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

7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and I as the 4th letter: 63 tournament-dictionary matches, led by S-initial words.

63 wordsTop pick CHOICESHighest score WHAIZLE 22

7 of 63 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With H in 2nd place, R is the most common 4th letter (194 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 63 · most-used first

  • CHOICES14
  • CHAIRED13
  • CHAINED13
  • CHRISTY15
  • SHRINES10
  • THRILLS10
  • THRIVES13
  • SHRINKS14
  • THRIVED14
  • THRIFTY16
  • SHRIMPS14
  • SHRIEKS14
  • SHRIVER13
  • SHRIVEL13
  • SHEIKHS17
  • THEISTS10
  • SHAITAN10
  • SHEIKHA17
  • SHRILLY13
  • SHRIKES14
  • THRIFTS13
  • CHAISES12
  • SHRIMPY17
  • SHEILAS10
  • CHOICER14
  • SHRIEVE13
  • SHAIKHS17
  • SHRILLS10
  • CHAINER12
  • THRISTY13
  • SHRIEKY17
  • SHEITAN10
  • SHRIVED14
  • SHRIVEN13
  • THRILLY13
  • CHAINES12
  • SHEITEL10
  • SHTICKY19
  • CHRISOM14
  • SHTICKS16
  • SHRIGHT14
  • THRIVEN13
  • SHRIVES13
  • SHRINED11
  • THRIVER13
  • AHEIGHT14
  • CHOIRED13
  • CHRISMA14

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All valid words 63

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

  • AHEIGHT14
  • CHAINED13
  • CHAINER12
  • CHAINES12
  • CHAIRED13
  • CHAISES12
  • CHOICER14
  • CHOICES14
  • CHOIRED13
  • CHRISMA14
  • CHRISMS14
  • CHRISOM14
  • CHRISTY15
  • SHAIKHS17
  • SHAIRDS11
  • SHAIRNS10
  • SHAITAN10
  • SHEIKHA17
  • SHEIKHS17
  • SHEILAS10
  • SHEITAN10
  • SHEITEL10
  • SHRIECH15
  • SHRIEKS14
  • SHRIEKY17
  • SHRIEVE13
  • SHRIFTS13
  • SHRIGHT14
  • SHRIKED15
  • SHRIKES14
  • SHRILLS10
  • SHRILLY13
  • SHRIMPS14
  • SHRIMPY17
  • SHRINAL10
  • SHRINED11
  • SHRINES10
  • SHRINKS14
  • SHRITCH15
  • SHRIVED14
  • SHRIVEL13
  • SHRIVEN13
  • SHRIVER13
  • SHRIVES13
  • SHTICKS16
  • SHTICKY19
  • THAIRMS12
  • THEINES10
  • THEISMS12
  • THEISTS10
  • THRIFTS13
  • THRIFTY16
  • THRILLS10
  • THRILLY13
  • THRIMSA12
  • THRISTS10
  • THRISTY13
  • THRIVED14
  • THRIVEN13
  • THRIVER13
  • THRIVES13
  • WHAISLE13
  • WHAIZLE22
Letters by positionIn 59% of these words the 3rd letter is R.
1st letter
  1. S52%
  2. T24%
  3. C19%
3rd letter
  1. R59%
  2. A19%
  3. E14%
5th letter
  1. S16%
  2. V14%
  3. N13%
6th letter
  1. E37%
  2. T11%
  3. L10%
7th letter
  1. S41%
  2. Y13%
  3. D11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 13 in Scrabble; WHAIZLE tops the list with 22. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 12 words
  2. 11 points: 2 words
  3. 1212 points: 6 words
  4. 13 points: 17 words
  5. 1414 points: 13 words
  6. 15 points: 4 words
  7. 1616 points: 2 words
  8. 17 points: 5 words
  9. 1818 points: 0 words
  10. 19 points: 1 words
  11. 2020 points: 0 words
  12. 21 points: 0 words
  13. 2222 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
WHAIZLE2222Collins only
SHTICKY1918Collins · NWL
SHEIKHS1715All three
SHEIKHA1715Collins only
SHRIMPY1717All three
SHAIKHS1715Collins · NWL
SHRIEKY1715All three
THRIFTY1614All three
SHTICKS1616All three
CHRISTY1514All three
SHRIECH1514Collins only
SHRIKED1514Collins only

The pattern is _H_I___, so the second and fourth tiles are fixed while the other five remain open. Choices, chaired, chained, shrines, and thrills show how different the words can look. Only 7 rank as common by word frequency, and S supplies 33 matches, more than half the set.

How many 7-letter words have H second and I fourth?

  • 63 matches meet the pattern in at least one tournament dictionary.
  • Collins includes 61 matches, NWL2023 50, and ENABLE 46; these totals overlap.
  • S begins 33 entries, compared with 15 for T and 12 for C.
  • S ends 26 entries; Y and D follow with 8 and 7.
  • Only 7 matches rank as common by English word frequency.

Why do so many matches begin with S?

S starts 33 of the 63 words; T contributes 15 and C 12.

Examples make the S cluster easy to scan: shrines, shrinks, shrieks, and shrivel fit, while thrills, thrives, and thrived show the T branch. Choices, chaired, and chained anchor the C group.

That count is unusually small beside other second letters: the same seven-letter pattern with A second has 479 matches, while I second has 241. This H-second set also outnumbers the same pattern at six letters, with 42, and five letters, with 15.

Which matches score highest?

Tip

Keep the fixed H and I in place, then test the open tiles against your rack. S-first options dominate, but choices and chaired give you C starts.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
WHAIZLE is the highest-scoring match at 22 points. SHTICKY comes next at 19, while SHEIKHS, SHEIKHA, SHRIMPY, SHAIKHS, and SHRIEKY each score 17. Those high values come from the unusual letter combinations, so prioritize them when your rack supports the spelling.
Which letters most often start these words?
S is the leading first letter, appearing in 33 of the 63 matches. W begins two matches and A begins one, so S is the clear starting-letter favorite.
How many of these seven-letter words end in S?
26 of the 63 matches end in S. Y is the next most common ending with 8 words, followed by D with 7. If the final tile is still unknown, S is the strongest bet, but the other endings leave room for less common options.

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