5-Letter Words With H
There are 1,148 five-letter words containing H in our dictionary; 676 of them are common words.
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The 600 most common of 1,148 words
- check16 points
- which16 points
- happy15 points
- heavy14 points
- watch13 points
- catch12 points
- cheap12 points
- chips12 points
- fight12 points
- handy12 points
- march12 points
- match12 points
- patch12 points
- thank12 points
- think12 points
- child11 points
- depth11 points
- faith11 points
- flash11 points
- forth11 points
- fresh11 points
- graph11 points
- hoped11 points
- hurry11 points
- might11 points
- shelf11 points
- shift11 points
- shown11 points
- shows11 points
- threw11 points
- throw11 points
- wheel11 points
- where11 points
- while11 points
- white11 points
- whole11 points
- whose11 points
- worth11 points
- chain10 points
- chair10 points
- chaos10 points
- chars10 points
- chose10 points
- crash10 points
- habit10 points
- helps10 points
- hence10 points
- hopes10 points
- human10 points
- leach10 points
- lunch10 points
- month10 points
- mouth10 points
- phase10 points
- phone10 points
- reach10 points
- shame10 points
- shape10 points
- sharp10 points
- shops10 points
- teach10 points
- touch10 points
- ahead9 points
- death9 points
- eight9 points
- hands9 points
- hangs9 points
- heads9 points
- heard9 points
- hides9 points
- holds9 points
- light9 points
- night9 points
- ought9 points
- right9 points
- rough9 points
- sight9 points
- thing9 points
- third9 points
- tight9 points
- earth8 points
- hears8 points
- heart8 points
- hello8 points
- hints8 points
- holes8 points
- horse8 points
- hotel8 points
- hours8 points
- house8 points
- north8 points
- other8 points
- shall8 points
- share8 points
- sheet8 points
- shell8 points
- shoot8 points
- short8 points
- shuts8 points
- south8 points
- teeth8 points
- their8 points
- there8 points
- these8 points
- those8 points
- three8 points
- tooth8 points
- trash8 points
- truth8 points
- chuck16 points
- hobby15 points
- shaky15 points
- sixth15 points
- chalk14 points
- cheek14 points
- chunk14 points
- fifth14 points
- hacks14 points
- shock14 points
- thick14 points
- chews13 points
- chief13 points
- fetch13 points
- havoc13 points
- myths13 points
- rhyme13 points
- vouch13 points
- whoop13 points
- witch13 points
- batch12 points
- beach12 points
- bench12 points
- bunch12 points
- chaps12 points
- charm12 points
- chops12 points
- coach12 points
- hardy12 points
- hooks12 points
- pinch12 points
- pitch12 points
- punch12 points
- shake12 points
- shook12 points
- thumb12 points
- weigh12 points
- width12 points
- chord11 points
- cough11 points
- ditch11 points
- flesh11 points
- flush11 points
- hairy11 points
- halve11 points
- harsh11 points
- hasty11 points
- honey11 points
- shiny11 points
- shove11 points
- theft11 points
- thief11 points
- whale11 points
- wrath11 points
- youth11 points
- alpha10 points
- baths10 points
- birth10 points
- brush10 points
- chart10 points
- chase10 points
- chats10 points
- cheat10 points
- cheer10 points
- chess10 points
- chest10 points
- choir10 points
- clash10 points
- cloth10 points
- crush10 points
- ethic10 points
- hided10 points
- homes10 points
- humor10 points
- paths10 points
- photo10 points
- sheep10 points
- ships10 points
- smash10 points
- smith10 points
- theme10 points
- ghost9 points
- hated9 points
- hired9 points
- horde9 points
- laugh9 points
- shade9 points
- sheds9 points
- tough9 points
- ashes8 points
- hairs8 points
- halls8 points
- halts8 points
- hates8 points
- heats8 points
- heels8 points
- hills8 points
- hires8 points
- honor8 points
- hosts8 points
- hunts8 points
- hurts8 points
- sheer8 points
- shine8 points
- shirt8 points
- shoes8 points
- shone8 points
- shots8 points
- shout8 points
- slash8 points
- tenth8 points
- thous8 points
- hazed18 points
- hazel17 points
- hazes17 points
- huffy17 points
- quash17 points
- whack17 points
- whiff17 points
- chaff16 points
- chewy16 points
- chick16 points
- khaki16 points
- hawks15 points
- hippy15 points
- husky15 points
- lymph15 points
- nymph15 points
- psych15 points
- whisk15 points
- champ14 points
- chimp14 points
- chink14 points
- choke14 points
- fishy14 points
- hefty14 points
- hicks14 points
- hocks14 points
- huffs14 points
- shack14 points
- showy14 points
- shuck14 points
- wharf14 points
- bushy13 points
- chafe13 points
- chefs13 points
- chows13 points
- fiche13 points
- filch13 points
- finch13 points
- hatch13 points
- hiked13 points
- hitch13 points
- homey13 points
- hunch13 points
- hutch13 points
- hymns13 points
- itchy13 points
- lynch13 points
- mushy13 points
- phony13 points
- pithy13 points
- pushy13 points
- thyme13 points
- whims13 points
- whips13 points
- winch13 points
- yacht13 points
- beech12 points
- belch12 points
- birch12 points
- bitch12 points
- botch12 points
- cache12 points
- chasm12 points
- cheep12 points
- chime12 points
- chirp12 points
- chums12 points
- cinch12 points
- couch12 points
- epoch12 points
- harks12 points
- hayed12 points
- heady12 points
- hewed12 points
- highs12 points
- hiker12 points
- hikes12 points
- hived12 points
- honks12 points
- hulks12 points
- humps12 points
- hunks12 points
- husks12 points
- macho12 points
- mulch12 points
- munch12 points
- parch12 points
- peach12 points
- perch12 points
- poach12 points
- porch12 points
- pouch12 points
- shady12 points
- shark12 points
- sheik12 points
- shirk12 points
- thigh12 points
- thump12 points
- ached11 points
- bough11 points
- chide11 points
- chugs11 points
- filth11 points
- froth11 points
- gulch11 points
- harry11 points
- haven11 points
- haves11 points
- heath11 points
- heave11 points
- hilly11 points
- hives11 points
- holly11 points
- homed11 points
- hoofs11 points
- horny11 points
- hotly11 points
- hovel11 points
- hover11 points
- howls11 points
- humid11 points
- hyena11 points
- shaft11 points
- shave11 points
- shawl11 points
- sheaf11 points
- shrew11 points
- shyer11 points
- swish11 points
- thaws11 points
- whats11 points
- wheat11 points
- whens11 points
- whets11 points
- whine11 points
- whirl11 points
- whirs11 points
- whore11 points
- abhor10 points
- aches10 points
- bathe10 points
- berth10 points
- blush10 points
- booth10 points
- brash10 points
- broth10 points
- chant10 points
- chili10 points
- chill10 points
- china10 points
- chins10 points
- chore10 points
- churn10 points
- chute10 points
- dough10 points
- harem10 points
- harms10 points
- harps10 points
- heaps10 points
- hedge10 points
- helms10 points
- herbs10 points
- hobos10 points
- hoops10 points
- latch10 points
- leech10 points
- lurch10 points
- marsh10 points
- mirth10 points
- moths10 points
- niche10 points
- notch10 points
- plush10 points
- ranch10 points
- retch10 points
- roach10 points
- shams10 points
- shrub10 points
- throb10 points
- torch10 points
- ashed9 points
- ghoul9 points
- girth9 points
- gnash9 points
- haled9 points
- hared9 points
- heeds9 points
- herds9 points
- hinds9 points
- hinge9 points
- hoard9 points
- holed9 points
- honed9 points
- hoods9 points
- hosed9 points
- hound9 points
- huger9 points
- neigh9 points
- shied9 points
- shred9 points
- shrug9 points
- sighs9 points
- thong9 points
- thuds9 points
- thugs9 points
- ashen8 points
- ether8 points
- ethos8 points
- hails8 points
- haler8 points
- hales8 points
- halos8 points
- hares8 points
- harts8 points
- haste8 points
- hauls8 points
- haunt8 points
- heals8 points
- heirs8 points
- heron8 points
- hilts8 points
- hoist8 points
- hones8 points
- hoots8 points
- horns8 points
- hoses8 points
- hulls8 points
- hurls8 points
- lathe8 points
- laths8 points
- leash8 points
- lithe8 points
- loath8 points
- ninth8 points
- oaths8 points
- rhino8 points
- shear8 points
- sheen8 points
- shies8 points
- shins8 points
- shire8 points
- shoal8 points
- shoos8 points
- shore8 points
- shuns8 points
- shunt8 points
- slosh8 points
- sloth8 points
- slush8 points
- theta8 points
- thins8 points
- thorn8 points
- usher8 points
- hertz17 points
- hanky15 points
- hokey15 points
- howdy15 points
- johns15 points
- chump14 points
- hyped14 points
- shyly14 points
- chive13 points
- hyper13 points
- hypes13 points
- whams13 points
- gushy12 points
- hippo12 points
- mooch12 points
- pooch12 points
- awash11 points
- shush11 points
- welsh11 points
- abash10 points
- chino10 points
- chits10 points
- homer10 points
- rehab10 points
- aloha8 points
- heist8 points
- shits8 points
- stash8 points
- zilch19 points
- phlox17 points
- quoth17 points
- chock16 points
- hexed16 points
- jihad16 points
- helix15 points
- hexes15 points
- hooky15 points
- hubby15 points
- rajah15 points
- whelk15 points
- chomp14 points
- duchy14 points
- glyph14 points
- hokum14 points
- ketch14 points
- whiny14 points
- chary13 points
- cushy13 points
- harpy13 points
- hooch13 points
- hymen13 points
- hypos13 points
- myrrh13 points
- phyla13 points
- pshaw13 points
- schwa13 points
- sylph13 points
- vetch13 points
- wench13 points
- whelp13 points
- ankhs12 points
- butch12 points
- conch12 points
- haiku12 points
- hakes12 points
- hanks12 points
- hawed12 points
- hydra12 points
- hying12 points
- khans12 points
- milch12 points
- mocha12 points
- shank12 points
- wight12 points
- aphid11 points
- bight11 points
- dacha11 points
- firth11 points
- hafts11 points
- hefts11 points
- hewer11 points
- hoary11 points
- hooey11 points
- hussy11 points
- shahs11 points
- swash11 points
- swath11 points
- wheal11 points
- whist11 points
- whits11 points
- whorl11 points
- wroth11 points
- yahoo11 points
- achoo10 points
- churl10 points
- hasps10 points
- humus10 points
- larch10 points
- nacho10 points
- ocher10 points
- ochre10 points
- pasha10 points
- phial10 points
- poohs10 points
- rheum10 points
- sahib10 points
- shims10 points
- staph10 points
- thrum10 points
- aught9 points
- dhoti9 points
- hogan9 points
- shads9 points
- shags9 points
- shard9 points
- sough9 points
- hater8 points
- helot8 points
- henna8 points
- hulas8 points
- neath8 points
- rheas8 points
- saith8 points
- shale8 points
- shalt8 points
- shill8 points
Quick facts
- Total words: 1,148
- By usage: 474 very common, 202 common, 472 rare
Highest scoring (classic tiles)
- whizz 29
- huzza 26
- hajji 22
- hafiz 20
- hamza 19
- qophs 19
- zilch 19
- ghazi 18
- hazed 18
- hexyl 18
Most common
- check
- which
- happy
- heavy
- watch
- catch
- cheap
- chips
- fight
- handy
Definitions
- check (noun)
- A written order directing a bank to pay money.
- happy (adjective)
- Enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure.
- heavy (adjective)
- Of comparatively great physical weight or density.
- watch (noun)
- A small portable timepiece.
Every word in this list has five letters and contain the letter H. We count 1,148 of them, with 676 in common use. The score shown on each chip uses classic tile values, so WHIZZ at 29 points is the one to remember when a premium square is open. Words with their own page, such as CHECK, link through to a full breakdown of the shorter words hidden inside them.
How to use this page
Start by scanning the common words at the top; they are the ones most likely to be accepted and remembered. Then check the quick facts for the highest-scoring options. If you have a rack in front of you, the search box applies this page's constraint to your letters and returns only what you can play.
Tips
Most of the time you are not building a word in empty space but playing through a letter already on the board. That is where a list like this one earns its keep. Find the letter you need to play through, then filter these words with the contains box so only the ones with that letter remain. The best plays are usually the ones where the board letter sits in the middle of your word, because that leaves both ends free for future hooks and keeps the premium squares within reach.
Questions
How many five-letter words containing H are there?
Our dictionary has 1,148 five-letter words containing H, of which 676 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 H?
WHIZZ scores 29 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.