5 letter words starting with HE show a consonant in the fourth position in nearly two thirds of them. Past answers such as HEADY, HEAVE and HENCE each take that shape, one tile at a time.
Because the first two tiles are already fixed, the other three tiles are what is left to test. Testing a consonant there rules out more than testing a vowel.
28% end in S, the ending that repeats most among them. 14 have a doubled letter, HELLO among them.
Best 5 Letter Words Starting with HE
13 of these have already been Wordle answers, and the words a player knows come before the rest.
- HEADY
- HEARD
- HEART
- HEATH
- HEAVE
- HEAVY
- HEDGE
- HEFTY
- HEIST
- HELIX
- HELLO
- HENCE
- HERON
- HEADS
- HELPS
- HENRY
- HERBS
- HEALD
- HEALS
- HEAME
- HEAPS
- HEAPY
- HEARE
- HEARS
- HEAST
- HEATS
- HEATY
- HEAZY
- HEBEN
- HEBES
- HECCO
- HECHT
- HECKS
- HECTE
- HEDER
- HEDGY
- HEEDS
- HEEDY
- HEELS
- HEEZE
- HEEZY
- HEFTE
- HEFTS
- HEIAU
- HEIDI
- HEIDS
- HEIGH
- HEILD
- HEILS
- HEILY
- HEINZ
- HEIRS
- HEIZE
- HEJAB
- HEJRA
- HELAS
- HELCO
- HELED
- HELEN
- HELES
- HELGE
- HELIO
- HELLA
- HELLS
- HELLY
- HELMS
- HELOE
- HELOS
- HELOT
- HELVE
- HEMAD
- HEMAL
- HEMAN
- HEMEN
- HEMES
- HEMIC
- HEMIN
- HEMOL
- HEMPS
- HEMPY
- HENAD
- HENCH
- HENDS
- HENDY
- HENEN
- HENGE
- HENNA
- HENNY
- HENTS
- HEPAR
- HERAT
- HERBA
- HERBY
- HERDS
- HEREM
- HERES
- HERLS
- HERMA
- HERMI
- HERMO
- HERMS
- HERNE
- HERNS
- HEROE
- HEROS
- HERPS
- HERRY
- HERSE
- HERTZ
- HERVE
- HERYE
- HESPS
- HESTS
- HETES
- HETHS
- HETTY
- HEUAU
- HEUCH
- HEUGH
- HEVEA
- HEVED
- HEVEL
- HEWED
- HEWEL
- HEWER
- HEWGH
- HEXAD
- HEXED
- HEXER
- HEXES
- HEXIS
- HEXYL
- HEYED
- HEYGH
5 Letter Words Starting With HEA
18 words start with HEA, and 6 of them have already been Wordle answers. HEARD, HEART, and HEATH are the ones most players know.
- HEADY
- HEARD
- HEART
- HEATH
- HEAVE
- HEAVY
- HEADS
- HEALD
- HEALS
- HEAME
- HEAPS
- HEAPY
- HEARE
- HEARS
- HEAST
- HEATS
- HEATY
- HEAZY
5 Letter Words Starting With HEI
11 words start with HEI, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. HEIST is the answer Wordle has taken from them.
- HEIST
- HEIAU
- HEIDI
- HEIDS
- HEIGH
- HEILD
- HEILS
- HEILY
- HEINZ
- HEIRS
- HEIZE
5 Letter Words Starting With HEL
18 words start with HEL, and 2 of them have already been Wordle answers. HELLO and HELPS are the ones most players know.
- HELIX
- HELLO
- HELPS
- HELAS
- HELCO
- HELED
- HELEN
- HELES
- HELGE
- HELIO
- HELLA
- HELLS
- HELLY
- HELMS
- HELOE
- HELOS
- HELOT
- HELVE
5 Letter Words Starting With HEM
10 words start with HEM, and none of them has been a Wordle answer yet.
- HEMAD
- HEMAL
- HEMAN
- HEMEN
- HEMES
- HEMIC
- HEMIN
- HEMOL
- HEMPS
- HEMPY
5 Letter Words Starting With HEN
11 words start with HEN, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. HENCE and HENRY are the ones most players know.
- HENCE
- HENRY
- HENAD
- HENCH
- HENDS
- HENDY
- HENEN
- HENGE
- HENNA
- HENNY
- HENTS
5 Letter Words Starting With HER
23 words start with HER, and 1 of them has already been a Wordle answer. HERBS is the one most players know.
- HERON
- HERBS
- HERAT
- HERBA
- HERBY
- HERDS
- HEREM
- HERES
- HERLS
- HERMA
- HERMI
- HERMO
- HERMS
- HERNE
- HERNS
- HEROE
- HEROS
- HERPS
- HERRY
- HERSE
- HERTZ
- HERVE
- HERYE
5 Letter Words That Start With HE
43 words start with HE, and 2 of them have already been Wordle answers. HEDGE and HEFTY are the answers Wordle has taken from them.
- HEBEN
- HEBES
- HECCO
- HECHT
- HECKS
- HECTE
- HEDGE
- HEDER
- HEDGY
- HEEDS
- HEEDY
- HEELS
- HEEZE
- HEEZY
- HEFTY
- HEFTE
- HEFTS
- HEJAB
- HEJRA
- HEPAR
- HESPS
- HESTS
- HETES
- HETHS
- HETTY
- HEUAU
- HEUCH
- HEUGH
- HEVEA
- HEVED
- HEVEL
- HEWED
- HEWEL
- HEWER
- HEWGH
- HEXAD
- HEXED
- HEXER
- HEXES
- HEXIS
- HEXYL
- HEYED
- HEYGH
FAQs
What are common 5 letter words starting with HE?
The ones most players know are HEARD, HEART, HEATH, and HEAVY. In all, 134 words qualify, and Wordle has already used 13 of them as answers.
Which 5 letter words starting with HE make good Wordle guesses?
The strongest guesses are the words Wordle has already used as answers, among them HEARD, HEART, and HEATH. Each spends its five tiles on letters that turn up in plenty of other words, so even a grey tile rules a lot out.
What do 5 letter words starting with HE usually end in?
The most frequent last letter is S, which closes 37 of them. Try S in the final tile before anything else while that square is still grey.
Are there 5 letter words starting with HE with double letters?
Yes, and there are more than most players expect: 14 of them repeat a letter back to back, HELLO, HECCO, and HEEDS among them. A repeat is the shape players rule out first, so when the board stalls, a double is worth the turn.
