5-Letter Words With H and O
There are 321 five-letter words containing both H and O in our dictionary; 183 of them are common words.
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All 321 words
- forth11 points
- hoped11 points
- shown11 points
- shows11 points
- throw11 points
- whole11 points
- whose11 points
- worth11 points
- chaos10 points
- chose10 points
- hopes10 points
- month10 points
- mouth10 points
- phone10 points
- shops10 points
- touch10 points
- holds9 points
- ought9 points
- rough9 points
- hello8 points
- holes8 points
- horse8 points
- hotel8 points
- hours8 points
- house8 points
- north8 points
- other8 points
- shoot8 points
- short8 points
- south8 points
- those8 points
- tooth8 points
- hobby15 points
- shock14 points
- havoc13 points
- vouch13 points
- whoop13 points
- chops12 points
- coach12 points
- hooks12 points
- shook12 points
- chord11 points
- cough11 points
- honey11 points
- shove11 points
- youth11 points
- choir10 points
- cloth10 points
- homes10 points
- humor10 points
- photo10 points
- ghost9 points
- horde9 points
- tough9 points
- honor8 points
- hosts8 points
- shoes8 points
- shone8 points
- shots8 points
- shout8 points
- thous8 points
- choke14 points
- hocks14 points
- showy14 points
- chows13 points
- homey13 points
- phony13 points
- botch12 points
- couch12 points
- epoch12 points
- honks12 points
- macho12 points
- poach12 points
- porch12 points
- pouch12 points
- bough11 points
- froth11 points
- holly11 points
- homed11 points
- hoofs11 points
- horny11 points
- hotly11 points
- hovel11 points
- hover11 points
- howls11 points
- whore11 points
- abhor10 points
- booth10 points
- broth10 points
- chore10 points
- dough10 points
- hobos10 points
- hoops10 points
- moths10 points
- notch10 points
- roach10 points
- throb10 points
- torch10 points
- ghoul9 points
- hoard9 points
- holed9 points
- honed9 points
- hoods9 points
- hosed9 points
- hound9 points
- thong9 points
- ethos8 points
- halos8 points
- heron8 points
- hoist8 points
- hones8 points
- hoots8 points
- horns8 points
- hoses8 points
- loath8 points
- oaths8 points
- rhino8 points
- shoal8 points
- shoos8 points
- shore8 points
- slosh8 points
- sloth8 points
- thorn8 points
- hokey15 points
- howdy15 points
- johns15 points
- hippo12 points
- mooch12 points
- pooch12 points
- chino10 points
- homer10 points
- aloha8 points
- phlox17 points
- quoth17 points
- chock16 points
- hooky15 points
- chomp14 points
- hokum14 points
- hooch13 points
- hypos13 points
- conch12 points
- mocha12 points
- hoary11 points
- hooey11 points
- whorl11 points
- wroth11 points
- yahoo11 points
- achoo10 points
- nacho10 points
- ocher10 points
- ochre10 points
- poohs10 points
- dhoti9 points
- hogan9 points
- sough9 points
- helot8 points
- sooth8 points
- throe8 points
- troth8 points
- honky15 points
- hoick14 points
- whops13 points
- dhows12 points
- oomph12 points
- frosh11 points
- nohow11 points
- lough9 points
- oohed9 points
- hoked13 points
- chemo12 points
- hokes12 points
- hydro12 points
- schmo12 points
- holey11 points
- whoso11 points
- cohos10 points
- homos10 points
- hoers8 points
- honer8 points
- horas8 points
- houri8 points
- shoat8 points
- thole8 points
- qophs19 points
- azoth17 points
- hokku16 points
- whomp15 points
- chook14 points
- khoum14 points
- bothy13 points
- mothy13 points
- abmho12 points
- abohm12 points
- chico12 points
- hyoid12 points
- kohls12 points
- ohmic12 points
- rhomb12 points
- shako12 points
- skosh12 points
- dhobi11 points
- ephod11 points
- foehn11 points
- horah11 points
- hyson11 points
- ogham11 points
- wahoo11 points
- chiao10 points
- couth10 points
- ephor10 points
- hocus10 points
- ichor10 points
- loach10 points
- mohur10 points
- obeah10 points
- opahs10 points
- ouphe10 points
- phons10 points
- phots10 points
- thorp10 points
- dhole9 points
- haole8 points
- hoars8 points
- horal8 points
- horst8 points
- hosta8 points
- shoer8 points
- shool8 points
- shote8 points
- thiol8 points
- choky17 points
- howff17 points
- hoppy15 points
- howks15 points
- shoji15 points
- howfs14 points
- kophs14 points
- whoof14 points
- cahow13 points
- hotch13 points
- ochry13 points
- sophy13 points
- whamo13 points
- boche12 points
- cooch12 points
- hoagy12 points
- holks12 points
- hoody12 points
- hooka12 points
- morph12 points
- mouch12 points
- okehs12 points
- yodhs12 points
- yoghs12 points
- cohog11 points
- fohns11 points
- hooly11 points
- hooty11 points
- horsy11 points
- howes11 points
- hoyas11 points
- hoyle11 points
- rowth11 points
- shoyu11 points
- whort11 points
- woosh11 points
- bhoot10 points
- bohea10 points
- chiro10 points
- cholo10 points
- chott10 points
- echos10 points
- hodad10 points
- hoggs10 points
- holms10 points
- hoper10 points
- lochs10 points
- mahoe10 points
- mohel10 points
- orach10 points
- ouphs10 points
- phono10 points
- rotch10 points
- sophs10 points
- tophe10 points
- tophi10 points
- tophs10 points
- ahold9 points
- doeth9 points
- honda9 points
- hongs9 points
- ohing9 points
- shoed9 points
- shogs9 points
- altho8 points
- hallo8 points
- helio8 points
- helos8 points
- heros8 points
- hillo8 points
- hoise8 points
- holla8 points
- hollo8 points
- holts8 points
- honan8 points
- hosel8 points
- hosen8 points
- hullo8 points
- litho8 points
- lotah8 points
- ohias8 points
- ortho8 points
- routh8 points
- sheol8 points
- shoon8 points
- shorl8 points
- shorn8 points
- shott8 points
- soths8 points
- thoro8 points
- torah8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 321
- By usage: 123 very common, 60 common, 138 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- qophs 19
- azoth 17
- choky 17
- howff 17
- phlox 17
- quoth 17
- chock 16
- hokku 16
- hobby 15
- hokey 15
Most common
- forth
- hoped
- shown
- shows
- throw
- whole
- whose
- worth
- chaos
- chose
Definitions
- forth (adverb)
- From a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete).
- throw (noun)
- The act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist).
- whole (adjective)
- Including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete.
- worth (adjective)
- (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way.
Words that contain both H and O come up constantly in tile games, crosswords and daily letter puzzles, and this page gathers all 321 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. QOPHS is the top scorer here, worth 19 points before any board multiplier.
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
Every score badge on this page is the sum of the tile values in the word, with no board multipliers applied. Classic tiles value the common letters at one point and the awkward letters higher, up to ten for Q and Z. Blank tiles score nothing. The actual points you earn depend on where the word lands, so a modest word on a double-word square beats a high-value word on plain squares. Use the badges to compare words quickly, then check the board for the multiplier that changes the picture.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing both H and O are there?
Our dictionary has 321 five-letter words containing both H and O, of which 183 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 containing both H and O?
QOPHS scores 19 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.