5-letter words with H as the fifth letter

There are 356 five-letter words with H as the fifth letter. Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green tile fixes a position, and this is the full list of answers that still fit. H rarely starts a word alone; it prefers to sit behind C, S, T and W, which shapes this list in obvious ways.

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Every word below is exactly five letters with H in the fifth position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include aargh, abash, ahigh, airth and aitch. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a specific puzzle further.

Highest-scoring 5-letter words with h as the fifth letter

WordScoreLength
quich195
zilch195
nudzh185
azoth175
khaph175
pujah175
quash175
quoth175
qursh175
which165

5-letter words with H as the fifth letter (356)

Showing the first 300 of 356. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

aargh9abash10ahigh12airth8aitch10aleph10almah10almeh10anigh9apish10arish8arrah8awash11azoth17baith10bandh11batch12beach12beath10beech12bekah14belah10belch12bench12berth10biach12bimah12birch12birth10blash10blush10bokeh14booth10botch12bough11brach12brash10brith10broch12brogh11broth10brugh11brush10bumph14bunch12bundh11burgh11butch12caneh10catch12cheth13chich15cinch12clach12clash10cloth10coach12conch12cooch12couch12cough11couth10crash10crith10crush10crwth13cuish10culch12curch12cutch12cwtch15dadah10dawah12daych14deash9death9delph11depth11derth9ditch11doeth9donah9doseh9dough10dunch11dunsh9dutch11earth8ephah13epoch12faith11faugh12fetch13fifth14filch13filth11finch13firth11fitch13flash11flesh11flosh11flush11forth11fouth11fowth14fresh11frith11frosh11froth11frush11furth11galah9ganch11garth9gerah9girsh9girth9glyph14gnash9goeth9gouch11graph11grith9gulch11gulph11gursh9haith11hanch13harsh11hatch13haugh12heath11heigh12heuch13heugh12hewgh15hilch13hitch13hooch13hoosh11horah11hotch13hough12humph15hunch13hutch13illth8kaneh12kaugh13keech14kench14ketch14khaph17kheth15knish12kotch14kutch14laich10laigh9laith8lanch10larch10latah8latch10lauch10laugh9leach10leash8leech10leish8letch10leuch10leugh9linch10loach10loath8lotah8lough9luach10lunch10lurch10lymph15lynch13maneh10marah10march12marsh10match12meath10meith10mensh10merch12milch12mirth10misch12mitch12month10mooch12morph12mouch12mouth10mulch12mulsh10munch12musth10mutch12mynah13myrrh13natch10nauch10neath8neigh9nikah12ninth8north8notch10nudzh18nymph15obeah10omlah10omrah10oomph12orach10parch12patch12peach12perch12pilch12pinch12pitch12plash10plesh10plush10poach12pooch12porch12potch12pouch12psych15pujah17punch12quash17quich19quoth17qursh17rajah15ralph10ranch10ratch10rayah11reach10reech10retch10rewth11roach10rotch10rough9routh8rowth11runch10saith8sangh9sauch10saugh9sawah11scath10selah8shash11shish11shush11sieth8sirih8sixth15skosh12slash8slish8slosh8sloth8slush8smash10smith10smush10snash8snath8snush8sokah12solah8sooth8sough9south8sowth11sposh10staph10stash8stich10subah10sulph10sumph12surah8

Frequently asked questions

How many 5-letter words have H as the fifth letter?

Our dictionary lists 356 five-letter words with H in the fifth position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fifth tile turned green as H, this is your candidate list. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters.

What is a common example?

AARGH is a common five-letter word with H as its fifth letter.

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