6-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and I as the 5th letter

The pattern is _ _ H _ I _, and its 16 tournament-dictionary matches range from familiar words to specialist vocabulary. ETHNIC and DAHLIA are the easiest to recognize; VEH­MIC and FEHMIC lead the scoring list. Only one match ranks among the most common English words, so expect several unfamiliar entries.

Quick facts about this six-letter pattern

• Exactly 16 words fit the H-third, I-fifth pattern across the covered tournament dictionaries.
• ETHNIC is the only match among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Five matches end in R and four end in C, making those the two leading final letters.
• VEHMIC and FEHMIC tie for the top tile score at 16 points.

Which 6-letter words have H third and I fifth?

ETHNIC, DAHLIA, and MOHAIR are the recognizable anchors. COHEIR and ECHOIC may also ring a bell, while TAHSIL appears in more specialized vocabulary. Those examples show why this pattern can feel harder than its short answer list suggests.

The remaining entries include SCHUIT, VEH­MIC, LEHAIM, SCHTIK, UNHAIR, DEHAIR, FEHMIC, MAHSIR, RAHUIS, and SCHRIK. Several are uncommon, so use the letter positions to narrow a puzzle rather than assuming every match will be familiar.

What should you know before playing these words?

VEHMIC and FEHMIC score 16 points apiece in Scrabble, ahead of SCHTIK and SCHRIK at 15. ECHOIC scores 13, while ETHNIC, MOHAIR, and COHEIR each score 11. Those high values come from less familiar words, not from the pattern alone.

Dictionary coverage differs: ENABLE includes 10 matches, Collins includes 15, and NWL2023 includes 11. Twelve entries have definitions. Check your game's word list before playing an obscure match; Collins acceptance does not guarantee acceptance in an NWL game.

The 7-letter pattern with H third and I fifth has 34 matches, more than this six-letter set. For this exact six-letter search, though, the final-letter split gives you a quick check: R and C account for nine of the sixteen entries.