5 Letter Words Containing HOS

There are 20+ five letter words with HOS in our English dictionary. Every five-letter HOS word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words with HOS.

Playing Wordle?

All you need is here: hints, solutions, and unlimited practice games.

Popular 5-Letter Words With HOS

those 8
whose 11
chose 10
hosts 8
ghost 9
bohos 10
cohos 10
dzhos 18
echos 10
ethos 8
hosed 9
hosel 8

All 5-Letter Words With HOS (17 words)

Trending Today

5-letter word lists built for puzzle solving

How Common is HOS as a Middle 5 Letter word?

There are 20 5-letter words containing HOS in English. The average Scrabble score here is 9.6, with -S endings dominating (45% of them).

Total Words
20
Avg Scrabble Score
9.6
Most Common Ending (45%)
S

Word Containing List You May Find Interesting

Tools for Your Word Lists Games

Finders and solvers to turn patterns into possibilities

Hints and Answers for Your Daily Games

Keep your streak alive. Daily help for daily puzzles

Try These Word Tips Games

Fun daily word games made by Wordtips

5 Letter Words with HOS are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 5 Letter Words starting with HOS.

Are you playing Wordle? Try our New York Times Wordle Solver or use the Include and Exclude features on our 5 Letter Words page when playing Dordle, WordGuessr or any other Wordle-like games. They help you guess the answer faster by allowing you to input the good letters you already know and exclude the words containing your bad letter combinations.

Highest-Scoring 5-Letter HOS-Words in Scrabble

dzhos 18
whose 11
hosey 11
whoso 11
chose 10
cohos 10

What is the highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains HOS?

18 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that contains HOS is dzhos with a total of 18 points.

D 2
Z 10
H 4
O 1
S 1
noun 1. a hybrid of a cow and a yak

FAQ 5 Letter Words With HOS

  • How many 5 letter words containing HOS are in the English dictionary?

    There are 20 5-letter words in the English dictionary that contain HOS. The average Scrabble score across them is 9.6.

  • Are there any rare 5 letter words containing HOS worth more in Scrabble?

    Yes. Uncommon 5-letter words like "dzhos", "ghost", "hosta", "whoso" contain HOS and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "dzhos" is worth 18 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.

  • What are the most common 5 letter words containing HOS?

    Everyday 5-letter words containing HOS include "those", "whose", "chose", "hosts", "ghost".