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

The fixed pattern is _ _ O _ _ H _, but the endings vary sharply: 27 words finish with S, while 11 end in Y. THOUGHT, BROUGHT, and DROUGHT are more familiar examples; many other matches are specialist or less common words. The dictionary counts overlap, so they should not be added together.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 52 tournament-dictionary words with O third and H sixth.
• S is the most common first letter, appearing in 13 matches.
• S is also the most common final letter, with 27 words ending that way.
• POOJAHS leads the Scrabble scoring list at 19 points.
• Only 4 matches rank among the 25,000 most common English words.

Which endings appear most often?

Words ending in S dominate: 27 of the 52 matches have that final letter. Examples include GROWTHS, TROUGHS, PLOUGHS, and SMOOTHS. The pattern therefore often fits a plural or other S-ending form, but do not assume every answer is a familiar plural.

Y is the next strongest ending, with 11 matches. GROUCHY and BLOTCHY show how that ending can turn the fixed O-and-H pattern into an adjective. By contrast, only 5 matches end in T, including THOUGHT and BROUGHT.

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

For a scoring play, POOJAHS is the standout at 19 points before board bonuses. BLOTCHY, HOOKAHS, SMOOCHY, GROWTHY, and several other entries score 17. A premium square can change the board total, so compare the letters you can actually place rather than relying on the listed score alone.

The dictionary split is a practical limitation: 50 matches appear in Collins, 37 in NWL2023, and 33 in ENABLE. Those counts overlap, and a word accepted in one game may not be accepted in another. THOUGHT and BROUGHT are recognizable, but many matches are uncommon; check your game's word list before committing a less familiar entry.