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

The pattern is G _ _ H _ _, leaving four open slots to distinguish each answer. GATHER and GOTHIC are recognizable examples; GASHED and GUSHED offer familiar past-tense forms. Other matches, such as GACHES and GORHEN, are less familiar, so dictionary coverage matters as much as fitting the letters.

At a glance

• Exactly 16 tournament-dictionary entries fit G in position one and H in position four.
• Only 3 meet our frequency cutoff for common English words.
• Final R leads with 5 matches; final S has 4, and final D has 3.
• GASHLY and GACHED share the top score, 13 points apiece.

Which 6-letter words have G first and H fourth?

There are 16 matches, from GATHER and GOTHIC to GASHED, GUSHED and GOPHER. Each keeps the same G _ _ H _ _ frame, so the second, third, fifth and sixth letters do all the separating work.

NWL2023 accepts 14 matches, Collins accepts 13, and ENABLE accepts 11; those sets overlap. An entry in one tournament list is not automatically playable in another. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar form.

The endings are not evenly spread: 5 words finish in R, 4 in S, and 3 in D. If your clue includes a last letter, start with those clusters; C, M, N and Y each narrow the hunt to one match.

Do the most familiar matches score highest?

No. GASHLY and GACHED lead at 13 points; GRAHAM, GOTHIC, GOPHER, GACHES and GACHER each score 12. GATHER scores 10, while GASHED and GUSHED score 11.

That gap makes a useful Scrabble check: recognizable does not mean highest-scoring. When the board gives you this pattern, compare GASHLY or GACHED before settling for GATHER, especially if a premium square can multiply a high-value tile.

Only 3 matches count as common, so most of the set is not everyday vocabulary. Start with familiar examples to confirm the pattern, then reach for the rarer entries only when the board demands it.