5-Letter Words Starting With HU
There are 33 five-letter words starting with HU in our dictionary; 24 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 33 words
- hurry11 points
- human10 points
- humor10 points
- hunts8 points
- hurts8 points
- huffy17 points
- husky15 points
- huffs14 points
- hunch13 points
- hutch13 points
- hulks12 points
- humps12 points
- hunks12 points
- husks12 points
- humid11 points
- huger9 points
- hulls8 points
- hurls8 points
- hubby15 points
- hussy11 points
- humus10 points
- hulas8 points
- humph15 points
- hunky15 points
- hulky15 points
- humpy15 points
- humic12 points
- hurds9 points
- hurst8 points
- huzza26 points
- hucks14 points
- hurly11 points
- hullo8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 33
- By usage: 18 very common, 6 common, 9 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- huzza 26
- huffy 17
- hubby 15
- hulky 15
- humph 15
- humpy 15
- hunky 15
- husky 15
- hucks 14
- huffs 14
Most common
- hurry
- human
- humor
- hunts
- hurts
- huffy
- husky
- huffs
- hunch
- hutch
Definitions
- hurry (noun)
- A condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry.
- human (adjective)
- Characteristic of humanity.
- humor (noun)
- A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter.
- huffy (adjective)
- Quick to take offense.
Words that start with the letters HU come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 33 of the five-letter ones. The most useful are the common words at the top of the list; the rare ones at the bottom are worth knowing when you need to hook onto an awkward board position. HUZZA is the top scorer here, worth 26 points before any board multiplier.
How to use this page
Use this list in two ways. Browse it to learn the words that start with the letters HU, common ones first, or search it by typing your own letters, with question marks for blanks, to see only the words you can make. Every word shows its classic tile score, and linked words open a page with all their sub-words.
Tips
If you know some letters of a word and their positions, a pattern search finds it faster than scanning a list. Open the word finder, type the word with question marks for the unknown letters, and every match appears immediately. You can combine a pattern with the starts-with and ends-with filters to narrow the set further. This works for crosswords, for daily five-letter puzzles and for any tile game where a board word gives you two or three fixed letters.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words starting with HU?
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.
Why are some of these words unfamiliar?
9 of the 33 words on this page are tagged rare, meaning they fall outside the usual spell-check vocabulary. They are still real words, and many are legal plays, but you should expect a challenge if someone asks you to define them.