6-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and H as the 3rd letter

The pattern is _OH___, with O fixed in slot two and H in slot three. Only three matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so expect a mix of recognizable forms and specialist vocabulary. COHORT, COHERE, and MOHAIR show how different the remaining letters can be.

At a glance: the O-H pattern

• The pattern has 23 six-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes all 23 matches; NWL2023 includes 17.
• ENABLE includes 15 words with this letter pattern.
• Only three matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Eight words end in S, more than any other final letter.

Why are there so few matches?

There are 23 six-letter matches because the O-H pairing narrows the search sharply. The first letter is C in 11 words, including COHORT, COHERE, COHOST, and COHOSH. M comes next with four, while B begins two.

The endings are less concentrated: eight words finish with S, while E, G, K, R, and T each finish two. That makes the final S a strong filter when your clue leaves the last tile uncertain. The C-starting group, by contrast, gives you the biggest cluster to check first.

6-letter words with O as 2nd and H as 3rd letter

For a high-value play, JOHNNY scores 19 points and MOHAWK scores 18. Both beat the next entry, BOHUNK, at 15. The J and W do the heavy lifting, so these scores come from premium letters rather than a long word.

The average score is 12.2, but the top plays are not the safest vocabulary bets: only 15 matches appear in ENABLE, compared with 23 in Collins. Check your game's word list before building a play around an unfamiliar option.