6-letter words with H as the 4th letter and D as the 6th letter

The pattern fixes H in the middle pair and D at the end, but the words vary sharply at the start. P is the most frequent first letter, with nine matches; M and T follow with seven each. Familiar examples include PUSHED, WISHED, and DASHED, while METHOD and ORCHID show that not every match is a past-tense verb; only 14 entries meet our common-word frequency cutoff.

What defines this pattern

• Exactly 78 tournament-dictionary words match the six-letter pattern, with H fourth and D sixth.
• Collins includes 75 matches, compared with 61 in NWL2023 and 57 in ENABLE.
• P leads as the first letter with nine words; M and T each begin seven.
• METHOD, WASHED, and ORCHID are recognizable examples with different first letters.
• JOSHED and KYTHED top the score list at 17 Scrabble points apiece.

Which matches are easiest to recognize?

Many familiar entries are past-tense forms: PUSHED, WASHED, WISHED, RUSHED, and DASHED all fit. Their shared ending makes the pattern easier to spot once H lands in position four, but the opening letters still vary.

METHOD and ORCHID break the verb-heavy run, and ETCHED, ARCHED, and BATHED show other familiar shapes. CACHED and INCHED add a hard C to the mix. Only 14 entries clear the common-word cutoff, so many matches are rarer than these examples.

6-letter words with H as the 4th letter and D as the 6th letter

The score leaders are less everyday than WASHED or WISHED: JOSHED and KYTHED each score 17, while CACHED, PECHED, and MICHED reach 14. The average score is 11.9, so those top plays stand well above the typical match.

Dictionary coverage is a real constraint here: Collins has 75 matches, while NWL2023 has 61 and ENABLE has 57. A word accepted in one game may not carry over to another, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar form.