5-Letter Words Starting With HI
There are 52 five-letter words starting with HI, including 7 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With HI
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.
- HITCH An unforeseen obstacle
- HINGE A joint that holds two parts together so one can swing relative to the other
- HILLY Having many hills
- HIJAB A headscarf worn by Muslim women covering the hair and neck
- HIPPO A massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in African rivers
- HIPPY A member of the 1960s youth counterculture
- HIKER A person who goes on long walks in the countryside for pleasure
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (35%), Y (12%), R (12%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 38% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, E, L, R, N
- Most have 2 vowels (60%)
- 37% contain a repeated letter
- 7 of the 52 are common puzzle answers (13%)
Other Valid Words
45 additional dictionary words start with HI — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- HILLS
- HIRED
- HINTS
- HIDES
- HIGHS
- HICKS
- HIRES
- HIKES
- HIVES
- HIKED
- HINDS
- HIGHT
- HISSY
- HIDER
- HIJRA
- HILTS
- HIVER
- HILAR
- HIRER
- HINKY
- HILUM
- HIVED
- HINGS
- HINNY
- HIDED
- HILSA
- HIMBO
- HIZEN
- HIPER
- HILLO
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- HISTS
- HIPES
- HIPED
- HITHE
- HILUS
- HIFIS
- HIANT
- HIBAS
- HIPLY
- HIREE
- HIEMS
- HIOIS
- HILCH
- HINAU
- HIKOI
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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.