Five-letter words starting with H
There are 334 five-letter words that start with H in the ENABLE word list used by this site. That is about 3.9% of all five-letter words. The highest-scoring is huzza, worth 26 points in standard Scrabble tile values.
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All 334 five-letter words starting with H
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Highest-scoring five-letter words starting with H
- huzza 26 points
- hajji 22 points
- hafiz 20 points
- hamza 19 points
- hazed 18 points
- hexyl 18 points
- hyrax 18 points
- hapax 17 points
- hazan 17 points
- hazel 17 points
- hazer 17 points
- hazes 17 points
- heeze 17 points
- hertz 17 points
- howff 17 points
- huffy 17 points
- hadji 16 points
- hexad 16 points
- hexed 16 points
- hokku 16 points
- hypha 16 points
- hajes 15 points
- hajis 15 points
- hammy 15 points
Patterns in this list
The most common second letters are ha (96), ho (93), he (67), hu (33), hi (30). 12 of these words contain three or more vowels, which can make them easier to spot when you are unscrambling.
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