5-Letter Words Starting With HEN

1 common words and 18 valid guesses start with "HEN". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

1 common word18 valid words

Common Words (1)

Words most likely to be the answer.

hence

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (17)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

henad
hench
hendy
henen
henge
henie
henig
henka
henke
henna
henni
henny
henri
henry
hents
henty
henze

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 18 matches.

Most common letters

h18
e18
n18
y4
i4
a3
d2
c2
g2
k2

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is n, appearing in 3 of 18 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 11 with 1 unique vowel
  • 7 with 2 unique vowels
  • 0 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -ad · 1 words
  • -ce · 1 words
  • -ch · 1 words
  • -dy · 1 words
  • -en · 1 words

Strategy

Only 1 possible answer starts with "HEN" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.

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