5 Letter Words Starting with H
There are 334 5-letter English words that start with H, ranging alphabetically from HAAFS to HYSON. Top Scrabble® scorers on this list: HUZZA (26), HAJJI (22), HAFIZ (20). Average word length in this list is 5 letters.
Word list
H
- HAAFS11 pts
- HAARS8 pts
- HABIT10 pts
- HABUS10 pts
- HACEK14 pts
- HACKS14 pts
- HADAL9 pts
- HADED10 pts
- HADES9 pts
- HADJI16 pts
- HADST9 pts
- HAEMS10 pts
- HAETS8 pts
- HAFIS11 pts
- HAFIZ20 pts
- HAFTS11 pts
- HAHAS11 pts
- HAIKA12 pts
- HAIKS12 pts
- HAIKU12 pts
- HAILS8 pts
- HAIRS8 pts
- HAIRY11 pts
- HAJES15 pts
- HAJIS15 pts
- HAJJI22 pts
- HAKES12 pts
- HAKIM14 pts
- HALED9 pts
- HALER8 pts
- HALES8 pts
- HALID9 pts
- HALLO8 pts
- HALLS8 pts
- HALMA10 pts
- HALMS10 pts
- HALOS8 pts
- HALTS8 pts
- HALVA11 pts
- HALVE11 pts
- HAMAL10 pts
- HAMES10 pts
- HAMMY15 pts
- HAMZA19 pts
- HANCE10 pts
- HANDS9 pts
- HANDY12 pts
- HANGS9 pts
- HANKS12 pts
- HANKY15 pts
- HANSA8 pts
- HANSE8 pts
- HANTS8 pts
- HAOLE8 pts
- HAPAX17 pts
- HAPLY13 pts
- HAPPY15 pts
- HARDS9 pts
- HARDY12 pts
- HARED9 pts
- HAREM10 pts
- HARES8 pts
- HARKS12 pts
- HARLS8 pts
- HARMS10 pts
- HARPS10 pts
- HARPY13 pts
- HARRY11 pts
- HARSH11 pts
- HARTS8 pts
- HASPS10 pts
- HASTE8 pts
- HASTY11 pts
- HATCH13 pts
- HATED9 pts
- HATER8 pts
- HATES8 pts
- HAUGH12 pts
- HAULM10 pts
- HAULS8 pts
- HAUNT8 pts
- HAUTE8 pts
- HAVEN11 pts
- HAVER11 pts
- HAVES11 pts
- HAVOC13 pts
- HAWED12 pts
- HAWKS15 pts
- HAWSE11 pts
- HAYED12 pts
- HAYER11 pts
- HAZAN17 pts
- HAZED18 pts
- HAZEL17 pts
- HAZER17 pts
- HAZES17 pts
- HEADS9 pts
- HEADY12 pts
- HEALS8 pts
- HEAPS10 pts
- HEARD9 pts
- HEARS8 pts
- HEART8 pts
- HEATH11 pts
- HEATS8 pts
- HEAVE11 pts
- HEAVY14 pts
- HEBES10 pts
- HECKS14 pts
- HEDER9 pts
- HEDGE10 pts
- HEDGY13 pts
- HEEDS9 pts
- HEELS8 pts
- HEEZE17 pts
- HEFTS11 pts
- HEFTY14 pts
- HEIGH12 pts
- HEILS8 pts
- HEIRS8 pts
- HEIST8 pts
- HELIO8 pts
- HELIX15 pts
- HELLO8 pts
- HELLS8 pts
- HELMS10 pts
- HELOS8 pts
- HELOT8 pts
- HELPS10 pts
- HELVE11 pts
- HEMAL10 pts
- HEMES10 pts
- HEMIC12 pts
- HEMIN10 pts
- HEMPS12 pts
- HEMPY15 pts
- HENCE10 pts
- HENNA8 pts
- HENRY11 pts
- HENTS8 pts
- HERBS10 pts
- HERBY13 pts
- HERDS9 pts
- HERES8 pts
- HERLS8 pts
- HERMA10 pts
- HERMS10 pts
- HERNS8 pts
- HERON8 pts
- HEROS8 pts
- HERRY11 pts
- HERTZ17 pts
- HESTS8 pts
- HETHS11 pts
- HEUCH13 pts
- HEUGH12 pts
- HEWED12 pts
- HEWER11 pts
- HEXAD16 pts
- HEXED16 pts
- HEXER15 pts
- HEXES15 pts
- HEXYL18 pts
- HICKS14 pts
- HIDED10 pts
- HIDER9 pts
- HIDES9 pts
- HIGHS12 pts
- HIGHT12 pts
- HIKED13 pts
- HIKER12 pts
- HIKES12 pts
- HILAR8 pts
- HILLO8 pts
- HILLS8 pts
- HILLY11 pts
- HILTS8 pts
- HILUM10 pts
- HILUS8 pts
- HINDS9 pts
- HINGE9 pts
- HINNY11 pts
- HINTS8 pts
- HIPPO12 pts
- HIPPY15 pts
- HIRED9 pts
- HIRER8 pts
- HIRES8 pts
- HISSY11 pts
- HISTS8 pts
- HITCH13 pts
- HIVED12 pts
- HIVES11 pts
- 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
- HUBBY15 pts
- HUCKS14 pts
- HUFFS14 pts
- HUFFY17 pts
- HUGER9 pts
- HULAS8 pts
- HULKS12 pts
- HULKY15 pts
- HULLO8 pts
- HULLS8 pts
- HUMAN10 pts
- HUMIC12 pts
- HUMID11 pts
- HUMOR10 pts
- HUMPH15 pts
- HUMPS12 pts
- HUMPY15 pts
- HUMUS10 pts
- HUNCH13 pts
- HUNKS12 pts
- HUNKY15 pts
- HUNTS8 pts
- HURDS9 pts
- HURLS8 pts
- HURLY11 pts
- HURRY11 pts
- HURST8 pts
- HURTS8 pts
- HUSKS12 pts
- HUSKY15 pts
- HUSSY11 pts
- HUTCH13 pts
- HUZZA26 pts
- HYDRA12 pts
- HYDRO12 pts
- HYENA11 pts
- HYING12 pts
- HYLAS11 pts
- HYMEN13 pts
- HYMNS13 pts
- HYOID12 pts
- HYPED14 pts
- HYPER13 pts
- HYPES13 pts
- HYPHA16 pts
- HYPOS13 pts
- HYRAX18 pts
- HYSON11 pts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | huzza | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | hajji | 22 | 25 |
| 3 | hafiz | 20 | 19 |
| 4 | hamza | 19 | 19 |
| 5 | hazed | 18 | 17 |
| 6 | hexyl | 18 | 17 |
| 7 | hyrax | 18 | 16 |
| 8 | hapax | 17 | 17 |
| 9 | hazan | 17 | 17 |
| 10 | hazel | 17 | 17 |
Strategy for this list
H is worth 4 in Scrabble but appears in dozens of two-letter and three-letter words (HA, HE, HI, HO, HM, HAH, HEM, HEX). H's Scrabble value comes from H-hooks on common words (EAR → HEAR, ARM → HARM) and from HEX and HAZE for premium-square plays. In Wordle, H is high-frequency in position 2 (SHINE, THING) but rarely in position 1 for answers — it's more common in guesses than solutions.
FAQs
How many 5-letter words start with H?
334 valid 5-letter English words begin with H 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).