5-letter words with H as the fourth letter

There are 226 five-letter words with H as the fourth letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is VOZHD at 21 points. M is the most common first letter among them (23), and the average score is 11 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green H in the fourth position leaves these 226 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with H in slot 4, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include VOZHD, FIQHS, QOPHS, HYPHY and VICHY. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an H in slot 4 further.

For Wordle, SIGHT is a strong guess from this list: of the familiar words with five different letters, it uses the letters found in the most of these 226 words.

5-letter words with H as the fourth letter in numbers

Words
226
Highest scoring
VOZHD 21 pts
Average score
11.0 pts
With a definition
95 (42%)
Words by first letter
  1. A13
  2. B16
  3. C4
  4. D9
  5. E5
  6. F7
  7. G5
  8. H12
  9. I3
  10. K8
  11. L15
  12. M23
  13. N9
  14. O10
  15. P14
  16. Q1
  17. R13
  18. S23
  19. T17
  20. V4
  21. W9
  22. Y6

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

WordScoreLength
vozhd215
fiqhs205
hyphy195
qophs195
hypha165
mythy165
vichy165
yechy165
kythe155
mochy155

5-letter words with H as the fourth letter (226)

All 226 are listed: the 50 highest scoring first, then the rest, taken in turn from every first letter; within each, words with a dictionary definition come first.

vozhd21fiqhs20qophs19hyphy19vichy16hypha16mythy16yechy16kythe15mochy15phpht15vughy15duchy14fishy14washy14withy14kaphs14hashy14hushy14hythe14kacha14kophs14bushy13cushy13hecht13itchy13mushy13pithy13pushy13techy13yacht13fichu13mothy13myths13syphs13bothy13fecht13fiche13imshy13kight13mashy13meshy13mythi13owche13shchi13sophy13tichy13wecht13yechs13boche12alpha10eight9gushy12light9nacho10right9aught9cache12dacha11lathe8niche10oaths8rushy11aloha8dishy12lithe8night9raphe10tight9abohm12bight11lichi10nucha10pasha10sight9tithe8wight12bathe10lathi8pacha12sushi8techs10withe11baths10fight12kasha12lethe8paths10sadhe9blahs10foehn11highs12sadhu9sighs9macho12mocha12might11maths10moths10evohe11goths9caphs12elchi10gighe10imshi10okehs12coths10dashy12eughs9gaths9opahs10ruths8vughs12yodhs12ayahs11dicht11eathe8gosht9nighs9oucht10rukhs12yeahs11amahs10docht11noahs8ouphe10rache10tachs10wisha11yoghs12abmho12dight10kiths12lakhs12nache10ouphs10piths10richt10teths8wisht11ankhs12bachs12dashi9heths11kithe12lochs10nicht10odahs9pashm12ruche10takhi12withs11ancho10beths10deshi9hight12laths8nashi8ought9pechs12ratha8shahs11toshy11wushu11aight9bacha12hoghs12lathy11ortho8peghs11rathe8sophs10tythe11altho8buchu12hatha11lushy11pight11raths8sukhs12tache10aroha8baghs11hithe11lythe11poohs10rishi8sythe11tacho10aruhe8bigha11licht10posho10roshi8sabha10tophe10bodhi11litho8machs12prahu10sechs10tophi10basho10liths8meths10sicht10tophs10boohs10mache12spahi10tanhs8machi12subha10taths8miche12sidha9micht12sidhe9mochs12sughs9mucho12sinhs8metho10sithe8musha10soths8

Frequently asked questions

How many 5 letter words have H as the fourth letter?

Unscrambly's list has 226 five-letter words with H in the fourth position, 1.8% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth tile turned green as H, these 226 words are your candidates. Cross off any word that uses a letter you have already ruled out, and prefer a guess that tests new letters, such as SIGHT.

What is the highest scoring 5 letter word with H as the fourth letter?

VOZHD scores 21 points in Scrabble. Next come FIQHS (20), HYPHY (19) and QOPHS (19). The average is 11 points.

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