7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and H as the 4th letter
17 7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and H as the 4th letter fit this pattern; ALCHEMY and ALCHYMY lead the scoring.
1 of 17 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With L in 2nd place, N is the most common 4th letter (146 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- ALCHEMY17
- ALTHAEA10
- ALPHORN12
- BLAHING13
- ALLHEAL10
- FLEHMEN15
- ALCHERA12
- ALCHYMY20
- ALPHYLS15
- ALTHEAS10
- ALTHORN10
- BLAHEST12
- ELCHEES12
- ELFHOOD14
- ELSHINS10
- FLYHAND17
- SLAHALS10
All valid words 17
- ALCHEMY17
- ALCHERA12
- ALCHYMY20
- ALLHEAL10
- ALPHORN12
- ALPHYLS15
- ALTHAEA10
- ALTHEAS10
- ALTHORN10
- BLAHEST12
- BLAHING13
- ELCHEES12
- ELFHOOD14
- ELSHINS10
- FLEHMEN15
- FLYHAND17
- SLAHALS10
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALCHYMY | 20 | 20 | All three |
| ALCHEMY | 17 | 18 | All three |
| FLYHAND | 17 | 17 | Collins only |
| FLEHMEN | 15 | 17 | Collins · NWL |
| ALPHYLS | 15 | 16 | All three |
| ELFHOOD | 14 | 14 | Collins only |
| BLAHING | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| ALPHORN | 12 | 14 | All three |
| BLAHEST | 12 | 13 | NWL only |
| ALCHERA | 12 | 13 | Collins only |
| ELCHEES | 12 | 13 | Collins only |
| ALTHAEA | 10 | 10 | All three |
This is a narrow letter pattern: L stays in the second position and H in the fourth across all 17 matches. Nine begin with A, while only one begins with S. Just one match counts as common by English word frequency, so expect many unfamiliar entries. Use the fixed letters to prune candidates, then check whether your game's dictionary accepts them.
7-letter words with L as the 2nd letter and H as the 4th letter
- Exactly 17 tournament-dictionary words match the L-second, H-fourth pattern.
- Nine start with A; E accounts for three, while B and F account for two each.
- S is the most common final letter, appearing on five matches; N ends three.
- ALCHYMY scores 20 points, ahead of ALCHEMY and FLYHAND at 17 each.
- Collins includes 15 matches, NWL2023 includes 11, and ENABLE includes 8.
Which words fit the pattern?
ALCHEMY is a recognizable starting point, but the matching set quickly gets more specialized. ALCHEMY, ALTHAEA, ALPHORN, and ALLHEAL all begin with A and put H in the fourth slot. Those examples make the shared structure easy to check: A-L is fixed at the start, and the fourth character is H.
The less familiar entries include FLEHMEN, ALCHERA, ALCHYMY, and ALPHYLS. Endings help narrow the search: five matches finish in S, including ALPHYLS and ELCHEES, while three finish in N, including ALPHORN and FLEHMEN. Treat the endings as a filter, not a guarantee that a word will suit your game.
Which matching words score the most?
ALCHYMY leads at 20 points, with ALCHEMY and FLYHAND tied at 17. FLEHMEN and ALPHYLS each score 15, and ELFHOOD reaches 14. If the board offers a premium square, consider the placement as well as the listed score; the high-value letters make these entries stand out.
The main limitation is familiarity: only one of the 17 words is common by frequency, and none are Wordle answers. Dictionary coverage also varies, from 8 ENABLE matches to 15 Collins matches. For a tournament play, confirm the word in your game's list rather than relying on the letter pattern alone.
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