5-Letter Words Containing H and K
There are 160 five-letter words containing H and K, including 28 common puzzle answers. These are the words with the letters H and K anywhere in the word, in any order. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Containing H and K
Common puzzle answers are everyday words of the kind word puzzles choose as solutions, most common first. Plurals and rare words are valid guesses but rarely answers, so they're listed separately below.
- THINK To use the mind to form thoughts, make decisions, or reach conclusions
- THANK To express gratitude or appreciation to someone
- CHECK A written order directing a bank to pay money
- THICK Having a large distance between opposite sides; not thin
- SHOCK The feeling of distress and disbelief when something bad happens
- SHAKE To move repeatedly from side to side
- CHUCK To throw something carelessly
- SHARK A large marine carnivorous fish with tough skin and sharp teeth
- CHICK A young bird especially of domestic fowl
- SHOOK Moved or caused to move back and forth
- CHEEK Either side of the face below the eyes
- CHOKE Constrict someone's throat and keep from breathing
More Common Puzzle Answers
- CHALK
- CHUNK
- SHAKY
- SHACK
- WHACK
- HUSKY
- WHISK
- SHEIK
- HAIKU
- SHANK
- KHAKI
- CHOCK
- HIKER
- SHIRK
- THUNK
- SHUCK
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: H (32%), K (28%), C (12%)
- Most common last letter: S (29%), K (26%), H (10%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 44% of these words
- H is most often the second letter (45%)
- K is most often the fourth letter (28%)
- Letters that most often appear alongside: A, S, O, C, I
- Most have 1 vowel (55%)
- 24% contain a repeated letter
- 28 of the 160 are common puzzle answers (18%)
Other Valid Words
132 additional dictionary words contain both H and K — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- HAWKS
- HOOKS
- HICKS
- HACKS
- HIKES
- HANKS
- LAKHS
- HIKED
- HAKIM
- HUNKY
- SHAKA
- HOKEY
- HUSKS
- KHANS
- HUNKS
- CHOWK
- HANKY
- HULKS
- KETCH
- RAKHI
- KOHLS
- HOOKY
- HONKS
- BOKEH
- HACKY
- KHADI
- KUTCH
- CHOOK
- HOCKS
- HARKS
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- HOKUM
- KASHA
- HUKOU
- KHANA
- NIKAH
- WHELK
- BEKAH
- CHEKA
- DHIKR
- CHIRK
- HAKAM
- KOHEN
- HINKY
- TAKHT
- CHIKO
- KHEER
- KEECH
- KHAYA
- SHAKO
- HAKEA
- KNISH
- KHOJA
- KIGHT
- HECKS
- KAPHA
- KENCH
- HUCKS
- CHOKO
- KACHA
- KHEDA
- KOTCH
- CHARK
- CHANK
- SHONK
- HOOKA
- THACK
- CHACK
- HAKES
- KHULA
- HOKES
- SHIOK
- CHOKY
- HOICK
- KAHAL
- CHAWK
- HOKKU
- THEEK
- HOKED
- HOKIS
- CHIKS
- HAICK
- HORKS
- KITHE
- HASKS
- HAKAS
- HOKAS
- HOLKS
- HAIKS
- HAKUS
- HOPAK
- HOWKS
- KITHS
- THILK
- KHORS
- HOIKS
- HYKES
- HULKY
- KHATS
- WHILK
- SHTIK
- KHETS
- HACEK
- DHAKS
- SKOSH
- KHIRS
- KHADS
- SHAKT
- HAIKA
- WHEEK
- ANKHS
- KYTHE
- KHETH
- KOHAS
- KIPAH
- KHOUM
- KAPHS
- SHMEK
- SOKAH
- KHUDS
- KAUGH
- KOPHS
- KHAPH
- TAKHI
- KANEH
- KHAFS
- OKEHS
- KHYAL
- SUKHS
- KEHUA
- HIKOI
- KHAZI
- RUKHS
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Generated from the TurnWord word database, the dictionary behind the Word Solver and Word Bot. Common puzzle answers are our curated answer list, the everyday words word puzzles tend to use as answers — not the official answer list of any game; every other word is a valid guess. Counts and statistics are computed from this list. Word database updated September 19, 2026.