5-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and H as the 3rd letter

The pattern is _EH__, but the words filling it are an unusual mix: REHAB is the familiar choice while the other nine entries sit outside the top 25,000 English words by frequency. That makes the fixed letters a strong filter, but not a guarantee that every remaining match will feel familiar. Collins lists all 10, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each list six.

E-H pattern facts at a glance

• There are 10 five-letter matches with E second and H third.
• REHAB is the sole common entry among the 10 words.
• JEHAD leads the Scrabble scores at 16 points; JEHUS follows at 15.
• Three words end in S, while A and E each finish two.

Which E-H words score the most?

JEHAD is the top scorer at 16 points, and JEHUS is next at 15. FEHME and VEHME each score 13, so those four lead the scoring group. The average score across all 10 matches is 11.3; the familiar REHAB scores 10.

The first letter offers a small sorting clue: J, L, and R each begin two entries, while F, K, T, and V each begin one. At the other end, three words finish in S. REHAB ends in B, and LEHUA ends in A, giving you recognizable anchors among less familiar options.

Does this pattern fit Wordle?

One word in this pattern appears in the Wordle answer list and tournament dictionaries, and all 10 matches are allowed guesses. The answer-list overlap is small, so treat the pattern as a way to narrow a board rather than a bank of likely solutions. REHAB is the common word here, but the answer-list match is not identified.

The main limitation is vocabulary: only one match ranks among the common words, while several others are specialist or unfamiliar terms. Scrabble values also reward rare letters, which explains JEHAD's lead without making it a likely everyday guess. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.