6-letter words with A as the 4th letter and H as the 6th letter
6-letter words with A as the 4th letter and H as the 6th letter total 48, including familiar picks like BREATH, SPLASH, and SQUASH.
10 of 48 are everyday words (21%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With A in 4th place, S is the most common 6th letter (609 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- BREATH11
- BREACH13
- SPLASH11
- ATTACH11
- PREACH13
- SQUASH18
- BLEACH13
- WREATH12
- SHEATH12
- THRASH12
- DETACH12
- POTASH11
- BROACH13
- REHASH12
- SERAPH11
- EMPATH13
- CREAGH12
- STRATH9
- LAVASH12
- SNEATH9
- SIWASH12
- REWASH12
- SUMACH13
- ENCASH11
- AMBACH15
- WROATH12
- SMEATH11
- CALASH11
- UNLASH9
- CREACH13
- BYPATH16
- GAMASH12
- BODACH14
- BEDASH12
- PLEACH13
- ANEATH9
- AREACH11
- CAMASH13
- CURAGH12
- EMDASH12
- ENDASH10
- ERIACH11
- FOGASH13
- OLLAMH11
- PARAPH13
- QUEACH20
- TERAPH11
- UNEATH9
All valid words 48
- AMBACH15
- ANEATH9
- AREACH11
- ATTACH11
- BEDASH12
- BLEACH13
- BODACH14
- BREACH13
- BREATH11
- BROACH13
- BYPATH16
- CALASH11
- CAMASH13
- CREACH13
- CREAGH12
- CURAGH12
- DETACH12
- EMDASH12
- EMPATH13
- ENCASH11
- ENDASH10
- ERIACH11
- FOGASH13
- GAMASH12
- LAVASH12
- OLLAMH11
- PARAPH13
- PLEACH13
- POTASH11
- PREACH13
- QUEACH20
- REHASH12
- REWASH12
- SERAPH11
- SHEATH12
- SIWASH12
- SMEATH11
- SNEATH9
- SPLASH11
- SQUASH18
- STRATH9
- SUMACH13
- TERAPH11
- THRASH12
- UNEATH9
- UNLASH9
- WREATH12
- WROATH12
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEACH | 20 | 21 | Collins only |
| SQUASH | 18 | 18 | All three |
| BYPATH | 16 | 16 | All three |
| AMBACH | 15 | 17 | Collins only |
| BODACH | 14 | 15 | Collins only |
| BREACH | 13 | 14 | All three |
| PREACH | 13 | 14 | All three |
| BLEACH | 13 | 15 | All three |
| BROACH | 13 | 14 | All three |
| EMPATH | 13 | 14 | NWL only |
| SUMACH | 13 | 15 | All three |
| CREACH | 13 | 14 | Collins only |
The pattern is _ _ _ A _ H, so both fixed letters narrow the search at once. S begins the most matches, while B is the next-leading first letter. The group mixes everyday words such as BREATH and ATTACH with less familiar entries; dictionary coverage also changes by game, so a word’s presence here does not guarantee acceptance everywhere.
How many words match A fourth and H last?
- The fixed pattern is _ _ _ A _ H: all 48 matches place A fourth and H sixth.
- BREATH, BREACH, SPLASH, ATTACH, and PREACH are familiar examples.
- S leads the first-letter counts with 9 words; B follows with 7, while C and E have 5 each.
- QUEACH scores 20 Scrabble points, the highest score; SQUASH follows at 18.
- Only 10 matches count as common words.
Which starting letters appear most often?
S supplies 9 matches, more than any other opening letter. B has 7, C and E have 5 each, and A and P have 4 apiece. That makes S and B good places to start when you have the fixed A and H but still need to test the first tile.
The 48-word total includes entries from multiple tournament lists, but their coverage differs: Collins has 47, NWL2023 has 30, and ENABLE has 26. Those counts overlap rather than add up to a separate total. Less familiar entries such as CREAGH and SNEATH are a reminder to check your game's word list before relying on an obscure match.
6-letter words with A as the 4th letter and H as the 6th letter
QUEACH is the top Scrabble scorer at 20 points, with SQUASH next at 18. BYPATH scores 16, while AMBACH scores 15. For a more familiar option, BREACH, PREACH, BLEACH, BROACH, and EMPATH each score 13, so the pattern offers both high-value and more recognizable choices.
The average score is 12.1, but the top of the list is pulled upward by words with Q or other less common tiles. That makes QUEACH a strong raw-score answer, not necessarily the easiest word to remember or play. For a more familiar entry, SQUASH also reaches a high score without the same obscure spelling.
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