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

The position clues leave little room for broad guessing: H is locked into slot two, while O closes every match. SHAMPOO is the only word in the group ranked among the top 25,000 English words by frequency; the other twelve are less familiar. Starting letters are concentrated too: C opens five matches, more than any other initial.

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

• All 13 matches end in O, so the final tile is fixed.
• Five begin with C; W contributes three, while S and T supply two each.
• SHAMPOO is the sole entry in the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• CHORIZO scores 21 points, the highest score among these words.
• ENABLE includes eight matches, Collins 11, and NWL2023 10.

Which entries stand out for play?

CHORIZO is the score leader at 21 points, followed by CHANOYO and SHAKUDO, tied at 15. SHAMPOO, CHICANO, and CHAMISO each score 14; a familiar-looking answer isn't automatically a low-value play.

CHEERIO scores 12, while the average across the matches is 13.7. CHORIZO sits well above that average rather than representing a typical result. Treat these as tile values, not guaranteed board totals: premium squares can change a play's score.

How should you work the pattern?

Lock H into the second slot and O into the final slot, then test likely initials. C accounts for five matches; W has three, S and T have two apiece, and P has one. That order narrows the search without assuming every candidate is equally familiar.

One limitation matters: only SHAMPOO is common by the frequency cutoff, so everyday vocabulary quickly runs out. Dictionary coverage also differs: Collins includes 11 matches, NWL2023 has 10, and ENABLE has eight. Check your game's word list before banking on a less familiar entry.

SHAMPOO is the recognizable anchor; THEORBO and SHAKUDO show how quickly the remaining candidates become less familiar. For a word game, separate pattern-fit from word-list legality before committing to an answer.

The ending makes an unusually large difference here. The same second-letter H pattern with S at the end has 432 matches, compared with 13 ending in O; keep the final clue fixed before weighing possible starts.