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6-letter words with I as the 1st letter and H as the 4th letter

There are 10 6-letter words with I as the 1st letter and H as the 4th letter, from familiar forms like INCHES to IMPHEE.

10 wordsTop pick INCHESHighest score IMPHEE 13

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With I in 1st place, A is the most common 4th letter (62 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

  • INCHES11
  • ITCHES11
  • INCHED12
  • ISCHIA11
  • ITCHED12
  • INCHER11
  • IMPHEE13
  • INSHIP11
  • ISOHEL9
  • ISTHMI11
All valid words 10

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

  • IMPHEE13
  • INCHED12
  • INCHER11
  • INCHES11
  • INSHIP11
  • ISCHIA11
  • ISOHEL9
  • ISTHMI11
  • ITCHED12
  • ITCHES11

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
IMPHEE1314All three
INCHED1213All three
ITCHED1212All three
INCHES1112All three
ITCHES1111All three
ISCHIA1111All three
INCHER1112Collins · NWL
ISTHMI1111All three
INSHIP1112Collins only
ISOHEL99All three

The fixed pattern is I _ _ H _ _: keep I at the start and H in the fourth slot. Five of the matches are related forms built around INCH or ITCH, while the other entries include less familiar words such as ISCHIA and ISOHEL. Only one of the 10 is classed as common.

The I-and-H pattern at a glance

  • There are 10 tournament-dictionary matches for I in position one and H in position four.
  • IMPHEE leads the scoring list at 13 points; INCHED and ITCHED follow at 12 each.
  • The final letters span eight options: D and S appear twice, while six others appear once.
  • Collins includes all 10 matches; NWL2023 includes nine and ENABLE includes eight.

How many 6-letter words start with I and put H fourth?

The answer is 10. That is a compact set: the same I-first pattern with H in the second slot has 23 matches, while keeping I first and moving H to the fourth position leaves only these 10.

Five words form two recognizable clusters: INCHES, INCHED and INCHER share the INCH base; ITCHES and ITCHED share ITCH. The remaining names—ISCHIA, IMPHEE, INSHIP, ISOHEL and ISTHMI—are less familiar, so scan the whole set rather than relying on everyday vocabulary.

Using 6-letter words with I first and H fourth

For a puzzle, lock in I at the opening and H after two unknown letters, then test the endings. D and S are the only endings repeated in this group; A, E, I, L, P and R each finish one match. That narrow spread makes the final tile a useful filter.

The scoring average is 11.2, but the top end is uneven: IMPHEE scores 13, while INCHES and ITCHES score 11. Dictionary coverage also varies, and just one match is counted as common. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry; this pattern is a clue filter, not a promise that every word will be accepted.

Questions people ask

Which 6-letter word with I first and H fourth scores the most?
IMPHEE is the top scorer at 13 points. INCHED and ITCHED are next at 12 points each, so IMPHEE has a one-point lead over the runners-up. The less familiar spelling makes it worth checking your game's dictionary before relying on it.
How many common words match I _ _ H _ _?
One match is classed as common. Most words in this pattern are not among the frequently used entries, so familiar forms such as INCHES and ITCHED stand out from names like ISCHIA, ISOHEL and ISTHMI.
Are all 10 words accepted in every word-game dictionary?
No. Collins includes all 10 words, but NWL2023 includes nine and ENABLE includes eight. The set is therefore not identical across tournament lists; check the dictionary used by your game when an unfamiliar match matters.

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