Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With HO

This verified list contains 113 CORE words with HO, plus 33 entries in the broader extended tier.

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Static CORE list

All 113 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

abhor10
achoo10
ahold9
chock16
chocs12
choir10
choke14
chomp14
chops12
chord11
chore10
chose10
chows13
cohos10
dhoti9
dhows12
ethos8
ghost9
ghoul9
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
macho12
nacho10
nohow11
phone10
phony13
photo10
shoal8
shoat8
shock14
shoes8
shone8
shook12
shoos8
shoot8
shops10
shore8
short8
shots8
shout8
shove11
shown11
shows11
showy14
thole8
thong9
thorn8
those8
whole11
whoop13
whops13
whore11
whorl11
whose11
whoso11
yahoo11

113CORE words

33extended words

146verified matches

10.4average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

abhor10
choir10
choke14
chore10
chose10
ethos8
ghoul9
hoard9
hoist8
holed9
holes8
homed11

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

chock16
hobby15
hokey15
hooky15
howdy15
honky15
choke14
hocks14
shock14
showy14
chomp14
hokum14

Letter intelligence

What the HO list contains

Where HO appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel32 words
2 vowels76 words
3 vowels5 words

Repeated letters

27%

31 of 113 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 5-letter words with HO

The CORE list contains 113 5-letter words with HO in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 33 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain HO?

This verified set contains 113 CORE words and 33 extended words, for 146 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this HO group?

The 113 CORE words average 10.4 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these HO words often repeat letters?