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

Keep the two fixed positions in view: H sits second and N fourth, leaving five other slots to vary. The 135 matching words include familiar forms such as CHANGES and CHANNEL, less familiar picks such as PHENOXY, and plenty of inflections. The distribution leans heavily toward C at the start and S at the end.

How many 7-letter words match this H-and-N pattern?

• 135 tournament-dictionary words put H second and N fourth.
• CHINTZY tops the scoring list with 24 Scrabble points.
• C begins 45 matches, the largest starting-letter group.
• S ends 40 matches, twice as many as the 20 ending in R.
• Only 14 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq frequency.

Which matches score highest in Scrabble?

CHINTZY scores 24, while PHENOXY earns 22 and KHANJAR 21. CHINCHY follows at 20, so unusual letter combinations—not just familiar vocabulary—drive the top scores.

CHINOOK and CHINWAG each score 16. CHANCES, CHANNEL, THUNDER, SHINING, and PHANTOM are recognizable examples, but only 14 matches fall within the common-word group.

The same pattern with O in the second position has 281 matches, compared with 135 here. Changing just one fixed letter opens a pool more than twice as large.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 128 matches, NWL2023 includes 95, and ENABLE includes 79. Those sets overlap, so the counts do not add up to 135; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

How do you narrow the pattern when solving?

• For 7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and N as the 4th letter, lock those positions before testing the other letters.
• Use the first letter to cut down possibilities: C has 45 matches, S has 28, and P and T have 18 each.
• Use the ending as another filter: S leads with 40, followed by R with 20, D with 19, and E with 16.
• Treat the 14 common entries as a recognition aid, not proof that every match is everyday vocabulary.