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

The pattern is _ _ O _ _ H: keep O in slot three and H at the end, then test the four open positions against your rack. Familiar matches include GROWTH, SMOOTH, CROUCH and SCOTCH, but the full set also has less everyday entries. Eight matches fall among common English words, so expect a substantial long tail.

At a glance: the O-third, H-last pattern

• The pattern has 56 tournament-list matches, each with six letters, O in slot three and final H.
• S is the leading first letter, starting 19 matches; C follows with 7.
• Only 8 entries rank among common English words, including ENOUGH and THOUGH.
• The source counts are 54 in Collins, 37 in NWL2023 and 32 in ENABLE.
• POOJAH leads the listed tile scores at 18; HOOKAH follows at 16.

How many 6-letter words have O third and H sixth?

Fifty-six words fit this fixed pattern. That puts O third between the larger E group, with 67 matches, and the A group, with 52, among words ending in H. First letters are not evenly spread: S begins 19 entries, while C begins 7, and the remaining starts form smaller groups.

Start with familiar anchors such as ENOUGH, THOUGH, GROWTH and SMOOTH. Then check CROUCH, SCOTCH, TROUGH and BROACH against your letters. These examples cover different opening letters and word shapes, making them easier to scan than treating every open position as equally likely.

Which matches score well, and which lists include them?

POOJAH has the highest score at 18 points. HOOKAH follows at 16, while WHOOSH and CHOUGH each score 15. Those are tile scores before premium-square bonuses, so board placement can change the final turn total.

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 54 matches, compared with 37 in NWL2023 and 32 in ENABLE. Those counts overlap, so they are not separate piles to add. Only 8 matches are common, which makes an unfamiliar entry more likely than on a broad everyday-word pattern.