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

The fixed pattern is _ A _ _ H _. Only six of the 74 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a mix of familiar choices and specialist vocabulary. CAUGHT, TAUGHT, LAUGHS, and CATCHY are recognizable starting points; many other entries are less common and vary by dictionary.

How many 6-letter words have A second and H fifth?

• There are 74 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• KACCHA leads the scoring at 17 points; CATCHY and PATCHY score 16 each.
• Words beginning with S are the largest first-letter group, with 13 matches.
• A final S is most common: 28 words end that way, compared with 15 ending in A.
• Only six matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which endings and examples stand out?

The S ending is a strong clue: 28 entries finish with S, nearly twice the 15 that finish with A. CAUGHT and TAUGHT show a different, more familiar route through the pattern, while LAUGHS and FAITHS demonstrate how varied the final letter can be.

First letters cluster too. S leads with 13 matches, followed by C with eight and K with seven. That makes S and C sensible candidates when you have no information about the first tile, but the list is not dominated by everyday vocabulary.

What should you know before playing these words?

KACCHA is the top scorer at 17 points, with CATCHY, PATCHY, and RAJAHS each at 16. These high values come from less familiar words; a strong tile score does not mean an entry will be accepted in every game.

The dictionary counts differ: 69 matches appear in Collins, 44 in NWL2023, and 38 in ENABLE. Those totals overlap, so they should not be added together. Just 53 matches have definitions here, and checking your game's word list matters more than memorizing obscure candidates.

For a tighter clue, compare 6-letter words with A second and H fifth against patterns that keep A fixed but change the fifth letter. The version with E in that spot has 1,299 matches, far more than this set, so a confirmed H sharply narrows the search.