Common 5-letter words that start with HA
With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.
- happy★15marked by joy
- hands★9the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- harry★11to pillage
- hairy★11covered with hair
- haven★11a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
- handy★12convenient for handling
- habit★10an established custom
- hardy★12very sturdy
- halls★8a large room for assembly
- harsh★11unsparing in the treatment of others
- hatch★13to bring forth young from an egg
- hacks★14one who works hard at boring tasks
- hated★9to despise
- hawks★15diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
- hazel★17of a light brown or yellowish brown color
- hangs★9to attach from above only
All 139 words
5-letter words starting with HAA (2)
Top score: HAAFS, 11 points. a deep-sea fishing ground
5-letter words starting with HAB (3)
Top score: HABIT, 10 points (tied with two others). an established custom
5-letter words starting with HAC (2)
Top score: HACKS, 14 points (tied with one other). one who works hard at boring tasks
5-letter words starting with HAD (5)
Top score: HADJI, 16 points. one who has made a hadj
5-letter words starting with HAE (2)
Top score: HAEMS, 10 points. a component of hemoglobin
5-letter words starting with HAF (4)
Top score: HAFIZ, 20 points. a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart
5-letter words starting with HAG (1)
Top score: HAGGS, 10 points
5-letter words starting with HAH (1)
Top score: HAHAS, 11 points. a fence set in a ditch
5-letter words starting with HAI (11)
Top score: HAICK, 14 points. an outer garment worn by Arabs
5-letter words starting with HAJ (3)
Top score: HAJJI, 22 points. one who has made a hadj
5-letter words starting with HAK (6)
Top score: HAKIM, 14 points (tied with one other). a Muslim physician
5-letter words starting with HAL (18)
Top score: HALVE, 11 points (tied with four others). to divide into two equal parts
5-letter words starting with HAM (6)
Top score: HAMZA, 19 points. an Arabic diacritical mark
5-letter words starting with HAN (12)
Top score: HANKY, 15 points. a handkerchief
5-letter words starting with HAO (2)
Top score: HAOMA, 10 points. leafless East Indian vine
5-letter words starting with HAP (5)
Top score: HAPAX, 17 points. a word that occurs only once
5-letter words starting with HAR (17)
Top score: HARPY, 13 points. a shrewish person
5-letter words starting with HAS (6)
Top score: HASHY, 14 points
5-letter words starting with HAT (5)
Top score: HATCH, 13 points. to bring forth young from an egg
5-letter words starting with HAU (11)
Top score: HAUGH, 12 points. a low-lying meadow
5-letter words starting with HAV (4)
Top score: HAVOC, 13 points. violent and needless disturbance
5-letter words starting with HAW (4)
Top score: HAWKS, 15 points. diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
5-letter words starting with HAY (4)
Top score: HAYEY, 14 points. resembling hay
5-letter words starting with HAZ (5)
Top score: HAZED, 18 points. to subject to a humiliating initiation
About these words
- 139 of the 12,982 5-letter words start with HA (1%).
- 104 are good in NWL2023, 137 in Collins Scrabble Words, 104 in WOW24 and 98 in the Words With Friends list. 24 are everyday words.
- In Scrabble points, hajji scores the most (22), then hafiz (20), then hamza (19), then hazed (18), then five words on 17.