5-Letter Words Containing H and L
There are 313 five-letter words containing H and L, including 61 common puzzle answers. These are the words with the letters H and L 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 L
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.
- WHILE A period of time; also, during the time that
- WHOLE Complete with all parts included
- LIGHT Electromagnetic radiation that makes things visible to the eye
- CHILD A young person of either sex
- SHALL Used to express future tense or intention
- HOTEL A building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals
- HELLO An expression of greeting
- LUNCH A midday meal
- LAUGH The sound made when someone finds something funny or amusing
- WHEEL A circular frame that rotates on an axle, used in vehicles and machines
- FLASH A sudden intense burst of light or radiant energy
- SHELL The hard outer covering of an animal such as a turtle or mollusk
More Common Puzzle Answers
- ALPHA
- FLESH
- CHILL
- CLOTH
- SHELF
- WHALE
- CLASH
- HOLLY
- FLUSH
- CHILI
- SHALE
- CHALK
- SLASH
- BLUSH
- HAZEL
- LEASH
- FILTH
- SHALT
- LATCH
- PLUSH
- HELIX
- LEACH
- LYMPH
- HILLY
- LEECH
- SHAWL
- SLOTH
- ALOHA
- SLUSH
- WHIRL
Show all 61 common puzzle answers All 61 common puzzle answers
- SHOAL
- HOTLY
- LATHE
- MULCH
- GHOUL
- AHOLD
- LURCH
- GULCH
- GLYPH
- SHILL
- LOATH
- HALVE
- WHORL
- LARCH
- WHELP
- LITHE
- SHYLY
- HOVEL
- SLOSH
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common first letter: H (33%), L (16%), S (11%)
- Most common last letter: H (27%), L (19%), S (17%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 40% of these words
- H is most often the first letter (33%)
- L is most often the fourth letter (32%)
- Letters that most often appear alongside: A, E, S, O, I
- Most have 1 vowel (48%)
- 23% contain a repeated letter
- 61 of the 313 are common puzzle answers (19%)
Other Valid Words
252 additional dictionary words contain both H and L — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- HELPS
- HOLDS
- HILLS
- HOLES
- WELSH
- RALPH
- CHILE
- HEELS
- LYNCH
- HALLS
- WELCH
- HELLA
- HEALS
- MAHAL
- HALAL
- HAILS
- LAKHS
- HELLS
- HOLED
- LOHAN
- ETHYL
- HALES
- HULLS
- HELMS
- HALTS
- HAULS
- LOUGH
- HOWLS
- HALLO
- HALOS
Show all 252 words All 252 words
- ALTHO
- HOYLE
- HOLLA
- LECHE
- HAVEL
- HAMEL
- ZILCH
- LOACH
- SELAH
- HOLME
- ALEPH
- DELPH
- HURLS
- HULKS
- CHOLO
- HELIO
- PHLOX
- HEALD
- CHOLA
- LICHT
- LOCHS
- BELCH
- KOHLS
- BLECH
- NIHIL
- MILCH
- SHAUL
- HOLEY
- LITHO
- SHIEL
- WHEAL
- HELLY
- THIOL
- SHOLA
- SHEOL
- HILTS
- HULLO
- PHYLA
- LETHE
- HAYLE
- HURLY
- CHELA
- SYLPH
- FILCH
- THOLE
- LAITH
- HALWA
- PHIAL
- HALON
- HILAR
- HOLTS
- THALI
- NAHAL
- WHELK
- HALFA
- HAPLY
- HAOLE
- HOLOS
- HALFS
- LATHI
- HELOS
- HALSE
- HOLON
- CHOLI
- LAICH
- HOLLO
- HYLAS
- HYDEL
- MUHLY
- HILUM
- BLAHS
- THILL
- LETCH
- MOHEL
- AHOLE
- SHOOL
- HALDI
- LATAH
- LAHAR
- DHOLE
- FELCH
- LAUCH
- PILCH
- HALVA
- GALAH
- TILTH
- HOLMS
- HAMAL
- CHURL
- THURL
- LEHUA
- HEXYL
- LAIGH
- LINCH
- CHYLE
- LOWTH
- THALE
- HOOLY
- HAZLE
- GHUSL
- HALED
- LATHS
- GHYLL
- PLASH
- LYTHE
- HELOT
- CHAWL
- WHELM
- LOCHE
- SHEEL
- BLEAH
- HALMA
- HAULT
- JHALA
- UHLAN
- SCHUL
- HILSA
- HABLE
- LOCHY
- HYLES
- BLASH
- HULLY
- HADAL
- GULPH
- HALER
- KHULA
- HELVE
- HEMAL
- SHULE
- ALMAH
- SHALY
- CHIEL
- SOLAH
- KAHAL
- SHULS
- HOSEL
- HILLO
- HULAS
- HAILY
- BELAH
- DAHLS
- CLACH
- CHALS
- HELES
- HELED
- SHILY
- HALID
- HULES
- PLESH
- HORAL
- SHEAL
- HILUS
- LANCH
- LATHY
- PLISH
- CHOIL
- HERLS
- HEVEL
- HALSH
- HIPLY
- PELSH
- FLOSH
- LUSHY
- HARLS
- HOLKS
- LICHI
- SHORL
- SLISH
- LITHS
- ETHAL
- HEILS
- THOLI
- HALMS
- CHIRL
- HAULD
- SHALM
- LAHAL
- THOWL
- MULSH
- PELCH
- FULTH
- THILK
- LEISH
- DHALS
- MELCH
- LUACH
- HULKY
- CHELP
- LEUCH
- PHYLE
- BHELS
- HILCH
- WHILK
- PLANH
- CULCH
- ILLTH
- THIRL
- DHOLS
- LOTAH
- THELF
- AHULL
- DHOLL
- HYLEG
- LEHRS
- LEUGH
- HYLIC
- SHLEP
- HAULM
- SHULN
- OHELO
- SULPH
- OTHYL
- ELCHI
- JHILS
- OLEHS
- ALMEH
- SHLUB
- KHYAL
- BUHLS
- JHEEL
- OMLAH
- HWYLS
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