5-Letter Words Starting With HOW

1 common words and 11 valid guesses start with "HOW". Pick from here to refine your next guess.

1 common word11 valid words

Common Words (1)

Words most likely to be the answer.

howdy

Other Valid 5-Letter Words (10)

Valid as guesses, but unlikely to be the answer.

howea
howel
howes
howey
howff
howfs
howie
howks
howls
howso

What These Words Have in Common

Letter patterns across all 11 matches.

Most common letters

h11
o11
w11
e5
s5
y2
l2
f2
d1
a1

Most common letter by position

The most common letter in the 4th position is e, appearing in 4 of 11 words.

Vowel distribution

  • 0 with no vowels
  • 6 with 1 unique vowel
  • 3 with 2 unique vowels
  • 2 with 3+ unique vowels

Most common endings

  • -dy · 1 words
  • -ea · 1 words
  • -el · 1 words
  • -es · 1 words
  • -ey · 1 words

Strategy

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

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