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6-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and H as the 4th letter

6-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and H as the 4th letter: 10 matches, with FORHOW scoring highest at 15.

10 wordsTop pick DIRHAMHighest score FORHOW 15
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With R in 3rd place, I is the most common 4th letter (309 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

  • DIRHAM12
  • DERHAM12
  • CARHOP13
  • FORHOW15
  • BARHOP13
  • BURHEL11
  • DIRHEM12
  • FORHOO12
  • GORHEN10
  • NURHAG10
All valid words 10

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

  • BARHOP13
  • BURHEL11
  • CARHOP13
  • DERHAM12
  • DIRHAM12
  • DIRHEM12
  • FORHOO12
  • FORHOW15
  • GORHEN10
  • NURHAG10

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FORHOW1514Collins only
CARHOP1314All three
BARHOP1314All three
DIRHAM1212All three
DERHAM1212Collins only
DIRHEM1212Collins only
FORHOO1211Collins only
BURHEL1113Collins only
GORHEN1011All three
NURHAG1012Collins only

This fixed middle pair produces a short, unusually obscure set: none of the 10 entries qualify as common, and only four have definitions. The opening letters split between D, B and F most often, while M is the most frequent ending. FORHOW leads the score table, but familiar-looking spellings are scarce.

At a glance: ten matches, led by D

  • All 10 matches appear in Collins; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include four.
  • Three begin with D, the most common opening; B and F contribute two apiece.
  • Three end in M, more than any other final letter.
  • FORHOW leads at 15 points; CARHOP and BARHOP tie at 13.

Why are there so few R-H matches?

The fixed R-H sequence leaves just 10 six-letter matches across the tournament lists. None meet the common-word cutoff, so a solver may recognize DIRHAM while finding BURHEL or NURHAG unfamiliar. That gap matters in a timed round: the pattern narrows the search, but it does not point toward everyday vocabulary.

Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins accepts all 10, while NWL2023 and ENABLE each include four. Only four entries have definitions, so acceptance does not guarantee a word will be familiar or easy to recall. Collins covers every match here, making this set broader in that list than in North American or ENABLE play; check your game's word list before playing an obscure form.

6-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and H as the 4th letter

For a score-first play, FORHOW stands out at 15, three points above DIRHAM, DERHAM, DIRHEM and FORHOO, each worth 12. CARHOP and BARHOP sit between them at 13. The average score is 12, so FORHOW is an outlier rather than a typical result; the top score comes from a less familiar form, not DIRHAM.

For 6-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and H as the 4th letter, check the opening letter after locking in the middle pair: D gives three candidates, B and F two each, and C, G and N one each. If your clue points elsewhere, S third with H fourth has 170 matches, while R third with I fourth has 309. Those neighboring patterns are much less restrictive.

Questions people ask

Which matching word has the highest score?
FORHOW is the highest-scoring match at 15 points. CARHOP and BARHOP tie at 13, while DIRHAM, DERHAM, DIRHEM and FORHOO each score 12. The average across the ten entries is 12, leaving FORHOW three points above the group average.
Are all ten words accepted in every dictionary?
No. Collins includes all 10 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include four. Only four entries have definitions, so dictionary acceptance does not mean a word will be familiar. Check the list used by your game before playing an obscure match.
Why are several of these words hard to recognize?
None of the ten qualify as common, and the set includes forms such as FORHOO, GORHEN and NURHAG. Only four entries have definitions, so the unfamiliarity reflects both rare vocabulary and limited definition coverage, not just the fixed letter pair.

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