Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with H as the 4th Letter
Looking for 5 letter words with H as the 4th letter? H in the fourth box is dominated by the GHT ending, which gives RIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT, LIGHT and FIGHT. The endings and examples below make it quicker to solve Wordle, Scrabble and crossword clues.
318matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with H as the 4th Letter
- abmho
- abohm
- agoho
- aight
- aloha
- alpha
- altho
- amahs
- amphi
- ancho
- ankhs
- arche
- aroha
- arrha
- artha
- aruhe
- aucht
- aught
- avahi
- ayahs
- bacha
- bachs
- baghs
- basho
- bathe
- baths
- beche
- beths
- bichy
- bigha
- bight
- blahs
- boche
- bodhi
- boohs
- bothy
- brahm
- buchu
- bught
- bushi
- bushy
- cache
- caphs
- casha
- cothe
- coths
- cothy
- crche
- cushy
- dacha
- dachs
- dashi
- dasht
- dashy
- delhi
- deshi
- dicht
- dight
- dishy
- docht
- duchy
- dukhn
- eathe
- eight
- ekaha
- elchi
- eughs
- evohe
- eyght
- fecht
- fiche
- fichu
- fight
- fiqhs
- fishy
- flche
- foehn
- fuchi
- fusht
- gashy
- gaths
- gighe
- gosht
- goths
- gushy
- hache
- hacht
- hasht
- hashy
- hatha
- hathi
- hecht
- heths
- hicht
- hichu
- highs
- hight
- hithe
- hoghs
- hucho
- husho
- husht
- hushy
- hypha
- hypho
- hyphy
- hythe
- idaho
- iddhi
- imshi
- imshy
- isthm
- itchy
- jacht
- jatha
- kacha
- kaphs
- kasha
- kashi
- kight
- kishy
- kithe
- kiths
- kophs
- kosha
- kusha
- kythe
- lache
- lakhs
- lathe
- lathi
- laths
- lathy
- leche
- lekha
- lethe
- lethy
- lichi
- licht
- light
- linha
- lithe
- lithi
- litho
- liths
- lithy
- loche
- lochi
- lochs
- lochy
- lushy
- lythe
- mache
- machi
- macho
- machs
- mashy
- matha
- maths
- meshy
- metho
- meths
- miche
- micht
- might
- milha
- mocha
- moche
- mochs
- mochy
- moths
- mothy
- mowha
- mucho
- mugho
- musha
- mushy
- mutha
- mythi
- myths
- mythy
- nache
- nacho
- naght
- nashi
- nathe
- niche
- nicht
- nighs
- night
- noahs
- nocht
- nucha
- oaths
- odahs
- okehs
- omaha
- opahs
- ortho
- oucht
- ought
- ouphe
- ouphs
- owche
- owght
- pacha
- pamhy
- pasha
- pashm
- paths
- pathy
- pechs
- pecht
- peghs
- peuhl
- phpht
- pichi
- pight
- pishu
- piths
- pithy
- poche
- poohs
- posho
- prahm
- prahu
- pushy
- pyche
- qophs
- rache
- raphe
- ratha
- rathe
- raths
- rethe
- riche
- richt
- right
- rishi
- rithe
- roshi
- ruche
- rukhs
- rushy
- ruths
- sabha
- sadhe
- sadhu
- sechs
- shahi
- shahs
- shchi
- sicht
- sidha
- sidhe
- sighs
- sight
- sikhs
- sinhs
- sithe
- socht
- sophs
- sophy
- soths
- spahi
- stchi
- subha
- sughs
- sukhs
- sushi
- syphs
- sythe
- tache
- tachi
- tacho
- tachs
- takhi
- tanha
- tanhs
- taths
- techs
- techy
- teths
- tichy
- tight
- tithe
- tophe
- tophi
- tophs
- toshy
- tushs
- tushy
- tythe
- uluhi
- unshy
- utchy
- vache
- vichy
- vozhd
- vughs
- vughy
- washy
- wecht
- wicht
- wight
- wisha
- wisht
- wishy
- withe
- withs
- withy
- wushu
- yacht
- yeahs
- yechs
- yechy
- yodhs
- yoghs
Common Endings for 5 Letter Words with H as the 4th Letter
Grouping the words by their ending makes them easier to remember. HT gives RIGHT, MIGHT and NIGHT; HS gives PATHS, BATHS and MYTHS; HE gives CACHE, NICHE and BATHE; HY gives ITCHY and FISHY.
Useful five-letter words
RIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT, LIGHT and FIGHT are the entries you are most likely to meet in a puzzle. EIGHT, PATHS and CACHE are worth keeping in reserve.
- RIGHT
- MIGHT
- NIGHT
- LIGHT
- FIGHT
A Wordle Tip for H in the Fourth Box
T in the fifth box and G in the third are the two key tests, because GHT is behind most of these words. If G fails, look for CH or TH pairs ending in S, E or Y, as in PATHS, CACHE and ITCHY. After that, the first few letters decide between the remaining candidates.
H Words in Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, H is worth four points, so it is a valuable tile, and placing it on a premium square can make a real difference. Knowing words like RIGHT, MIGHT and NIGHT helps you play the tile quickly when it arrives.
Frequently asked questions
What is the GHT ending
GHT is a very common English spelling for words like RIGHT, NIGHT, LIGHT and EIGHT. If you can place G, H and T together in the third, fourth and fifth boxes, only the first two letters are left to find.
Is H a common fourth letter in five letter words
H is a common fourth letter in five letter words. That makes it a useful test, because the endings above cover most of the words.
What are good 5 letter words with H as the 4th letter to guess first
RIGHT, MIGHT and NIGHT are good places to start, because they are familiar and spread across different letters. LIGHT and FIGHT make good follow ups.