7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and H as the 3rd letter

This fixed N-H pattern is led by U-initial words: 32 begin with U and 17 with I. Only seven matches qualify as common English words, so UNHAPPY, INHERIT, and ENHANCE stand out from the rarer tail. Collins includes all 52 matches, compared with 36 in NWL2023 and 35 in ENABLE.

7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and H as the 3rd letter

• Collins accepts all 52 matches; NWL2023 has 36 and ENABLE has 35.
• U begins 32 words, while I begins 17; E and A begin the other three.
• Seven entries meet the common-word cutoff, including UNHAPPY and INHERIT.
• S is the final letter in 19 matches, ahead of D with nine.
• UNHAPPY tops the scoring examples at 17 points; UNHITCH follows at 15.

Which words fit the N-H pattern?

UNHAPPY, UNHEARD, UNHINGE, and UNHITCH show the U-N-H opening; INHERIT, INHIBIT, INHABIT, and INHALED give the I-N-H alternative. Those two starts account for 49 of 52 entries, leaving only three beginning with E or A. That strong U/I skew is the quickest narrowing clue when your pattern already fixes the second and third tiles.

Many matches are related forms rather than everyday headwords: INHALED, INHALER, and INHALES share INHAL-, while UNHOOKS and UNHOPED show how later letters shift. The common-word count is just seven, so don't assume every dictionary-valid fit will feel familiar; confirm obscure plays against the word list used in your game.

The fixed letters distinguish these matches from nearby patterns; a word with N or H shifted one place belongs on a different list.

How should you use these seven-letter plays?

• UNHAPPY is the top listed play at 17 points, with UNHITCH next at 15; UNHOOKS scores 14.
• 19 matches end in S, while D appears nine times and E and T six each.
• Test U before I: those initials cover 49 matches, leaving only three E- or A-starts.
• For 7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and H as the 3rd letter, UNHAPPY leads on raw score; board multipliers change the total.