6-letter words with H as the 5th letter and Y as the 6th letter

The pattern fixes the final two tiles as HY, but the opening four letters vary widely: B leads with 11 words, followed by S and T with 10 each. Only 8 entries rank among the most common English words, so familiar picks such as WORTHY and TROPHY sit beside rarer game vocabulary. The tournament dictionaries overlap rather than forming separate batches.

At a glance: the H-Y ending

• 76 words match the pattern in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023.
• Collins includes 73 matches; NWL2023 has 59, while ENABLE has 53.
• Only 8 matches are common by frequency; WORTHY, TROPHY, and FILTHY are recognizable examples.
• The strongest match is FORWHY at 18 points, and eight others reach 17.
• 62 matches have definitions, but less familiar entries still deserve a dictionary check before play.

Which H-Y words score highest?

FORWHY tops the Scrabble scores at 18 points. WITCHY, FURPHY, HITCHY, VETCHY, FITCHY, PYROHY, SYLPHY, and MYRRHY each score 17; MURPHY follows at 16. Unusual spellings outrank familiar entries here, so a common-looking answer is not automatically the strongest play.

Look for a premium square under a high-value letter when the board allows it; the listed totals reflect each word’s letters, not a special bonus for the shared HY ending. FORWHY is easy to overlook, yet it leads the scores. Check your game's dictionary before committing to an unfamiliar candidate.

How can you narrow the H-Y pattern?

Start with B, S, T, F, or P: those initials account for 11, 10, 10, 9, and 9 matches respectively. B has only a narrow lead, not a runaway advantage; scanning S-words alone would miss the largest group. WORTHY, TROPHY, and PATCHY make an easier first pass than obscure score leaders.

The 6-letter words with H fifth and Y sixth vary by dictionary: Collins counts 73, while ENABLE counts 53, a difference of 20. The 76-word total does not promise that every entry is accepted in your game. EARTHY and PEACHY offer familiar alternatives to top-scoring rarities; if the pattern stays restrictive, try a neighboring final letter.