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6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and H as the 2nd letter

6-letter words with C first and H second total 292 matches, including familiar choices such as CHANGE, CHANCE, and CHURCH.

292 wordsTop pick CHANGEHighest score CHEQUY 23

44 of 292 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With C in 1st place, O is the most common 2nd letter (463 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 44 · most-used first

All valid words 292

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

  • CHABUK17
  • CHACED14
  • CHACES13
  • CHACKS17
  • CHACMA15
  • CHACOS13
  • CHADAR12
  • CHADOR12
  • CHADOS12
  • CHADRI12
  • CHAETA11
  • CHAFED15
  • CHAFER14
  • CHAFES14
  • CHAFFS17
  • CHAFFY20
  • CHAFTS14
  • CHAGAN12
  • CHAGAS12
  • CHAINE11
  • CHAINS11
  • CHAIRS11
  • CHAISE11
  • CHAKRA15
  • CHALAH14
  • CHALAN11
  • CHALEH14
  • CHALET11
  • CHALKS15
  • CHALKY18
  • CHALLA11
  • CHALLY14
  • CHALOT11
  • CHAMMY18
  • CHAMPS15
  • CHAMPY18
  • CHANAS11
  • CHANCE13
  • CHANCY16
  • CHANGA12
  • CHANGE12
  • CHANGS12
  • CHANKS15
  • CHANNA11
  • CHANTS11
  • CHANTY14
  • CHAPEL13
  • CHAPES13
  • CHAPKA17
  • CHAPPY18
  • CHARAS11
  • CHARDS12
  • CHARED12
  • CHARES11
  • CHARET11
  • CHARGE12
  • CHARKA15
  • CHARKS15
  • CHARMS13
  • CHARRO11
  • CHARRS11
  • CHARRY14
  • CHARTA11
  • CHARTS11
  • CHASED12
  • CHASER11
  • CHASES11
  • CHASMS13
  • CHASMY16
  • CHASSE11
  • CHASTE11
  • CHATON11
  • CHATTA11
  • CHATTI11
  • CHATTY14
  • CHAUFE14
  • CHAUFF17
  • CHAUNT11
  • CHAWED15
  • CHAWER14
  • CHAWKS18
  • CHAYAS14
  • CHAZAN20
  • CHEAPO13
  • CHEAPS13
  • CHEAPY16
  • CHEATS11
  • CHEBEC15
  • CHECKS17
  • CHECKY20
  • CHEDER12
  • CHEEKS15
  • CHEEKY18
  • CHEEPS13
  • CHEERO11
  • CHEERS11
  • CHEERY14
  • CHEESE11
  • CHEESY14
  • CHEFED15
  • CHEFFY20
  • CHEGOE12
  • CHEKAS15
  • CHELAE11
  • CHELAS11
  • CHELPS13
  • CHEMIC15
  • CHEMMY18
  • CHEMOS13
  • CHENAR11
  • CHENET11
  • CHENIX18
  • CHEQUE20
  • CHEQUY23
  • CHERRY14
  • CHERTS11
  • CHERTY14
  • CHERUB13
  • CHERUP13
  • CHESIL11
  • CHESTS11
  • CHESTY14
  • CHETAH14
  • CHETHS14
  • CHEVAL14
  • CHEVEN14
  • CHEVET14
  • CHEVIN14
  • CHEVRE14
  • CHEWED15
  • CHEWER14
  • CHEWET14
  • CHEWIE14
  • CHIACK17
  • CHIASM13
  • CHIAUS11
  • CHIBOL13
  • CHICAS13
  • CHICER13
  • CHICHA16
  • CHICHI16
  • CHICKS17
  • CHICLE13
  • CHICLY16
  • CHICON13
  • CHICOS13
  • CHICOT13
  • CHIDED13
  • CHIDER12
  • CHIDES12
  • CHIEFS14
  • CHIELD12
  • CHIELS11
  • CHIGGA13
  • CHIGOE12
  • CHIGRE12
  • CHIKOR15
  • CHILDE12
  • CHILDS12
  • CHILES11
  • CHILIS11
  • CHILLI11
  • CHILLS11
  • CHILLY14
  • CHIMAR13
  • CHIMBS15
  • CHIMED14
  • CHIMER13
  • CHIMES13
  • CHIMLA13
  • CHIMPS15
  • CHINAR11
  • CHINAS11
  • CHINCH16
  • CHINED12
  • CHINES11
  • CHINGS12
  • CHINKS15
  • CHINKY18
  • CHINOS11
  • CHINSE11
  • CHINTS11
  • CHINTZ20
  • CHIPPY18
  • CHIRAL11
  • CHIRKS15
  • CHIRLS11
  • CHIRMS13
  • CHIROS11
  • CHIRPS13
  • CHIRPY16
  • CHIRRE11
  • CHIRRS11
  • CHIRTS11
  • CHIRUS11
  • CHISEL11
  • CHITAL11
  • CHITIN11
  • CHITON11
  • CHITTY14
  • CHIVED15
  • CHIVES14
  • CHIVVY20
  • CHOANA11
  • CHOCCY18
  • CHOCHO16
  • CHOCKO17
  • CHOCKS17
  • CHOCOS13
  • CHOICE13
  • CHOILS11
  • CHOIRS11
  • CHOKED16
  • CHOKER15
  • CHOKES15
  • CHOKEY18
  • CHOKOS15
  • CHOKRA15
  • CHOKRI15
  • CHOLAS11
  • CHOLER11
  • CHOLIC13
  • CHOLIS11
  • CHOLLA11
  • CHOLOS11
  • CHOMPS15
  • CHONKY18
  • CHOOFS14
  • CHOOKS15
  • CHOOMS13
  • CHOOSE11
  • CHOOSY14
  • CHOPIN13
  • CHOPPY18
  • CHORAL11
  • CHORDA12
  • CHORDS12
  • CHOREA11
  • CHORED12
  • CHOREE11
  • CHORES11
  • CHORIA11
  • CHORIC13
  • CHORUS11
  • CHOSEN11
  • CHOSES11
  • CHOTTS11
  • CHOUGH15
  • CHOUSE11
  • CHOUSH14
  • CHOUTS11
  • CHOWED15
  • CHOWKS18
  • CHOWRI14
  • CHOWRY17
  • CHOWSE14
  • CHRISM13
  • CHROMA13
  • CHROME13
  • CHROMO13
  • CHROMY16
  • CHUBBY18
  • CHUCKS17
  • CHUCKY20
  • CHUDDY16
  • CHUFAS14
  • CHUFFS17
  • CHUFFY20
  • CHUKAR15
  • CHUKKA19
  • CHUKOR15
  • CHUMMY18
  • CHUMPS15
  • CHUNKS15
  • CHUNKY18
  • CHUPPA15
  • CHURCH16
  • CHURLS11
  • CHURNS11
  • CHURRO11
  • CHURRS11
  • CHUSED12
  • CHUSES11
  • CHUTED12
  • CHUTES11
  • CHYACK20
  • CHYLDE15
  • CHYLES14
  • CHYMES16
  • CHYMIC18
  • CHYPRE16
  • CHYRON14
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 6th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. A28%
  2. I24%
  3. O18%
4th letter
  1. R16%
  2. N10%
  3. L9%
5th letter
  1. E20%
  2. K9%
  3. A9%
6th letter
  1. S35%
  2. Y14%
  3. E10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; CHEQUY tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 87 words
  2. 12 points: 29 words
  3. 1313 points: 40 words
  4. 14 points: 41 words
  5. 1515 points: 36 words
  6. 16 points: 15 words
  7. 1717 points: 13 words
  8. 18 points: 19 words
  9. 1919 points: 1 words
  10. 20 points: 10 words
  11. 2121 points: 0 words
  12. 22 points: 0 words
  13. 2323 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHEQUY2323Collins only
CHEQUE2021All three
CHUCKY2021All three
CHINTZ2021All three
CHAZAN2021All three
CHEFFY2019NWL only
CHIVVY2021All three
CHAFFY2019All three
CHUFFY2020All three
CHECKY2020Collins only
CHYACK2020Collins only
CHUKKA1920All three

The fixed CH opening narrows a six-letter search to 292 matches, but the endings split sharply: 102 finish in S, while 42 finish in Y. Familiar choices include CHANGE, CHANCE, CHURCH, CHOICE, and CHOOSE; less familiar entries matter when a rack or clue fixes the remaining letters. Only 44 entries are common, so expect plenty of specialist vocabulary beyond the everyday examples.

What stands out in the six-letter CH group

  • 292 entries meet the fixed C-H opening across the covered tournament dictionaries.
  • CHANGE, CHANCE, CHURCH, CHOICE, and CHOOSE are recognizable examples.
  • 102 words end in S; 42 end in Y, the two largest ending groups.
  • Only 44 entries are common, while 240 have definitions.
  • CHEQUY leads the scoring results at 23 points.

Which six-letter CH words are familiar or high-scoring?

CHANGE, CHANCE, CHURCH, CHOICE, CHOOSE, and CHEESE are among the recognizable options. They show how much the final four letters can vary after the shared CH start: you can look for a vowel pattern, a familiar ending, or a word that fits your available tiles.

For scoring, CHEQUY tops the results at 23 points; CHEQUE, CHUCKY, and CHINTZ each score 20. Those standouts use valuable letters, but a high face-value total does not guarantee a high play: board premiums and the words already on the board decide the final score.

6-letter words with C first and H second

The ending counts offer a quick way to narrow the search: S accounts for 102 matches, far ahead of Y at 42 and E at 28. If a clue points to a plural or verb form, check the S-ending group first; if the final letter is fixed as Y, the candidate pool is much smaller.

Dictionary coverage differs: 281 entries appear in Collins, 222 in NWL2023, and 199 in ENABLE. These totals overlap, so adding them would count some words more than once. The full group includes words accepted by at least one of those lists, not every word in every game, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with CH?
There are 292 six-letter words with C in the first position and H in the second. The endings are uneven: 102 finish in S, compared with 42 ending in Y and 28 ending in E. That pattern can quickly narrow a clue with a known final letter.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word starting with CH?
CHEQUY is the highest scorer in this group at 23 points. CHEQUE, CHUCKY, and CHINTZ each score 20. Board bonuses change a play's total, so treat these as letter-value comparisons rather than guaranteed move scores.
Are all 292 CH words common English words?
No. Only 44 of the 292 entries are counted as common, while 240 have definitions. Familiar examples include CHANGE, CHURCH, and CHOICE, but many other entries are less familiar. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins includes 281, while NWL2023 includes 222.

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