5 letter words starting with hol

Looking for a clue for todays Wordle or another Word game? Look no further! We got you covered. We got quite a few plausible five letter words starting with hol.

  • HOLDS
  • HOLED
  • HOLES
  • HOLEY
  • HOLKS
  • HOLLA
  • HOLLO
  • HOLLY
  • HOLME
  • HOLMS
  • HOLON
  • HOLOS
  • HOLTS

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:




Definition of holly

holly (noun)

  1. Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
  2. The wood from this tree.
  3. (with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries

Definition of holms

holms (noun)

  1. (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly.
  2. A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.

holms (noun)

  1. An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.
  2. (chiefly West Yorkshire) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names. See also holme.
  3. Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.