5-Letter Words Starting With HE
There are 99 five-letter words starting with HE, including 14 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With HE
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.
- HEART The hollow muscular organ that pumps blood through the body
- HEARD Perceived sound through the sense of hearing
- HEAVY Having great weight or density
- HELLO An expression of greeting
- HENCE As a result or for that reason
- HEATH A tract of open uncultivated land with sandy soil and low vegetation
- HEDGE A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
- HEIST A robbery
- HEFTY Of considerable weight and size
- HELIX A structure consisting of something wound in continuous loops
- HERON A wading bird with long neck, long legs, and usually a long bill
- HEADY Extremely exciting or intoxicating
More Common Puzzle Answers
- HEAVE
- HENNA
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (35%), Y (13%), E (11%)
- Most common additional vowel: A, in 27% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, A, R, L, D
- Most have 2 vowels (63%)
- 47% contain a repeated letter
- 14 of the 99 are common puzzle answers (14%)
Other Valid Words
85 additional dictionary words start with HE — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- HELPS
- HENRY
- HEADS
- HEELS
- HEARS
- HERBS
- HEIRS
- HEATS
- HELLA
- HEALS
- HEAPS
- HERDS
- HERES
- HELLS
- HERTZ
- HELMS
- HEROS
- HECHT
- HENNY
- HELIO
- HEALD
- HEXES
- HERBY
- HELLY
- HENCH
- HEIGH
- HENGE
- HEEDS
- HEWER
- HEWED
Show all 85 words All 85 words
- HEXED
- HELOS
- HERRY
- HERMS
- HEDER
- HEIAU
- HERPS
- HEVEA
- HERSE
- HERMA
- HECKS
- HEXYL
- HEARE
- HEMIN
- HEBES
- HEXER
- HELOT
- HEFTE
- HEBEN
- HEUGH
- HELVE
- HEMAL
- HEMES
- HEEZE
- HELES
- HELED
- HESTS
- HETES
- HENTS
- HERNS
- HENDS
- HESPS
- HEATY
- HEAST
- HEAME
- HEEDY
- HEPAR
- HERLS
- HERYE
- HEMPS
- HEVEL
- HEYED
- HEAPY
- HEDGY
- HETHS
- HEFTS
- HEMPY
- HEILS
- HEIDS
- HEMIC
- HEXAD
- HEUCH
- HEJAB
- HEWGH
- HEJRA
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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.