7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and O as the 6th letter

The fixed pattern is _H___O_: six positions remain open, yet only 71 tournament-dictionary words fit it. Seven count as common by our frequency cutoff, and 62 have definitions. C leads the first-letter group with 28 entries, ahead of S at 18.

At a glance: H second, O sixth

• The pattern matches 71 words across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 70 matches; NWL2023 includes 54.
• ENABLE contains 47 matches, fewer than either Collins or NWL2023.
• Seven entries are common by the top-25,000 wordfreq cutoff.
• The average letter score is 14; showbox leads at 22.

7-letter words with H second and O sixth: what stands out?

Shallow, phantom, shampoo, and chariot show how varied the pattern looks: familiar words sit beside more specialized vocabulary. The first-letter counts cluster around C and S: 28 begin with C and 18 with S, while T contributes 9 and W contributes 6. Use the opening letter to narrow candidates once the middle positions are fixed.

Some recognizable clusters make the pattern easier to scan: shall- appears in shallow and shallot, while there- appears in thereof and thereon. Those shared starts do not determine the first or last character. If you also know the final letter, compare S, which closes 24 entries, with N at 11 or T at 9.

Endings lean toward a few letters. S closes 24 entries, N closes 11, and T closes 9; only 5 end in M. A final S therefore narrows the search substantially, while a final M points to a smaller group.

Which words score highest, and what should you check?

Showbox tops the scoring set at 22 points; shoebox and whackos each score 19. Chiffon reaches 18. The X makes showbox and shoebox stand out among pattern-fitting choices, but a premium square can change the final total, so compare the placement before committing.

Seven entries qualify as common, leaving most of the 71 less familiar to everyday readers. Start with words such as shallow, phantom, or shampoo, then test rarer candidates against your game's dictionary. Collins has 70 matches, while NWL2023 has 54 and ENABLE 47; the union count does not mean every game accepts all 71.