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

With the fixed pattern _H___A, the six-letter pool spans familiar words such as CHAKRA and PHOBIA alongside less everyday entries such as KHODJA. The opening is heavily concentrated: 22 matches start with C, while just six entries meet the common-word cutoff. Dictionary coverage varies, so a tournament game's accepted list can be narrower than the full 58-word set.

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

• The pattern has 58 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• C leads the first-letter group with 22 words; S follows with 12.
• D begins seven matches, while K begins four.
• Six entries meet the common-word cutoff, including CHAKRA and PHOBIA.
• The counts are 53 in Collins, 36 in NWL2023, and 25 in ENABLE; these sets overlap.

Which starting letters appear most?

C dominates this pattern: 22 of the 58 words begin with that letter. CHAKRA, CHROMA, CHUKKA, and CHICHA show how often a C combines with the fixed second-position H.

S is a distant second with 12 matches. SHASTA and SHERPA are recognizable examples, while D contributes seven, including DHARMA and DHYANA.

The remaining openings are sparse: K has four, T and W have three each, and P and R have two each. When solving from a blank first tile, testing C before the smaller groups follows the actual distribution.

Which pattern matches score highest?

KHODJA leads the scoring list at 21 points, with JHATKA next at 20. CHUKKA scores 19, and CHAPKA reaches 17, making the less familiar spellings stronger tile plays than common options such as PHOBIA.

Those totals reward the letters in the word, not a guaranteed board result: premium squares and placement change the final score. Look for a safe spot for the high-value letters rather than forcing a play just because KHODJA tops the list.

One limitation matters in tournament play: only 25 matches appear in ENABLE, compared with 53 in Collins. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry. For 6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and A as the 6th letter, dictionary choice changes which options are playable.