5 Letter Words Containing HO
There are 187 5-letter English words that contain HO, from ABHOR to YAHOO. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: CHOKY (17), HOWFF (17), CHOCK (16). Average word length in this list is 5 letters.
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- HOAGY12 pts
- HOARD9 pts
- HOARS8 pts
- HOARY11 pts
- HOBBY15 pts
- HOBOS10 pts
- HOCKS14 pts
- HOCUS10 pts
- HODAD10 pts
- HOERS8 pts
- HOGAN9 pts
- HOGGS10 pts
- HOICK14 pts
- HOISE8 pts
- HOIST8 pts
- HOKED13 pts
- HOKES12 pts
- HOKEY15 pts
- HOKKU16 pts
- HOKUM14 pts
- HOLDS9 pts
- HOLED9 pts
- HOLES8 pts
- HOLEY11 pts
- HOLKS12 pts
- HOLLA8 pts
- HOLLO8 pts
- HOLLY11 pts
- HOLMS10 pts
- HOLTS8 pts
- HOMED11 pts
- HOMER10 pts
- HOMES10 pts
- HOMEY13 pts
- HOMOS10 pts
- HONAN8 pts
- HONDA9 pts
- HONED9 pts
- HONER8 pts
- HONES8 pts
- HONEY11 pts
- HONGS9 pts
- HONKS12 pts
- HONKY15 pts
- HONOR8 pts
- HOOCH13 pts
- HOODS9 pts
- HOODY12 pts
- HOOEY11 pts
- HOOFS11 pts
- HOOKA12 pts
- HOOKS12 pts
- HOOKY15 pts
- HOOLY11 pts
- HOOPS10 pts
- HOOTS8 pts
- HOOTY11 pts
- HOPED11 pts
- HOPER10 pts
- HOPES10 pts
- HOPPY15 pts
- HORAH11 pts
- HORAL8 pts
- HORAS8 pts
- HORDE9 pts
- HORNS8 pts
- HORNY11 pts
- HORSE8 pts
- HORST8 pts
- HORSY11 pts
- HOSED9 pts
- HOSEL8 pts
- HOSEN8 pts
- HOSES8 pts
- HOSTA8 pts
- HOSTS8 pts
- HOTCH13 pts
- HOTEL8 pts
- HOTLY11 pts
- HOUND9 pts
- HOURI8 pts
- HOURS8 pts
- HOUSE8 pts
- HOVEL11 pts
- HOVER11 pts
- HOWDY15 pts
- HOWES11 pts
- HOWFF17 pts
- HOWFS14 pts
- HOWKS15 pts
- HOWLS11 pts
- HOYAS11 pts
- HOYLE11 pts
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Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Top 10 highest-scoring words
Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.
| # | Word | Scrabble | WWF |
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| 1 | choky | 17 | 16 |
| 2 | howff | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | chock | 16 | 17 |
| 4 | hokku | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | shoji | 15 | 16 |
| 6 | whomp | 15 | 16 |
| 7 | hobby | 15 | 15 |
| 8 | hoppy | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | honky | 15 | 14 |
| 10 | howks | 15 | 14 |
FAQs
How many 5-letter words contain HO?
187 valid 5-letter English words contain the letters HO in the ENABLE English word list.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Words on this page come from the ENABLE English word list. UK Scrabble (Collins Scrabble Words) accepts the overwhelming majority; a handful may not be legal in the North American NASPA Word List (NWL2023).