7-letter words with C as the 1st letter and H as the 4th letter

Every entry starts with C, places H in slot four, and contains seven letters. The set includes familiar words such as cushion and cashier, alongside less common forms like cachexy. Counts vary by word list: Collins includes 47 matches, while ENABLE includes 39, so a word accepted in one game may not work in another.

At a glance: seven-letter C–H matches

• Forty-nine matches meet both fixed positions: C opens every word, and H occupies the fourth slot.
• Only two are common by frequency: cushion and cashier bring familiar vocabulary to a pattern of rarer entries.
• Fourteen entries end in S, making S the clear leader among the recorded final letters.
• Dictionary totals differ: Collins has 47, NWL2023 has 41, and ENABLE has 39.

Which C–H words score most?

Cachexy leads the scoring list at 24 points, with cashbox next at 21. The gap comes from valuable letters, not length: both words use seven tiles.

Cyphers and ciphony each score 17, as does cowherb. Cowherd and cowhide score 16 apiece. Cachexy is the standout play, but its unfamiliar spelling makes a dictionary check especially important.

How to work this fixed-letter pattern

Start by fixing C in the first slot and H in the fourth, then test the remaining positions against likely letter groups. Cushion, cashier, and cashing place H after the same three-letter opening; cathode and caching offer different vowel paths.

Familiarity is the main limitation: just two entries count as common, even though 43 have definitions. Check your game's word list before relying on an unusual form; dictionary coverage is not identical across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE.

The nearby A-first pattern has 55 matches, while the B-first pattern has 80. That contrast puts this 49-word set in perspective: the fixed H position still leaves a much narrower search than those neighboring starts.