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6-letter words with H as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter

6-letter words with H as the 4th letter and E as the 5th letter number 290, from EITHER and RATHER to ZITHER and MAYHEM.

290 wordsTop pick EITHERHighest score ZITHER 18

40 of 290 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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With H in 4th place, E is the most common 5th letter (290 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 40 · most-used first

All valid words 290

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

  • AETHER9
  • ALTHEA9
  • ANTHEM11
  • ANTHER9
  • ARCHED12
  • ARCHEI11
  • ARCHER11
  • ARCHES11
  • BACHED14
  • BACHES13
  • BASHED12
  • BASHER11
  • BASHES11
  • BATHED12
  • BATHER11
  • BATHES11
  • BETHEL11
  • BISHES11
  • BLAHED12
  • BLAHER11
  • BOCHES13
  • BOOHED12
  • BOSHES11
  • BOTHER11
  • BURHEL11
  • BUSHED12
  • BUSHEL11
  • BUSHER11
  • BUSHES11
  • CACHED14
  • CACHES13
  • CACHET13
  • CASHED12
  • CASHES11
  • CASHEW14
  • CATHED12
  • CIPHER13
  • CITHER11
  • COCHES13
  • COSHED12
  • COSHER11
  • COSHES11
  • CUSHES11
  • CYPHER16
  • DASHED11
  • DASHER10
  • DASHES10
  • DIRHEM12
  • DISHED11
  • DISHES10
  • DITHER10
  • DOSHES10
  • DUSHED11
  • DUSHES10
  • EECHED12
  • EECHES11
  • EITHER9
  • ELCHEE11
  • EOTHEN9
  • ESCHEW14
  • ETCHED12
  • ETCHER11
  • ETCHES11
  • EUGHEN10
  • EWGHEN13
  • FASHED13
  • FASHES12
  • FATHER12
  • FICHES14
  • FISHED13
  • FISHER12
  • FISHES12
  • FOTHER12
  • GACHED13
  • GACHER12
  • GACHES12
  • GASHED11
  • GASHER10
  • GASHES10
  • GATHER10
  • GOPHER12
  • GORHEN10
  • GUSHED11
  • GUSHER10
  • GUSHES10
  • HASHED13
  • HASHES12
  • HETHER12
  • HIGHED14
  • HIGHER13
  • HISHED13
  • HISHES12
  • HITHER12
  • HITHES12
  • HUSHED13
  • HUSHER12
  • HUSHES12
  • HYPHEN17
  • HYTHES15
  • IMPHEE13
  • INCHED12
  • INCHER11
  • INCHES11
  • ISOHEL9
  • ITCHED12
  • ITCHES11
  • JOSHED17
  • JOSHER16
  • JOSHES16
  • KASHER13
  • KESHES13
  • KISHES13
  • KITHED14
  • KITHES13
  • KOSHER13
  • KUCHEN15
  • KYTHED17
  • KYTHES16
  • LACHES11
  • LASHED10
  • LASHER9
  • LASHES9
  • LATHED10
  • LATHEE9
  • LATHEN9
  • LATHER9
  • LATHES9
  • LECHED12
  • LECHER11
  • LECHES11
  • LETHEE9
  • LETHES9
  • LICHEE11
  • LICHEN11
  • LICHES11
  • LITHED10
  • LITHER9
  • LITHES9
  • LOCHES11
  • LOTHER9
  • LUSHED10
  • LUSHER9
  • LUSHES9
  • LYCHEE14
  • LYCHES14
  • LYTHES12
  • MACHER13
  • MACHES13
  • MAIHEM13
  • MASHED12
  • MASHER11
  • MASHES11
  • MAYHEM16
  • MESHED12
  • MESHES11
  • MICHED14
  • MICHER13
  • MICHES13
  • MITHER11
  • MOSHED12
  • MOSHER11
  • MOSHES11
  • MOTHED12
  • MOTHER11
  • MUCHEL13
  • MUCHES13
  • MUDHEN12
  • MUSHED12
  • MUSHER11
  • MUSHES11
  • NACHES11
  • NEPHEW14
  • NESHER9
  • NETHER9
  • NICHED12
  • NICHER11
  • NICHES11
  • NIGHED11
  • NIGHER10
  • NISHES9
  • NITHER9
  • NOCHEL11
  • NOSHED10
  • NOSHER9
  • NOSHES9
  • NOTHER9
  • ORCHEL11
  • OUCHED12
  • OUCHES11
  • OUPHES11
  • OUTHER9
  • OWCHES14
  • PASHED12
  • PASHES11
  • PATHED12
  • PEAHEN11
  • PECHED14
  • PEGHED13
  • PETHER11
  • PISHED12
  • PISHER11
  • PISHES11
  • PITHED12
  • POOHED12
  • POSHED12
  • POSHER11
  • POSHES11
  • POTHER11
  • PUSHED12
  • PUSHER11
  • PUSHES11
  • RACHES11
  • RACHET11
  • RAPHES11
  • RASHED10
  • RASHER9
  • RASHES9
  • RATHER9
  • RECHEW14
  • RESHES9
  • RICHED12
  • RICHEN11
  • RICHER11
  • RICHES11
  • ROCHES11
  • ROCHET11
  • ROTHER9
  • RUCHED12
  • RUCHES11
  • RUSHED10
  • RUSHEE9
  • RUSHEN9
  • RUSHER9
  • RUSHES9
  • RUTHER9
  • SACHEM13
  • SACHET11
  • SADHES10
  • SASHED10
  • SASHES9
  • SAZHEN18
  • SEPHEN11
  • SESHES9
  • SIGHED11
  • SIGHER10
  • SITHED10
  • SITHEE9
  • SITHEN9
  • SITHES9
  • SPAHEE11
  • SUGHED11
  • SYPHER14
  • SYTHES12
  • TACHES11
  • TASHED10
  • TASHES9
  • TATHED10
  • TECHED12
  • TETHER9
  • TICHES11
  • TITHED10
  • TITHER9
  • TITHES9
  • TOCHER11
  • TOPHES11
  • TOSHED10
  • TOSHER9
  • TOSHES9
  • TOTHER9
  • TOWHEE12
  • TUSHED10
  • TUSHES9
  • TYTHED13
  • TYTHES12
  • UNSHED10
  • WASHED13
  • WASHEN12
  • WASHER12
  • WASHES12
  • WETHER12
  • WICHES14
  • WISHED13
  • WISHER12
  • WISHES12
  • WITHED13
  • WITHER12
  • WITHES12
  • WUTHER12
  • WYCHES17
  • ZITHER18
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 3rd letter is S.
1st letter
  1. L10%
  2. M8%
  3. R8%
2nd letter
  1. A25%
  2. I22%
  3. O15%
3rd letter
  1. S38%
  2. C26%
  3. T24%
6th letter
  1. S32%
  2. R27%
  3. D25%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; ZITHER tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 99 points: 50 words
  2. 10 points: 31 words
  3. 1111 points: 86 words
  4. 12 points: 61 words
  5. 1313 points: 33 words
  6. 14 points: 16 words
  7. 1515 points: 2 words
  8. 16 points: 5 words
  9. 1717 points: 4 words
  10. 18 points: 2 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZITHER1817All three
SAZHEN1818Collins only
HYPHEN1716All three
JOSHED1718All three
KYTHED1715All three
WYCHES1716All three
MAYHEM1616All three
CYPHER1616All three
JOSHES1617All three
JOSHER1617All three
KYTHES1614All three
KUCHEN1517All three

The pattern is _ _ _ H E _, leaving the first three letters and final letter open. EITHER, RATHER, FATHER, and MOTHER are familiar matches, but many entries are less common. Just 40 rank among the commonest English words, while 237 have a definition; the full count combines entries found in at least one tournament dictionary.

6-letter words with H fourth and E fifth

  • The pattern fixes H in position four and E in position five across all 290 matches.
  • Only 40 entries count as common; 237 have a definition, so many valid game words are unfamiliar.
  • S leads as a final letter with 92 words, followed by R with 77 and D with 73.
  • ZITHER and SAZHEN top the score list at 18 points each; HYPHEN and JOSHED score 17.

Why do so many matches end in S, R, or D?

S, R, and D dominate the final position: together they account for 242 matches. The next ending, N, appears in 16 words; E follows with 10. L, M, and T are rarer still, with 7, 5, and 4 matches.

R-ending examples include EITHER, RATHER, FATHER, MOTHER, and HIGHER. For S, try WISHES, DISHES, or BUSHES; WASHED and PUSHED show the D ending. These examples make the last letter a quick way to narrow a crowded pattern.

The opening letters are more spread out. L starts 28 matches, while M and R each start 24; B and T each start 21. That spread means the first letter offers less concentration than the three leading endings.

Which H-and-E matches score highest?

ZITHER and SAZHEN share the top score at 18 points. HYPHEN and JOSHED follow at 17, while MAYHEM and CYPHER score 16. A familiar option such as MAYHEM can sit beside much less familiar high scorers.

The average score is 11.4 points, so the top-scoring words are notable outliers rather than a typical result. For a practical play, check the letters you can actually place before chasing a high-value word.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: 204 matches appear in ENABLE, 283 in Collins, and 221 in NWL2023. The combined count includes a word found in at least one of those lists, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry such as SAZHEN.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have H fourth and E fifth?
There are 290 matches with H in the fourth position and E in the fifth. EITHER, RATHER, FATHER, and MOTHER are recognizable examples. The count includes words present in at least one tournament dictionary, rather than requiring every entry to appear in every game’s lexicon.
What are some common words with H fourth and E fifth?
EITHER, RATHER, FATHER, MOTHER, and HIGHER are among the familiar matches. The common-word count is 40, so most entries are less familiar. You can also use the final letter to narrow choices: EITHER and HIGHER end in R, while WISHES ends in S.
Which six-letter H-E pattern words score the most?
ZITHER and SAZHEN tie for the highest score at 18 points each. HYPHEN and JOSHED score 17, with MAYHEM and CYPHER at 16. SAZHEN is a less familiar option, so confirm it is accepted in your game before planning a play around it.

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