7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and H as the 6th letter

The pattern is unusually tight: just 19 seven-letter entries begin with A and put H in position six. Collins has all 19, while NWL2023 has 13 and ENABLE has 12. Only two entries rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words, so expect recognizable examples alongside specialist vocabulary.

The A-and-H pattern at a glance

• Exactly 19 tournament-dictionary words start with A and place H sixth.
• Only 2 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Collins has 19 matches; NWL2023 has 13 and ENABLE has 12.
• AFFICHE leads the Scrabble scoring examples at 18 points.
• Five words end in S; T and Y are the next most common endings, with 3 each.

Which words score highest?

AFFICHE tops this group at 18 Scrabble points, followed by ACOUCHY at 17. ANARCHY, ATROPHY, and AKEDAHS each score 15, so the strongest plays are not simply the most familiar-looking options.

Treat those values as tile scores, not a promise of a premium-square total: board bonuses change the result. AFFICHE carries the top score, while ACOUCHY is close behind. With C, H, or Y on your rack, check whether one fits a bonus square without stranding the rest of your letters.

ALRIGHT, ANARCHY, and ATROPHY are easier to recognize than several other matches, but recognition alone does not settle validity. The dictionary split matters more than a word’s familiar appearance when you play competitively.

How does this pattern compare with nearby clues?

The A-first, H-sixth group is small beside other starting letters: 81 seven-letter words begin with S and put H sixth, compared with 35 beginning with C. Keeping A first but changing the sixth letter also opens much larger groups: 411 matches use E there, and 190 use I.

The final letters offer another narrowing clue. S appears 5 times, T and Y appear 3 times each, and A, E, and I appear twice apiece; H and O appear once each. If your clue reveals the last tile, test S, then T or Y.

The 19 7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and H as the 6th letter do not all work in every tournament list. Collins recognizes 19, NWL2023 13, and ENABLE 12, so check your game's dictionary before committing an unfamiliar form.