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5 Letter Words Starting With A and Ending in H
Every five-letter word that fits A _ _ _ H — answer-eligible words are flagged in green, and you can tap any word to play it.
How Many 5-Letter Words Start With A and End in H?
14 words start with A and end with H, 1 of them answer-eligible. AWASH is the most efficient probe from here, clearing about 85.7%.
The second letter stays open here — L is the most common at only 21%. Expect to spend a guess narrowing it rather than assuming.
100% of these words carry two or more vowels, so the middle is vowel-rich — test consonants with your next probe.
Green-dotted words are answer-eligible — the everyday vocabulary the daily puzzle actually draws from — while hollow-dotted words are valid guesses you can play but that will never be the solution. Flip on Answers only to focus on the 1 words that could truly win the board.
Best Wordle Guesses That Fit A _ _ _ H
Once A and H are green, the strongest follow-up is a word that both fits the pattern and rules out as many remaining answers as possible. These three score highest, measured across all 2296 possible answers:
- 01 AWASH — eliminates about 85.7% of remaining answers on average.
The Full List, Grouped by Second Letter
Reading by square two: AL·3 AI·2 AR·2 AA·1 AB·1 +4 others. Tap the group that matches your board rather than scrolling the whole 14-word column.
A···H Words That Have Been Wordle Answers
This shape is rare in the daily puzzle. In 1916 Wordles, only 1 word with A and ending in H has been the answer: AWASH (#1133, 2024-07-26). Every answer-eligible word here has already had its turn.
| Puzzle | Date | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| #1133 | 2024-07-26 | AWASH |
The other 13 words are valid guesses the game accepts but will never choose as a solution. They are still useful as probes — words you play to expose new letters — but when you are guessing to win, a green-dotted answer word is the smarter pick.
A···H Words by Vowel Count & Second Letter
Vowel structure is the fastest way to narrow the middle three squares. Here is how the 14 A···H words split by how many vowels they contain in total:
| Vowels | Words | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 or fewer | 0 | 0% |
| Exactly 2 | 14 | 100% |
| 3 or more | 0 | 0% |
And the most common second letters among A···H words — handy when a yellow tile hints at the square right after A:
| Pattern | Words |
|---|---|
| AL···H | 3 |
| AI···H | 2 |
| AR···H | 2 |
| AA···H | 1 |
| AB···H | 1 |
| AH···H | 1 |
How to Use These Words to Win Wordle
- Pin the second letter first. The square after A splits the list fastest — AL alone accounts for 3 of the 14 candidates, so fixing that tile drops most of the rest.
- Favor distinct letters early. 8 of the 14 words here use five different letters and 6 repeat one.
Full strategy lives in the how-to-play guide, and you can practice any time on the unlimited Wordle board.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many 5-letter words start with A and end in H?
There are 14 valid five-letter words that start with A and end in H in our Wordle dictionary, and 1 of them can appear as a daily answer. Turn on the "Answers only" filter above to narrow the A···H list to answer-eligible words.
What are the best A···H words for Wordle?
AWASH are the strongest. AWASH eliminates about 85.7% of the answer pool on average, so if a clue has already fixed A and H, guessing AWASH both tests the pattern and rules out the most remaining words. See more best Wordle starting words.
Which A to H words have been Wordle answers?
1 of them, across 1916 puzzles. The most recent was AWASH (#1133) on 2024-07-26. Every answer-eligible A···H word has already been used. Browse the full past Wordle answers archive.
Do these A···H words work in hard mode?
Yes. Once A and H are green you must keep them, so this list is exactly your hard-mode candidate set. 8 of the 14 words use five distinct letters and 6 repeat one — worth knowing, because hard mode will not let you drop a confirmed letter to probe elsewhere. See the how-to-play guide.
What is the most common second letter in A···H words?
L — AL accounts for 3 of the 14 words (21%), ahead of AI with 2. With both ends already green, square two is usually the tile worth testing first.
How many vowels do A···H words usually have?
100% of these 14 words carry two or more vowels — 14 have exactly two and 0 have three or more, against 0 with one or fewer. With A and H already fixed, that tells you how much vowel room the three middle squares still need. For a full clue-by-clue solve, send your board to the Wordle Solver.