5-letter words with H as the second letter

There are 527 five-letter words with H as the second 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 second position, shown with its Scrabble score. Common picks include ahead, aheap, ahent, ahigh and ahind. 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 second letter

WordScoreLength
whizz295
chizz285
khazi215
khoja195
zhomo195
ghazi185
bhaji175
chawk175
choky175
choux175

5-letter words with H as the second letter (527)

Showing the first 300 of 527. Use the solver above to filter to your tiles.

ahead9aheap10ahent8ahigh12ahind9ahing9ahint8ahold9ahull8ahuru8bhais10bhaji17bhang11bhels10bhoot10bhuna10bhuts10chace12chack16chaco12chado11chads11chafe13chaff16chaft13chain10chair10chais10chalk14chals10champ14chams12chana10chang11chank14chant10chaos10chape12chaps12chapt12chara10chard11chare10chark14charm12charr10chars10chart10chary13chase10chasm12chats10chave13chavs13chawk17chaws13chaya13chays13cheap12cheat10check16cheek14cheep12cheer10chefs13cheka14chela10chelp12chemo12chere10chert10chess10chest10cheth13chevy16chews13chewy16chiao10chias10chibs12chica12chich15chick16chico12chics12chide11chief13chiel10chiks14child11chile10chili10chill10chimb14chime12chimo12chimp14china10chine10chino10chins10chips12chirk14chirl10chirm12chiro10chirp12chirr10chirt10chiru10chits10chive13chivs13chivy16chizz28chock16choco12chocs12chode11chogs11choir10choke14choko14choky17chola10choli10cholo10chomp14choof13chook14choom12choon10chops12chord11chore10chose10chota10chott10chout10choux17chowk17chows13chubs12chuck16chufa13chuff16chugs11chump14chums12chunk14churl10churn10churr10chuse10chute10chyle13chyme15chynd14dhaks13dhals9dhobi11dhole9dholl9dhols9dhoti9dhows12dhuti9ehing9ghast9ghats9ghaut9ghazi18ghees9ghest9ghost9ghoul9ghyll12ihram10jhala15khadi13khafs15khaki16khans12khaph17khats12khaya15khazi21kheda13kheth15khets12khoja19khors12khoum14khuds13mhorr10ohias8ohing9ohmic12ohone8phage11phang11phare10pharm12phase10pheer10phene10pheon10phese10phial10phlox17phoca12phone10phono10phons10phony13photo10phots10phpht15phuts10phyla13phyle13rheas8rheme10rheum10rhies8rhime10rhine8rhino8rhody12rhomb12rhone8rhumb12rhyme13rhyne11rhyta11shack14shade9shads9shady12shaft11shags9shahs11shake12shako12shakt12shaky15shale8shall8shalm10shalt8shaly11shama10shame10shams10shand9shank12shans8shape10shaps10shard9share8shark12sharn8sharp10shart8shash11shaul8shave11shawl11shawm13shawn11shaws11shaya11shays11shchi13sheaf11sheal8shear8sheas8sheds9sheel8sheen8sheep10sheer8sheet8sheik12shelf11shell8shend9shent8sheol8sherd9shere8shets8sheva11shewn11shews11shiai8shied9shiel8

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary lists 527 five-letter words with H in the second position.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your second 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?

AHEAD is a common five-letter word with H as its second letter.

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