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6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and J as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and J as the 3rd letter have 10 tournament-dictionary matches.

10 wordsTop pick HIJACKHighest score HAJJAH 26

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With H in 1st place, R is the most common 3rd letter (98 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • HIJACK22
  • HIJABS18
  • HIJRAH19
  • HIJRAS16
  • HAJJAH26
  • HEJIRA16
  • HAJJIS23
  • HAJJES23
  • HEJABS18
  • HEJRAS16
All valid words 10

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

  • HAJJAH26
  • HAJJES23
  • HAJJIS23
  • HEJABS18
  • HEJIRA16
  • HEJRAS16
  • HIJABS18
  • HIJACK22
  • HIJRAH19
  • HIJRAS16

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HAJJAH2628Collins only
HAJJIS2326All three
HAJJES2326All three
HIJACK2224All three
HIJRAH1919Collins · NWL
HIJABS1820Collins · NWL
HEJABS1820Collins only
HIJRAS1617Collins · NWL
HEJIRA1617All three
HEJRAS1617Collins only

The pattern H _ J _ _ _ produces a compact set, with forms such as HIJACK, HIJABS, and HAJJAH. Collins lists all 10 matches; NWL2023 includes seven, while ENABLE includes four. Only one qualifies as common by our frequency measure, so expect several specialized spellings rather than everyday vocabulary.

6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and J as the 3rd letter

  • Ten words meet the pattern H _ J _ _ _ across the tournament dictionaries.
  • Six end in S: HIJABS, HIJRAS, HAJJIS, HAJJES, HEJABS, and HEJRAS.
  • Two end in H: HAJJAH and HIJRAH; HEJIRA ends in A, and HIJACK ends in K.
  • HAJJAH leads the score list at 26 Scrabble points; HAJJIS and HAJJES each score 23.
  • Collins accepts all 10 entries, compared with seven in NWL2023 and four in ENABLE.

What patterns stand out in the matches?

The six S-ending words make that final letter the clear favorite: the other endings are H, A, and K. The spellings cluster around hij-, haj-, and hej-. HIJACK is the familiar outlier; the rest include forms associated with hajj, hijab, and hejira.

The average score is 19.7 points, and the top four are HAJJAH, HAJJIS, HAJJES, and HIJACK. That ordering reflects valuable J tiles, not how often you will encounter each word. A high score does not make an unfamiliar spelling easy to recall over the board.

How should you work through this pattern?

Keep H and J fixed, then check the remaining slots as a group: hij-, haj-, and hej- account for the distinct spellings. For 6-letter words with H as the 1st letter and J as the 3rd letter, memorizing the small set of endings is quicker than testing random vowels.

Only one of these 10 words falls in the common-word band, so the list leans toward specialized forms. Collins includes every match, but the North American NWL2023 list and ENABLE each include fewer; check your game's word list before relying on a Collins-only entry.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have H first and J third?
Ten tournament-dictionary words have H in the first position and J in the third. The set includes HIJACK, HIJABS, HIJRAH, HAJJAH, and six other forms; all 10 appear in Collins, while seven appear in NWL2023.
Which H-and-J pattern word scores the most?
HAJJAH is the highest scorer at 26 Scrabble points. HAJJIS and HAJJES follow at 23 points each, with HIJACK next at 22. The unusual J-heavy spellings drive these scores, although dictionary acceptance varies by game.
Do all 10 words work in NWL2023?
No. NWL2023 includes seven of the 10 matches, while Collins includes all 10 and ENABLE includes four. A word's presence in one tournament dictionary does not guarantee acceptance in another, so confirm the rules for your game.

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