What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending with H?

QUICH scores 19 points, the highest of the 349 valid 5-letter words ending with H in the SOWPODS dictionary.

How many 5-letter words ending with H are there in Scrabble?

There are 349 valid 5-letter words ending with H in the SOWPODS (international) dictionary.

How many points is the letter H worth in Scrabble?

H is worth 4 points on a standard Scrabble tile.

5 Letter Words Ending with H

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July 30, 2026 7 min read Word Finder

There are 349 valid 5-letter words ending with H in the SOWPODS dictionary. H is a mid-to-high value tile worth 4 points, and the highest-scoring option here is QUICH at 19 points. That's below average for 5-letter words ending with a letter — most letters in this slot manage around 542.

Why H at the End Matters

💡 Tile Value

H's 4 points are a reasonable chunk of a 5-letter word's total score without being so rare that plays are hard to find.

Because H lands last, 5-letter words ending with H are naturally suited to hooking: adding H onto a shorter word already on the board to build a new one on your turn.

Notable Words

Highest scorer: QUICH is worth 19 points — H's 4 points plus the rest of the tiles in the word. It's the play to look for if you're building toward a big turn.

Worth memorising first: SIXTH (15 points) is one of the lower scorers here, which usually means it's a more familiar word — a safer one to keep in your working vocabulary than the obscure high scorers.

How many options: 349 valid 5-letter words ending with H exist in SOWPODS — fewer than the ~542 typical for this slot, so it's realistic to learn most of the useful ones.

Try This on the Board

🧩 Worked Example

QUICH works as a hook too: if QUIC is already on the board, adding the final H to reach QUICH lets you play across an existing word rather than starting fresh.