5-Letter Words With H and N
There are 151 five-letter words containing both H and N in our dictionary; 100 of them are common words.
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All 151 words
- handy12 points
- thank12 points
- think12 points
- shown11 points
- chain10 points
- hence10 points
- human10 points
- lunch10 points
- month10 points
- phone10 points
- hands9 points
- hangs9 points
- night9 points
- thing9 points
- hints8 points
- north8 points
- chunk14 points
- bench12 points
- bunch12 points
- pinch12 points
- punch12 points
- honey11 points
- shiny11 points
- honor8 points
- hunts8 points
- shine8 points
- shone8 points
- tenth8 points
- nymph15 points
- chink14 points
- finch13 points
- hunch13 points
- hymns13 points
- lynch13 points
- phony13 points
- winch13 points
- cinch12 points
- honks12 points
- hunks12 points
- munch12 points
- haven11 points
- horny11 points
- hyena11 points
- whens11 points
- whine11 points
- chant10 points
- china10 points
- chins10 points
- churn10 points
- niche10 points
- notch10 points
- ranch10 points
- gnash9 points
- hinds9 points
- hinge9 points
- honed9 points
- hound9 points
- neigh9 points
- thong9 points
- ashen8 points
- haunt8 points
- heron8 points
- hones8 points
- horns8 points
- ninth8 points
- rhino8 points
- sheen8 points
- shins8 points
- shuns8 points
- shunt8 points
- thins8 points
- thorn8 points
- hanky15 points
- johns15 points
- chino10 points
- whiny14 points
- hymen13 points
- wench13 points
- ankhs12 points
- conch12 points
- hanks12 points
- hying12 points
- khans12 points
- shank12 points
- nacho10 points
- hogan9 points
- henna8 points
- neath8 points
- thine8 points
- honky15 points
- hunky15 points
- nohow11 points
- natch10 points
- tench10 points
- knish12 points
- shewn11 points
- synth11 points
- chine10 points
- honer8 points
- thane8 points
- hazan17 points
- bhang11 points
- foehn11 points
- henry11 points
- hinny11 points
- hyson11 points
- wheen11 points
- whins11 points
- hance10 points
- hemin10 points
- phons10 points
- shend9 points
- thegn9 points
- nihil8 points
- snath8 points
- uhlan8 points
- nudzh18 points
- kench14 points
- mynah13 points
- synch13 points
- thunk12 points
- whang12 points
- chang11 points
- dunch11 points
- fohns11 points
- shawn11 points
- nucha10 points
- phono10 points
- unhip10 points
- honda9 points
- hongs9 points
- nighs9 points
- ohing9 points
- sangh9 points
- hansa8 points
- hanse8 points
- hants8 points
- hents8 points
- herns8 points
- honan8 points
- hosen8 points
- sharn8 points
- shent8 points
- shoon8 points
- shorn8 points
- shuln8 points
- sinhs8 points
- snash8 points
- thein8 points
- thens8 points
- unhat8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 151
- By usage: 72 very common, 28 common, 51 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- nudzh 18
- hazan 17
- hanky 15
- honky 15
- hunky 15
- johns 15
- nymph 15
- chink 14
- chunk 14
- kench 14
Most common
- handy
- thank
- think
- shown
- chain
- hence
- human
- lunch
- month
- phone
Definitions
- handy (adjective)
- Easy to reach.
- thank (verb)
- Express gratitude or show appreciation to.
- think (noun)
- An instance of deliberate thinking.
- chain (noun)
- A series of things depending on each other as if linked together.
This page lists every one of the 151 five-letter words containing both H and N 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 HANDY, THANK and THINK 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
Begin with the search box if you are mid-game: your letters, plus question marks for blanks, produce the playable words instantly. Begin with the list if you are studying: the common words are at the top, the definitions section explains the most useful ones, and the quick facts show the top scorers.
Tips
A balanced rack has roughly three vowels and four consonants, and a lopsided rack is the most common reason players get stuck. If you are drowning in vowels, look for the words on this page with the most vowels and use them to reset. If you have too many consonants, a word with a single vowel will do the same job. When you cannot find a decent play, it is often better to swap tiles or play a short word that dumps the surplus than to force a poor score and keep the bad rack.
Questions
What is the highest-scoring word among the five-letter words containing both H and N?
NUDZH scores 18 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?
51 of the 151 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.