7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and H as the 4th letter
7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and H as the 4th letter have 114 matches; only four are common.
4 of 114 are everyday words (4%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With O in 2nd place, T is the most common 4th letter (451 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- NOTHING11
- NOWHERE13
- MOTHERS12
- BOTHERS12
- BOYHOOD16
- YOGHURT14
- GOPHERS13
- POTHOLE12
- GODHEAD13
- JODHPUR20
- POTHEAD13
- FOGHORN14
- COCHLEA14
- COWHERD16
- FOXHOLE20
- HOTHEAD14
- COWHIDE16
- GOSHAWK18
- BONHAMS14
- SOPHIST12
- GODHOOD13
- TOEHOLD11
- JOSHING18
- BOWHEAD16
- MOSHING13
- COWHAND16
- POSHEST12
- NOSHING11
- POCHARD15
- BODHRAN13
- MOGHULS13
- MOCHILA14
- BOTHANS12
- BOTHIES12
- SOPHISM14
- COCHAIR14
- TOWHEES13
- SOPHIES12
- GOTHICS13
- OOTHECA12
- POOHING13
- FOXHUNT20
- LOCHANS12
- MOPHEAD15
- HOPHEAD16
- TOWHEAD14
- POTHOOK16
- NOSHERY13
All valid words 114
- BODHRAN13
- BOGHOLE13
- BONHAMS14
- BOOHAIS12
- BOOHING13
- BOOHOOS12
- BOSHBOK18
- BOSHTER12
- BOTHANS12
- BOTHERS12
- BOTHIES12
- BOTHOLE12
- BOTHRIA12
- BOWHEAD16
- BOWHUNT15
- BOXHAUL19
- BOYHOOD16
- COCHAIR14
- COCHINS14
- COCHLEA14
- COEHORN12
- COSHERS12
- COSHERY15
- COSHING13
- COTHURN12
- COWHAGE16
- COWHAND16
- COWHEEL15
- COWHERB17
- COWHERD16
- COWHIDE16
- DOBHASH16
- DOCHMII15
- DOGHOLE12
- DORHAWK18
- FOGHORN14
- FORHENT13
- FORHOOS13
- FORHOWS16
- FOTHERS13
- FOXHOLE20
- FOXHUNT20
- GODHEAD13
- GODHOOD13
- GOPHERS13
- GORHENS11
- GOSHAWK18
- GOTHICS13
- GOTHITE11
- HOGHOOD15
- HOPHEAD16
- HOTHEAD14
- HOUHERE13
- JODHPUR20
- JOSHERS17
- JOSHING18
- KOCHIAS16
- KOLHOZY26
- KOSHERS14
- KOWHAIS17
- LOCHANS12
- LOCHIAL12
- LOCHIAS12
- LOTHEST10
- MOCHELL14
- MOCHIER14
- MOCHILA14
- MOGHULS13
- MOPHEAD15
- MOSHERS12
- MOSHING13
- MOTHERS12
- MOTHERY15
- MOTHIER12
- NOCHELS12
- NONHEME12
- NONHERO10
- NONHOME12
- NOSHERS10
- NOSHERY13
- NOSHING11
- NOTHING11
- NOWHERE13
- OOPHYTE15
- OOTHECA12
- POCHARD15
- POCHAYS17
- POCHOIR14
- POOHING13
- POSHEST12
- POSHING13
- POTHEAD13
- POTHEEN12
- POTHERB14
- POTHERS12
- POTHERY15
- POTHOLE12
- POTHOOK16
- POWHIRI15
- ROCHETS12
- ROTHERS10
- SONHOOD11
- SOPHIES12
- SOPHISM14
- SOPHIST12
- TOCHERS12
- TOEHOLD11
- TOSHACH15
- TOSHERS10
- TOSHIER10
- TOSHING11
- TOWHEAD14
- TOWHEES13
- YOGHURT14
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOLHOZY | 26 | 25 | All three |
| JODHPUR | 20 | 23 | All three |
| FOXHOLE | 20 | 20 | All three |
| FOXHUNT | 20 | 21 | All three |
| BOXHAUL | 19 | 21 | All three |
| GOSHAWK | 18 | 18 | All three |
| JOSHING | 18 | 21 | All three |
| DORHAWK | 18 | 17 | All three |
| BOSHBOK | 18 | 19 | All three |
| POCHAYS | 17 | 17 | Collins only |
| JOSHERS | 17 | 18 | All three |
| COWHERB | 17 | 18 | All three |
The fixed letters leave five open positions, and the resulting words range from NOTHING and NOWHERE to less familiar entries such as KOLHOZY. The ending is especially revealing: S is the most common final letter, while B leads the starting letters. Only 4 matches count as common, while S closes 33 entries; most are better approached as pattern candidates than familiar vocabulary.
7-letter words with O as the 2nd letter and H as the 4th letter
- 114 tournament-dictionary entries match the pattern, with O second and H fourth.
- Only 4 matches count as common words; NOTHING and NOWHERE are recognizable examples.
- 33 words end in S, compared with 15 ending in D.
- B starts 17 matches, ahead of C and P, which each start 14.
Which words fit the O-and-H pattern?
NOTHING, NOWHERE, MOTHERS, and BOTHERs show how different the open letters can be. Each keeps O in position two and H in position four, but the words range from everyday vocabulary to less common forms.
The starting-letter spread has a clear leader: B begins 17 entries, while C and P each begin 14. Examples include BOYHOOD, BOWHEAD, COCHLEA, and POTHOLE, so the pattern does not belong to just one word family.
The final-letter figures tilt even more sharply. S closes 33 matches, more than twice the 15 ending in D; MOTHERS, BOTHERs, and GOPHERS illustrate the S-ending group.
Which matching word scores highest?
KOLHOZY tops the Scrabble scores at 26 points. JODHPUR and FOXHOLE each score 20, while GOSHAWK and JOSHING reach 18. The average score across these entries is 13.8, so the standout score comes from a less familiar word rather than an everyday choice.
The dictionary coverage is broad but not identical: Collins includes 111 matches, NWL2023 has 80, and ENABLE has 72. Those totals overlap, and only 4 words are common, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure entry.
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