the English world.

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