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

This fixed pattern has a familiar core: THIRD, CHILD, AHEAD, CHORD, SHRED, and SHARD. The first letter is usually S: eight entries begin there, twice the four beginning with C, while A and T each start three words. Five entries rank among the commonest English words, so the pattern mixes everyday guesses with rarer game vocabulary.

The H-and-D pattern at a glance

• Only 18 tournament-dictionary entries match H in position two and D at the end.
• Seven are Wordle answers, and all 18 are allowed guesses.
• Collins lists 18 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 list 12 each.
• CHYND leads the scoring list at 14 points.

Which matching words can you guess in Wordle?

Seven matching words are Wordle answers, while the full set of 18 is accepted as allowed guesses. A green H in slot two and D in slot five leaves a narrow pool, with familiar options such as THIRD, CHILD, AHEAD, CHORD, SHRED, and SHARD.

Opening letters narrow the search further. S supplies eight matches, C supplies four, and A and T supply three apiece. When the first tile is unknown, test an S candidate before spending a turn on the smaller A or T groups.

A common mistake is treating every tournament entry as equally likely in Wordle: only seven are answers. Start with familiar candidates, then use your next guess to separate the remaining letters rather than repeating the confirmed H and D.

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

The average score across these matches is 9.8 points. CHYND leads at 14, followed by SHOWD at 12; CHILD, CHORD, and CHARD each score 11. THIRD, AHEAD, SHRED, SHARD, and AHOLD each score 9, so familiar words still bring solid base values.

Collins has all 18 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 12. That is six fewer entries in each list than Collins, though the missing words need not be identical. Check your game's dictionary before building a play around CHYND or SHOWD; board premiums can also change a word's final score.