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Wordle game help: 5-letter words with ‘A’ and ‘H’

The amount of options depends on where those two letters are.

Jéssica Gubert

Published: Sep 13, 2022 08:28 pm

Starting with a strong word is one of the fans’ favorite strategies on Wordle. Because there are no clues before the guesses and the letters themselves turn into clues after each guess, longtime players have been debating over which starting words can provide the most information. That usually involves vowels and the most common consonants, which are more likely to be part of the word.

Five-letter words with “A” and “H” to try on Wordle

AAHED
AARGH
ABASH
ABHOR
ABMHO
ABOHM
ACHAR
ACHED
ACHES
ACHOO
ADHAN
AGHAS
AHEAD
AHEAP
AHENT
AHIGH
AHIND
AHING
AHINT
AHOLD
AHULL
AHURU
AIGHT
AIRTH
AITCH
ALEPH
ALMAH
ALMEH
ALOHA
ALPHA
ALTHO
AMAHS
ANCHO
ANIGH
ANKHS
APHID
APHIS
APISH
ARCHI
ARHAT
ARISH
AROHA
ARRAH
ARUHE
ASHED
ASHEN
ASHES
ASHET
AUGHT
AWASH
AYAHS
AZOTH
BACHA
BACHS
BAGHS
BAHTS
BAHUS
BAHUT
BAITH
BANDH
BASHO
BATCH
BATHE
BATHS
BEACH
BEATH
BEKAH
BELAH
BHAIS
BHAJI
BHANG
BHATS
BHUNA
BIACH
BIGHA
BIMAH
BLAHS
BLASH
BOHEA
BRACH
BRASH
CACHE
CAHOW
CANEH
CAPHS
CATCH
CHACE
CHACK
CHACO
CHADO
CHADS
CHAFE
CHAFF
CHAFT
CHAIN
CHAIR
CHAIS
CHALK
CHALS
CHAMP
CHAMS
CHANA
CHANG
CHANK
CHANT
CHAOS
CHAPE
CHAPS
CHAPT
CHARA
CHARD
CHARE
CHARK
CHARM
CHARR
CHARS
CHART
CHARY
CHASE
CHASM
CHATS
CHAVE
CHAVS
CHAWK
CHAWS
CHAYA
CHAYS
CHEAP
CHEAT
CHEKA
CHELA
CHIAO
CHIAS
CHICA
CHINA
CHOLA
CHOTA
CHUFA
CLACH
CLASH
COACH
COHAB
CRASH
DACHA
DADAH
DAHLS
DASHI
DASHY
DAWAH
DAYCH
DEASH
DEATH
DHABA
DHAKS
DHALS
DONAH
DOSHA
EARTH
EATHE
EPHAH
EPHAS
ETHAL
FAITH
FAUGH
FLASH
GALAH
GANCH
GARTH
GATCH
GATHS
GAUCH
GERAH
GHAST
GHATS
GHAUT
GHAZI
GNASH
GRAPH
HAAFS
HAARS
HABIT
HABLE
HABUS
HACEK
HACKS
HADAL
HADED
HADES
HADJI
HADST
HAEMS
HAETS
HAFFS
HAFIZ
HAFTS
HAGGS
HAHAS
HAICK
HAIKA
HAIKS
HAIKU
HAILS
HAILY
HAINS
HAINT
HAIRS
HAIRY
HAITH
HAJES
HAJIS

HAJJI
HAKAM
HAKAS
HAKEA
HAKES
HAKIM
HAKUS
HALAL
HALED
HALER

HALES
HALFA
HALFS
HALID
HALLO
HALLS
HALMA
HALMS
HALON
HALOS

HALSE
HALTS
HALVA
HALVE
HALWA
HAMAL
HAMBA
HAMED
HAMES
HAMMY

HAMZA
HANAP
HANCE
HANCH
HANDS
HANDY
HANGI
HANGS
HANKS
HANKY

HANSA
HANSE
HANTS
HAOLE
HAOMA
HAPAX
HAPLY
HAPPI
HAPPY
HAPUS

HARAM
HARDS
HARDY
HARED
HAREM
HARES
HARIM
HARKS
HARLS
HARMS

HARNS
HAROS
HARPS
HARPY
HARRY
HARSH
HARTS
HASHY
HASKS
HASPS

HASTA
HASTE
HASTY
HATCH
HATED
HATER
HATES
HATHA
HAUDS
HAUFS

HAUGH
HAULD
HAULM
HAULS
HAULT
HAUNS
HAUNT
HAUSE
HAUTE
HAVEN

HAVER
HAVES
HAVOC
HAWED
HAWKS
HAWMS
HAWSE
HAYED
HAYER
HAYEY

HAYLE
HAZAN
HAZED
HAZEL
HAZER
HAZES
HEADS
HEADY
HEALD
HEALS

HEAME
HEAPS
HEAPY
HEARD
HEARE
HEARS
HEART
HEAST
HEATH
HEATS

HEAVE
HEAVY
HEJAB
HEJRA
HEMAL
HENNA
HEPAR
HERMA
HEVEA
HEXAD

HIANT
HIJAB
HIJRA
HILAR
HINAU
HOAED
HOAGY
HOARD
HOARS
HOARY

HOAST
HODAD
HODJA
HOGAN
HOKAS
HOLLA
HOMAS
HONAN
HONDA
HOOKA

HOPAK
HORAH
HORAL
HORAS
HOSTA
HOVEA
HOYAS
HUDNA
HUIAS
HULAS

HUMAN
HUMAS
HURRA
HUTIA
HUZZA
HYDRA
HYENA
HYLAS
HYPHA
HYRAX

IHRAM
JEHAD
JHALA
JIHAD
KACHA
KAHAL
KANEH
KAPHS
KASHA
KAUGH

KEHUA
KHADI
KHAFS
KHAKI
KHANS
KHAPH
KHATS
KHAYA
KHAZI
KHEDA

KHOJA
KOHAS
LAHAL
LAHAR
LAICH
LAIGH
LAITH
LAKHS
LANCH
LARCH

LATAH
LATCH
LATHE
LATHI
LATHS
LATHY
LAUCH
LAUGH
LEACH
LEASH

LEHUA
LOACH
LOATH
LOHAN
LOTAH
LUACH
MACHE
MACHI
MACHO
MACHS

MAHOE
MAHUA
MAHWA
MANEH
MARAH
MARCH
MARSH
MASHY
MATCH
MATHS

MEATH
MIHAS
MOCHA
MOHUA
MUSHA
MUTHA
MYNAH
NACHE
NACHO
NAHAL

NASHI
NATCH
NAUCH
NEATH
NIKAH
NOAHS
NUCHA
OATHS
OBEAH
ODAHS

OGHAM
OHIAS
OMLAH
OMRAH
OPAHS
ORACH
OSHAC
PACHA
PARCH
PASHA

PASHM
PATCH
PATHS
PEACH
PHAGE
PHANG
PHARE
PHARM
PHASE
PHIAL

PHOCA
PHYLA
PLASH
POACH
PRAHU
PSHAW
PUHAS
PUJAH
QUASH
RACHE

RAHED
RAHUI
RAJAH
RALPH
RANCH
RAPHE
RATCH
RATHA
RATHE
RATHS

RAYAH
REACH
REHAB
RHEAS
RHYTA
ROACH
SABHA
SADHE
SADHU
SAHEB

SAHIB
SAITH
SANGH
SAUCH
SAUGH
SAWAH
SCATH
SCHAV
SCHWA
SELAH

SHACK
SHADE
SHADS
SHADY
SHAFT
SHAGS
SHAHS
SHAKE
SHAKO
SHAKT

SHAKY
SHALE
SHALL
SHALM
SHALT
SHALY
SHAMA
SHAME
SHAMS
SHAND

SHANK
SHANS
SHAPE
SHAPS
SHARD
SHARE
SHARK
SHARN
SHARP
SHASH

SHAUL
SHAVE
SHAWL
SHAWM
SHAWN
SHAWS
SHAYA
SHAYS
SHEAF
SHEAL

SHEAR
SHEAS
SHEVA
SHIAI
SHIVA
SHOAL
SHOAT
SHOLA
SHURA
SHWAS

SIDHA
SLASH
SMASH
SNASH
SNATH
SOKAH
SOLAH
SPAHI
STAPH
STASH

SUBAH
SUBHA
SURAH
SWASH
SWATH
SYRAH
TACHE
TACHO
TACHS
TAHAS

TAHRS
TAISH
TAKHI
TANHS
TATHS
TAVAH
TEACH
THACK
THAGI
THAIM

THALE
THALI
THANA
THANE
THANG
THANK
THANS
THANX
THARM
THARS

THAWS
THAWY
THECA
THEMA
THETA
THRAE
THRAW
THUJA
THUYA
TORAH

TRASH
TUATH
UHLAN
UMMAH
UMRAH
UNHAT
VAUCH
WAHOO
WASHY
WATCH

WAUGH
WHACK
WHALE
WHAMO
WHAMS
WHANG
WHAPS
WHARE
WHARF
WHATA

WHATS
WHAUP
WHAUR
WHEAL
WHEAR
WHEAT
WHYDA
WISHA
WRATH
YACHT
YAHOO
YEAHS

Depending on where the “A” and the “H” are, you might have more or less options left. Even if those letters came out yellow and you don’t know exactly where they are in the word, the first thing you can do is cross out all options in which they appear in the wrong places. Once you find those green boxes, keep only the words containing the letters in the correct positions.

You should also cross out all words containing letters that came out gray in previous guesses, to narrow down your pool even further.

The next step should be figuring out what the new letters are. Start from the most common ones, like “L,” “P,” “R,” and “T,” also including vowels like “E” or “O,” depending on the options you have left and the letters you haven’t used yet. Some of the words contain a second instance of the “A” instead—don’t assume it will be the case for you, but keep in mind that it might be and always check your remaning options. Watch out for those plural words ending in “S,” because, even though they are valid guesses, Wordle will never pick them as answers.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT).

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