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5-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter

The 34 5-letter words with H as 2nd and E as 4th letter include familiar THREE and high-scoring CHEEK.

34 wordsTop pick THREEHighest score CHEEK 14

13 of 34 are everyday words (38%). A friendly list: most players will know the top picks.

With H in 2nd place, R is the most common 4th letter (67 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 13 · most-used first

All valid words 34

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

Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S50%
  2. T18%
  3. C15%
3rd letter
  1. E47%
  2. I24%
  3. R12%
5th letter
  1. R18%
  2. S15%
  3. P12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; CHEEK tops the list with 14. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 12 words
  2. 9 points: 5 words
  3. 1010 points: 5 words
  4. 11 points: 6 words
  5. 1212 points: 2 words
  6. 13 points: 2 words
  7. 1414 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHEEK1414All three
SHMEK1414Collins only
CHIEF1313All three
WHEEP1313All three
CHEEP1213All three
THEEK1211Collins only
WHEEL1111All three
THREW1110All three
THIEF1110All three
SHREW1110All three
SHYER119All three
WHEEN1111All three

Fixing H in the second spot and E in the fourth narrows the search to 34 words. Familiar choices such as THREE, SHEET, WHEEL, and THIEF sit alongside less common entries. S supplies half of the first letters while several other initials appear only a few times, so use the pattern to narrow a guess and confirm the word fits your game.

The pattern at a glance

  • THREE, CHIEF, SHOES, WHEEL, and THREW are recognizable matches among the 34 words.
  • Seventeen begin with S; T follows with six, while C contributes five.
  • Thirteen entries are common by frequency, and all thirteen matching Wordle answers are in tournament dictionaries.
  • CHEEK and SHMEK lead the scoring list at 14 points apiece.

Which matches are most familiar?

S-words dominate: 17 of the 34 start with S, more than the six beginning with T and five beginning with C. That makes S the strongest first-letter branch to scan once H and E are fixed.

Try familiar candidates such as SHEET, SHEEP, CHEER, SHEER, and CHEEK; the pattern also admits THIEF, SHRED, and SHREW. Thirteen matches fall within the common-word group, so the pattern yields everyday options as well as specialist entries.

For Wordle, all 13 matching answer-list entries also qualify in tournament dictionaries. The 34 allowed guesses outnumber those answers, so a legal guess is not necessarily a possible solution. Treat the answer count as a tighter shortlist.

5-letter words with H as 2nd and E as 4th letter

CHEEK and SHMEK score 14 Scrabble points each before board bonuses. CHIEF and WHEEP follow at 13, then CHEEP and THEEK at 12. Those scores reward their tile values, not everyday familiarity: SHMEK, WHEEP, and THEEK are less familiar than THREE or WHEEL.

Dictionary coverage differs by game: Collins counts 34 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each count 27. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar scorer. The contrast is worth remembering: the most common words and the highest-scoring words are not necessarily the same.

Questions people ask

What are some common five-letter words with H second and E fourth?
THREE, SHEET, SHEEP, CHEER, and WHEEL are familiar examples that fit the pattern. There are 13 common matches overall, though the full set also contains less familiar words. Keep the fixed letters in place while testing different first and final letters.
Which H-second, E-fourth word scores the most in Scrabble?
CHEEK and SHMEK tie for the top score at 14 points each before board bonuses. CHIEF and WHEEP score 13. A high tile score does not guarantee a word is accepted in every game, so check the active dictionary before playing an unfamiliar option.
Are all 34 words accepted in NWL2023?
No. NWL2023 includes 27 matches, compared with 34 in Collins. ENABLE also includes 27. The accepted set depends on the game's chosen dictionary, so a word that fits the letter pattern may still be rejected by a particular app or tournament.

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