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

The pattern is ?H?R???: H is fixed in the second slot, R in the fourth, and the other letters can vary. C is the leading first letter, with 77 matches, followed by S with 41. That makes examples such as charges and sharing good starting points when you are checking a clue.

At a glance: counts, words, and scores

• All 194 matches have H second and R fourth; the first and last letters remain open.
• Charges, sharing, and charged are among the recognizable examples.
• C starts 77 matches, while S starts 41; together, they lead the opening-letter counts.
• Only 29 entries are classed as common, although 158 have definitions.
• Pharynx scores 22 points; chorizo and charqui each score 21.

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

The pattern has 194 matches, tying the count for seven-letter words with O second and R fourth. The most frequent first letters are C, S, T, and W, with 77, 41, 33, and 23 matches respectively. That mix points you toward familiar starts such as CH, SH, TH, and WH.

Many entries are recognizable forms: therapy, shortly, charity, charter, and sheriff all fit. So do whereas, thereby, and therein. But familiarity is the exception rather than the rule: only 29 entries fall within the common-word group, so a valid pattern match may still feel obscure.

Which word lists include these matches?

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 190 matches, NWL2023 has 162, and ENABLE has 144. The full count includes words found in at least one of those tournament lists, not words accepted by every game. Check your game's word list before building a move around a less familiar entry.

For a high-value play, pharynx leads at 22 points, ahead of chorizo and charqui at 21 each. Those scores make the unusual words worth checking when your rack and board line up; they are not a promise that every opponent's dictionary will accept them.