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

The pattern fixes two positions without fixing the opening: SHOWED, SHARED, and CHOSEN all fit while starting with different consonants. Of the 196 matches, 37 rank among common English words by frequency, so familiar examples sit beside specialist entries. Starting and ending letters offer quick ways to narrow the search.

6-letter words with H second and E fifth

• 196 matches appear in at least one tournament dictionary; Collins contains 192, NWL2023 155, and ENABLE 144.
• Only 37 matches are classed as common by frequency, while 165 have a definition.
• S begins 60 words and C begins 57; T is a distant third with 25.
• Final S leads with 71 matches, followed by D at 52 and R at 32.
• SHOWED, SHARED, CHOSEN, and SHOWER are familiar examples that keep both fixed letters in place.

Which starting and ending letters occur most?

S and C dominate the openings, accounting for 60 and 57 words respectively; together, they make up 117 of the 196 matches. That concentration is a useful first filter when several letters remain unknown.

At the other end, S and D lead with 71 and 52 words, while R appears in 32. SHOWED ends in D; SHARES ends in S.

What should you know before playing these words?

The average tile score is 12.2, but the top end is far higher: KHAZEN scores 22 and PHIZES scores 20. Those are specialist entries, not everyday vocabulary. For a playable candidate, SHOWED or CHOKED is easier to recognize, though the game’s dictionary still decides whether any word is accepted.

A key limitation is that dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 192 matches, compared with 155 in NWL2023 and 144 in ENABLE. The 196 total is the union across those lists, not a promise that every game accepts every entry.