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

The pattern is H _ _ _ _ S, so both end letters are fixed and four middle letters remain open. Familiar entries include humans, horses, hotels, habits, and hinges. Only 21 matches rank among the most common English words, though 178 have dictionary definitions, a mix that makes the pattern easy to recognize but uneven in everyday familiarity.

H at the start, S at the end

• The pattern contains 202 six-letter matches: H in position 1 and S in position 6.
• HOUSES, HUMANS, HORSES, HEARTS, and HEROES are recognizable examples.
• HUZZAS and HIZZES lead the scores at 27 points each.
• The matches average 11.9 points, with many more dictionary entries than common words.

Which H-first, S-last words are familiar?

Start with ordinary plural forms when you need a word quickly: houses, horses, hearts, hotels, halves, hinges, and hedges all fit. Humans and heroes are familiar too, while hiatus and hummus offer different word shapes. These examples show how often an S ending can mark a plural, without making every match one.

For a score-focused play, the standouts are less everyday: Huzzas and Hizzes each score 27. Hajjis and Hajjes score 23, while Hamzas reaches 20. Those high values make the pattern more than a list of common plurals, but check the word list for your game before relying on an unusual entry.

How many 6-letter words start with H and end with S?

The answer is 202 across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Collins contains 195 matches, NWL2023 contains 148, and ENABLE contains 123; those counts overlap, so adding them would overstate the total. A word appearing in one dictionary is not automatically accepted in another.

Common words account for just 21 matches, so obscure vocabulary is the main limitation when solving from this pattern. For a practical shortlist, test familiar options such as houses, habits, and hounds first. For a high-value play, look at Huzzas or Hizzes instead; a rare-word score is only useful when your game accepts it.