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5-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and H as the 4th letter

Just ten 5-letter words carry A as the 3rd letter and H as the 4th, and eight of them are -AHS plurals running from YEAHS to NOAHS.

10 wordsTop pick YEAHSHighest score YEAHS 11
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With A in 3rd place, R is the most common 4th letter (166 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • YEAHS11
  • SHAHS11
  • BLAHS10
  • NOAHS8
  • AYAHS11
  • SPAHI10
  • AMAHS10
  • OPAHS10
  • ODAHS9
  • PRAHU10
All valid words 10

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AMAHS10
  • AYAHS11
  • BLAHS10
  • NOAHS8
  • ODAHS9
  • OPAHS10
  • PRAHU10
  • SHAHS11
  • SPAHI10
  • YEAHS11

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
YEAHS119Collins · NWL
SHAHS119All three
AYAHS119All three
BLAHS1011All three
SPAHI1010All three
AMAHS1010All three
OPAHS1010All three
PRAHU1011All three
ODAHS98Collins · NWL
NOAHS88Collins only

The frame ??AH? is one of the thinnest in the language: only ten matches survive. Eight close in the -AHS plural shape, from YEAHS and SHAHS to BLAHS, AMAHS, OPAHS, ODAHS and NOAHS. That leaves SPAHI and PRAHU as the two lone outliers.

??AH? at a glance

  • Only 10 matches carry A third and H fourth.
  • Eight end in -AHS, the plural of a noun or interjection closing on -ah.
  • YEAHS, SHAHS and AYAHS tie at the top score of 11.
  • S closes eight matches, while I and U close one each.
  • No everyday word appears in the whole set.

How many 5-letter words have A third and H fourth?

The total is ten, which makes ??AH? one of the smallest five-letter frames. H rarely sits in the fourth slot behind an A, so the set never grows.

Eight of the ten are -AHS plurals: YEAHS, SHAHS, AYAHS, BLAHS, AMAHS, OPAHS, ODAHS and NOAHS. They are the plural nouns or interjections you get by adding S to a four-letter -ah word.

The two exceptions are SPAHI and PRAHU, which replace the plural S with a final I and U. Both are older loanwords, and both score 10.

Which ??AH? words score best?

The scores bunch tightly. YEAHS, SHAHS and AYAHS tie at 11 points, and BLAHS, SPAHI, AMAHS, OPAHS and PRAHU follow at 10, leaving only ODAHS on 9 and NOAHS on 8.

Nine of the ten have definitions, so most of the list is documented even though none of it is common. The average base score is 10, high for such a tiny group.

A list for pattern fans, not racks

Note

With no common words and a top score of just 11, ??AH? is a curiosity rather than a puzzle shortcut. SPAHI and PRAHU are the only non-plural forms, so treat the set as a spelling exercise.

Questions people ask

How many 5-letter words have A third and H fourth?
There are just ten. Eight are -AHS plurals, among them YEAHS, SHAHS, AYAHS, BLAHS, AMAHS, OPAHS, ODAHS and NOAHS, and SPAHI and PRAHU are the two exceptions.
Why do so many ??AH? words end in -AHS?
Because the simplest way to build a five-letter word on an -AH base is to add S. YEAHS, SHAHS and the rest are plural nouns or interjections, which is why the plural S dominates eight of the ten matches.
What is the highest-scoring word with A third and H fourth?
YEAHS, SHAHS and AYAHS tie at 11 points, and BLAHS, SPAHI, AMAHS, OPAHS and PRAHU all score 10. No match in the group is a common word, so this is a pattern list rather than a scoring rack.

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