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

The pattern is S _ _ H _ _, so the fourth letter is fixed while the second, third, fifth, and sixth vary. Only two matches rank among the most common English words. Dictionary coverage also differs: 33 appear in Collins, 21 in NWL2023, and 18 in ENABLE, with overlap between those totals.

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

• There are 35 tournament-dictionary matches for the S _ _ H _ _ pattern.
• SIGHTED-style forms are recognizable, but only two matches are common by frequency.
• SAZHEN leads the scores at 18 points.
• S is the most frequent final letter: 13 words end that way.
• Collins includes 33 matches, compared with 21 in NWL2023 and 18 in ENABLE.

Which letters finish these S-and-H words?

Thirteen of the 35 matches end in S, making it the clear leader among final letters. Examples include SASHES and SUSHIS; both keep the fourth-position H while closing with a familiar plural ending.

D and N tie for the next most common endings, with five words apiece. SIGHED and SIPHON show how different the middle letters can be even when the first and fourth positions stay fixed. The remaining endings are scattered across R, E, L, T, and G.

Which match has the highest score?

SAZHEN tops the scoring list at 18 points, well ahead of SYPHON and SYPHER at 14 each. The Z makes SAZHEN the standout rack play, but its unusual spelling is less likely to come to mind than SASHES or SIGHED.

The 6-letter words with S first and H fourth are a pattern list, not a promise that every entry suits every game. Twenty-six have definitions, yet most matches are uncommon; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar term. For a practical solve, first lock in the known letters, then test common endings such as S, D, or N.