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7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and E as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and E as the 3rd letter total 247, including WHETHER, CHECKED, and THEATRE.

247 wordsTop pick WHETHERHighest score WHEEZED 23

31 of 247 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With H in 2nd place, A is the most common 3rd letter (372 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 31 · most-used first

All valid words 247

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AHEIGHT14
  • BHEESTY15
  • CHEAPED15
  • CHEAPEN14
  • CHEAPER14
  • CHEAPIE14
  • CHEAPLY17
  • CHEAPOS14
  • CHEATED13
  • CHEATER12
  • CHEBECS16
  • CHECHIA17
  • CHECKED19
  • CHECKER18
  • CHECKUP20
  • CHEDDAR14
  • CHEDERS13
  • CHEDITE13
  • CHEEKED17
  • CHEEPED15
  • CHEEPER14
  • CHEERED13
  • CHEERER12
  • CHEERIO12
  • CHEERLY15
  • CHEEROS12
  • CHEESED13
  • CHEESES12
  • CHEETAH15
  • CHEFDOM18
  • CHEFFED19
  • CHEFING16
  • CHEGOES13
  • CHEKIST16
  • CHELATE12
  • CHELLUP14
  • CHELOID13
  • CHELONE12
  • CHELPED15
  • CHEMICS16
  • CHEMISE14
  • CHEMISM16
  • CHEMIST14
  • CHENARS12
  • CHENETS12
  • CHEQUER21
  • CHEQUES21
  • CHERISH15
  • CHEROOT12
  • CHERUBS14
  • CHERUPS14
  • CHERVIL15
  • CHESILS12
  • CHESNUT12
  • CHESSEL12
  • CHESSES12
  • CHESTED13
  • CHETAHS15
  • CHETNIK16
  • CHETRUM14
  • CHEVENS15
  • CHEVETS15
  • CHEVIED16
  • CHEVIES15
  • CHEVINS15
  • CHEVIOT15
  • CHEVRES15
  • CHEVRET15
  • CHEVRON15
  • CHEWERS15
  • CHEWETS15
  • CHEWIER15
  • CHEWIES15
  • CHEWING16
  • CHEWINK19
  • GHERAOS11
  • GHERKIN15
  • GHESSED12
  • GHESSES11
  • GHETTOS11
  • KHEDAHS18
  • KHEDIVA18
  • KHEDIVE18
  • PHEAZAR21
  • PHEERES12
  • PHEESED13
  • PHEESES12
  • PHEEZED22
  • PHEEZES21
  • PHELLEM14
  • PHENATE12
  • PHENOLS12
  • PHENOMS14
  • PHENOXY22
  • PHENYLS15
  • PHESING13
  • RHEBOKS16
  • RHENIUM12
  • RHETORS10
  • RHEUMED13
  • RHEUMIC14
  • SHEAFED14
  • SHEALED11
  • SHEARED11
  • SHEARER10
  • SHEATHE13
  • SHEATHS13
  • SHEATHY16
  • SHEAVED14
  • SHEAVES13
  • SHEBANG13
  • SHEBEAN12
  • SHEBEEN12
  • SHEDDED13
  • SHEDDER12
  • SHEDFUL14
  • SHEELED11
  • SHEENED11
  • SHEENEY13
  • SHEENIE10
  • SHEEPLE12
  • SHEEPOS12
  • SHEERED11
  • SHEERER10
  • SHEERLY13
  • SHEETED11
  • SHEETER10
  • SHEEVES13
  • SHEGETZ20
  • SHEHITA13
  • SHEHNAI13
  • SHEIKHA17
  • SHEIKHS17
  • SHEILAS10
  • SHEITAN10
  • SHEITEL10
  • SHEKELS14
  • SHELFED14
  • SHELLAC12
  • SHELLED11
  • SHELLER10
  • SHELTAS10
  • SHELTER10
  • SHELTIE10
  • SHELVED14
  • SHELVER13
  • SHELVES13
  • SHEMALE12
  • SHENAIS10
  • SHEQELS19
  • SHERANG11
  • SHERBET12
  • SHEREEF13
  • SHERIAS10
  • SHERIAT10
  • SHERIFF16
  • SHERIFS13
  • SHEROES10
  • SHEROOT10
  • SHERPAS12
  • SHERRIS10
  • SHEUCHS15
  • SHEUGHS14
  • SHEWELS13
  • SHEWERS13
  • SHEWING14
  • THEATER10
  • THEATRE10
  • THEAVES13
  • THECATE12
  • THEEING11
  • THEEKED15
  • THEELIN10
  • THEELOL10
  • THEGNLY14
  • THEINES10
  • THEISMS12
  • THEISTS10
  • THELVES13
  • THEMATA12
  • THEMING13
  • THENAGE11
  • THENARS10
  • THEOLOG11
  • THEORBO12
  • THEOREM12
  • THEORIC12
  • THERAPY15
  • THEREAT10
  • THEREBY15
  • THEREIN10
  • THEREOF13
  • THEREON10
  • THERETO10
  • THERIAC12
  • THERIAN10
  • THERMAE12
  • THERMAL12
  • THERMEL12
  • THERMES12
  • THERMIC14
  • THERMIT12
  • THERMOS12
  • THEROID11
  • THETHER13
  • THETRIS10
  • THEURGY14
  • THEWIER13
  • WHEATEN13
  • WHEECHS18
  • WHEEDLE14
  • WHEELED14
  • WHEELER13
  • WHEELIE13
  • WHEENGE14
  • WHEEPED16
  • WHEEPLE15
  • WHEESHT16
  • WHEEZED23
  • WHEEZER22
  • WHEEZES22
  • WHEEZLE22
  • WHELKED18
  • WHELMED16
  • WHELPED16
  • WHEMMLE17
  • WHENCES15
  • WHENUAS13
  • WHENWES16
  • WHEREAS13
  • WHEREAT13
  • WHEREBY18
  • WHEREIN13
  • WHEREOF16
  • WHEREON13
  • WHERESO13
  • WHERETO13
  • WHERRET13
  • WHERRIT13
  • WHERVES16
  • WHETHER16
  • WHETTED14
  • WHETTER13
  • WHEUGHS17
  • WHEWING17
  • WHEYIER16
  • WHEYISH19
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. C30%
  2. S26%
  3. T17%
4th letter
  1. E19%
  2. R19%
  3. A9%
5th letter
  1. I14%
  2. E12%
  3. R9%
6th letter
  1. E38%
  2. I9%
  3. A8%
7th letter
  1. S29%
  2. D15%
  3. R10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; WHEEZED tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 31 words
  2. 11 points: 15 words
  3. 1212 points: 42 words
  4. 13 points: 46 words
  5. 1414 points: 31 words
  6. 15 points: 29 words
  7. 1616 points: 20 words
  8. 17 points: 8 words
  9. 1818 points: 8 words
  10. 19 points: 5 words
  11. 2020 points: 2 words
  12. 21 points: 4 words
  13. 2222 points: 5 words
  14. 23 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHEEZED2322All three
WHEEZES2221All three
WHEEZER2221All three
PHENOXY2222All three
PHEEZED2222Collins only
WHEEZLE2222Collins only
CHEQUES2122All three
CHEQUER2122All three
PHEAZAR2121Collins only
PHEEZES2121Collins only
CHECKUP2023All three
SHEGETZ2020All three

The fixed HE pair appears in 247 tournament-dictionary entries, but the words spread across several opening letters. C and S account for most: 73 start with C and 65 with S, while K and R each contribute five or fewer. That imbalance gives you a fast first filter; endings cluster differently, with S leading at 72 and D at 37.

7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and E as the 3rd letter

  • Across the 247 matches, C is the leading first letter with 73 words.
  • S follows with 65, then T with 42 and W with 39.
  • Only 13 start P; G and R contribute five each, and K supplies three.
  • Final S (72) and D (37) are more frequent than R (24) or E (22).
  • With R as the second letter, 462 seven-letter words have E third, compared with 247 in this H group.

Which HE words score highest in Scrabble?

WHEEZED leads the high scorers at 23 points; WHEEZES and WHEEZER each score 22. Those related spellings share the unusual WHEE opening, so a rack with E’s and a Z can turn this fixed-position clue into a scoring opportunity.

CHEQUES and CHEQUER each reach 21, showing that Q is another route to points. Familiar entries such as WHETHER, THEATRE, THERAPY, and SHELTER are easier to recognize, but they do not top the score table. Don’t assume the most familiar answer is the strongest play.

For a quick solve, sort candidates by their first and last letters before checking meanings: WHETHER ends R, CHECKED ends D, and THEATRE ends E. That trims a crowded set without loosening the known HE positions.

How broad is the dictionary coverage?

Collins includes 241 matches, NWL2023 has 184, and ENABLE has 170; the overall count includes words appearing in at least one of those tournament lists. The figures overlap, so adding them does not produce the number of distinct entries.

Only 31 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, although 199 have definitions. Expect less familiar forms alongside everyday picks such as CHEAPER, SHERIFF, and THERMAL; check your game's word list before playing a disputed form.

The same HE positions match 98 five-letter words and 180 six-letter words, so the seven-letter pool is larger than either shorter set. Treat the extra length as a chance to test suffixes, not proof that a rare word is valid.

Questions people ask

How many of these words are common?
Thirty-one of the 247 words fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Common options include WHETHER, THEATRE, THERAPY, and SHELTER. The rest span specialist terms, inflections, and less familiar forms, so a known pattern does not guarantee an everyday answer.
Which first letter occurs most often?
C occurs most often, starting 73 words in this group. S comes next with 65, followed by T with 42 and W with 39. If your clue gives no first letter, testing C and S first covers the largest opening-letter groups.
Are all 247 words accepted in every game?
No. The group includes 241 Collins entries, 184 in NWL2023, and 170 in ENABLE, and those dictionary totals overlap. A word accepted in one tournament list may not appear in another, so game-specific rules determine which candidates count.

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