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6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter

6-letter words with H as 2nd and A as 3rd letter number 246, led by familiar choices such as change, thanks, and chance.

246 wordsTop pick CHANGEHighest score KHAZIS 22

40 of 246 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With H in 2nd place, A is the most common 3rd letter (246 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 40 · most-used first

All valid words 246

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

  • BHAGEE12
  • BHAJAN18
  • BHAJEE18
  • BHAJIS18
  • BHAKTA15
  • BHAKTI15
  • BHANGS12
  • BHARAL11
  • BHAVAN14
  • BHAWAN14
  • CHABUK17
  • CHACED14
  • CHACES13
  • CHACKS17
  • CHACMA15
  • CHACOS13
  • CHADAR12
  • CHADOR12
  • CHADOS12
  • CHADRI12
  • CHAETA11
  • CHAFED15
  • CHAFER14
  • CHAFES14
  • CHAFFS17
  • CHAFFY20
  • CHAFTS14
  • CHAGAN12
  • CHAGAS12
  • CHAINE11
  • CHAINS11
  • CHAIRS11
  • CHAISE11
  • CHAKRA15
  • CHALAH14
  • CHALAN11
  • CHALEH14
  • CHALET11
  • CHALKS15
  • CHALKY18
  • CHALLA11
  • CHALLY14
  • CHALOT11
  • CHAMMY18
  • CHAMPS15
  • CHAMPY18
  • CHANAS11
  • CHANCE13
  • CHANCY16
  • CHANGA12
  • CHANGE12
  • CHANGS12
  • CHANKS15
  • CHANNA11
  • CHANTS11
  • CHANTY14
  • CHAPEL13
  • CHAPES13
  • CHAPKA17
  • CHAPPY18
  • CHARAS11
  • CHARDS12
  • CHARED12
  • CHARES11
  • CHARET11
  • CHARGE12
  • CHARKA15
  • CHARKS15
  • CHARMS13
  • CHARRO11
  • CHARRS11
  • CHARRY14
  • CHARTA11
  • CHARTS11
  • CHASED12
  • CHASER11
  • CHASES11
  • CHASMS13
  • CHASMY16
  • CHASSE11
  • CHASTE11
  • CHATON11
  • CHATTA11
  • CHATTI11
  • CHATTY14
  • CHAUFE14
  • CHAUFF17
  • CHAUNT11
  • CHAWED15
  • CHAWER14
  • CHAWKS18
  • CHAYAS14
  • CHAZAN20
  • DHAMMA14
  • DHARMA12
  • DHARNA10
  • GHARRI10
  • GHARRY13
  • GHASTS10
  • GHAUTS10
  • GHAZAL19
  • GHAZEL19
  • GHAZIS19
  • JHALAS16
  • JHATKA20
  • KHADIS14
  • KHAKIS17
  • KHALAT13
  • KHALIF16
  • KHANDA14
  • KHANGA14
  • KHANUM15
  • KHAPHS18
  • KHARIF16
  • KHAYAL16
  • KHAYAS16
  • KHAZEN22
  • KHAZIS22
  • NHANDU10
  • PHAEIC13
  • PHAGES12
  • PHALLI11
  • PHANGS12
  • PHARES11
  • PHARMA13
  • PHAROS11
  • PHASED12
  • PHASER11
  • PHASES11
  • PHASIC13
  • PHASIS11
  • PHASOR11
  • PHATIC13
  • RHANJA16
  • RHAPHE14
  • SHABBY16
  • SHACKO15
  • SHACKS15
  • SHACKY18
  • SHADED11
  • SHADER10
  • SHADES10
  • SHADOW13
  • SHADUF13
  • SHAFTS12
  • SHAGGY14
  • SHAHID13
  • SHAIKH16
  • SHAIRD10
  • SHAIRN9
  • SHAKED14
  • SHAKEN13
  • SHAKER13
  • SHAKES13
  • SHAKOS13
  • SHALED10
  • SHALES9
  • SHALEY12
  • SHALLI9
  • SHALMS11
  • SHALOM11
  • SHALOT9
  • SHAMAL11
  • SHAMAN11
  • SHAMAS11
  • SHAMBA13
  • SHAMED12
  • SHAMER11
  • SHAMES11
  • SHAMMY16
  • SHAMOS11
  • SHAMOY14
  • SHAMUS11
  • SHANDS10
  • SHANDY13
  • SHANKS13
  • SHANNY12
  • SHANTI9
  • SHANTY12
  • SHAPED12
  • SHAPEN11
  • SHAPER11
  • SHAPES11
  • SHARDS10
  • SHARED10
  • SHARER9
  • SHARES9
  • SHARIA9
  • SHARIF12
  • SHARKS13
  • SHARNS9
  • SHARNY12
  • SHARON9
  • SHARPS11
  • SHARPY14
  • SHARTS9
  • SHASTA9
  • SHAUGH13
  • SHAULS9
  • SHAVED13
  • SHAVEN12
  • SHAVER12
  • SHAVES12
  • SHAVIE12
  • SHAWED13
  • SHAWLS12
  • SHAWMS14
  • SHAYAS12
  • SHAYKH19
  • SHAZAM20
  • THACKS15
  • THAGIS10
  • THAIRM11
  • THALER9
  • THALIS9
  • THALLI9
  • THANAH12
  • THANAS9
  • THANES9
  • THANGS10
  • THANKS13
  • THANNA9
  • THARMS11
  • THATCH14
  • THAWED13
  • THAWER12
  • WHACKO18
  • WHACKS18
  • WHACKY21
  • WHALED13
  • WHALER12
  • WHALES12
  • WHALLY15
  • WHAMMO16
  • WHAMMY19
  • WHANAU12
  • WHANGS13
  • WHARES12
  • WHARFS15
  • WHARVE15
  • WHATAS12
  • WHATEN12
  • WHATNA12
  • WHATSO12
  • WHAUPS14
  • WHAURS12
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 6th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. C34%
  2. S30%
  3. W8%
4th letter
  1. R16%
  2. N13%
  3. L11%
5th letter
  1. E24%
  2. A11%
  3. K9%
6th letter
  1. S35%
  2. Y11%
  3. A10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; KHAZIS tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 19 words
  2. 10 points: 14 words
  3. 1111 points: 51 words
  4. 12 points: 44 words
  5. 1313 points: 31 words
  6. 14 points: 27 words
  7. 1515 points: 18 words
  8. 16 points: 12 words
  9. 1717 points: 6 words
  10. 18 points: 12 words
  11. 1919 points: 5 words
  12. 20 points: 4 words
  13. 2121 points: 1 words
  14. 22 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
KHAZIS2221Collins only
KHAZEN2222All three
WHACKY2120All three
SHAZAM2020Collins · NWL
CHAZAN2021All three
JHATKA2021Collins only
CHAFFY2019All three
WHAMMY1919All three
SHAYKH1916NWL only
GHAZAL1920Collins · NWL
GHAZIS1919All three
GHAZEL1920Collins only

Position clues are especially useful here: the fixed H-A pair appears in 246 tournament-listed entries, but just 40 rank among the commonest English words. Change, thanks, chance, charge, and shared are recognizable starting points; many other matches are specialist vocabulary. Counts overlap across dictionaries, so the per-dictionary totals should not be added together; the average score across the set is 13 points.

6-letter words with H as 2nd and A as 3rd letter

  • C starts 83 matches, the largest opening-letter group in the pattern.
  • S begins 75; C and S lead the CH- and SH- forms.
  • S closes 86 words, far ahead of Y at 26.
  • Only 40 matches are common, against 191 with dictionary definitions.
  • Whacky scores 21 points; shazam and chazan each score 20.

Which first and last letters appear most often?

C leads with 83 words, followed by S with 75; W contributes 20, then T has 16 and P has 14. That makes the pattern much more likely to begin CH or SH than WH, although familiar examples are only a slice of all 246 matches.

Ending letters show a different imbalance. S is final in 86 matches, while Y ends 26 and A ends 24; D, the next major option, ends 18. A blank at the last position favors S, but if S is ruled out, test Y or A before rarer endings.

How to use this six-letter pattern

For 6-letter words with H as 2nd and A as 3rd letter, keep H and A locked in positions two and three, then test the open slots against familiar shapes such as change, thanks, chance, and charge. On a board, an ordinary-looking word is not always the strongest play: whacky scores 21, while shazam and chazan each score 20.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins includes 235 matches, NWL2023 183, and ENABLE 162, with overlap among the lists. Only 40 are common, so the long tail is real; check your game's word list once before committing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have H second and A third?
Exactly 246 six-letter entries match the H-at-two, A-at-three pattern across at least one tournament dictionary. The totals are not 246 per dictionary: 235 appear in Collins, 183 in NWL2023, and 162 in ENABLE, with substantial overlap.
Which starting letters are most common in this pattern?
C starts the most matches, with 83 words, and S follows with 75. W is a distant next group at 20, followed by T at 16 and P at 14. Change, chance, and thanks show familiar examples of the dominant openings.
What is the highest-scoring familiar example?
Whacky scores 21 points, making it a strong named example among these matches. It is not the overall score leader: the highest listed entries reach 22. The final total in a board game can change when a word covers premium squares.

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