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

Six-letter words with H as the 1st letter and C as the 6th letter number 13, and 12 of them end in -IC.

13 wordsTop pick HEROICHighest score HYPNIC 16

2 of 13 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With H in 1st place, S is the most common 6th letter (202 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • HEROIC11
  • HECTIC13
  • HAPTIC13
  • HYDRIC15
  • HYPNIC16
  • HOLMIC13
  • HORMIC13
  • HIPPIC15
  • HAEMIC13
  • HELIAC11
  • HERDIC12
  • HYENIC14
  • HYMNIC16
All valid words 13

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

  • HAEMIC13
  • HAPTIC13
  • HECTIC13
  • HELIAC11
  • HERDIC12
  • HEROIC11
  • HIPPIC15
  • HOLMIC13
  • HORMIC13
  • HYDRIC15
  • HYENIC14
  • HYMNIC16
  • HYPNIC16
Letters by positionIn 92% of these words the 5th letter is I.
2nd letter
  1. E31%
  2. Y31%
  3. A15%
3rd letter
  1. P23%
  2. R23%
  3. E15%
4th letter
  1. M23%
  2. N23%
  3. T15%
5th letter
  1. I92%
  2. A8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HYPNIC1617All three
HYMNIC1617Collins · NWL
HYDRIC1514All three
HIPPIC1517Collins only
HYENIC1414All three
HECTIC1314All three
HAPTIC1314All three
HOLMIC1315All three
HORMIC1314Collins only
HAEMIC1314All three
HERDIC1212All three
HEROIC1111All three

The frame H _ _ _ _ C is a narrow one, holding just 13 matches. Almost all are -IC adjectives: HEROIC, HECTIC, HAPTIC, HYDRIC, and HYPNIC share that closing. Only HEROIC and HECTIC rank as common, yet the group's average score of 13.5 is unusually high.

A short list of H-to-C words

  • Thirteen six-letter words open with H and close with C.
  • Twelve of the 13 finish in -IC; HELIAC is the exception.
  • HEROIC and HECTIC are the only common entries.
  • The average score is 13.5, high for a six-letter set.
  • HYPNIC and HYMNIC lead at 16 points.

Why nearly every word ends in -IC

The -IC shape ties the list together. HEROIC and HECTIC are everyday adjectives, while HAPTIC, HYDRIC, HYPNIC, HIPPIC, and HYENIC stay closer to specialist vocabulary.

HELIAC, meaning linked to the sun, is the one word that closes on -AC instead. Four entries begin with HY: HYDRIC, HYPNIC, HYENIC, and HYMNIC, a cluster that carries both the Y and the hard C.

High averages, uneven dictionary cover

HYPNIC and HYMNIC share the top score at 16, and HYDRIC and HIPPIC each reach 15. HYENIC scores 14, while HECTIC, HAPTIC, HOLMIC, HORMIC, and HAEMIC settle on 13, so no word drops below that mark.

That floor explains the 13.5 average, the highest of any six-letter pattern anchored on the letter H. Dictionary reach is limited, though: Collins carries all 13 matches, NWL2023 has 11, and ENABLE only 10, so a specialist adjective may not travel into every game.

Where the H-to-C list sits among its relatives

  • The A-to-C pattern holds 41 six-letter words, over three times this group.
  • H-first words ending in S number 202; those ending in D total 128.
  • Just 20 six-letter words start with H and also end with H.
  • At seven letters, the same H-to-C pattern expands to 27 words.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words start with H and end with C?
Thirteen words match. HEROIC, HECTIC, and HAPTIC are the ones most players know, while HYDRIC, HYPNIC, and HYMNIC round out the group. Almost all describe a quality rather than name an object.
Which of these words end in -IC?
Twelve of the 13 do. HELIAC, tied to the sun, is the only match that closes on -AC. The -IC group runs from HEROIC and HECTIC through HYPNIC, HORMIC, and HAEMIC.
What is the highest-scoring H-to-C word?
HYPNIC and HYMNIC tie at 16 points. HYDRIC and HIPPIC reach 15, and HYENIC scores 14. Because the average sits at 13.5, even the lowest word here still scores 13.

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