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

The pattern H??O??? leaves five positions open, but just 48 tournament-listed words fit all seven letters. Familiar examples include HONORED, HEROINE, and HALOGEN; the list also reaches technical terms such as HYPOXIA and HEDONIC. Dictionary coverage is uneven: Collins accepts 47 matches, while NWL2023 accepts 34, so a valid-looking answer can still depend on your game's lexicon.

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

• Exactly 48 tournament-dictionary words start with H and place O fourth.
• Collins has 47 matches, compared with 34 in NWL2023 and 32 in ENABLE; these sets overlap.
• Only 4 matches rank among the top 25,000 common English words.
• HONORED, HONOURS, HEROINE, and HALOGEN are recognizable examples.
• Scores average 13.8 across all 48 matches.

Which final letters appear most often?

S is the most common ending: 12 of the 48 words finish with that letter, exactly one quarter of the set. HEROICS and HONOURS show how often this pattern produces plural or inflected forms.

Five words end in M, while A, C, E, and G each appear as the final letter of four words. HONORED ends in D, HEROINE in E, and HALOGEN in N, so checking the last tile can quickly narrow a letter rack.

Which matches earn the top scores?

HYPOXIC leads at 24, followed by HYPOXIA at 22 and HYPONYM at 20. These high scorers use less familiar, specialist vocabulary; HEROINE and HONORED are easier to recognize but do not lead the score table. HOMONYM scores 17, a solid return for a word most players already know and can spell with confidence.

The average score is 13.8, and only 4 words are common by frequency, so many matches are not everyday choices. Check your game's word list before playing: Collins includes 47 of these words, but NWL2023 includes 34.