5-Letter Words Starting With HOU
2 common words and 11 valid guesses start with "HOU". Pick from here to refine your next guess.
2 common words11 valid words
Common Words (2)
Words most likely to be the answer.
house
hound
Other Valid 5-Letter Words (9)
Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.
houck
hough
hoult
houma
houri
hours
houss
housy
houve
What These Words Have in Common
Letter patterns across all 11 matches.
Most common letters
h11
o11
u11
s4
r2
e2
c1
k1
g1
l1
Most common letter by position
The most common letter in the 4th position is s, appearing in 3 of 11 words.
Vowel distribution
- 0 with no vowels
- 0 with 1 unique vowel
- 7 with 2 unique vowels
- 4 with 3+ unique vowels
Most common endings
- -ck · 1 words
- -gh · 1 words
- -lt · 1 words
- -ma · 1 words
- -nd · 1 words
Strategy
Only 2 possible answers start with "HOU" — you're close. Pick the one with the most distinct letters.