Wordle game help: 5-letter words with 'A' and 'H'

Starting with a strong word is one of the fans’ favorite strategies on Wordle. Because there are no clues before the guesses and the letters themselves turn into clues after each guess, longtime players have been debating over which starting words can provide the most information. That usually involves vowels and the most common consonants, which are more likely to be part of the word.

Five-letter words with “A” and “H” to try on Wordle

AAHED
AARGH
ABASH
ABHOR
ABMHO
ABOHM
ACHAR
ACHED
ACHES
ACHOO
ADHAN
AGHAS

AHEAD
AHEAP
AHENT
AHIGH
AHIND
AHING
AHINT
AHOLD
AHULL
AHURU
AIGHT
AIRTH

AITCH
ALEPH
ALMAH
ALMEH
ALOHA
ALPHA
ALTHO
AMAHS
ANCHO
ANIGH
ANKHS
APHID

APHIS
APISH
ARCHI
ARHAT
ARISH
AROHA

ARRAH
ARUHE
ASHED
ASHEN
ASHES
ASHET

AUGHT
AWASH
AYAHS
AZOTH
BACHA
BACHS

BAGHS
BAHTS
BAHUS
BAHUT
BAITH
BANDH

BASHO
BATCH
BATHE
BATHS
BEACH
BEATH

BEKAH
BELAH
BHAIS
BHAJI
BHANG
BHATS

BHUNA
BIACH
BIGHA
BIMAH
BLAHS
BLASH

BOHEA
BRACH
BRASH
CACHE
CAHOW
CANEH

CAPHS
CATCH
CHACE
CHACK
CHACO
CHADO

CHADS
CHAFE
CHAFF
CHAFT
CHAIN
CHAIR

CHAIS
CHALK
CHALS
CHAMP
CHAMS
CHANA

CHANG
CHANK
CHANT
CHAOS
CHAPE
CHAPS

CHAPT
CHARA
CHARD
CHARE
CHARK
CHARM

CHARR
CHARS
CHART
CHARY
CHASE
CHASM

CHATS
CHAVE
CHAVS
CHAWK
CHAWS
CHAYA

CHAYS
CHEAP
CHEAT
CHEKA
CHELA
CHIAO

CHIAS
CHICA
CHINA
CHOLA
CHOTA
CHUFA

CLACH
CLASH
COACH
COHAB
CRASH
DACHA

DADAH
DAHLS
DASHI
DASHY
DAWAH
DAYCH

DEASH
DEATH
DHABA
DHAKS
DHALS
DONAH

DOSHA
EARTH
EATHE
EPHAH
EPHAS
ETHAL

FAITH
FAUGH
FLASH
GALAH
GANCH
GARTH

GATCH
GATHS
GAUCH
GERAH
GHAST
GHATS

GHAUT
GHAZI
GNASH
GRAPH
HAAFS
HAARS

HABIT
HABLE
HABUS
HACEK
HACKS
HADAL

HADED
HADES
HADJI
HADST
HAEMS
HAETS

HAFFS
HAFIZ
HAFTS
HAGGS
HAHAS
HAICK

HAIKA
HAIKS
HAIKU
HAILS
HAILY
HAINS

HAINT
HAIRS
HAIRY
HAITH
HAJES
HAJIS

HAJJI
HAKAM
HAKAS
HAKEA
HAKES
HAKIM

HAKUS
HALAL
HALED
HALER
HALES
HALFA

HALFS
HALID
HALLO
HALLS
HALMA
HALMS

HALON
HALOS
HALSE
HALTS
HALVA
HALVE

HALWA
HAMAL
HAMBA
HAMED
HAMES
HAMMY

HAMZA
HANAP
HANCE
HANCH
HANDS
HANDY

HANGI
HANGS
HANKS
HANKY
HANSA
HANSE

HANTS
HAOLE
HAOMA
HAPAX
HAPLY
HAPPI

HAPPY
HAPUS
HARAM
HARDS
HARDY
HARED

HAREM
HARES
HARIM
HARKS
HARLS
HARMS

HARNS
HAROS
HARPS
HARPY
HARRY
HARSH

HARTS
HASHY
HASKS
HASPS
HASTA
HASTE

HASTY
HATCH
HATED
HATER
HATES
HATHA

HAUDS
HAUFS
HAUGH
HAULD
HAULM
HAULS

HAULT
HAUNS
HAUNT
HAUSE
HAUTE
HAVEN

HAVER
HAVES
HAVOC
HAWED
HAWKS
HAWMS

HAWSE
HAYED
HAYER
HAYEY
HAYLE
HAZAN

HAZED
HAZEL
HAZER
HAZES
HEADS
HEADY

HEALD
HEALS
HEAME
HEAPS
HEAPY
HEARD

HEARE
HEARS
HEART
HEAST
HEATH
HEATS

HEAVE
HEAVY
HEJAB
HEJRA
HEMAL
HENNA

HEPAR
HERMA
HEVEA
HEXAD
HIANT
HIJAB

HIJRA
HILAR
HINAU
HOAED
HOAGY
HOARD

HOARS
HOARY
HOAST
HODAD
HODJA
HOGAN

HOKAS
HOLLA
HOMAS
HONAN
HONDA
HOOKA

HOPAK
HORAH
HORAL
HORAS
HOSTA
HOVEA

HOYAS
HUDNA
HUIAS
HULAS
HUMAN
HUMAS

HURRA
HUTIA
HUZZA
HYDRA
HYENA
HYLAS

HYPHA
HYRAX
IHRAM
JEHAD
JHALA
JIHAD

KACHA
KAHAL
KANEH
KAPHS
KASHA
KAUGH

KEHUA
KHADI
KHAFS
KHAKI
KHANS
KHAPH

KHATS
KHAYA
KHAZI
KHEDA
KHOJA
KOHAS

LAHAL
LAHAR
LAICH
LAIGH
LAITH
LAKHS

LANCH
LARCH
LATAH
LATCH
LATHE
LATHI

LATHS
LATHY
LAUCH
LAUGH
LEACH
LEASH

LEHUA
LOACH
LOATH
LOHAN
LOTAH
LUACH

MACHE
MACHI
MACHO
MACHS
MAHOE
MAHUA

MAHWA
MANEH
MARAH
MARCH
MARSH
MASHY

MATCH
MATHS
MEATH
MIHAS
MOCHA
MOHUA

MUSHA
MUTHA
MYNAH
NACHE
NACHO
NAHAL

NASHI
NATCH
NAUCH
NEATH
NIKAH
NOAHS

NUCHA
OATHS
OBEAH
ODAHS
OGHAM
OHIAS

OMLAH
OMRAH
OPAHS
ORACH
OSHAC
PACHA

PARCH
PASHA
PASHM
PATCH
PATHS
PEACH

PHAGE
PHANG
PHARE
PHARM
PHASE
PHIAL

PHOCA
PHYLA
PLASH
POACH
PRAHU
PSHAW

PUHAS
PUJAH
QUASH
RACHE
RAHED
RAHUI

RAJAH
RALPH
RANCH
RAPHE
RATCH
RATHA

RATHE
RATHS
RAYAH
REACH
REHAB
RHEAS

RHYTA
ROACH
SABHA
SADHE
SADHU
SAHEB

SAHIB
SAITH
SANGH
SAUCH
SAUGH
SAWAH

SCATH
SCHAV
SCHWA
SELAH
SHACK
SHADE

SHADS
SHADY
SHAFT
SHAGS
SHAHS
SHAKE

SHAKO
SHAKT
SHAKY
SHALE
SHALL
SHALM

SHALT
SHALY
SHAMA
SHAME
SHAMS
SHAND

SHANK
SHANS
SHAPE
SHAPS
SHARD
SHARE

SHARK
SHARN
SHARP
SHASH
SHAUL
SHAVE

SHAWL
SHAWM
SHAWN
SHAWS
SHAYA
SHAYS

SHEAF
SHEAL
SHEAR
SHEAS
SHEVA
SHIAI

SHIVA
SHOAL
SHOAT
SHOLA
SHURA
SHWAS

SIDHA
SLASH
SMASH
SNASH
SNATH
SOKAH

SOLAH
SPAHI
STAPH
STASH
SUBAH
SUBHA

SURAH
SWASH
SWATH
SYRAH
TACHE
TACHO

TACHS
TAHAS
TAHRS
TAISH
TAKHI
TANHS

TATHS
TAVAH
TEACH
THACK
THAGI
THAIM

THALE
THALI
THANA
THANE
THANG
THANK

THANS
THANX
THARM
THARS
THAWS
THAWY

THECA
THEMA
THETA
THRAE
THRAW
THUJA

THUYA
TORAH
TRASH
TUATH
UHLAN
UMMAH

UMRAH
UNHAT
VAUCH
WAHOO
WASHY
WATCH

WAUGH
WHACK
WHALE
WHAMO
WHAMS
WHANG

WHAPS
WHARE
WHARF
WHATA
WHATS
WHAUP

WHAUR
WHEAL
WHEAR
WHEAT
WHYDA
WISHA

WRATH
YACHT
YAHOO
YEAHS

Depending on where the “A” and the “H” are, you might have more or less options left. Even if those letters came out yellow and you don’t know exactly where they are in the word, the first thing you can do is cross out all options in which they appear in the wrong places. Once you find those green boxes, keep only the words containing the letters in the correct positions.

You should also cross out all words containing letters that came out gray in previous guesses, to narrow down your pool even further.

The next step should be figuring out what the new letters are. Start from the most common ones, like “L,” “P,” “R,” and “T,” also including vowels like “E” or “O,” depending on the options you have left and the letters you haven’t used yet. Some of the words contain a second instance of the “A” instead—don’t assume it will be the case for you, but keep in mind that it might be and always check your remaning options. Watch out for those plural words ending in “S,” because, even though they are valid guesses, Wordle will never pick them as answers.

If you’re still unsure and don’t want to wait until Wordle resets at midnight local time, you can always look up the answer to today’s puzzle (which we update around 12am CT).