5-Letter Words Starting With HO
There are 147 five-letter words starting with HO, including 19 common puzzle answers. A handy list for Wordle and other five-letter word games.
Popular 5-Letter Puzzle Words Starting With HO
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.
- HOUSE A building that serves as living quarters
- HOTEL A building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals
- HORSE A large four-legged domesticated animal used for riding and work
- HONOR High respect or a good reputation earned through integrity and virtue
- HONEY A sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
- HOBBY An activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure
- HOMER A home run in baseball
- HOLLY A shrub or tree with shiny evergreen leaves and red berries
- HOUND A dog bred for hunting, typically with large drooping ears
- HOVER Remain suspended in the air in one place
- HOMIE A close friend or someone from one's neighborhood
- HORDE A large crowd or group of people
More Common Puzzle Answers
- HOARD
- HOIST
- HOWDY
- HOTLY
- HOMEY
- HOPPY
- HOVEL
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Useful Pattern Information
- Most common last letter: S (34%), Y (14%), D (11%)
- Most common additional vowel: E, in 37% of these words
- Letters that most often appear alongside: S, E, R, A, D
- Most have 2 vowels (73%)
- 34% contain a repeated letter
- 19 of the 147 are common puzzle answers (13%)
Other Valid Words
128 additional dictionary words start with HO — valid guesses, though rarely answers. Most common first.
- HOURS
- HOMES
- HOLDS
- HOPES
- HOLES
- HOPED
- HOSTS
- HONDA
- HORNS
- HORNY
- HOOKS
- HOGAN
- HOOPS
- HOODS
- HONED
- HOLED
- HOSES
- HOUGH
- HOMME
- HORST
- HOWLS
- HOWES
- HOKEY
- HOYLE
- HOOCH
- HOCUS
- HOLLA
- HOSED
- HOOTS
- HOLME
Show all 128 words All 128 words
- HOBOS
- HOWTO
- HOMOS
- HOARY
- HOODY
- HONES
- HOOKY
- HONKS
- HOMED
- HOTCH
- HOOFS
- HONAN
- HOLEY
- HOCKS
- HORAS
- HOYAS
- HOKUM
- HOLTS
- HOTTY
- HOLOS
- HOOEY
- HOSER
- HOVEN
- HOLON
- HOSTA
- HOLLO
- HOAGY
- HOWAY
- HONGI
- HOSEN
- HOLMS
- HOPER
- HOGGS
- HOOTY
- HOTTE
- HONER
- HODJA
- HOOLY
- HOSEY
- HOOKA
- HOGEN
- HOURI
- HONGS
- HOORS
- HOKES
- HORIS
- HOUTS
- HOICK
- HORSY
- HOVEA
- HOSEL
- HOING
- HOOHA
- HOONS
- HOISE
- HOKKU
- HOVES
- HOVED
- HOKED
- HOMAS
- HONDS
- HOTIS
- HORAL
- HOARS
- HOOVE
- HOKIS
- HOTEN
- HORKS
- HOORD
- HOIED
- HORME
- HOXES
- HOERS
- HOXED
- HOHED
- HOWRE
- HOAST
- HOKAS
- HOOSH
- HODAD
- HOACH
- HOLKS
- HOYED
- HOGOS
- HOPAK
- HORAH
- HOWKS
- HOUFS
- HOIKS
- HOWBE
- HOUFF
- HOGHS
- HOOGO
- HOAED
- HOWSO
- HOWFS
- HOWFF
- HOGOH
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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.