5-letter words with H as the fourth letter

There are 226 five-letter words with H as the fourth 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 fourth position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include abmho, abohm, aight, aloha and alpha. 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 fourth letter

WordScoreLength
vozhd215
fiqhs205
hyphy195
qophs195
hypha165
mythy165
vichy165
yechy165
kythe155
mochy155

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

abmho12abohm12aight9aloha8alpha10altho8amahs10ancho10ankhs12aroha8aruhe8aught9ayahs11bacha12bachs12baghs11basho10bathe10baths10beths10bigha11bight11blahs10boche12bodhi11boohs10bothy13buchu12bushy13cache12caphs12coths10cushy13dacha11dashi9dashy12deshi9dicht11dight10dishy12docht11duchy14eathe8eight9elchi10eughs9evohe11fecht13fiche13fichu13fight12fiqhs20fishy14foehn11gaths9gighe10gosht9goths9gushy12hashy14hatha11hecht13heths11highs12hight12hithe11hoghs12hushy14hypha16hyphy19hythe14imshi10imshy13itchy13kacha14kaphs14kasha12kight13kithe12kiths12kophs14kythe15lakhs12lathe8lathi8laths8lathy11lethe8lichi10licht10light9lithe8litho8liths8lochs10lushy11lythe11mache12machi12macho12machs12mashy13maths10meshy13metho10meths10miche12micht12might11mocha12mochs12mochy15moths10mothy13mucho12musha10mushy13mythi13myths13mythy16nache10nacho10nashi8niche10nicht10nighs9night9noahs8nucha10oaths8odahs9okehs12opahs10ortho8oucht10ought9ouphe10ouphs10owche13pacha12pasha10pashm12paths10pechs12peghs11phpht15pight11piths10pithy13poohs10posho10prahu10pushy13qophs19rache10raphe10ratha8rathe8raths8richt10right9rishi8roshi8ruche10rukhs12rushy11ruths8sabha10sadhe9sadhu9sechs10shahs11shchi13sicht10sidha9sidhe9sighs9sight9sinhs8sithe8sophs10sophy13soths8spahi10subha10sughs9sukhs12sushi8syphs13sythe11tache10tacho10tachs10takhi12tanhs8taths8techs10techy13teths8tichy13tight9tithe8tophe10tophi10tophs10toshy11tythe11vichy16vozhd21vughs12vughy15washy14wecht13wight12wisha11wisht11withe11withs11withy14wushu11yacht13yeahs11yechs13yechy16yodhs12yoghs12

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 226 five-letter words with H in the fourth position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your fourth 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?

ABMHO is a common five-letter word with H as its fourth letter.

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