6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and H as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _ _ O _ H _, with O in slot three and H in slot five; the remaining letters create a small, uneven group. TROPHY, CLOTHE and BOOTHS are recognizable anchors, but just 3 entries fall among the most common English words. Collins accepts 30 of the 31 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 23 and ENABLE accepts 21.

At a glance: the pattern's shape

• 31 tournament-dictionary words match the six-letter pattern.
• Only 3 matches rank among the most common English words.
• 12 words end in S; endings E and Y have 6 each.
• B and T lead the first-letter count with 7 words apiece.
• AZOTHS and QUOTHA share the top score at 18 points.

6-letter words with O as the 3rd letter and H as the 5th letter

The matches include TROPHY, SOOTHE, CLOTHE, BOOTHS, CLOTHS, SLOTHS, FROTHY and EPOCHS. That mix gives you familiar options, but each still has the fixed _ _ O _ H _ frame.

The strongest final-letter clue is S: 12 matches end there, twice the 6 ending in E or Y. At the front, B and T tie at 7 each; S follows with 6, then C with 5.

When a crossing letter rules out an anchor, compare the open positions rather than cycling through starts. B and T together account for 14 words, while A and Q appear once each, and E and F appear twice each.

The pattern is narrow compared with nearby alternatives: changing O in the third slot to I gives 58 matches, while keeping O and changing H in the fifth slot to I gives 171.

Which matches score the most?

AZOTHS and QUOTHA tie at 18 points, with CHOCHO next at 16. FROTHY scores 15; TROPHY, SHOCHU, BROTHY and SPOSHY each score 14. The group's average tile score is 12.4, but that average hides a wide spread.

One limitation is vocabulary: just 3 matches are common, although 23 have definitions. Collins accepts 30 matches, compared with 23 in NWL2023 and 21 in ENABLE, so do not assume a playable word transfers between lists.

Tile totals describe the letters alone; premium squares and board placement change the actual result. For an unfamiliar entry, check your game's word list before building a play around it.