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

The pattern is _H__I_: H is fixed in slot two, I in slot five, and the first, third, fourth, and final letters remain open. You’ll find familiar entries such as thesis and phobia alongside less common choices like khazis and rhizic. Only four matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a specialist-heavy set.

6-letter words with H second and I fifth at a glance

• The pattern has 65 tournament-dictionary matches, all shaped _H__I_.
• P leads the opening letters with 15 entries; C follows with 13.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 21 matches.
• Only four words meet the common-frequency threshold, so many entries are rare.
• Collins accepts 63 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 47 and ENABLE accepts 35.

How many 6-letter words have H second and I fifth?

There are 65 matches across the tournament dictionaries. The strongest everyday anchors are thesis, phobia, and khakis; more specialized examples include sharia, sharif, and chitin. Just 47 matches have definitions in the source set, so a valid game entry may still be unfamiliar.

The endings cluster around S and C: 21 words end in S, and 19 end in C. That makes the last tile a good filter when your rack or crossing letters narrow the pattern. The most common starts are P, C, and S, with 15, 13, and 11 matches respectively.

Which entries score highest in Scrabble?

Khazis tops the Scrabble values at 22 points, followed by rhizic at 20 and ghazis at 19. Phenix, bhajis, chenix, and chymic each score 18. These are strong rack scores before board bonuses, but their rarity makes dictionary familiarity a real limitation.

For a more recognizable option, khakis scores 17, while physic and khalif each score 16. Remember that tile points do not prove a word is accepted in your game: Collins includes 63 matches, but NWL2023 includes 47. Check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar entry.