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

That fixed GH pair produces a compact set, but its final letter is highly predictable: 16 words end in T and 10 end in S. Twelve entries rank among the 25,000 most common English words, so recognizable options sit alongside specialist vocabulary. Collins includes all 29; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 21.

5-letter words with G 3rd and H 4th at a glance

• 29 five-letter entries match the _ _ G H _ pattern in at least one tournament dictionary.
• 16 finish in T, including RIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT, LIGHT, FIGHT, EIGHT, TIGHT, and SIGHT.
• 10 finish in S, including HIGHS and SIGHS; the remaining endings are A, E, and Y, one each.
• 12 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by word frequency.
• Ten entries overlap the Wordle answer list, and all 29 are allowed guesses.

Which endings occur most often in this pattern?

T dominates: 16 of the 29 words end with it. That makes the final tile a strong first filter when your board already confirms G and H in the middle.

The familiar T-ending cluster includes RIGHT, MIGHT, NIGHT, LIGHT, FIGHT, EIGHT, TIGHT, and SIGHT. Check their first two letters against your crossings rather than treating the shared ending as proof of a match.

S is the only other common finish, with 10 choices. HIGHS and SIGHS are recognizable; one word apiece ends in A, E, or Y, so those endings narrow the search quickly.

Scoring and dictionary limits for the GH pattern

VUGHY leads the scoring examples at 15 Scrabble points, while KIGHT scores 13. Those less familiar options can beat an obvious word on points, but a high face-value score matters only if the word fits your crossings and your game accepts it.

Collins includes 29 matches, while NWL2023 and ENABLE each include 21. Some choices therefore do not carry across all tournament lists; check your game's dictionary before committing to an unfamiliar play.

For Wordle, the pattern has 10 answer-list matches among 29 allowed guesses. 5-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and H as the 4th letter are a narrow filter, not a broad opener: use it once your clues support both middle letters.