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5-Letter Words Starting With H and Ending in S

There are 130 five-letter words starting with H and ending in S in our dictionary; 83 of them are common words.

Type your own letters to find only the 5-letter words you can make, or leave it empty to open this list in the word finder.

All 130 words

  • helps10 points
  • hopes10 points
  • hands9 points
  • hangs9 points
  • heads9 points
  • hides9 points
  • holds9 points
  • hears8 points
  • hints8 points
  • holes8 points
  • hours8 points
  • hacks14 points
  • hooks12 points
  • homes10 points
  • hairs8 points
  • halls8 points
  • halts8 points
  • hates8 points
  • heats8 points
  • heels8 points
  • hills8 points
  • hires8 points
  • hosts8 points
  • hunts8 points
  • hurts8 points
  • hazes17 points
  • hawks15 points
  • hicks14 points
  • hocks14 points
  • huffs14 points
  • hymns13 points
  • harks12 points
  • highs12 points
  • hikes12 points
  • honks12 points
  • hulks12 points
  • humps12 points
  • hunks12 points
  • husks12 points
  • haves11 points
  • hives11 points
  • hoofs11 points
  • howls11 points
  • harms10 points
  • harps10 points
  • heaps10 points
  • helms10 points
  • herbs10 points
  • hobos10 points
  • hoops10 points
  • heeds9 points
  • herds9 points
  • hinds9 points
  • hoods9 points
  • hails8 points
  • hales8 points
  • halos8 points
  • hares8 points
  • harts8 points
  • hauls8 points
  • heals8 points
  • heirs8 points
  • hilts8 points
  • hones8 points
  • hoots8 points
  • horns8 points
  • hoses8 points
  • hulls8 points
  • hurls8 points
  • hypes13 points
  • hexes15 points
  • hypos13 points
  • hakes12 points
  • hanks12 points
  • hafts11 points
  • hefts11 points
  • hasps10 points
  • humus10 points
  • hulas8 points
  • hokes12 points
  • homos10 points
  • hoers8 points
  • horas8 points
  • hajes15 points
  • heths11 points
  • halms10 points
  • hames10 points
  • hocus10 points
  • hades9 points
  • hards9 points
  • hurds9 points
  • hells8 points
  • heres8 points
  • hoars8 points
  • hajis15 points
  • howks15 points
  • hecks14 points
  • howfs14 points
  • hucks14 points
  • haiks12 points
  • hemps12 points
  • holks12 points
  • haafs11 points
  • hafis11 points
  • hahas11 points
  • howes11 points
  • hoyas11 points
  • hylas11 points
  • habus10 points
  • haems10 points
  • hebes10 points
  • hemes10 points
  • herms10 points
  • hoggs10 points
  • holms10 points
  • hongs9 points
  • haars8 points
  • haets8 points
  • hants8 points
  • harls8 points
  • heils8 points
  • helos8 points
  • hents8 points
  • herls8 points
  • herns8 points
  • heros8 points
  • hests8 points
  • hilus8 points
  • hists8 points
  • holts8 points

Quick facts

  • Total words: 130
  • By usage: 69 very common, 14 common, 47 rare

Highest scoring (classic tiles)

  1. hazes 17
  2. hajes 15
  3. hajis 15
  4. hawks 15
  5. hexes 15
  6. howks 15
  7. hacks 14
  8. hecks 14
  9. hicks 14
  10. hocks 14

Most common

  1. helps
  2. hopes
  3. hands
  4. hangs
  5. heads
  6. hides
  7. holds
  8. hears
  9. hints
  10. holes

Definitions

hands (noun)
(with ‘in’) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child.

This page lists every one of the 130 five-letter words starting with H and ending in S in our dictionary. Each word links to its own unscramble page when one exists, and the score badge shows its value with classic tiles. Common words come first, so HELPS, HOPES and HANDS sit near the top while the rare entries wait further down. If you are holding a specific rack, type it into the search box and the list narrows to the words you can actually play.

How to use this page

This page works as both a reference and a tool. As a reference, it lists every word that start with H and end in S, sorted by familiarity. As a tool, it accepts your own letters in the search box and returns the subset you can play, with scores. The related links at the end cover neighbouring letters and lengths.

Tips

A blank tile is the most powerful piece on your rack because it stands in for any letter. When you search this list with a blank, the tool underlines the letter the blank replaced so you know which tile to lay down. Spend a blank only when it unlocks a long word or a premium square; using it for a three-letter play is almost always a waste. If you hold two blanks, look for a word from this list that needs both, because a seven-tile play with the bonus outscores nearly everything else.

Questions

Which five-letter words starting with H and ending in S are the most common?

HELPS, HOPES and HANDS are among the most familiar. The list is sorted with everyday words first, and the very common ones carry a small dot, so you can read the top of the page and skip the obscure entries at the bottom.

Can I search this list with my own letters?

Yes. Type your letters into the search box at the top of the page, using a question mark for a blank, and the tool will show only the five-letter words starting with H and ending in S you can actually spell from that rack, with scores.

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