5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and H as the 5th letter

The pattern is _A__H: A stays in slot two, and H closes every match. Sixteen entries are common by frequency, and all 16 matching raw Wordle answers also occur in a tournament dictionary. Familiar options such as CATCH and LAUGH sit alongside less familiar plays.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 57 tournament-dictionary matches for the _A__H pattern.
• Sixteen matches are common by English word frequency.
• All 57 matches count as allowed Wordle guesses.
• L is the most frequent first letter, with 9 matches.
• RAJAH scores 15; Collins lists 55 matches, NWL2023 lists 38, and ENABLE lists 35.

5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and H as the 5th letter

WATCH, EARTH, MATCH, CATCH, FAITH, LAUGH, and PATCH are recognizable choices among the 57 matches. The first letters are unevenly spread: L leads with 9, while G, H, M, R, and S each start 5 words.

WATCH, MATCH, CATCH, PATCH, HATCH, and LATCH share the _ATCH ending. Each keeps A second and H last, changing the first two letters instead. That cluster gives you several candidates when your clue points to A-T-C-H in the final four slots.

The neighboring patterns shift the count: A in slot two with S last has 744 matches, while O in slot two with H last has 63. The A-and-H pattern has 57, the same count as the E-and-H pattern.

Which matches score highest, and do all dictionaries agree?

Among 5-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and H as the 5th letter, RAJAH leads the scores at 15, followed by DAYCH at 14. WATCH scores 13 and offers a more familiar option.

Dictionary coverage differs: 55 matches appear in Collins, compared with 38 in NWL2023 and 35 in ENABLE. A word accepted in one tournament list may not work in another, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.