7-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and E as the 6th letter

With H and E fixed in place, the other four letters do much of the work: the words start with eight different letters, but end with only S, D, or R. Just six entries rank among the most common English words, so recognizable choices sit beside less familiar tournament vocabulary.

At a glance: H third, E sixth

• The pattern has 69 words across ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023.
• Only 6 entries meet the common-word cutoff, including ASHAMED and SCHEMES.
• Endings cluster sharply: 37 words finish in S, 22 in D, and 10 in R.
• A is the most frequent first letter, with 14 words; E follows with 10.
• EXHUMED leads the Scrabble scores at 20 points, above the 13-point average.

How many 7-letter words match H third and E sixth?

There are 69 matches. The dictionary totals are close but not identical: Collins has 68, NWL2023 has 56, and ENABLE has 54, so a word accepted in one game may not work in another.

The strongest everyday examples include ASHAMED, BEHAVED, and SCHEMES. The six common entries are a small slice of the total, while 61 words have definitions. For a real game, check the word list your app or board uses.

7-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and E as the 6th letter

EXHUMED scores 20 points, with EXHUMES and EXHUMER next at 19 each. EXHALED and OXHIDES both score 18. These are tile-score totals before any board-square bonuses, so the premium squares still decide the final play.

For a pattern solve, test the final letter early: more than half the matches end in S, while D is the next strongest option. Try familiar forms such as INHALED, INHALER, and INHALES before spending guesses on rarer entries like OXHIDES. The EXHUME- trio (EXHUMED, EXHUMES, EXHUMER) and the INHALE- trio (INHALED, INHALER, INHALES) account for six of the 69 matches.