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5-letter words with H as the third letter

There are 114 five-letter words with H as the third letter in Unscrambly's open word list; the highest scoring is DZHOS at 18 points. A is the most common first letter among them (15), and the average score is 10.3 points.

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Pinning a letter to an exact slot is the core of Wordle strategy: a green H in the third position leaves these 114 words as candidates. Every word below is exactly five letters with H in slot 3, shown with its Scrabble score, and examples include DZHOS, JIHAD, JEHAD, JOHNS and JEHUS. Feed the letters you already know into the Wordle helper to narrow a puzzle with an H in slot 3 further.

For Wordle, ASHEN 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 114 words.

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

Words
114
Highest scoring
DZHOS 18 pts
Average score
10.3 pts
With a definition
44 (39%)
Words by first letter
  1. A15
  2. B7
  3. C6
  4. D3
  5. E15
  6. F2
  7. H3
  8. I5
  9. J4
  10. K5
  11. L4
  12. M10
  13. N3
  14. O8
  15. P2
  16. R4
  17. S9
  18. T3
  19. U3
  20. V1
  21. W1
  22. Y1

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

WordScoreLength
dzhos185
jehad165
jihad165
jehus155
johns155
ewhow145
cahow135
ephah135
fehme135
mahwa135

5-letter words with H as the third letter (114)

All 114 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.

dzhos18jihad16jehad16johns15jehus15ewhow14schwa13ephah13cahow13fehme13mahwa13muhly13ochry13pshaw13schav13vehme13kohls12schmo12cohab12dohyo12hohed12kahal12kehua12kohas12kohen12aphid11ethyl11wahoo11yahoo11ached11nohow11fohns11cohog11eched11ephod11evhoe11hahas11huhus11iched11ogham11abhor10ethic10ochre10aches10aphis10cohoe10echos10ichor10mahoe10ocher10lahar8usher8lohan8nihil8sahib10other8ashen8arhat8ashes8ether8ethos8bahts10rehab10tahas8buhls10puhas10rehem10tahrs8unhip10bahus10dahls9iches10lehrs8nahal8rahed9tehrs8unhat8bahut10ishes8lehua8mahua10rahui8bohea10cohos10ither8mihas10saheb10bohos10cohen10mihis10oohed9schul10buhrs10mohel10oches10sehri8mohrs10oshac10sohur8aahed9mohua10suhur8aghas9mohur10ashed9ephas10achar10eches10achoo10ephor10adhan9erhus8ashet8ethal8

Frequently asked questions

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

Unscrambly's list has 114 five-letter words with H in the third position, 0.9% of all five-letter words.

How do I use this list for Wordle?

If your third tile turned green as H, these 114 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 ASHEN.

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

DZHOS scores 18 points in Scrabble. Next come JEHAD (16), JIHAD (16) and JEHUS (15). The average is 10.3 points.

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