7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and I as the 5th letter

The H-second, I-fifth pattern contains 179 seven-letter words, including SHOWING, SHARING and CHEMIST; CHYMIFY scores highest at 23.

179 wordsTop pick SHOWINGHighest score CHYMIFY 23

21 of 179 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With H in 2nd place, I is the most common 5th letter (179 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 21 · most-used first

All valid words 179

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

  • AHADITH14
  • CHACING15
  • CHAFING16
  • CHALICE14
  • CHAMISA14
  • CHAMISE14
  • CHAMISO14
  • CHARIER12
  • CHARILY15
  • CHARING13
  • CHARIOT12
  • CHARISM14
  • CHARITY15
  • CHASING13
  • CHAVISH18
  • CHAWING16
  • CHEDITE13
  • CHEFING16
  • CHEKIST16
  • CHEMICS16
  • CHEMISE14
  • CHEMISM16
  • CHEMIST14
  • CHERISH15
  • CHESILS12
  • CHEVIED16
  • CHEVIES15
  • CHEVINS15
  • CHEVIOT15
  • CHEWIER15
  • CHEWIES15
  • CHEWING16
  • CHEWINK19
  • CHIDING14
  • CHILIAD13
  • CHILIES12
  • CHILIOI12
  • CHIMING15
  • CHINING13
  • CHITINS12
  • CHIVIED16
  • CHIVIES15
  • CHIVING16
  • CHOKIER16
  • CHOKIES16
  • CHOKING17
  • CHOLINE12
  • CHOPINE14
  • CHOPINS14
  • CHORIAL12
  • CHORINE12
  • CHORING13
  • CHORION12
  • CHORISM14
  • CHORIST12
  • CHORIZO21
  • CHOWING16
  • CHUSING13
  • CHUTING13
  • CHUTIST12
  • CHYLIFY21
  • CHYMICS19
  • CHYMIFY23
  • CHYMIST17
  • GHARIAL11
  • GHAZIES20
  • KHALIFA17
  • KHALIFS17
  • KHARIFS17
  • KHEDIVA18
  • KHEDIVE18
  • KHILIMS16
  • PHAEISM14
  • PHASING13
  • PHESING13
  • PHOBIAS14
  • PHOBICS16
  • PHOBISM16
  • PHOBIST14
  • PHOCINE14
  • PHONICS14
  • PHONIED13
  • PHONIER12
  • PHONIES12
  • PHONILY15
  • PHONING13
  • PHOTICS14
  • PHOTINO12
  • PHOTISM14
  • PHYSICS17
  • PHYSIOS15
  • PHYTINS15
  • RHENIUM12
  • RHIZINE19
  • RHODIES11
  • RHODIUM13
  • RHYMING16
  • RHYMIST15
  • RHYTINA13
  • SHADIER11
  • SHADILY14
  • SHADING12
  • SHAHIDS14
  • SHAKIER14
  • SHAKILY17
  • SHAKING15
  • SHALIER10
  • SHALING11
  • SHAMINA12
  • SHAMING13
  • SHAPING13
  • SHARIAH13
  • SHARIAS10
  • SHARIAT10
  • SHARIFS13
  • SHARING11
  • SHAVIES13
  • SHAVING14
  • SHAWING14
  • SHEHITA13
  • SHERIAS10
  • SHERIAT10
  • SHERIFF16
  • SHERIFS13
  • SHEWING14
  • SHINIER10
  • SHINIES10
  • SHINILY13
  • SHINING11
  • SHIRING11
  • SHITING11
  • SHIVING14
  • SHIVITI13
  • SHOEING11
  • SHOOING11
  • SHORING11
  • SHOVING14
  • SHOWIER13
  • SHOWILY16
  • SHOWING14
  • SHREIKS14
  • SHULING11
  • SHUTING11
  • THALIAN10
  • THAWIER13
  • THAWING14
  • THEEING11
  • THEMING13
  • THERIAC12
  • THERIAN10
  • THEWIER13
  • THOLING11
  • THORIAS10
  • THORITE10
  • THORIUM12
  • THOUING11
  • THULIAS10
  • THULITE10
  • THULIUM12
  • THURIFY16
  • THWAITE13
  • THYMIER15
  • THYMINE15
  • WHALING14
  • WHEWING17
  • WHEYIER16
  • WHEYISH19
  • WHILING14
  • WHINIER13
  • WHINING14
  • WHITIER13
  • WHITIES13
  • WHITING14
  • WHITISH16
  • WHOLISM15
  • WHOLIST13
  • WHORING14
  • WHORISH16
  • WHOSITS13
Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 6th letter is N.
1st letter
  1. C35%
  2. S25%
  3. P11%
3rd letter
  1. A26%
  2. O26%
  3. E20%
4th letter
  1. R20%
  2. L12%
  3. M10%
6th letter
  1. N36%
  2. E16%
  3. S13%
7th letter
  1. G28%
  2. S20%
  3. R8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; CHYMIFY tops the list with 23. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 13 words
  2. 11 points: 16 words
  3. 1212 points: 21 words
  4. 13 points: 33 words
  5. 1414 points: 35 words
  6. 15 points: 19 words
  7. 1616 points: 23 words
  8. 17 points: 8 words
  9. 1818 points: 3 words
  10. 19 points: 4 words
  11. 2020 points: 1 words
  12. 21 points: 2 words
  13. 2222 points: 0 words
  14. 23 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
CHYMIFY2322Collins only
CHORIZO2121All three
CHYLIFY2120Collins only
GHAZIES2020All three
CHEWINK1920All three
WHEYISH1916All three
RHIZINE1919Collins only
CHYMICS1920All three
KHEDIVE1818All three
CHAVISH1818Collins only
KHEDIVA1818Collins only
PHYSICS1717All three

This is a broad pattern with 21 common-word matches and a strong C opening: 63 words begin with C, compared with 44 beginning with S. Familiar examples include SHOWING, SHARING, CHARITY, PHYSICS, SHERIFF and CHEMIST. G is the leading final letter at 51.

Pattern facts at a glance

  • 179 matches put I in the fifth position.
  • C starts 63 words; S starts 44.
  • Twenty-one entries meet the common-word frequency measure.
  • CHYMIFY leads at 23 points.

Which openings carry the most choices?

C starts 63 entries and S starts 44. P and T each contribute 20, while W adds 16. The familiar examples span these branches: CHARITY and CHEMIST begin with C, SHOWING and SHARING with S, PHYSICS with P, and THRIVING with T.

CHYMIFY scores 23, above CHORIZO and CHYLIFY at 21. GHAZIES follows at 20, then CHEWINK at 19. This score ladder mixes unusual spellings with a less obscure pattern, so recognize the fifth-position I before reaching for the top value.

Examples stretch across word types and openings: CHARITY and CHEMIST begin with C, SHARING begins with S, and PHYSICS shows P. The fixed I in position five ties them together. A final G is more common than S, even though S is the second largest ending group.

Twenty-one common matches mean this pattern offers more everyday anchors than many letter-position searches. Still, the complete group is much larger than its familiar slice. Lock in H second and I fifth first, then use C or S starts and G or S endings to narrow the remaining letters.

A practical way to narrow the pattern

Tip

For an ending clue, test G first; its 51 matches exceed S by 15.

Seven-Letter Words With I Fifth

C and S lead the opening counts; G is the most common ending, ahead of S.

The large total rewards a position-first search followed by one known boundary.

Questions people ask

Which final letters are most common?
G ends 51 matches, while S ends 36. R follows with 15, then E with 14 and T with 12. Together, those five endings shape most of the list, but G is clearly the first choice when the final tile is unknown.
Which familiar words fit the positions?
SHOWING, SHARING, CHARITY, PHYSICS, SHERIFF and CHEMIST each have H second and I fifth. Their different first letters show why the clue should be applied to the fixed positions before narrowing by word family.
What is the leading Scrabble score?
CHYMIFY tops the listed values at 23 points. CHORIZO and CHYLIFY each score 21, followed by GHAZIES at 20. That gives you a short score-focused branch within a much larger 179-word pattern.

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