Menu
Find words

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

7-letter words with N as the 3rd letter and H as the 6th letter number 23, including TONIGHT, LENGTHY, and PANACHE.

23 wordsTop pick TONIGHTHighest score ZENITHS 19

3 of 23 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With N in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (667 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Best words to play first 23 · most-used first

  • TONIGHT11
  • LENGTHS11
  • LENGTHY14
  • PANACHE14
  • GANACHE13
  • TANIWHA13
  • PANOCHE14
  • ZENITHS19
  • PANOCHA14
  • MENSCHY17
  • PENUCHE14
  • BENIGHT13
  • GANJAHS18
  • GONOPHS13
  • GUNYAHS14
  • LANGAHA11
  • MONETHS12
  • PENOCHE14
  • PENUCHI14
  • PUNKAHS16
  • SUNNAHS10
  • TANNAHS10

Showing the top 22 of 23 words. See every valid word

All valid words 23

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

  • BENIGHT13
  • EUNUCHS12
  • GANACHE13
  • GANJAHS18
  • GONOPHS13
  • GUNYAHS14
  • LANGAHA11
  • LENGTHS11
  • LENGTHY14
  • MENSCHY17
  • MONETHS12
  • PANACHE14
  • PANOCHA14
  • PANOCHE14
  • PENOCHE14
  • PENUCHE14
  • PENUCHI14
  • PUNKAHS16
  • SUNNAHS10
  • TANIWHA13
  • TANNAHS10
  • TONIGHT11
  • ZENITHS19
Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. P30%
  2. G17%
  3. L13%
2nd letter
  1. A35%
  2. E35%
  3. U17%
4th letter
  1. O17%
  2. I17%
  3. U13%
5th letter
  1. C39%
  2. A26%
  3. T17%
7th letter
  1. S43%
  2. E22%
  3. A13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 14 in Scrabble; ZENITHS tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 2 words
  2. 11 points: 3 words
  3. 1212 points: 2 words
  4. 13 points: 4 words
  5. 1414 points: 8 words
  6. 15 points: 0 words
  7. 1616 points: 1 words
  8. 17 points: 1 words
  9. 1818 points: 1 words
  10. 19 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZENITHS1919All three
GANJAHS1821All three
MENSCHY1718Collins · NWL
PUNKAHS1618All three
LENGTHY1415All three
PANACHE1416All three
PANOCHE1416All three
PANOCHA1416All three
PENUCHE1417All three
PENOCHE1416All three
PENUCHI1417All three
GUNYAHS1415Collins only

The fixed pattern is _ _ N _ _ H _, and it produces 23 tournament-dictionary matches. TONIGHT and LENGTHY are easy to recognize; PANACHE and ZENITHS show the range of word shapes that fit. Only 3 entries rank among common English words, so the pattern quickly reaches beyond everyday vocabulary.

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

  • Exactly 23 entries place N third and H sixth.
  • TONIGHT, LENGTHY, and PANACHE are familiar starting points for scanning.
  • ZENITHS tops the scoring list at 19 points.
  • Ten matches end in S; five end in E.
  • Collins lists 23 matches, versus 17 in NWL2023 and 16 in ENABLE.

How do the matches end?

S is the clear leader: 10 matches finish with that letter, while E appears on five and A on three. The other endings are T, Y, and I, so checking a known final letter can shrink the search fast.

That ending split shows up in recognizable examples. LENGTHS and ZENITHS finish in S; LENGTHY ends in Y, and TONIGHT ends in T. PANACHE closes with E, and the fixed H sits just before each final letter, making the clue easy to verify once you have a candidate.

Which matches score highest?

ZENITHS leads at 19 Scrabble points, while LENGTHY and PANACHE each score 14. The letter Z gives ZENITHS much of its edge; don't overlook the board, though, since a premium square can change a play's total. These are word scores, not a promise that every board position is favorable.

The matches are not evenly familiar: only 3 count as common, and 21 of the 23 have definitions. Collins has all 23; NWL2023 has 17, while ENABLE has 16. That mismatch matters when a play hinges on a less familiar form, so check your game's word list before challenging an unfamiliar entry; one dictionary's acceptance does not guarantee another's.

For a clue solver, write the pattern as _ _ N _ _ H _ before testing candidates. Both known letters must stay in their exact slots; searching for any word that merely contains N and H will admit false matches.

Questions people ask

How many of these matches are common English words?
Only 3 of the 23 matches rank among common English words. TONIGHT, LENGTHY, and PANACHE are recognizable examples, but many entries are less familiar. The common-word count is a small slice of the full tournament-dictionary list.
How many points does ZENITHS score in Scrabble?
ZENITHS scores 19 points and leads the scoring list for this pattern. LENGTHY and PANACHE each score 14. Those are base word scores; the board's premium squares can change the total for an individual play.
Why do the dictionary totals differ?
The tournament dictionaries do not include exactly the same words. Collins lists all 23 matches, while NWL2023 lists 17 and ENABLE lists 16. Check the word list used by your game before relying on an unfamiliar match.

Keep going