Five-letter words starting with H and ending in S (H___S)

Green letters (right spot)
Yellow letters (wrong spots)

Add every position where a present letter cannot go. Use Must contain twice for two copies, or the Solver for full guess rows.

Have completed colored rows? Continue in Solver
Showing 186 matching words
Copy

Shortlist

What the remaining words have in common

186 matching words1 not previously used0 past answers

Position 2A 29%O 27%E 19%U 11%
Position 3L 14%R 13%N 8%M 6%
Position 4E 18%K 10%T 10%L 8%
Advanced: ranking by word familiarity and information

HUMUS is the only possible answer that fits.

The other 185 matches are valid Wordle guesses, but not possible answers.

Possible answers

used already been a Wordle answer · possible on the possible-answer list · guess accepted, but not a possible answer

HUMUS possible HACKS guess HADES guess HAILS guess HAIRS guess HALLS guess HANDS guess HANGS guess HANKS guess HARMS guess HATES guess HAWKS guess HEADS guess HEALS guess HEAPS guess HEARS guess HEATS guess HEELS guess HEIRS guess HELLS guess HELPS guess HERBS guess HERDS guess HERES guess HICKS guess HIDES guess HIGHS guess HIKES guess HILLS guess HINTS guess HIRES guess HIVES guess HOLDS guess HOLES guess HOMES guess HOODS guess HOOKS guess HOOPS guess HOPES guess HORNS guess HOSTS guess HOURS guess HUNTS guess HURTS guess HYMNS guess HAAFS guess HAARS guess HAATS guess HABUS guess HAEMS guess HAETS guess HAFFS guess HAFTS guess HAGGS guess HAHAS guess HAIKS guess HAINS guess HAJES guess HAJIS guess HAKAS guess HAKES guess HAKUS guess HALES guess HALFS guess HALMS guess HALOS guess HALTS guess HAMES guess HANTS guess HAPAS guess HAPUS guess HARDS guess HARES guess HARKS guess HARLS guess HARNS guess HAROS guess HARPS guess HARTS guess HASKS guess HASPS guess HAUDS guess HAUFS guess HAULS guess HAUNS guess HAVES guess HAWMS guess HAZES guess HEBES guess HECKS guess HEEDS guess HEFTS guess HEIDS guess HEILS guess HELES guess HELMS guess HELOS guess HEMES guess HEMPS guess HENDS guess HENTS guess HERLS guess HERMS guess HERNS guess HEROS guess HERPS guess HESPS guess HESTS guess HETES guess HETHS guess HEXES guess HIBAS guess HIEMS guess HIFIS guess HILTS guess HILUS guess HINDS guess HINGS guess HIOIS guess HIPES guess HISTS guess HOARS guess HOBOS guess HOCKS guess HOCUS guess HOERS guess HOGGS guess HOGHS guess HOGOS guess HOIKS guess HOKAS guess HOKES guess HOKIS guess HOLKS guess HOLMS guess HOLOS guess HOLTS guess HOMAS guess HOMOS guess HONDS guess HONES guess HONGS guess HONKS guess HOOFS guess HOONS guess HOORS guess HOOTS guess HORAS guess HORIS guess HORKS guess HOSES guess HOTIS guess HOUFS guess HOUTS guess HOVES guess HOWES guess HOWFS guess HOWKS guess HOWLS guess HOXES guess HOYAS guess HUCKS guess HUERS guess HUFFS guess HUHUS guess HUIAS guess HUIES guess HULAS guess HULES guess HULKS guess HULLS guess HUMAS guess HUMFS guess HUMPS guess HUNKS guess HURDS guess HURLS guess HUSKS guess HUSOS guess HWYLS guess HYENS guess HYKES guess HYLAS guess HYLES guess HYPES guess HYPOS guess

Primary objective: finish in the turns you have left

Can you finish H___S?

Set your guesses left, add the feedback you already have, and explore what each next guess could reveal. This planner starts with H___S as your green-letter clues.

Plans use our working Wordle answer pool, including previously used answers. A guarantee applies to that pool and the clues you enter.

Advanced: one-turn information and shortlist comparisons

These alternatives optimize how evenly one guess splits the answers. The planner above prioritizes finishing within your remaining turns.

Refine this pattern

You know the green letters. Add the gray and yellow letters from your guesses to get a live next-word suggestion and the answers still in play.

Keep going
More Wordle tools

Open a word for details. Use Copy for a quick pick, or Show to narrow the answer pool.

Pattern guide

What fits H___S?

All 186 matching words are shown above. 1 is a possible answer.

More about these matches

Words with five different letters

74% of the matches have no repeated letters.

Common letter pairs

HA 54/186 words (29%) HO 50/186 words (27%) ES 36/186 words (19%) HE 35/186 words (19%) HU 21/186 words (11%)

Vowels

No vowels: 1% · one: 44% · two: 53% · three or more: 2%

Common questions
How many five-letter words match H___S?
186 five-letter words match H___S in this site's Wordle guess list. Of these, 1 is a possible answer.