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

The pattern is _H__G_: H is fixed in the second slot, while G lands in the fifth. C and T lead the first-letter group with seven matches each, and S follows with six. At the other end, nine words finish in S, giving you recognizable options such as THINGS, CHARGE, and THOUGH alongside rarer plays.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 29 matching words across the tournament dictionaries counted here.
• Six matches are common by our frequency measure, including THINGS and CHANGE.
• C and T each start seven words; S starts six, while W starts four.
• Nine words end in S, compared with six ending in H and five ending in Y.
• The average tile score is 12.7, with WHEUGH and WHINGY at the top.

Which words score highest?

WHEUGH and WHINGY tie for the highest score at 16 points, with CHOUGH next at 15. SHAGGY, PHLEGM, SHUGGY, and KHANGA each score 14, giving you several high-value options rather than one standout.

For familiar choices, THINGS, CHANGE, THOUGH, and CHARGE are easier to recognize than WHEUGH or WHINGY. The expert move is to keep both groups in mind: an unusual word may score more, but a known one is easier to spot under time pressure.

THINGS is also a useful pattern anchor: it starts with T, ends in S, and places H and G in the required slots. THINGY shares its first five letters but changes the ending, and scores 13 points.

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

The 29-word total combines entries from ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023; no single dictionary contains every match. Collins has 25, NWL2023 has 21, and ENABLE has 16, so a word accepted in one game may not be accepted in another.

That matters most with less familiar entries such as SHUGGY and KHANGA. Check your game's word list before committing to an obscure play; the recognizable options THINGS and CHANGE are safer to recall, but the dictionary counts still differ by game.