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

The 7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and O as the 3rd letter include 229 matches, from familiar THOUGHT to high-scoring SHOWBIZ.

229 wordsTop pick THOUGHTHighest score SHOWBIZ 24

24 of 229 are everyday words (10%). 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 24 · most-used first

All valid words 229

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

  • CHOANAE12
  • CHOBDAR15
  • CHOCHOS17
  • CHOCKED19
  • CHOCKER18
  • CHOCKOS18
  • CHOCTAW17
  • CHOENIX19
  • CHOICER14
  • CHOICES14
  • CHOIRED13
  • CHOKERS16
  • CHOKEYS19
  • CHOKIER16
  • CHOKIES16
  • CHOKING17
  • CHOKRAS16
  • CHOKRIS16
  • CHOLATE12
  • CHOLENT12
  • CHOLERA12
  • CHOLERS12
  • CHOLINE12
  • CHOLLAS12
  • CHOLTRY15
  • CHOMETZ23
  • CHOMMIE16
  • CHOMPED17
  • CHOMPER16
  • CHONDRE13
  • CHONDRI13
  • CHOOFED16
  • CHOOKED17
  • CHOOKIE16
  • CHOOSER12
  • CHOOSES12
  • CHOOSEY15
  • CHOPINE14
  • CHOPINS14
  • CHOPPED17
  • CHOPPER16
  • CHORAGI13
  • CHORALE12
  • CHORALS12
  • CHORDAE13
  • CHORDAL13
  • CHORDED14
  • CHORDEE13
  • CHOREAL12
  • CHOREAS12
  • CHOREES12
  • CHOREGI13
  • CHOREIC14
  • CHOREUS12
  • CHORIAL12
  • CHORINE12
  • CHORING13
  • CHORION12
  • CHORISM14
  • CHORIST12
  • CHORIZO21
  • CHOROID13
  • CHORRIE12
  • CHORTEN12
  • CHORTLE12
  • CHOUGHS16
  • CHOUSED13
  • CHOUSER12
  • CHOUSES12
  • CHOWDER16
  • CHOWING16
  • CHOWRIS15
  • CHOWSED16
  • CHOWSES15
  • DHOLAKS15
  • DHOORAS11
  • DHOOTIE11
  • DHOOTIS11
  • DHOURRA11
  • GHOSTED12
  • GHOSTLY14
  • GHOULIE11
  • KHODJAS22
  • KHOTBAH19
  • KHOTBEH19
  • PHOBIAS14
  • PHOBICS16
  • PHOBISM16
  • PHOBIST14
  • PHOCINE14
  • PHOEBES14
  • PHOEBUS14
  • PHOENIX19
  • PHONATE12
  • PHONEME14
  • PHONERS12
  • PHONEYS15
  • PHONICS14
  • PHONIED13
  • PHONIER12
  • PHONIES12
  • PHONILY15
  • PHONING13
  • PHONONS12
  • PHORATE12
  • PHORESY15
  • PHOTICS14
  • PHOTINO12
  • PHOTISM14
  • PHOTOED13
  • PHOTOGS13
  • PHOTONS12
  • RHODIES11
  • RHODIUM13
  • RHODORA11
  • RHODOUS11
  • RHOMBIC16
  • RHOMBOI14
  • RHOMBOS14
  • RHOMBUS14
  • RHONCHI15
  • SHOALED11
  • SHOALER10
  • SHOCHET15
  • SHOCHUS15
  • SHOCKED17
  • SHOCKER16
  • SHODDEN12
  • SHODERS11
  • SHOEBOX19
  • SHOEING11
  • SHOEPAC14
  • SHOFARS13
  • SHOGGED13
  • SHOGGLE12
  • SHOGGLY15
  • SHOGUNS11
  • SHOLOMS12
  • SHONEEN10
  • SHOOFLY16
  • SHOOGIE11
  • SHOOGLE11
  • SHOOGLY14
  • SHOOING11
  • SHOOLED11
  • SHOOLES10
  • SHOORAS10
  • SHOOTER10
  • SHOPBOY17
  • SHOPFUL15
  • SHOPHAR15
  • SHOPMAN14
  • SHOPMEN14
  • SHOPPED15
  • SHOPPER14
  • SHOPPES14
  • SHORANS10
  • SHORERS10
  • SHORING11
  • SHORTED11
  • SHORTEN10
  • SHORTER10
  • SHORTIA10
  • SHORTIE10
  • SHORTLY13
  • SHOTGUN11
  • SHOTPUT12
  • SHOTTED11
  • SHOTTEN10
  • SHOTTES10
  • SHOTTLE10
  • SHOUGHS14
  • SHOULDA11
  • SHOUSES10
  • SHOUTED11
  • SHOUTER10
  • SHOVELS13
  • SHOVERS13
  • SHOVING14
  • SHOWBIZ24
  • SHOWBOX22
  • SHOWDED15
  • SHOWERS13
  • SHOWERY16
  • SHOWGHE17
  • SHOWIER13
  • SHOWILY16
  • SHOWING14
  • SHOWMAN15
  • SHOWMEN15
  • SHOWOFF19
  • THOLING11
  • THONDER11
  • THONGED12
  • THORIAS10
  • THORITE10
  • THORIUM12
  • THORNED11
  • THORONS10
  • THORPES12
  • THOTHER13
  • THOUGHT14
  • THOUING11
  • THOWELS13
  • WHOEVER16
  • WHOLISM15
  • WHOLIST13
  • WHOMBLE17
  • WHOMMLE17
  • WHOMPED18
  • WHOOBUB17
  • WHOOFED17
  • WHOOMPH20
  • WHOOMPS17
  • WHOOPED16
  • WHOOPEE15
  • WHOOPER15
  • WHOOPIE15
  • WHOOPLA15
  • WHOOSIS13
  • WHOOTED14
  • WHOPPED18
  • WHOPPER17
  • WHORING14
  • WHORISH16
  • WHORLED14
  • WHORTLE13
  • WHOSESO13
  • WHOSITS13
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. C32%
  2. S31%
  3. P12%
4th letter
  1. R20%
  2. O13%
  3. W8%
5th letter
  1. I21%
  2. E11%
  3. T10%
6th letter
  1. E33%
  2. N10%
  3. A9%
7th letter
  1. S28%
  2. E14%
  3. D13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; SHOWBIZ tops the list with 24. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 19 words
  2. 11 points: 26 words
  3. 1212 points: 40 words
  4. 13 points: 30 words
  5. 1414 points: 33 words
  6. 15 points: 24 words
  7. 1616 points: 24 words
  8. 17 points: 15 words
  9. 1818 points: 4 words
  10. 19 points: 8 words
  11. 2020 points: 1 words
  12. 21 points: 1 words
  13. 2222 points: 2 words
  14. 23 points: 1 words
  15. 2424 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SHOWBIZ2424All three
CHOMETZ2324Collins only
SHOWBOX2222Collins only
KHODJAS2223Collins only
CHORIZO2121All three
WHOOMPH2020NWL only
PHOENIX1920All three
SHOEBOX1919Collins · NWL
SHOWOFF1918All three
CHOCKED1920All three
CHOENIX1920Collins only
CHOKEYS1918Collins · NWL

The fixed H-O pattern still leaves plenty of choices, though only 24 entries are common by English frequency. C and S dominate the first-letter breakdown, while S leads the endings. Use those patterns to filter candidates quickly, starting with the C and S openers.

Quick facts about the H-O pattern

  • Exactly 229 seven-letter entries have H in position two and O in position three.
  • THOUGHT is a familiar match; PHOENIX also fits the letter pattern.
  • C starts 74 matches, just ahead of S with 70.
  • S is the most common final letter, appearing in 63 matches.
  • SHOWBIZ scores 24, the highest score among the examples provided.

How many entries appear in each dictionary?

The full group contains 229 words, but dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 221, NWL2023 includes 168, and ENABLE includes 152. A match in one list is not automatically playable in another, so check your game’s word list before committing to an unfamiliar entry.

Only 24 matches rank as common English words, so many candidates will look unusual outside a word game. The count covers words appearing in at least one of these tournament dictionaries, rather than every possible spelling in a broad word database.

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

Start by testing C and S: together they account for the two largest opening-letter groups, with 74 and 70 matches. P and W follow at 27 and 25, giving you four strong first-letter checks when the opening tile is uncertain.

For endings, S leads with 63, followed by E at 31 and D at 30. That makes an S ending a strong first filter, while E and D are useful alternatives. The group averages 13.8 points, but SHOWBIZ’s 24-point score shows how much a rare high-value letter can change a word’s total.

Questions people ask

Which first letter is most common in this H-O word pattern?
C is the most common first letter, with 74 matches. S comes close at 70, while P and W have 27 and 25. If your first tile is unknown, checking C and S first covers the largest opening groups.
What is the highest-scoring seven-letter match?
SHOWBIZ is the highest-scoring match, at 24 points. The next entries in the scoring list include CHOMETZ at 23 and SHOWBOX at 22, so the top scores depend on less familiar spellings and valuable letters.
Do all 229 words work in every word game?
No, dictionary coverage differs across games. Collins contains 221 matches, NWL2023 has 168, and ENABLE has 152. The overall count includes entries found in at least one of those lists.

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