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5 Letter Words With H and O

Looking for five-letter words with H and O? There are 339 of them. Start with the familiar ones: other, those, house, whole. Those 91 common words are also the only possible answers in our daily 5-letter puzzle.

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: those.

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Common 5-letter words with H and O (91)

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

H and O sit side by side in 215 of these words (63%), most often as HO. On average a word here has 1.7 vowels, and the most frequent other vowel is E (in 82 words). 26% repeat a letter, like photo. The most common first letter is H (116 words).

All 5-letter words with H and O (339)

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

abhor abmho abohm achoo ahold aloha altho azoth bhoot boche bohea bohos booth botch bothy bough broch broth cahow chaos chemo chiao chico chino chiro chock chocs choir choke choky chola choli cholo chomp chook chops chord chore chose chott chowk chows chron cloth coach cohog cohos conch cooch coths couch cough couth dhobi dhole dhoti dhows doeth dough echos ephod ephor epoch ethos foehn fohns forth frosh froth ghost ghoul goths hallo halon halos haole havoc helio hello helos helot heron heros hillo hippo hoagy hoard hoars hoary hobby hobos hocks hocus hodad hoers hogan hoggs hoick hoise hoist hoked hokes hokey hokku hokum holds holed holes holey holks holla hollo holly holms holts homed homer homes homey homos honan honda honed honer hones honey hongi hongs honks honor hooch hoods hoody hooey hoofs hooka hooks hooky hooly hoons hoops hoots hooty hoped hoper hopes hoppy horah horal horas horde horme horns horny horse horst horsy hosed hosel hosen hoses hosta hosts hotch hotel hotly hotty hough hound houri hours house hovel hover howdy howes howff howfs howks howls hoyas hoyle hullo humor hydro hyoid hypos hyson ichor johns khoum kohls kophs litho loach loath lochs lotah lough macho mahoe mocha mohel mohur month mooch morph moths mothy mouch mouth nacho nohow north notch oaths obeah ocher ochre ochry ogham ohias ohing ohmic okehs oohed oomph opahs orach ortho other ought ouphe ouphs pheon phlox phobe phone phono phons phony photo phots poach pooch poohs porch posho pouch qophs quoth rhino rhomb roach rotch rough routh rowth schmo shako sheol shoal shoat shock shoed shoer shoes shogs shoji shone shook shool shoon shoos shoot shops shore shorl shorn short shote shots shott shout shove shown shows showy shoyu skosh slosh sloth sooth sophs sophy soths sough south theol thiol thole thong thorn thoro thorp those thous throb throe throw tooth tophe tophi tophs torah torch touch tough troth vouch wahoo whamo whole whomp whoof whoop whops whore whorl whort whose whoso woosh worth wroth yahoo yodhs yoghs youth

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More 5-letter word lists with H or O

Starting with H (347)Starting with O (186)Ending in H (264)Ending in O (248) With O and S (1,122)With E and O (844)With O and R (761)With L and O (621)With O and T (616)With N and O (606)With A and O (585)With D and O (473)With C and O (456)With A and H (441)With E and H (405)With I and O (405)

Frequently asked questions

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

Our dictionary has 339, which is 3.8% of all five-letter words. 91 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 those. It has 5 different letters, all common in this group, so one guess tells you a lot. 26% of these words repeat a letter, so keep doubles in mind later.

How often do H and O sit side by side?

H and O sit side by side in 215 of these words (63%), most often as HO.

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