5 Letter Words Starting with H
There are 334 5-letter English words that start with H, from HAAFS to HYSON. The highest scorer in Scrabble® is HUZZA at 26 points.
Word list
H
- haafs11
- haars8
- habit10
- habus10
- hacek14
- hacks14
- hadal9
- haded10
- hades9
- hadji16
- hadst9
- haems10
- haets8
- hafis11
- hafiz20
- hafts11
- hahas11
- haika12
- haiks12
- haiku12
- hails8
- hairs8
- hairy11
- hajes15
- hajis15
- hajji22
- hakes12
- hakim14
- haled9
- haler8
- hales8
- halid9
- hallo8
- halls8
- halma10
- halms10
- halos8
- halts8
- halva11
- halve11
- hamal10
- hames10
- hammy15
- hamza19
- hance10
- hands9
- handy12
- hangs9
- hanks12
- hanky15
- hansa8
- hanse8
- hants8
- haole8
- hapax17
- haply13
- happy15
- hards9
- hardy12
- hared9
- harem10
- hares8
- harks12
- harls8
- harms10
- harps10
- harpy13
- harry11
- harsh11
- harts8
- hasps10
- haste8
- hasty11
- hatch13
- hated9
- hater8
- hates8
- haugh12
- haulm10
- hauls8
- haunt8
- haute8
- haven11
- haver11
- haves11
- havoc13
- hawed12
- hawks15
- hawse11
- hayed12
- hayer11
- hazan17
- hazed18
- hazel17
- hazer17
- hazes17
- heads9
- heady12
- heals8
- heaps10
- heard9
- hears8
- heart8
- heath11
- heats8
- heave11
- heavy14
- hebes10
- hecks14
- heder9
- hedge10
- hedgy13
- heeds9
- heels8
- heeze17
- hefts11
- hefty14
- heigh12
- heils8
- heirs8
- heist8
- helio8
- helix15
- hello8
- hells8
- helms10
- helos8
- helot8
- helps10
- helve11
- hemal10
- hemes10
- hemic12
- hemin10
- hemps12
- hempy15
- hence10
- henna8
- henry11
- hents8
- herbs10
- herby13
- herds9
- heres8
- herls8
- herma10
- herms10
- herns8
- heron8
- heros8
- herry11
- hertz17
- hests8
- heths11
- heuch13
- heugh12
- hewed12
- hewer11
- hexad16
- hexed16
- hexer15
- hexes15
- hexyl18
- hicks14
- hided10
- hider9
- hides9
- highs12
- hight12
- hiked13
- hiker12
- hikes12
- hilar8
- hillo8
- hills8
- hilly11
- hilts8
- hilum10
- hilus8
- hinds9
- hinge9
- hinny11
- hints8
- hippo12
- hippy15
- hired9
- hirer8
- hires8
- hissy11
- hists8
- hitch13
- hived12
- hives11
- hoagy12
- hoard9
- hoars8
- hoary11
- hobby15
- hobos10
- hocks14
- hocus10
- hodad10
- hoers8
- hogan9
- hoggs10
- hoick14
- hoise8
- hoist8
- hoked13
- hokes12
- hokey15
- hokku16
- hokum14
- holds9
- holed9
- holes8
- holey11
- holks12
- holla8
- hollo8
- holly11
- holms10
- holts8
- homed11
- homer10
- homes10
- homey13
- homos10
- honan8
- honda9
- honed9
- honer8
- hones8
- honey11
- hongs9
- honks12
- honky15
- honor8
- hooch13
- hoods9
- hoody12
- hooey11
- hoofs11
- hooka12
- hooks12
- hooky15
- hooly11
- hoops10
- hoots8
- hooty11
- hoped11
- hoper10
- hopes10
- hoppy15
- horah11
- horal8
- horas8
- horde9
- horns8
- horny11
- horse8
- horst8
- horsy11
- hosed9
- hosel8
- hosen8
- hoses8
- hosta8
- hosts8
- hotch13
- hotel8
- hotly11
- hound9
- houri8
- hours8
- house8
- hovel11
- hover11
- howdy15
- howes11
- howff17
- howfs14
- howks15
- howls11
- hoyas11
- hoyle11
- hubby15
- hucks14
- huffs14
- huffy17
- huger9
- hulas8
- hulks12
- hulky15
- hullo8
- hulls8
- human10
- humic12
- humid11
- humor10
- humph15
- humps12
- humpy15
- humus10
- hunch13
- hunks12
- hunky15
- hunts8
- hurds9
- hurls8
- hurly11
- hurry11
- hurst8
- hurts8
- husks12
- husky15
- hussy11
- hutch13
- huzza26
- hydra12
- hydro12
- hyena11
- hying12
- hylas11
- hymen13
- hymns13
- hyoid12
- hyped14
- hyper13
- hypes13
- hypha16
- hypos13
- hyrax18
- hyson11
Point values shown are Scrabble® (letters only, before board bonuses). Browse deeper via the word-lists hub.
Highest-scoring word in this list
The single highest-scoring word here in Scrabble® is huzza at 26 points (letters only, before board bonuses).
FAQs
How many 5-letter words start with H?
334 valid 5-letter English words begin with H.
Are these valid in Wordle and Scrabble?
Every word here comes from a standard English dictionary. UK Scrabble (Collins/SOWPODS) accepts all of them; a handful may not be legal in the North American TWL word list.