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5-letter words starting with H

There are 334 5-letter words starting with H in the standard word-game list. The most common are hello, house, heard, happy, haven, heart. Every five-letter word here is a valid Wordle guess, and the commonest ones are the likeliest answers.

Most common, with meanings

WordMeaningPoints
helloan expression of greeting8
housea dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families8
hearddetected or perceived by the sense of hearing9
happyenjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure15
havena shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary11
heartthe locus of feelings and intuitions8
hands(with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child9
hoursa period of time assigned for work8
honeyof something having the color of honey11
hurrya condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry11
humancharacteristic of humanity10
hotela building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services8
horsesolid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times8
honora tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction8
henrya unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is…11
harryannoy continually or chronically11
heavyof comparatively great physical weight or density14
headsA shouted warning that something is falling from above, mind your heads; heads-up.9
hiredhaving services engaged for a fee9
hatedtreated with dislike or contempt9
hollyany tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges11
habitan established custom10
humora message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter10
homera base hit on which the batter scores a run10
harshunpleasantly stern11
heelsHigh-heeled shoes.8
handyeasy to reach12
hobbyan auxiliary activity15
hatchthe production of young from an egg13
hornyfeeling great sexual desire11
howdyan expression of greeting15
hence(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result10
hogana Navajo lodge covered with earth; traditionally built with the entrance facing east9
hunchan impression that something might be the case13
hairyhaving or covered with hair11
haunta frequently visited place8
hallsStudent accommodation8
hardyhaving rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships12
hitcha period of time spent in military service13
hazelof a light brown or yellowish brown color17
houndany of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears9
hasteoverly eager speed (and possible carelessness)8
heistthe act of stealing8
hastyexcessively quick11
hookslarge strong hand (as of a fighter)12
hubbya married man; a woman's partner in marriage15
heavean upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)11
heatha low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers11
havocviolent and needless disturbance13
homeyhaving a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable13
hedgea fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes10
halloThe cry "hallo!"8
hades(religion) the world of the dead9
hydra(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones12
hutcha cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals13
holedHaving one or more holes.9
hoopsa game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through…10
hondaA closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed…9
haremliving quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household10
hoistlifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects8

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