Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words Starting With HO

This verified list contains 59 CORE words starting with HO, plus 13 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Matching words

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Static CORE list

All 59 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

hoard9
hoary11
hobby15
hobos10
hocks14
hoers8
hogan9
hoick14
hoist8
hoked13
hokes12
hokey15
hokum14
holds9
holed9
holes8
holey11
holly11
homed11
homer10
homes10
homey13
homos10
honed9
honer8
hones8
honey11
honks12
honky15
honor8
hooch13
hoods9
hooey11
hoofs11
hooks12
hooky15
hoops10
hoots8
hoped11
hopes10
horas8
horde9
horns8
horny11
horse8
hosed9
hoses8
hosta8
hosts8
hotel8
hotly11
hound9
houri8
hours8
house8
hovel11
hover11
howdy15
howls11

59CORE words

13extended words

72verified matches

10.4average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

hoard9
hoist8
holed9
holes8
homed11
homes10
homey13
honed9
hones8
honey11
hoped11
hopes10

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

hobby15
hokey15
hooky15
howdy15
honky15
hocks14
hokum14
hoick14
homey13
hooch13
hoked13
honks12

Letter intelligence

What the HO list contains

Most common letters immediately after HO

O8 words
N7 words
L5 words
M5 words
R5 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel12 words
2 vowels44 words
3 vowels3 words

Repeated letters

25%

15 of 59 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use words starting with HO

This page starts from 59 CORE 5-letter words whose first letters are HO. The preset fixes those opening positions while leaving the remaining tiles available for refinement.

Use Contains for letters that may appear anywhere, Excludes to remove impossible letters, or Sequence pattern when order and exact gaps matter. The broader view adds 13 extended entries after the CORE results.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words start with HO?

This verified set contains 59 CORE words and 13 extended words, for 72 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this HO group?

The 59 CORE words average 10.4 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these HO words often repeat letters?