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

The pattern is R _ _ H _ _, and just 7 of its 44 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. RATHER, RIGHTS, and RUSHED are recognizable options; many other matches are specialized or less familiar. The final letter is often S: 15 words end that way, compared with 6 ending in R.

Quick facts about this R-and-H pattern

• All 44 matches begin with R and place H in the fourth position.
• RATHER, RIGHTS, and RUSHED are among the familiar examples.
• The most common ending is S, found on 15 of these words.
• RICHLY and RECHEW tie for the top score at 14 points.

How many 6-letter words have R first and H fourth?

There are 44 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here. Collins includes 43, NWL2023 includes 34, and ENABLE includes 32, so a word accepted in one game may not be accepted in another.

RATHER, RIGHTS, and RICHER give you recognizable starting points. RUSHED and RUSHES share a base, while RASHES and RASHER offer another near-pair; checking the last two letters can quickly narrow a puzzle search.

Only 7 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, and 33 have definitions in the underlying word collection. That gap is a reminder that a valid tournament entry is not always an everyday word. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar match.

Which R-and-H words score the most?

RICHLY and RECHEW lead the scoring examples at 14 points each. RIGHTY follows at 13, while RASHLY, RUCHED, RICHED, and RESHOW each score 12. These are tile scores before any board-square bonuses.

The word endings give another useful filter: 15 matches finish in S, but only 6 finish in R. For a rack or pattern search, test the likely final letter before working through every remaining slot.