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

6-letter words with W third and H sixth number 10; every match ends in H, and HOWDAH tops the list at 16 points.

10 wordsTop pick NEWISHHighest score HOWDAH 16

With W in 3rd place, S is the most common 6th letter (111 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

  • NEWISH12
  • LOWISH12
  • HOWDAH16
  • SIWASH12
  • REWASH12
  • INWITH12
  • UNWISH12
  • COWISH14
  • DAWISH13
  • RAWISH12
All valid words 10

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

  • COWISH14
  • DAWISH13
  • HOWDAH16
  • INWITH12
  • LOWISH12
  • NEWISH12
  • RAWISH12
  • REWASH12
  • SIWASH12
  • UNWISH12

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
HOWDAH1614All three
COWISH1414Collins only
DAWISH1312Collins only
NEWISH1212All three
LOWISH1212All three
SIWASH1211Collins only
REWASH1211All three
INWITH1212Collins only
UNWISH1213All three
RAWISH1211All three

A W in the third slot and H at the end leaves just 10 six-letter matches in tournament lists. The set is strikingly narrow: every match ends in H, six have the -ish ending, and only three have definitions. That makes this more of a pattern-solving list than a bank of familiar everyday words.

What stands out in this pattern?

  • Exactly 10 tournament-dictionary words fit W in slot three and H in slot six.
  • Every match ends in H, so the final letter is fixed rather than another clue to solve.
  • Six matches end in -ish: NEWISH, LOWISH, COWISH, DAWISH, UNWISH, and RAWISH.
  • HOWDAH is the top scorer at 16 points; COWISH follows at 14 and DAWISH at 13.
  • Only three have definitions, and none ranks among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which matches score highest?

HOWDAH leads this compact set at 16 points, with COWISH second at 14 and DAWISH third at 13. That spread puts the strongest score in an entry beginning with H; the next two start with C and D.

NEWISH, LOWISH, SIWASH, REWASH, INWITH, UNWISH, and RAWISH each score 12, close to the set’s 12.7 average. The repeated score makes HOWDAH’s lead especially clear: it beats the next word by two points.

The -ish ending creates a tempting shortcut, but it accounts for only six of the 10 matches. REWASH and SIWASH also end in H, while HOWDAH and INWITH show that the pattern reaches beyond that suffix.

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

Read the slots as _ _ W _ _ H, then fill the four open positions with letters from candidate words. Examples make the structure concrete: NEWISH places W after NE, while REWASH puts it after RE. Both keep H fixed at the end.

R starts two matches, including REWASH and RAWISH, so testing R first gives you two candidates instead of one. For the other possibilities, compare the first letters in familiar-looking forms such as NEWISH, LOWISH, and COWISH against your known tiles.

These 6-letter words with W as the 3rd letter and H as the 6th letter have uneven dictionary coverage: all 10 occur in Collins, while six occur in ENABLE and six in NWL2023. None meets the common-word frequency cutoff, and only three have definitions. Treat unfamiliar entries as tournament candidates, and check your game’s word list before playing.

Questions people ask

How many words have W third and H last?
Ten six-letter words match W in the third position and H in the last. Every one ends in H, and six use the -ish ending: NEWISH, LOWISH, COWISH, DAWISH, UNWISH, and RAWISH. The remaining four include HOWDAH, SIWASH, REWASH, and INWITH.
Which W-third, H-last word scores the most?
HOWDAH scores the most at 16 points. COWISH follows at 14, and DAWISH scores 13. The other seven matches each score 12, so HOWDAH leads this group by two points over its closest challenger.
Are all 10 words accepted in every word game?
No, dictionary coverage differs across games. All 10 appear in Collins, while six appear in ENABLE and six in NWL2023. Since the counts do not guarantee identical word coverage, check the word list used by your game before submitting an unfamiliar match.

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