5-letter words with C as the 1st letter and H as the 2nd letter

The opening CH narrows the choices to 146 tournament-dictionary words, but the endings spread out quickly: S is the most common final letter, while E comes next with 20. Familiar choices include CHILD, CHIEF, CHINA, CHEAP, CHAIN, and CHEST, but the full set also includes less everyday options. Use the ending counts to narrow a clue before you commit to a guess.

CH words at a glance

• 146 five-letter entries begin with CH across the tournament dictionaries.
• 40 entries match the Wordle answer list; 145 are allowed guesses.
• 42 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• S leads the final-letter count with 31 words; E follows with 20.
• CHECK, CHILD, CHIEF, CHAIR, and CHAIN are recognizable examples.

How many CH words work in Wordle?

The Wordle answer list contains 40 words matching this pattern, and 145 entries are allowed guesses. That gap matters: a legal guess can test letters without being a possible solution. CHAIR, CHAIN, CHEST, and CHASE are familiar examples, but the these counts do not identify which individual examples are answers.

For a clue with a confirmed C and H, use the final letter to cut the search: 31 entries end in S and 20 end in E. Those two endings account for many candidates, but they do not cover every match.

Scores for 5-letter words with C first and H second

CHOWK, CHOUX, CHOKY, and CHAWK each score 17 points in the listed Scrabble scoring. CHECK, CHUCK, and CHICK each score 16. The average score across the pattern is 12.1, so the most familiar-looking choice is not automatically the strongest board play.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins contains 141 matches, NWL2023 has 112, and ENABLE has 99, compared with 146 words in the combined count. Some entries therefore do not travel across every game. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar high scorer.