5-Letter Words Starting With HA
- 136 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 5-Letter Words Starting With HA
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 5-Letter Words Starting With HA 136 words
How common is HA at the start of five-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 136 five-letter words that start with HA. They average 11 points, the best is HAJJI (22 points) and 38.2% end in S.
- Total words
- 136
- Average Scrabble score
- 11
- out of 22 max
- Everyday words
- 31%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- S
- 38.2% of words
Most common last letters
- s 38.2%
- y 9.6%
- a 8.1%
Top vowel pairs
- ai8.1%
- au7.4%
- aa1.5%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with HA
h 4a 1j 8j 8i 1
H 4 + A 1 + J 8 + J 8 + I 1 = 22 points
- Double word
- 44 pts
- Triple word
- 66 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
hajji
- nouna general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people“to American soldiers, the hajji are the alien people from whom the enemy emerges”
- nounan Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
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How many five-letter words that start with HA are there?
There are 136 five-letter words that start with HA in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring five-letter word that starts with HA?
HAJJI is worth 22 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HAFIZ (20), HAMZA (19), HAZED (18).
What are some common five-letter words that start with HA?
Everyday examples include HANDY, HAPPY, HABIT, HASTY, HAVOC, HAIRY, HARDY, HARSH. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
Which rare five-letter words that start with HA score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include HAPAX (17), HADJI (16), HAJIS (15), HANKY (15). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.