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

6-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter: 10 matches, from schism to unhusk.

10 wordsTop pick SCHISMHighest score COHOSH 14

With H in 3rd place, N is the most common 5th letter (43 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • SCHISM13
  • BEHEST11
  • AGHAST10
  • REHASH12
  • SCHIST11
  • COHOST11
  • COHOSH14
  • SCHUSS11
  • UNHASP11
  • UNHUSK13
All valid words 10

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AGHAST10
  • BEHEST11
  • COHOSH14
  • COHOST11
  • REHASH12
  • SCHISM13
  • SCHIST11
  • SCHUSS11
  • UNHASP11
  • UNHUSK13

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
COHOSH1413All three
SCHISM1314All three
UNHUSK1315All three
REHASH1210All three
BEHEST1111All three
SCHIST1111All three
COHOST1111All three
SCHUSS1112All three
UNHASP1113Collins · NWL
AGHAST1010All three

The fixed pattern is _ _ H _ S _, leaving only positions one, two, four, and six open. Ten dictionary-listed words fit it, but none falls in the common-frequency band. The contrast is striking: schism and aghast are recognizable, while cohosh, schuss, unhasp, and unhusk make this a mixed, rather than everyday, solving set.

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

  • Exactly 10 tournament-dictionary words fit the H-third, S-fifth pattern.
  • Collins and NWL2023 include all 10; ENABLE includes nine.
  • Schism, behest, and aghast show three different opening letters.
  • S begins three matches; C and U begin two apiece.
  • T ends four entries, more than any other final letter.

Which letters begin and end these matches?

Opening letters are spread across six choices: S leads with three, while C and U each contribute two; A, B, and R occur once each. The ending pattern is tighter: four words finish in T, including behest, aghast, schist, and cohost. Only two end in H, cohosh and rehash, and the remaining endings K, M, P, and S occur once apiece.

The three S-openers are schism, schist, and schuss, a tight spelling cluster; cohost and cohosh form the C pair, while unhasp and unhusk make the U pair. If your puzzle confirms a final T, behest, aghast, schist, and cohost are the four candidates in this set.

Which matches score well, and where do they appear?

Scoring favors cohosh at 14 points, with schism and unhusk tied at 13. Rehash follows at 12; five entries score 11, and aghast is lowest at 10. The familiar-looking entries are not automatically the strongest rack plays: cohosh leads this group.

Coverage matters: ENABLE omits one of the 10, while Collins and NWL2023 retain the full set. Eight have definitions in the word lookup, so two lack definition coverage there. Treat this as a pattern list, not a promise that every game dictionary or clue source accepts every candidate.

None of these matches falls in the common-frequency band, so a familiar spelling is not a reliable shortcut. For a confirmed pattern, compare your known letters against schism, behest, aghast, and cohost before testing less familiar options.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring word with H third and S fifth?
Cohosh is the highest-scoring match at 14 points. Schism and unhusk share second place at 13, followed by rehash at 12. The reported scores make cohosh the standout among these pattern matches.
Are all 10 words accepted in ENABLE?
No. Collins and NWL2023 include all 10 matches, while ENABLE includes nine. One word is therefore absent from ENABLE but appears in the other two lists. Check the word list used by your game before relying on that edge case.
Which ending is most common in these six-letter matches?
T is the most common final letter, appearing in four matches: behest, aghast, schist, and cohost. H is next with cohosh and rehash. K, M, P, and S each appear as the final letter once.

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