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7-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter

13 7-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter fit this pattern, led by the unusual high-scorer SCHNOZZ.

13 wordsTop pick JOHNSONHighest score SCHNOZZ 30

1 of 13 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With H in 3rd place, E is the most common 4th letter (85 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 13 · most-used first

  • JOHNSON17
  • JOHNNIE17
  • SCHNELL12
  • ETHNICS12
  • SCHNORR12
  • SCHNAPS14
  • SCHNEID13
  • SCHNOOK16
  • SCHNOZZ30
  • GAHNITE11
  • HAHNIUM15
  • ICHNITE12
  • MEHNDIS13
All valid words 13

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ETHNICS12
  • GAHNITE11
  • HAHNIUM15
  • ICHNITE12
  • JOHNNIE17
  • JOHNSON17
  • MEHNDIS13
  • SCHNAPS14
  • SCHNEID13
  • SCHNELL12
  • SCHNOOK16
  • SCHNORR12
  • SCHNOZZ30
Letters by positionIn 54% of these words the 2nd letter is C.
1st letter
  1. S46%
  2. J15%
  3. E8%
2nd letter
  1. C54%
  2. A15%
  3. O15%
5th letter
  1. I31%
  2. O23%
  3. E15%
6th letter
  1. I23%
  2. T15%
  3. O15%
7th letter
  1. S23%
  2. E23%
  3. M8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SCHNOZZ3031All three
JOHNSON1720Collins · NWL
JOHNNIE1720Collins · NWL
SCHNOOK1617All three
HAHNIUM1516All three
SCHNAPS1416All three
SCHNEID1314NWL only
MEHNDIS1314Collins · NWL
SCHNELL1215Collins only
ETHNICS1213All three
SCHNORR1213Collins only
ICHNITE1213All three

The fixed H-N pair narrows the search to just 13 tournament-dictionary words. Six start with S, and every one of those six opens with SCHN: SCHNELL, SCHNORR, SCHNAPS, SCHNEID, SCHNOOK, and SCHNOZZ. Most entries are uncommon, so the opening letters and score clues do more work than familiar vocabulary.

How many 7-letter words have H third and N fourth?

  • Exactly 13 words match the H-at-third, N-at-fourth pattern.
  • Six begin with S, and all six start with SCHN.
  • SCHNOZZ scores 30 points, the highest score among these entries.
  • Only one match falls within the common-word frequency group.
  • The final letters E and S tie as the most frequent endings, with three words each.

Why do so many matches begin with SCHN?

The six S-starting words share a striking opening: SCHN. SCHNELL, SCHNORR, SCHNAPS, SCHNEID, SCHNOOK, and SCHNOZZ all place H and N in the required consecutive positions. When a puzzle fixes those two letters, testing S-C in the first two spaces is a strong narrow search.

The remaining seven words start with J, E, G, H, I, or M. JOHNSON and JOHNNIE are the two J entries; ETHNICS and MEHNDIS give two other recognizable shapes. This spread means an S guess is productive, but it does not cover the whole set.

What should you know before playing these words?

SCHNOZZ leads the score list at 30 points, well ahead of JOHNSON and JOHNNIE at 17 each. SCHNOOK follows at 16. The unusual double Z makes SCHNOZZ the standout rack play; its score comes from the letters, before any board-square bonuses.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins includes 12 matches, NWL2023 includes 11, and ENABLE includes 7. The full set counts words accepted in at least one of those tournament lists, so don't assume every entry works in every game. Only seven have definitions, and just one is common by frequency.

For 7-letter words with H as the 3rd letter and N as the 4th letter, start with the SCHN group when the first two tiles allow it, then check JOHNSON and JOHNNIE. The neighboring H-third, E-fourth pattern has 85 matches, while H-third, A-fourth has 71; changing one fixed letter can open a much larger search.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have H third and N fourth?
There are 13 tournament-dictionary matches with H in the third position and N in the fourth. Six begin with S, and those six all start SCHN. The set includes SCHNELL, JOHNSON, ETHNICS, and the high-scoring SCHNOZZ.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
SCHNOZZ is the top scorer at 30 Scrabble points before board bonuses. Its two Z tiles drive the total far above JOHNSON and JOHNNIE, which each score 17. Check premium squares before playing, since the board can change the final result.
Are all 13 words valid in every word game?
No. The 13-word total combines entries accepted by at least one tournament list: Collins has 12, NWL2023 has 11, and ENABLE has 7. Those counts overlap, but they show that a word accepted in one dictionary may not appear in another. Check the list used by your game.

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