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Hook words for 5-letter words beginning with H

heron - herons

hance - chance, hances

haded - shaded

hared - chared, shared

hotel - hotels

huffs - chuffs

holos - tholos

hoked - choked

hanks - shanks, thanks

hoyle - hoyles

hexer - hexers

hames - shames

helms - whelms

hound - hounds

hosta - hostas

heave - heaved, heaven, heaver, heaves, sheave

hubby - chubby

hests - chests

horah - horahs

heats - cheats, wheats

helot - helots

hides - chides

heaps - cheaps

honan - honans

hosey - hoseys

hears - hearse, shears

hexyl - hexyls

hyoid - hyoids

howff - howffs

haick - haicks

hoppy - choppy, shoppy

hullo - hulloa, hulloo, hullos

halva - halvah, halvas

harem - harems

holes - dholes, tholes, wholes

hafts - shafts

holed - tholed

hemes - rhemes, themes

hammy - chammy, shammy, whammy

hosel - hosels

hying - shying

haled - shaled, whaled

homer - homers

humps - chumps, thumps, whumps

hence - thence, whence

haste - chaste, hasted, hasten, hastes

hauls - shauls

hards - chards, shards

heart - hearth, hearts, hearty

hundo - hundos

houri - houris

henge - henges

holla - cholla, hollas

hillo - hilloa, hillos

hajis - bhajis

hajji - hajjis

hodad - hodads

heals - sheals, wheals

haint - haints

honda - hondas

highs - thighs

hazer - hazers

human - humane, humans

hokum - hokums

hilly - chilly

hover - hovers, shover

house - chouse, housed, housel, houser, houses, housey

hints - chints

harry - charry, gharry

hoars - hoarse

heres - heresy, theres, wheres

hooly - dhooly

hares - chares, shares

haver - havers, shaver

halal - halala, halals

heths - cheths, kheths

hider - chider, hiders

hijab - hijabi, hijabs

heist - heists, theist

heigh - height

havoc - havocs

humph - humphs

hight - highth, hights

haler - halers, haleru, thaler, whaler

harms - charms, tharms

humus - humusy

hurls - churls, thurls

hists - shists, whists

hello - hellos

hokey - chokey

hyson - hysons

helio - helios

hallo - halloa, halloo, hallos, hallot, hallow

hiree - hirees

halid - halide, halids

horse - ahorse, horsed, horses, horsey

hurst - hursts

hydro - hydros

hangs - bhangs, changs, whangs

haugh - haughs, shaugh

horal - choral

halve - halved, halves

honey - honeys, phoney

hedge - hedged, hedger, hedges

hawse - hawser, hawses

herds - sherds

himbo - himbos

haiku - haikus

hoist - hoists

hires - shires

hoers - shoers

henry - henrys

halwa - halwas

hypha - hyphae, hyphal

haulm - haulms, haulmy

hoots - bhoots, shoots

hawed - chawed, shawed, thawed

herms - therms

hoard - hoards

hoses - choses

hippy - chippy, whippy

hinge - hinged, hinger, hinges, whinge

hands - handsy

hefts - thefts

hones - honest, phones

hants - chants

hoops - whoops

heder - cheder, heders

hogan - hogans

hongs - thongs

hades - shades

hunts - shunts

hollo - holloa, holloo, hollos, hollow

horde - horded, hordes

hooka - hookah, hookas

hacks - shacks, thacks, whacks

haves - shaves

hemin - hemins

harts - charts

hazel - hazels

hevea - heveas

heeze - heezed, heezes, wheeze

heugh - heughs, sheugh

hemic - chemic

hanse - hansel, hanses

hewed - chewed, shewed

hydra - hydrae, hydras

hicks - chicks, thicks

hinky - chinky

hovel - hovels, shovel

hopak - hopaks

holly - wholly

hosts - ghosts

hacek - haceks

hoper - hopers

honed - phoned

hoise - hoised, hoises

hooey - hooeys, phooey

hived - shived

hokes - chokes

hunks - chunks, thunks

hirer - hirers

hakes - shakes

hooks - chooks, shooks

hewer - chewer, hewers, shewer

harpy - sharpy

hales - halest, shales, whales

hocks - chocks, shocks

hyena - hyenas

hatch - thatch

hosen - chosen

habit - habits

hills - chills, shills, thills

hoofs - whoofs

honor - honors

hairs - chairs

heels - wheels

hansa - hansas

hamal - hamals, shamal

holme - holmes

hided - chided

hymen - hymens

homie - homier, homies

hunky - chunky

happi - happis

helps - whelps

hyper - hypers

hoick - hoicks

horny - thorny

horns - thorns

heirs - theirs

haven - havens, shaven

haunt - chaunt, haunts

haute - hauter

hells - shells

hives - chives, shives

heath - heaths, heathy, sheath

harks - charks, sharks

hadji - hadjis

hinny - shinny, whinny

hakim - hakims

hecks - checks

harps - sharps

huzza - huzzah, huzzas

hucks - chucks, shucks

hippo - hippos

horst - horste, horsts

heuch - heuchs, sheuch

hater - haters

huffy - chuffy

hexad - hexade, hexads

helve - helved, helves, shelve

herry - cherry, sherry, wherry

herma - hermae, hermai

halon - halons

halma - halmas

homey - homeys

henna - hennas

holds - aholds

honer - honers, phoner

hazan - chazan, hazans

hamza - hamzah, hamzas

hiker - hikers

hoser - hosers

hijra - hijrah, hijras

handy - shandy

humor - humors

hayer - hayers

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