6-letter words with E as the 1st letter and H as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is E _ _ H _ _, so the fourth slot does most of the narrowing. Only 20 tournament-dictionary words fit, and just 4 meet the common-word frequency cutoff. Familiar entries such as EITHER and EIGHTY sit beside less familiar options, so check the exact spelling before using an unfamiliar match in a game.

The E _ _ H _ _ pattern at a glance

• 20 six-letter matches start with E and place H in the fourth position.
• Collins includes all 20; ENABLE and NWL2023 each list 10.
• Only 4 matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
• The most frequent final letter is N, with 5 words.
• ESCHEW is the top scorer at 14 points.

6-letter words with E first and H fourth

EITHER, EIGHTH, EIGHTY, ETCHED, EIGHTS, ESCHEW, ETCHER, EUCHRE, and ETCHES show how varied the two middle slots can be. Each keeps the same E _ _ H _ _ frame, but the endings shift from R and D to S and Y.

Five matches end in N, while 4 end in S and 3 in R. D and E each close 2 words; Y also closes 2. H and W appear as final letters once apiece, so a known last tile can quickly separate a small group.

How to narrow this E-first, H-fourth pattern

Start by filling the two fixed positions, then sort by any known final letter. For an N ending, the largest group has 5 candidates; an S ending leaves 4. EITHER and EUCHRE are distinct options when R is fixed, while ETCHED gives a D-ending example.

ESCHEW tops the scores at 14, followed by EIGHTH and EIGHTY at 13 each. The average score across the matches is 11.2, but the list is not a set of equally familiar choices: only 4 qualify as common words. Collins accepts all 20, while each of ENABLE and NWL2023 lists 10, so check your game's word list before playing an obscure entry.