7-letter words with H as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter

The pattern fixes H at the start and R in the third spot, leaving the other five letters open. That gives you 173 tournament-dictionary matches, from everyday words such as herself and hurting to less familiar entries. Hyraxes tops the Scrabble scores at 20 points, with horizon and hertzes one point behind.

At a glance: familiar words and a sharp score

• There are 173 matches with H first, R third, and seven letters total.
• Herself, harmony, hurting, hardest, horizon, and harvest are recognizable examples.
• Hyraxes leads the scores at 20 points; horizon follows at 19.
• Only 21 matches are common by our word-frequency measure.

7-letter words with H as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter

The pattern returns 173 entries, but just 21 count as common. Familiar anchors include herself, harmony, hurting, hardest, horizon, and harvest; many other matches are less familiar. Expect a smaller pool of everyday choices than the full count suggests.

The final letter offers another useful filter: S is the most frequent ending, appearing on 63 matches. Words such as horrors, hurdles, and hornets show that plural and inflected forms account for some recognizable candidates.

This pattern is more crowded than its neighbours. H with L in the third position has 138 matches and H with M has 103, against 173 for R.

Which H-R words score well?

Hyraxes is the standout Scrabble scorer at 20 points before board bonuses, and horizon and hertzes each score 19. Heroize scores 19 too. Those choices are less routine than horizon, so weigh tile value against the chance that your opponent will know the word.

The count changes by dictionary: Collins includes 170 matches, NWL2023 has 123, and ENABLE has 117. Not every word accepted in one list will work in another; check your game's word list before relying on a disputed entry. For the full pattern, 7-letter words with H as the 1st letter and R as the 3rd letter include 138 entries with definitions.