7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and T as the 5th letter

Fix H in position two and T in position five, and the remaining letters still produce a varied set. Familiar choices include CHAPTER, THEATRE, SHELTER, and WHISTLE; less familiar entries bring the total to 125. Most begin with S or C, while the strongest Scrabble scorer is a much less ordinary choice.

At a glance: the shape of this word pattern

• 125 seven-letter entries have H second and T fifth.
• Collins lists 121 matches, NWL2023 lists 98, and ENABLE lists 90; those counts overlap.
• Only 24 matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
• S begins 53 words and C begins 33, far ahead of the other starting letters.
• CHINTZY leads the listed Scrabble scores at 24 points.

Which starting letters dominate?

S and C account for 86 of the 125 matches: 53 start with S and 33 with C. W comes next with 12, followed by P with 8. If you have a blank first tile, try S or C before testing the thinner groups.

The familiar examples show how different these openings can look. CHAPTER and CHARTER start with C; SHORTLY, SHELTER, and SHUTTLE start with S. The position clue does not narrow the first letter, so use any known opening to cut down your choices.

7-letter words with H as the 2nd letter and T as the 5th letter: scoring and limits

CHINTZY scores 24 points, ahead of SHIATZU at 19 and CHOCTAW at 17. Those scores make CHINTZY the standout when your goal is a large listed score, but it is not the word most players will spot first. CHEETAH scores 15 and is a more familiar option.

The everyday words are only part of the picture: 105 entries have definitions, while just 24 count as common. That gap matters in a board game, where a valid play may be unfamiliar. Check your game's word list before relying on an obscure candidate.