HE opens on a consonant and a vowel, and half the words behind it repeat a letter. That share is high enough to change how a Wordle player should guess, since ruling out doubles removes more of the 5 letter words starting with HE than any single vowel test would.
A takes the third position most often, with R and L behind it. Heart, Heavy, Helps and Herbs cover those three, and because the pair already spends an E, a second E later in the word is the repeat to rule out first.
There are 93 five letter words starting with HE. Heart, Heard, Heavy, Helps and Henry are the strongest Wordle guesses because none of them repeat a letter. HEA and HER hold the deepest runs, so test A and R in the third slot first.
5 Letter Words Starting With HE
H and E confirm one vowel and leave three slots, with A taking position three more than any other letter. The wider set begins at five letter words in English.
| Heads | Heady | Heald | Heals |
| Heame | Heaps | Heapy | Heard |
| Heare | Hears | Heart | Heast |
| Heath | Heats | Heave | Heavy |
| Heben | Hebes | Hecht | Hecks |
| Heder | Hedge | Hedgy | Heeds |
| Heedy | Heels | Heeze | Hefte |
| Hefts | Hefty | Heids | Heigh |
| Heils | Heirs | Heist | Hejab |
| Hejra | Heled | Heles | Helio |
| Helix | Hello | Hells | Helms |
| Helos | Helot | Helps | Helve |
| Hemal | Hemes | Hemic | Hemin |
| Hemps | Hempy | Hence | Hench |
| Hends | Henge | Henna | Henny |
| Henry | Hents | Hepar | Herbs |
| Herby | Herds | Heres | Herls |
| Herma | Herms | Herns | Heron |
| Heros | Herry | Herse | Hertz |
| Herye | Hesps | Hests | Hetes |
| Heths | Heuch | Heugh | Hevea |
| Hewed | Hewer | Hewgh | Hexad |
| Hexed | Hexer | Hexes | Hexyl |
| Heyed |
5 Letter Words Starting With HE By Third Letter
A leads the third slot, with R, L and N following at a similar distance. 5 letter words starting with BE works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With HEA
| Heads | Heard | Hears |
| Heart | Heath | Heavy |
| Heady | Heals | Heaps |
| Heats | Heave | Heald |
| Heame | Heapy | Heare |
| Heast |
5 Letter Words Starting With HEL
| Hello | Helps | Helix |
| Hells | Helms | Helio |
| Helos | Heled | Heles |
| Helot | Helve |
5 Letter Words Starting With HEN
| Hence | Henry | Henna |
| Henny | Hench | Henge |
| Hends | Hents |
5 Letter Words Starting With HER
| Herbs | Herds | Heres |
| Heron | Heros | Hertz |
| Herby | Herms | Herry |
| Herls | Herma | Herns |
| Herse | Herye |
5 Letter Words Starting With HE By Ending Letter
S closes 34 of these, with Y and E level behind it. 5 letter words starting with DE works the same way.
5 Letter Words Starting With HE Ending In S
| Heads | Hears | Heels |
| Heirs | Helps | Herbs |
| Heals | Heaps | Heats |
| Hells | Helms | Herds |
| Heres | Heros | Heeds |
| Helos | Herms | Hexes |
| Hebes | Hecks | Hefts |
| Heids | Heils | Heles |
| Hemes | Hemps | Hends |
| Hents | Herls | Herns |
| Hesps | Hests | Hetes |
| Heths |
5 Letter Words Starting With HE Ending In Y
| Heavy | Henry | Heady |
| Hefty | Henny | Herby |
| Herry | Heapy | Hedgy |
| Heedy | Hempy |
5 Letter Words Starting With HE Ending In E
| Hedge | Hence | Heave |
| Henge | Heame | Heare |
| Heeze | Hefte | Helve |
| Herse | Herye |
5 Letter Words Starting With HE For Wordle
Every word here uses five different letters, which matters because half the HE set repeats one. 5 letter words starting with FE works the same way.
| Heart | Heard | Heavy |
| Helps | Henry | Heads |
| Hears | Herbs | Heirs |
| Heats | Heist | Hefty |
| Heals | Heaps | Helix |
| Herds | Heron | Hertz |
Hello, Hedge and Heeds are the traps. With the opening already spending an E, a second E costs a slot you can rarely spare.
5 Letter Words Starting With HE For Scrabble
X and Z carry the top plays, and Hexyl tops the set at 18 points. 5 letter words starting with GE works the same way.
| Word | Points |
|---|---|
| Hexyl | 18 |
| Hertz | 17 |
| Hejab | 17 |
| Heeze | 17 |
| Hexed | 16 |
| Hexad | 16 |
| Hexes | 15 |
| Hexer | 15 |
| Hewgh | 15 |
| Hempy | 15 |
| Helix | 15 |
| Hejra | 15 |
| Hefty | 14 |
| Hecks | 14 |
| Heavy | 14 |
5 Letter Words Starting With HE And Their Meanings
Botany, heraldry and older English usage account for most of the harder entries here. 5 letter words with A and u answers a nearby question.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Heald | A heddle, the loop that guides a warp thread |
| Heast | A command, in archaic English |
| Heben | Ebony, in archaic spelling |
| Hecht | To promise, in Scots usage |
| Heder | A Jewish elementary school |
| Heeze | To hoist or lift, in Scots usage |
| Heigh | An exclamation used to call attention |
| Hejra | A hegira, a departure or migration |
| Helot | A serf of ancient Sparta |
| Helve | The handle of an axe or a hammer |
| Hemal | Relating to the blood or blood vessels |
| Hemin | A crystalline compound formed from haemoglobin |
| Henge | A prehistoric circle of stones or timber |
| Hepar | A liver coloured compound used in old chemistry |
| Herbs | Plants used for flavour, scent or medicine |
| Herma | A square pillar topped with a carved head |
| Herse | A harrow shaped frame used in fortification |
| Heuch | A crag or steep bank, in Scots usage |
| Hevea | The genus of trees that yields natural rubber |
| Hexad | A group or series of six |
FAQs
The strongest are Heart, Heard, Heavy, Helps and Henry, since none of them repeat a letter. Hello, Hedge and Heeds spend a slot on a repeat, so hold those back.
HEA gives you Heart, Heard, Heavy, Heads, Heaps, Heals, Heath, Heats, Heave and Hears, along with Heady, Heald, Heame, Heapy, Heare and Heast.
The X ending gives you Helix alone. It is the only HE word that closes on X, so an X in the last slot settles the answer at once.
The D ending gives you Heard, Heled, Hewed, Hexed, Heyed and Hexad. Six words is the whole group, and all are accepted in Scrabble.
The top score goes to Hexyl at 18 points. Hertz, Hejab and Heeze each reach 17, with Hexed and Hexer at 16.
The T ending gives you Heart, Heist and Helot. Three words is the whole group, so a T in the last slot narrows the board fast.
HER gives you Herbs, Herds, Heron and Herry, along with Herby, Heres, Herls, Herma, Herms, Herns, Heros, Herse, Hertz and Herye.
Yes, Helot is valid and scores 8 points. It names a serf bound to the land in ancient Sparta.
