6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and C as the 5th letter

This pattern fixes two positions: H follows the first letter, and C sits one place before the end. Collins has all 22 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 14. Familiar options such as CHANCE and CHOICE sit beside less common entries like CHYACK and WHEECH, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar match.

What stands out in this letter pattern?

• There are 22 tournament-dictionary matches for the H-second, C-fifth pattern.
• Five entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• CHYACK leads the scoring list at 20 points.
• C, S, and T begin 8, 6, and 6 matches respectively; W begins the remaining 2.
• K is the most common final letter, ending 8 of the 22 words.

Which matching words score the most?

CHYACK tops the scoring list at 20 points. THWACK and CHOCCY follow at 18 each, while SHMUCK, SHMOCK, WHEECH, and CHIACK each score 17. Those unusual spellings carry more scoring weight than familiar CHANCE or CHOICE.

CHURCH scores 16, as do CHANCY and CHINCH. The average score across the pattern is 15.1, a strong mark for a list that also contains everyday words. High values do not make every entry easy to place: premium squares and board access still matter.

6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and C as the 5th letter

For a crossword or rack search, write the skeleton as _H__C_. Test familiar candidates first: CHANCE, CHURCH, and CHOICE all fit. If none works, THRICE, THENCE, and THATCH also match the fixed letters.

The pattern is notably narrow: changing the fifth letter to E gives 196 matches, compared with 22 for C. A 7-letter version of the same H-and-C pattern has 31. That narrow count rewards a targeted search through C-starting and K-ending forms rather than a scan of the alphabet.