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.

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