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8-letter words with H as the 5th letter

A curated list of 8-letter words tailored to this exact pattern. Use this when H is fixed in the 5th slot; rotate high-frequency consonants elsewhere to prune fast. For example: abashing, acidhead, aesthete.

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957 words
Word Definition Length Syllables
abashing83
acidhead83
aesthete82
aircheck82
airsheds82
airships82
airthing82
alcahest83
alcohols83
aldehyde83
alighted83
alkahest83
amethyst83
anaphase83
anaphora84
anaphors83
anathema84
anechoic83
anethole83
anethols83
antihero84
anything83
anywhere83
apathies83
aphthous82
apophony84
apophyge83
apothece83
apothegm83
apothems83
arachnid83
arethusa84
armchair82
arythmia83
arythmic83
ataghans83
atechnic83
aunthood82
babyhood83
bacchant82
bacchius82
backhand82
backhaul82
backhoes82
bakshish82
baldhead82
ballhawk82
banshees82
banshies82
barchans82
barehead83
barghest82
batchers82
batching82
beachboy82
beachier82
beaching82
bearhugs82
bedchair82
bedsheet82
beechier82
beechnut82
belchers82
belching82
bellhops82
benchers82
benching82
berthing82
biathlon82
billhead82
billhook82
biochips82
birching82
birthday82
birthing82
blathers82
blethers82
blighted82
blighter82
blithely83
blithers82
blithest82
blowhard82
blowhole82
bluchers82
bluehead82
blushers82
blushful82
blushing82
boathook82
bobwhite82
bolshies82
bolthead82
bolthole82
bonehead83
borehole83
boschbok82
botchers82
botchery83
botchier82
botchily83
botching82
bouchees82
boughpot82
boughten82
bowshots82
boxthorn82
boychick82
boychiks82
brachets82
brachial82
brachium82
brashest82
brashier82
brechams82
brechans82
brethren82
brighten82
brighter82
brightly82
brochure82
brothels82
brothers82
brouhaha83
brushers82
brushier82
brushing82
brushoff82
brushups82
bulkhead82
bullhead82
bullhorn82
bunchier82
bunchily83
bunching82
bunghole82
burghers82
burthens82
butchers82
butchery83
calthrop82
camphene82
camphine82
camphire82
camphols82
camphors82
camshaft82
catchall82
catchers82
catchfly82
catchier82
catching82
catchups82
chechako83
cinching82
cinchona83
clachans82
clashers82
clashing82
clochard82
clothier82
clothing82
clubhand82
clubhaul82
coachers82
coaching82
coachman82
coachmen82
coalhole82
cogwheel82
coinhere82
cokehead83
conchies82
conchoid82
copihues83
copyhold83
cornhusk82
couchant82
couchers82
couching82
coughers82
coughing82
couthest82
couthier82
cowsheds82
crashers82
crashing82
crochets82
crumhorn82
crushers82
crushing82
cumshaws82
cutchery83
dabchick82
daishiki83
darshans82
daughter82
dauphine82
dauphins82
deadhead82
deashing82
deathbed82
deathcup82
deathful82
deckhand82
diaphone82
diaphony83
diethers82
dinghies82
ditchers82
ditching82
dockhand82
dolphins82
dopehead83
douching82
doughboy82
doughier82
doughnut82
downhaul82
downhill82
drachmae81
drachmai82
drachmas82
drophead82
drumhead82
druthers82
dumbhead82
dunghill82
dustheap82
dutchman82
dutchmen82
earphone82
earshots82
earthier82
earthily83
earthing82
earthman82
earthmen82
earthnut82
earthpea82
earthset82
eggshell82
elaphine83
elephant83
ensphere82
epiphany84
epiphyte83
epithets83
erethism83
erewhile83
erythema84
erythron83
esophagi84
eyeshade82
eyeshots82
faithful82
faithing82
falchion82
farmhand82
farthest82
farthing82
feathers82
feathery83
feedhole82
fenthion82
fetchers82
fetching82
filchers82
filching82
filthier82
filthily83
firehall83
fishhook82
fitchets82
fitchews82
flashers82
flashgun82
flashier82
flashily83
flashing82
flathead82
fleshers82
fleshier82
fleshing82
fleshpot82
flichter82
flighted82
flushers82
flushest82
flushing82
flywheel82
foothill82
foothold82
forehand83
forehead83
forehoof83
foughten82
freehand82
freehold82
freshens82
freshest82
freshets82
freshing82
freshman82
freshmen82
frighted82
frighten82
frothier82
frothily83
frothing82
furthers82
furthest82
gasohols83
gauchely83
gauchest82
geophagy83
geophone82
geophyte82
gildhall82
gilthead82
ginghams82
girlhood82
girthing82
glochids82
gnashing82
gnathion82
gnathite82
goatherd82
godchild82
godships82
goethite82
grapheme82
graphics82
graphing82
graphite82
greyhens82
gryphons82
guacharo83
gumshoed82
gumshoes82
gunkhole82
gunships82
gunshots82
gymkhana83
handheld82
handhold82
hardhack82
hardhats82
hardhead82
harshens82
harshest82
hashhead82
hatcheck82
hatchels82
hatchers82
hatchery83
hatchets82
hatching82
hatchway82
hawthorn82
headhunt82
heathens82
heathers82
heathery83
heathier82
heighten82
heighths81
hellhole82
henchman82
henchmen82
hitchers82
hitching82
hogshead82
honchoed82
hotching82
hotchpot82
hotshots82
humphing82
hunching82
hutching82
icekhana84
ichthyic82
insphere82
isocheim83
isochime83
isochore83
isochors83
isochron83
isophote83
isothere83
isotherm83
jagghery83
katchina83
keelhale82
keelhaul82
keeshond82
kerchief82
ketchups82
kimchees82
kinghood82
kinships82
kitchens82
klephtic82
kneehole82
knighted82
knightly82
knothole82
kolkhosy83
kolkhozy83
krumhorn82
ladyhood83
lanthorn82
latchets82
latching82
latchkey82
laughers82
laughing82
laughter82
leachate82
leachers82
leachier82
leaching82
leashing82
leathern82
leathers82
leathery83
leeching82
letching82
linchpin82
loathers82
loathful82
loathing82
longhair82
longhand82
longhead82
longhorn82
loophole82
luncheon82
lunchers82
lunching82
lunkhead82
lurchers82
lurching82
lymphoid82
lymphoma83
lynchers82
lynching82
lynchpin82
lyophile82
maidhood82
malihini84
manchets82
manihots83
marchers82
marchesa83
marchese82
marchesi83
marching82
markhoor82
markhors82
marshall82
marshals82
marshier82
masthead82
matchbox82
matchers82
matching82
matchups82
meathead82
megahits83
menthene82
menthols82
merchant82
midships82
mijnheer82
mirthful82
mischief82
misshape82
misthink82
misthrew82
misthrow82
molehill83
monkhood82
monohull83
moochers82
mooching82
moorhens82
morpheme82
morphias82
morphine82
morphins82
moschate82
mouching82
mouchoir82
mouthers82
mouthful82
mouthier82
mouthily83
mouthing82
mulching82
munchers82
munchies82
munching82
munchkin82
murphies82
murrhine82
murthers82
mutchkin82
naething82
nailhead82
narghile82
narwhale82
narwhals82
neatherd82
neighbor82
neighing82
neophyte82
newshawk82
nilghais82
nilghaus82
nitchies82
nonohmic83
nonwhite82
northern82
northers82
northing82
notchers82
notching82
nudzhing82
nunchaku83
nutshell82
nylghais82
nylghaus82
nymphean82
nymphets82
obeahism83
offshoot82
offshore82
omophagy84
oosphere82
outcharm82
outcheat82
outchide82
outshame82
outshine82
outshone82
outshoot82
outshout82
outthank82
outthink82
outthrew82
outthrob82
outthrow82
outwhirl82
overhand83
overhang83
overhard83
overhate83
overhaul83
overhead83
overheap83
overhear83
overheat83
overheld83
overhigh83
overhold83
overholy84
overhope83
overhung83
overhunt83
overhype83
oxyphile83
oxyphils83
padshahs82
palships82
pamphlet82
pantheon82
panthers82
parchesi83
parching82
parchisi83
paschals82
patchers82
patchier82
patchily83
patching82
paycheck82
peachers82
peachier82
peaching82
peephole82
penchant82
perchers82
perching82
pesthole82
pilchard82
pinchbug82
pincheck82
pinchers82
pinching82
pinwheel82
pitchers82
pitchier82
pitchily83
pitching82
pitchman82
pitchmen82
pitchout82
plashers82
plashier82
plashing82
plethora83
plighted82
plighter82
plowhead82
plushest82
plushier82
plushily83
poachers82
poachier82
poaching82
poechore82
pooching82
poolhall82
porphyry83
porthole82
postheat82
posthole82
potshard82
potsherd82
potshots82
pouchier82
pouching82
precheck82
prechill82
preshape82
preshown82
preshows82
prochain82
prochein82
prophage82
prophase82
prophecy83
prophesy83
prophets82
psephite82
psychics82
psyching82
puncheon82
punchers82
punchier82
punchily83
punching82
purchase82
pyrrhics82
quashers82
quashing82
railhead82
rakehell83
ralphing82
ramshorn82
ranchero83
ranchers82
ranching82
ranchman82
ranchmen82
ratchets82
reachers82
reaching82
reaphook82
redshank82
redshift82
redshirt82
reechier82
reechoed82
reechoes82
reschool82
retching82
revehent83
rhythmic82
rikshaws82
ringhals82
roaching82
roothold82
roughage82
roughdry82
roughens82
roughers82
roughest82
roughhew82
roughies82
roughing82
roughish82
roughleg82
salchows82
sambhars82
sambhurs82
samphire82
sandhogs82
sapphics82
sapphire82
sapphism82
sapphist82
satchels82
scaphoid82
scathing82
scyphate82
scything82
seashell82
seashore82
seething82
selfheal82
selfhood82
semihard83
semihigh83
semihobo84
serfhood82
shashlik82
shepherd82
shithead82
shoehorn82
shophars82
shushing82
sidehill83
sinkhole82
skinhead82
slashers82
slashing82
slathers82
slighted82
slighter82
slightly82
slithers82
slithery83
sloshier82
sloshing82
slothful82
slushier82
slushily83
slushing82
smashers82
smashing82
smashups82
smithers82
smithery83
smithies82
smothers82
smothery83
softhead82
sonships82
soochong82
soothers82
soothest82
soothing82
soothsay82
sorehead83
sorghums82
souchong82
soughing82
southern82
southers82
southing82
southpaw82
southron82
sovkhozy83
spathose82
stanhope82
stashing82
stithied82
stithies82
subahdar83
subchief82
subphase82
subphyla83
subshaft82
subshell82
subshrub82
subtheme82
sulphate82
sulphide82
sulphids82
sulphite82
sulphone82
sulphurs82
sulphury83
sunchoke82
sunshade82
sunshine82
sunshiny83
swanherd82
swashers82
swashing82
swathers82
swathing82
swishers82
swishier82
swishing82
swithers82
sylphids82
sylphish82
symphony83
synching82
synchros82
syrphian82
syrphids82
teachers82
teaching82
teashops82
teethers82
teething82
telphers82
tetchier82
tetchily83
toeshoes82
tomahawk83
toolhead82
toothier82
toothily83
toothing82
torchere82
torchier82
torching82
torchons82
touchers82
touchier82
touchily83
touching82
touchups82
toughens82
toughest82
toughies82
toughing82
toughish82
townhome82
toyshops82
tracheae81
tracheal82
tracheas82
tracheid82
trachled82
trachles82
trachoma83
trachyte82
trashier82
trashily83
trashing82
trashman82
trashmen82
trephine82
trichina83
trichite82
trichoid82
trichome82
triphase82
trishaws82
trithing82
trochaic82
trochars82
trochees82
trochili83
trochils82
trochlea82
trochoid82
trophied82
trophies82
trothing82
truthful82
turnhall82
unsphere82
urethane83
urethans83
urethrae82
urethral83
urethras83
urochord83
urushiol83
vouchees82
vouchers82
vouching82
warships82
warthogs82
watchcry82
watchdog82
watchers82
watcheye81
watchful82
watching82
watchman82
watchmen82
watchout82
watthour82
wauchted82
waughted82
weathers82
weighers82
weighing82
weighman82
weighmen82
weighted82
weighter82
welchers82
welching82
wellhead82
wellhole82
welshers82
welshing82
wenchers82
wenching82
whishing82
whishted82
widthway82
wifehood83
winchers82
winching82
wirehair83
witchery83
witchier82
witching82
withheld82
withhold82
woodhens82
woolhats82
wooshing82
wormhole82
worships82
worthful82
worthier82
worthies82
worthily83
worthing82
wrathful82
wrathier82
wrathily83
wrathing82
writhers82
writhing82
wrothful82
xanthans82
xanthate82
xanthein82
xanthene82
xanthine82
xanthins82
xanthoma83
xanthone82
xanthous82
youthens82
youthful82
zecchini83
zecchino83
zecchins82
zoochore82
zoophile82
zoophily83
zoophobe82
zoophyte82
zucchini83

FAQs

How do I play around a fixed H in the 5th slot?
Try mixing common consonant clusters (ST, TR, CH) in other positions while keeping H locked.

Why are uncommon words included?
We compile from a broad English list. Skim the top rows for more common picks.