6-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and I as the 4th letter

The pattern is __HI__, with H fixed in slot three and I in slot four. Five entries rank among the most common English words, so the set mixes familiar choices such as BEHIND and ETHICS with specialist terms like ECHIUM. Dictionary coverage also varies: ENABLE includes 28 matches, fewer than Collins or NWL2023.

How many 6-letter words have H third and I fourth?

• There are 41 matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes all 41; NWL2023 includes 31 and ENABLE includes 28.
• Only five matches fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• The average Scrabble score is 12 points.
• BEHIND, ETHICS, and SPHINX are recognizable examples.

Which high scorers fit the H-I pattern?

SPHINX scores 18 points before board bonuses, making its X a major scoring asset. TCHICK and OXHIDE each score 17, so they are strong options when the board gives you room to place a high-value letter.

SCHISM and ECHIUM each score 13, just above the set’s 12-point average. BEHIND and AWHILE score 12 apiece; familiar words can score well, but uncommon letters drive the bigger totals.

What stands out about 6-letter words with H third and I fourth?

The first letter is most often A: nine matches begin that way. S comes next with seven, while E starts five. Try those openings first when you know only the middle pair and need to narrow a puzzle.

The endings split evenly between E and G, with eight matches for each. ASHING and OOHING show the -ING route; CAHIER and REHIRE illustrate words ending in E. Three entries finish in I, including TAHINI.

Only five entries are common, so many matches are specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses. Twenty-nine of the 41 matches have definitions. For word games, check the dictionary your game uses: Collins has 41 matches, compared with 31 in NWL2023 and 28 in ENABLE.