Five-letter words matching HE_G_

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What fits HE_G_?

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  • 5th letter E, H, Y
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HEDGE

A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.

“He trims the hedge once a week.”

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HEDGY

Pertaining to or like a hedge.

“A long hedgy path led through the woodland to the house.”

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HEIGH

An exclamation designed to call attention, give encouragement, etc.

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HENGE

A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.

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HEUGH

A steep crag or cliff, especially one overlooking a river

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HEWGH

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