There are 240 5 letter words with H in the middle in our word list of 382,657 words, and every one of them is on this page — grouped by length so you can scan fast, with a live filter when you need something narrower. The biggest group is the 5-letter words (240 of them); the spread is every one of them exactly 5 letters long. The longest entries are aahed, abhor and achar. Knowing the middle letter of a 5-letter word is often the clue that cracks a Wordle grid or a crossword slot — this list collects every option in one place.
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5-letter words (240)
aahed abhor achar ached achen acher aches achoo achor adhan aghan aghas ajhar alhet amhar anhyd aphid aphis aphra arhar arhat ashed ashen asher ashes ashet ashir ashot ashur athar athel awhet awhir bahai baham bahan bahar bahay bahoe bahoo bahts bahur bahut behap behav behen behew bihai biham bohea bohor bohos buhls buhrs cahiz cahot cahow cahuy cohab cohen cohob cohoe cohog cohol cohos cohow cohue dahls dahms dohyo duhat dzhos echar echea eched eches echis echos enhat ephah ephas ephod ephoi ephor eshin ethal ethan ethel ether ethic ethid ethos ethyl evhoe ewhow exhbn faham fchar fehme fohat fohns gehey giher hahas hohed huhus iched iches ichor ichth ighly iphis ishes ither jahve jehad jehup jehus jihad johan johns kahal kahar kahau kehua kohas kohen kohls kohua lahar lehay lehrs lehua lohan lohar mahal mahar mahat mahdi mahoe mahra mahri mahua mahwa mihis mohar mohel mohos mohrs mohua mohur mohwa mphps muhly nahal nahor nahua nahum nehru nihal nihil nohex nohow ocher oches ochna ochre ochro ochry ogham oghuz oohed ophic ophir ophis oshac oshea other othin pahmi pahos pohna pshav pshaw puhas rahed rahui rahul rehab rehem rehid rehoe rohan rohob rohun saheb sahib sahme schav schiz schmo schuh schul schwa sehyo sphex tahar tahas tahil tahin tahou tahrs tahua tchai tchwi tehee tehrs toher tohos uchee unhad unhap unhat unhex unhid unhip unhit unhot upher ushak ushas usher uther vehme wahoo wehee yahan yahoo zihar zohak
Frequently asked questions
How many 5 letter words with H in the middle are there?
Our word list contains 240 5 letter words with H in the middle, out of 382,657 entries in total. Every word is exactly 5 letters long.
What are the longest 5 letter words with H in the middle?
The longest are aahed (5 letters), abhor (5 letters) and achar (5 letters).
Which 5 letter words with H in the middle score highest in Scrabble?
By raw letter values, the top scorers on this page are zohak (21 points), cahiz (19 points) and schiz (19 points) — before any letter or word multipliers. One honest caveat: this list is a broad English word list, so a few rare or technical entries appear that official game dictionaries (and Wordle’s answer list) do not accept. Always check a play against the dictionary your game uses.
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