7-letter words with M as the 3rd letter and H as the 5th letter

The pattern is __M_H__, with two open positions before M, one between M and H, and two after H. That leaves five unknown tiles around a fixed pair. SOMEHOW is the only common entry, while familiar-looking options such as GUMSHOE, RIMSHOT, and CAMPHOR make the pattern easier to scan than its rarer entries.

At a glance: the standout matches

• The __M_H__ pattern has 24 tournament-dictionary matches.
• SOMEHOW is the only common entry in this group.
• N begins 7 matches and S begins 6, the leading starting letters.
• PEMPHIX tops the score list at 23 points.
• E and S each end 4 matches; D and R each end 3.

Which matching words score highest?

PEMPHIX tops the score list at 23, followed by NYMPHLY at 20 and NYMPHIC at 19. KIMCHEE, KIMCHIS, HUMPhed, and LYMPHAD each score 18. The set's average score is 16.1, so PEMPHIX sits well above its typical result.

That difference makes the rare-letter entry a tactical candidate, not an automatic play. Save PEMPHIX for a placement that uses its high-value tiles effectively; a raw word score alone does not tell you the turn's full value. KIMCHEE is more recognizable, but its 18-point score is lower.

7-letter words with M as the 3rd letter and H as the 5th letter

For 7-letter words with M as the 3rd letter and H as the 5th letter, the recorded first-letter leaders are N with 7 and S with 6; C follows with 3. Test SOMEHOW, GUMSHOE, RIMSHOT, or CAMPHOR against the crossing letters before reaching for rarer forms such as NYMPHAL.

The match endings split too: E and S each finish 4 entries, while D and R each finish 3. That gives you two productive endings to test without pretending either one determines the whole word.

Dictionary coverage is not uniform: Collins lists 22, NWL2023 has 19, and ENABLE has 16. The combined pool does not guarantee every game accepts every entry; check your game's dictionary once before committing an obscure word.