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5-Letter Words Starting With H and Ending in A

There are 15 five-letter words starting with H and ending in A in our dictionary; 3 of them are common words.

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All 15 words

  • hyena11 points
  • hydra12 points
  • henna8 points
  • hamza19 points
  • hypha16 points
  • hosta8 points
  • huzza26 points
  • haika12 points
  • hooka12 points
  • halva11 points
  • halma10 points
  • herma10 points
  • honda9 points
  • hansa8 points
  • holla8 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 15
  • By usage: 1 very common, 2 common, 12 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. huzza 26
  2. hamza 19
  3. hypha 16
  4. haika 12
  5. hooka 12
  6. hydra 12
  7. halva 11
  8. hyena 11
  9. halma 10
  10. herma 10

Most common

  1. hyena
  2. hydra
  3. henna
  4. hamza
  5. hypha
  6. hosta
  7. huzza
  8. haika
  9. hooka
  10. halva

Definitions

hyena (noun)
Doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
hydra (noun)
Trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality.
henna (noun)
A reddish brown dye used especially on hair.
hypha (noun)
Any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus.

Here is the complete list of five-letter words starting with H and ending in A: 15 words in total. We sort common words to the top because they are the ones you are most likely to be looking for, whether you are solving a puzzle or checking a play. Words such as HYENA and HYDRA lead the way. If you need something more specific, the search box accepts your own letters with question marks for blanks and applies this page's constraint automatically.

How to use this page

Type your letters into the box at the top, including a question mark for any blank, and press search to filter this list to the words you can spell. Or read the list as it is: common words come first, scores are shown on each chip, and any word with a link has its own page of sub-words and anagrams.

Tips

Hooks are single letters added to the front or back of an existing word to make a new one, and they are the cheapest way to score in a crowded game. Look through the words on this page for ones that become a different valid word with one more letter, or that can be formed by extending a shorter word already on the board. Suffixes such as S, ED, ER and ING, and prefixes such as RE and UN, do most of the work. A hook lets you play a second word in parallel and collect both scores.

Questions

How many five-letter words starting with H and ending in A are there?

Our dictionary has 15 five-letter words starting with H and ending in A, of which 3 are common English words. The count comes from the public-domain ENABLE list, so it can differ slightly from the dictionary a particular game uses.

What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with H and ending in A?

HUZZA scores 26 points with classic tile values, ignoring board multipliers. The full top ten is in the quick facts above; switch the tile set on the search tool if you play with different letter values.

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