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

The pattern is D _ _ _ _ H _, so the final letter is still open when you have placed D and H. DELIGHT and DROUGHT are recognizable options, but this group is unusually sparse: only two entries rank among the most common English words. The rest include specialist vocabulary and less familiar forms, so a match is not automatically playable in every word game.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 21 tournament-dictionary entries begin with D and place H in the sixth position.
• Collins includes 20 of these words; NWL2023 includes 14.
• Only 2 entries are common by our frequency measure.
• Ten words end in S, while 5 end in Y and 3 end in T.
• DYARCHY and DUKKAHS share the top score at 19 points.

What endings are most common in this pattern?

S is the strongest ending by a clear margin: 10 of the 21 words finish with it. Y comes next with 5 and T has 3, while A, E and O end one word apiece. When a final letter is still unknown, S or Y is the sharper first check.

That ending mix can narrow a rack search, but it does not make every candidate familiar. DELIGHT, DROUGHT, and DEARTHS stand out more readily than DALEDHS or DAROGHA. Only 2 entries are classed as common, so expect much of the pattern to call for a dictionary check rather than everyday vocabulary.

Which 7-letter words with D first and H sixth score highest?

DYARCHY and DUKKAHS lead the scoring list at 19 points each. DIARCHY, DROICHY, and DUARCHY follow at 16 points, while DEPECHE scores 15. If you know these less familiar words, their high-value letters make them stronger scoring candidates than DELIGHT, which scores 12.

The group averages 13.4 points, but a high face-value score does not guarantee a legal play in your game. Sixteen entries have definitions; still, dictionary coverage differs, with the North American list accepting fewer entries than Collins. Check your game's word list before relying on a rare candidate.