6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter

Only 65 six-letter entries fit the pattern _HR___, and 22 rank among the most common English words by frequency. The opening pair is usually THR or SHR: 33 entries start with T and 23 with S, leaving a small group that begins with C, P, or I. Familiar candidates such as THREAT, THREAD, THROWN, and SHRIMP are the quickest ones to scan.

The H-R pattern at a glance

• The fixed pattern is _HR___, with 65 entries across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins contains all 65 matches; ENABLE has 51 and NWL2023 has 54.
• Twenty-two entries belong to the common-word frequency group.
• T starts 33 entries; S follows with 23.
• S and E lead the final-letter group, with 14 and 13 entries respectively.

Which familiar words fit the pattern?

THR accounts for the larger cluster: THREAT, THREAD, THROWN, THROAT, THRONE, THRUST, and THRIVE all begin with that trio. These familiar words make T a strong first-letter candidate when the pattern is still open.

SHR offers another run of recognizable choices: SHRIMP, SHRINE, SHRINK, SHRUNK, SHROUD, and SHREDS. The H-R combination sits between nearby alternatives: T as the second letter with R third yields 75 matches, while C yields 60. The raw count is only part of the story; many entries are less familiar than these examples.

6-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and R as the 3rd letter

CHROMY leads the listed Scrabble scores at 16 points; SHROFF and PHREAK each score 15. CHROME, SHRIMP, SHRINK, SHRUNK, SHREWD, and SHRANK each score 13, so familiar SHR words can beat several less familiar high scorers without an unusual rack.

Endings narrow the search further. S is most common at 14, just ahead of E at 13; K appears seven times, while D appears five and H, L, and P appear three each. If you know the last tile, use that clue before testing less familiar openings.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 65 matches, compared with 54 in NWL2023 and 51 in ENABLE. That gap matters in tournament play, so check your game's word list before committing an entry.