7-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and H as the 6th letter

The fixed pattern produces a small, unusually obscure group: all 12 matches begin with S, A, or E, and none is classed as common. ACANTHA and ACANTHI share the ACANTH stem, while SCO­WTHS shows the S-starting group. These are tournament entries rather than everyday guesses, so the letter pattern alone does not make them familiar.

The pattern at a glance

• All 12 matches place C second and H sixth.
• Six begin with S, five with A, and one with E.
• Six end in S; three end in I.
• Collins includes all 12; NWL2023 includes six and ENABLE includes four.
• Nine have definitions, but none is classed as common.

Which matching words score highest?

ACOUCHY leads the Scrabble scores at 17 points. SCOWTHS follows at 15, while ECORCHE, SCARPHS, and ACOUCHI each score 14. Those point totals are for the words themselves, before any board premiums.

ACOUCHY is the standout scoring play, but first check that your game accepts it: Collins lists all 12 matches, while NWL2023 accepts six and ENABLE accepts four. The dictionary split matters more than the high tile total when you play across different word lists.

Seven-letter plays also bring bingo potential: using all seven rack tiles earns the standard 50-point Scrabble bonus. ACOUCHY is the top scorer here, but a lower-scoring word that fits the board can still win the turn.

7-letter words with C as the 2nd letter and H as the 6th letter

The starting-letter split is striking: S accounts for six matches, A for five, and E for one. The endings are just as concentrated, with six words ending in S and three in I. If you are solving from both ends, try those letters before testing the lone A, E, or Y ending.

Changing the second letter from C to A while keeping H sixth gives 75 matches, compared with 12 here. Keeping C second and changing the sixth letter to E gives 175. That sharp jump shows how restrictive this exact pair of positions is; broaden one clue when your rack or crossing letters rule out the short set.