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

This fixed pattern leaves a compact set: just 21 tournament-dictionary words. Familiar picks such as ATHLETE and COHORTS sit beside less everyday entries like SCHVITZ and SCHUYTS. The endings are lopsided, too: S appears far more often than any other final letter. Use the exact letter slots to narrow a rack or solve a pattern clue, then check the game’s dictionary before playing an unfamiliar entry.

At a glance: the H–T letter pattern

• The complete pattern contains 21 seven-letter words.
• Six entries start with S, the most common first letter.
• Thirteen words end in S; four end in E.
• Collins and NWL2023 each include 18 matches, while ENABLE includes 15.

Which 7-letter words have H third and T sixth?

ATHLETE is the most familiar example, while COHORTS, CAHOOTS, EXHORTS, and REHEATS offer other recognizable routes through the pattern. Each places H in slot three and T in slot six, with the remaining letters changing the word’s opening and ending.

The less familiar end includes SCHVITZ, SCHMUTZ, SCHUYTS, and DEHORTS. Only one of the 21 entries falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so this is a tournament-word pool rather than an everyday vocabulary list. Eighteen entries have definitions.

Which matches score highest?

SCHVITZ leads the scoring list at 24 points, followed by SCHMUTZ at 23. EXHORTS scores 17, and SCHUYTS reaches 15. The average score across the pattern is 13.1, but the top two obscure words are clear standouts if your rack contains high-value tiles.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: ENABLE counts 15 matches, compared with 18 each in Collins and NWL2023. The total counts words accepted by at least one of those tournament lists, so do not assume every entry works in every game. Check your game's word list before committing a rare spelling.