GHT and CHT account for 29 of the 5 letter words ending in HT, with GHT in 17 words and CHT in 12.
Green H and T tiles fix the last two slots in Wordle, and Eight, Sight, Right, Night and Light are the strongest guesses, since each tests I and G together. In Scrabble, Phpht scores 15 points, and five words follow at 13.
5 Letter Words Ending In HT
These are the familiar HT words. Ten of these twelve words have exactly one vowel.
| Right | Might | Night |
| Light | Fight | Eight |
| Tight | Sight | Ought |
| Yacht | Wight | Bight |
5 Letter Words Ending In HT By Starting Letter
D and W are the most frequent first letters, with 3 words each, followed by A with 2.
HT Words Starting With A To L
Three of these fifteen words start with D.
| Aight | Aught | Bight |
| Dicht | Dight | Docht |
| Eight | Fecht | Fight |
| Gosht | Hecht | Hight |
| Kight | Licht | Light |
HT Words Starting With M To Y
Seven of these seventeen words are familiar.
| Micht | Might | Nicht |
| Night | Oucht | Ought |
| Phpht | Pight | Richt |
| Right | Sicht | Sight |
| Tight | Wecht | Wight |
| Wisht | Yacht |
Best 5 Letter Words Ending In HT For Wordle
Four of the 32 repeat a letter, as Tight, Hight and Hecht do, so the picks are limited to words with five different letters. Yacht is the only pick without a G, and it tests C and A in its place.
| Eight | Sight |
| Right | Night |
| Light | Yacht |
| Might | Ought |
| Fight | Wight |
Highest Scoring 5 Letter Words Ending In HT In Scrabble
Phpht leads at 15 points. Five words follow at 13.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Phpht | 15 |
| Fecht | 13 |
| Hecht | 13 |
| Kight | 13 |
| Wecht | 13 |
| Yacht | 13 |
| Fight | 12 |
| Hight | 12 |
| Micht | 12 |
| Wight | 12 |
| Bight | 11 |
| Dicht | 11 |
| Docht | 11 |
| Might | 11 |
| Pight | 11 |
| Wisht | 11 |
Meanings Of 5 Letter Words Ending In HT
Each word is defined in its everyday sense.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Aught | Anything at all |
| Bight | A curve in a coastline |
| Dight | Dressed or adorned, in poetic use |
| Eight | The number after seven |
| Fight | To struggle against an opponent |
| Hight | Called or named, in archaic use |
| Light | Not heavy, or brightness from a source |
| Might | Strength or power |
| Night | The dark hours between sunset and sunrise |
| Ought | Should |
| Right | Correct, or the opposite of left |
| Sight | The ability to see |
| Tight | Fitted closely, or firmly fastened |
| Wight | A living being, in older English |
| Yacht | A sailing vessel for pleasure |
FAQs
There are 32 in total. Ten are familiar words such as Right, Might and Night, and the other 22 are rarer terms accepted in Scrabble.
The strongest are Eight, Sight, Right, Night and Light. Each has five different letters, so a single guess tests three new tiles.
The highest score is 15 points, from Phpht. Fecht, Hecht, Kight, Wecht and Yacht are next at 13, and Fight, Hight, Micht and Wight follow at 12.
Fifteen do, such as Fight, Light, Might, Night and Right. Eight of them are familiar everyday words.
Twelve do. Yacht is the only familiar one, and the other eleven are rarer spellings accepted in Scrabble, such as Nicht and Licht.
Four of the 32 repeat a letter. Tight, Hight and Hecht are three of them.
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