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

All 34 matches end in H, but their first letters vary sharply. S starts 13, while K starts just one. Familiar options such as THOUGH, CHURCH, SHEATH, and THATCH sit alongside less familiar spellings such as SHAYKH and WHYDAH, giving this pattern a mix of everyday words and scoring surprises.

At a glance: the H…H pattern

• Exactly 34 six-letter words have H in both the second and sixth positions.
• S is the leading first letter, with 13 matches; C and T have 7 each.
• Only 5 entries meet the common-word frequency threshold.
• SHAYKH and WHYDAH tie for the top score at 19 points.
• Collins lists 32 matches, NWL2023 lists 27, and ENABLE lists 23.

Which starting letters dominate this pattern?

Every match ends in H by definition, so the opening letter is the clearest way to sort them. S supplies 13 entries; C and T contribute 7 each, W gives 6, and K has only 1. The four largest groups account for 33 of the 34 words.

THOUGH, THRASH, THRUSH, and THRESH show the T group’s range; CHURCH and CHINCH anchor C. SHEATH and SHEESH are among the S choices. The lone K starter, KHEDAH, makes that branch a single answer rather than a family.

Which entries score best, and what is the catch?

SHAYKH and WHYDAH tie at 19 Scrabble points, the highest score in this group. KHEDAH and WHEECH score 17 each; CHURCH, SHEIKH, SHAIKH, CHINCH, WHEUGH, and WHIDAH score 16. The average is 14.4 points, putting the leaders well above the group’s mean.

The 34-word count combines entries found in at least one tournament dictionary; it does not mean every game accepts every word. Collins has 32, NWL2023 has 27, and ENABLE has 23, with overlap between those sets. Check your game’s word list before playing an unfamiliar form.

For 6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and H as the 6th letter, sort candidates by their first letter before checking your rack. Only 5 are common by the frequency measure, so an obscure spelling is not automatically invalid. THOUGH and CHURCH are familiar anchors; SHAYKH and WHYDAH are the score-first surprises.