5 Letter Words Starting With HO

136 words (101 Scrabble US, 136 Scrabble UK, 101 WGPO, 92 Words With Friends, 24 everyday ★)

136 five-letter words start with HO. Common words first, then every word from A to Z.

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Common 5-letter words that start with HO

With their Scrabble points and, for the first 16, a short meaning, most used first.

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HOA…

5-letter words starting with HOA (6)

Top score: HOAGY, 12 points. a long sandwich

HOB…

5-letter words starting with HOB (2)

Top score: HOBBY, 15 points. a recreational pastime

HOC…

5-letter words starting with HOC (2)

Top score: HOCKS, 14 points. to pawn

HOD…

5-letter words starting with HOD (2)

Top score: HODJA, 16 points

HOE…

5-letter words starting with HOE (1)

Top score: HOERS, 8 points. one that hoes

HOG…

5-letter words starting with HOG (4)

Top score: HOGHS, 12 points

HOH…

5-letter words starting with HOH (1)

Top score: HOHED, 12 points

HOI…

5-letter words starting with HOI (6)

Top score: HOICK, 14 points. to change directions abruptly

HOK…

5-letter words starting with HOK (7)

Top score: HOKKU, 16 points. a Japanese poem

HOL…

5-letter words starting with HOL (13)

Top score: HOLKS, 12 points. to howk

HOM…

5-letter words starting with HOM (8)

Top score: HOMEY, 13 points. suggestive of a home

HON…

5-letter words starting with HON (11)

Top score: HONKS, 12 points. to emit a cry like that of a goose

HOO…

5-letter words starting with HOO (17)

Top score: HOOKY, 15 points. full of hooks

HOP…

5-letter words starting with HOP (5)

Top score: HOPPY, 15 points. having the taste of hops (catkins of a particular vine)

HOR…

5-letter words starting with HOR (10)

Top score: HORKS, 12 points. to spit

HOS…

5-letter words starting with HOS (8)

Top score: HOSEY, 11 points. to choose sides for a children's game

HOT…

5-letter words starting with HOT (5)

Top score: HOTCH, 13 points. to wiggle

HOU…

5-letter words starting with HOU (8)

Top score: HOUFF, 14 points

HOV…

5-letter words starting with HOV (6)

Top score: HOVED, 12 points

HOW…

5-letter words starting with HOW (9)

Top score: HOWFF, 17 points. a place frequently visited

HOX…

5-letter words starting with HOX (2)

Top score: HOXED, 16 points

HOY…

5-letter words starting with HOY (3)

Top score: HOYED, 12 points

About these words

  • 136 of the 12,982 5-letter words start with HO (1%).
  • 101 are good in NWL2023, 136 in Collins Scrabble Words, 101 in WOW24 and 92 in the Words With Friends list. 24 are everyday words.
  • In Scrabble points, howff scores the most (17), then hodja, hokku and hoxed (16 each), then seven words on 15.

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