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5 Letter Words With H and I

Need a strong guess from this group? Try heist: it covers the letters these 274 words use most, without repeating one. Of the 274, 87 are common enough to be a daily answer, starting with their, which, think, right.

Tip: test the vowels first, starting with E. Once they are in place, the consonants around them usually follow. A guess that covers common letters here: heist.

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Common 5-letter words with H and I (87)

Everyday words, most common first. Only these can be the answer in our daily puzzle.

H and I sit side by side in 138 of these words (50%), most often as HI. On average a word here has 1.6 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 58 words). 21% repeat a letter, like which. The most common first letter is H (63 words).

All 5-letter words with H and I (274)

From A to Z, including plurals and other forms that count as guesses.

airth aitch aphid aphis apish baith bhaji bight bimah birch birth bitch chain chair chiao chias chica chick chico chics chide chief chiel child chile chili chill chimb chime chimp china chine ching chino chins chips chirk chirm chiro chirp chirr chits chive chivy choir choli cinch cuish dashi dhobi dhoti dhuti dight dishy ditch eight ethic faith fiche fichu fifth fight filch filth finch firth fishy fitch frith ghazi gighe girsh girth grith habit hadji hafis hafiz haika haiks haiku hails hairs hairy hajis hajji hakim halid heigh heils heirs heist helio helix hemic hemin hicks hided hider hides highs hight hijab hiked hiker hikes hilar hillo hills hilly hilts hilum hilus hinds hinge hinny hints hippo hippy hired hirer hires hissy hists hitch hived hives hiyas hoick hoise hoist hongi houri humic humid hying hyoid ichor ihram itchy ither jihad khadi khaki khazi kipah kithe kiths knish laich laigh laith lathi lichi licht light lithe litho miche might milch mirth neigh niche nighs night nihil ninth ohias ohing ohmic phial phile phish pilch pinch pitch piths pithy rhino right rishi sahib saith sheik shied shiel shier shies shift shill shily shims shine shins shiny ships shire shirk shirr shirt shist shite shits shiva shive shivs shoji shris shtik sighs sight sinhs sixth smith spahi stich sushi swish swith thali thein their thick thief thigh thill thine thing think thins thiol third thirl thrip thymi tight tilth titch tithe tophi unhip vichy weigh which whids whiff whigs while whims whine whins whiny whips whipt whirl whirr whirs whish whisk whist white whits whity whizz width wight winch wisha witch withe withy yirth zilch

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More 5-letter word lists with H or I

Starting with H (347)Starting with I (129)Ending in H (264)Ending in I (166) With I and S (1,008)With E and I (879)With I and R (690)With A and I (680)With I and N (662)With I and L (633)With I and T (609)With D and I (473)With A and H (441)With E and H (405)With I and O (405)With C and I (386)

Frequently asked questions

How many five-letter words have both H and I?

Our dictionary has 274, which is 3% of all five-letter words. 87 of them are common words that can be the daily answer; the rest are valid guesses.

What is a good guess from this list?

Try heist. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 21% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do H and I sit side by side?

H and I sit side by side in 138 of these words (50%), most often as HI.

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