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7-letter words with O as the 1st letter and H as the 5th letter

7-letter words with O first and H fifth: 11 tournament-dictionary matches, led by oxyphil at 22 points.

11 wordsTop pick OUTSHOTHighest score OXYPHIL 22

With O in 1st place, I is the most common 5th letter (142 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • OUTSHOT10
  • ORISHAS10
  • OVERHIT13
  • OBEAHED13
  • OBECHES14
  • ONYCHAS15
  • ONYCHIA15
  • ORACHES12
  • OUTCHID13
  • OVERHOT13
  • OXYPHIL22
All valid words 11

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

  • OBEAHED13
  • OBECHES14
  • ONYCHAS15
  • ONYCHIA15
  • ORACHES12
  • ORISHAS10
  • OUTCHID13
  • OUTSHOT10
  • OVERHIT13
  • OVERHOT13
  • OXYPHIL22

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
OXYPHIL2222All three
ONYCHAS1515Collins only
ONYCHIA1515Collins only
OBECHES1415Collins only
OVERHIT1313Collins only
OUTCHID1314All three
OVERHOT1313All three
OBEAHED1313Collins only
ORACHES1212All three
OUTSHOT1010All three
ORISHAS109Collins · NWL

The pattern fixes O in the opening slot and H in the fifth, leaving five positions to distinguish a compact set. The examples range from familiar-looking outshot and overhit to specialist terms such as onychia and oxyphil. All 11 appear in Collins; six also appear in NWL2023 and five in ENABLE, so the accepted list depends on your game’s dictionary.

7-letter words with O first and H fifth: key facts

  • There are 11 matches across tournament dictionaries, and all 11 appear in Collins.
  • Oxyphil leads the scoring list at 22 points; onychas and onychia tie at 15.
  • Four words end in S, three in T, and two in D; only two end in A or L.
  • None ranks among the top 25,000 common English words.

What stands out in this fixed-letter pattern?

The narrow count is striking beside the same pattern with S in front: that sibling has 126 matches, compared with 11 for O. If the first letter is uncertain, testing another starter opens up far more choices; if O is fixed, keep the fifth slot firmly on H.

Endings give a practical sorting clue. Nine of these 11 words finish in S, T, or D, including orishas, outshot, and outchid. Check those common final letters before spending a turn on the less frequent A and L endings.

For points, oxyphil is the standout at 22, while onychas and onychia score 15 each. Outshot scores 10, making it the lower-scoring, more recognizable option among these examples. These are word scores, not a promise of a premium-square total.

The honest drawback is vocabulary: none of the matches is common by the top-25,000 frequency cutoff, and several examples are specialist terms. Treat the pattern as a candidate filter, then check your game's word list before committing an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with O and have H fifth?
There are 11 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern. All 11 are accepted in Collins, while six appear in NWL2023 and five in ENABLE, so a North American or ENABLE word game may show a shorter set.
Which O-first, H-fifth word scores the most?
Oxyphil is the top scorer at 22 points. Onychas and onychia share second place at 15 points each, while outshot scores 10. Board premiums can change a play's total, but they do not change these base word scores.
Which final letters appear most in O-first, H-fifth words?
Four of the 11 words end in S, three end in T, and two end in D, so those are the endings to test first. ORISHAS, OUTSHOT, and OUTCHID show the group, while only two matches end in A or L.

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