7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and H as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _ E _ H _ _ _: E sits in the second spot, and H sits in the fourth. The 96 matches range from familiar words such as perhaps and methods to less everyday entries such as yeshiva and zephyrs. Their endings give you a useful next clue: S is the most common final letter by a wide margin.

At a glance: counts, examples, and scores

• The pattern _E_H___ matches 96 seven-letter entries in tournament dictionaries.
• Perhaps, methods, methane, and rethink are recognizable examples that fit the fixed letters.
• Zephyrs scores 24 points, ahead of methoxy at 22 and zechins at 21.
• Six matches are common by our frequency measure; 74 have definitions.

Which letters begin and end these words?

S ends 35 matches, while E is next with 14. That gap makes a final S a strong candidate when your board or clue allows it. Methods, nephews, and techies show the pattern clearly, though a matching ending alone does not identify a word.

At the other end, B and R tie as the most frequent first letters, with 18 words apiece. Examples include bedhead and beehive for B, and rethink and reshape for R. Those two opening letters cover more possibilities than any other starting letter in this set.

Dictionary coverage differs: 66 entries are in ENABLE, 93 in Collins, and 72 in NWL2023. The counts overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together. Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar match.

How should you use the pattern in a word game?

• Lock E and H into place first, then use confirmed letters in the remaining five slots to narrow the candidates.
• For a high score, inspect zephyrs, methoxy, and recheck; their uncommon letters lift their scores.
• Do not assume every match is everyday vocabulary: only six meet the common-word cutoff, so test obscure guesses against your game's dictionary.