7-letter words with R as the 1st letter and H as the 4th letter
Forty-nine 7-letter words start with R and have H as the fourth letter, among them RUSHING, RIGHTLY, RICHEST and RETHINK.
6 of 49 are everyday words (12%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With R in 1st place, I is the most common 4th letter (224 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- RUSHING11
- RIGHTLY14
- RICHEST12
- RETHINK14
- REDHEAD12
- RICHTER12
- RESHAPE12
- RAWHIDE14
- RUSHERS10
- RECHECK18
- RIGHTED12
- RESHOOT10
- RIGHTER11
- RASHERS10
- RATHOLE10
- RUCHING13
- RICHENS12
- RUSHEES10
- RASHING11
- RIGHTEN11
- RASHIES10
- RAWHEAD14
- RICHING13
- RECHEAT12
- RUTHFUL13
- ROTHERS10
- RESHOED11
- RACHETS12
- RACHIAL12
- RAPHIAS12
- RAPHIDE13
- RASHEST10
- RATHEST10
- RECHART12
- RECHATE12
- RECHEWS15
- RECHOSE12
- RESHAVE13
- RESHINE10
- RESHIPS12
- RESHOES10
- RESHONE10
- RESHOWN13
- RESHOWS13
- RICHTED13
- RIGHTOS11
- ROCHETS12
- RUSHIER10
All valid words 49
- RACHETS12
- RACHIAL12
- RAGHEAD12
- RAPHIAS12
- RAPHIDE13
- RASHERS10
- RASHEST10
- RASHIES10
- RASHING11
- RATHEST10
- RATHOLE10
- RAWHEAD14
- RAWHIDE14
- RECHART12
- RECHATE12
- RECHEAT12
- RECHECK18
- RECHEWS15
- RECHOSE12
- REDHEAD12
- RESHAPE12
- RESHAVE13
- RESHINE10
- RESHIPS12
- RESHOED11
- RESHOES10
- RESHONE10
- RESHOOT10
- RESHOWN13
- RESHOWS13
- RETHINK14
- RICHENS12
- RICHEST12
- RICHING13
- RICHTED13
- RICHTER12
- RIGHTED12
- RIGHTEN11
- RIGHTER11
- RIGHTLY14
- RIGHTOS11
- ROCHETS12
- ROTHERS10
- RUCHING13
- RUSHEES10
- RUSHERS10
- RUSHIER10
- RUSHING11
- RUTHFUL13
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| RECHECK | 18 | 19 | All three |
| RECHEWS | 15 | 15 | All three |
| RIGHTLY | 14 | 14 | All three |
| RETHINK | 14 | 14 | All three |
| RAWHIDE | 14 | 13 | All three |
| RAWHEAD | 14 | 13 | Collins only |
| RUCHING | 13 | 16 | All three |
| RICHING | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| RUTHFUL | 13 | 15 | All three |
| RAPHIDE | 13 | 13 | All three |
| RESHAVE | 13 | 13 | All three |
| RESHOWN | 13 | 13 | All three |
The H in fourth place forms a digraph with the letter before it: SH, CH, GH or TH. That is the real structure of this list. Learn those four pairings and you know which third letters matter before you test a single option.
Quick profile of the R__H frame
- 49 words fit; 6 are common English and 40 have a definition.
- The mean Scrabble score is 11.9.
- E opens the second slot for 18 words, A for 13 and I for 10.
- S is the commonest ending (14 words), then E (9), then D and T (6 each).
- RECHECK tops the scores at 18, with RECHEWS on 15.
Which digraph carries the most words?
SH leads the way. RES- supplies 10 words, among them RESHAPE, reshave, reshine and reshoot, and RUS- and RAS- add RUSHING and rashers. Most of these are plain re- verbs, so a solver who spots the prefix has the family.
CH comes next, through REC- with 6 words and RIC- with 5, as in RECHECK and RICHEST. GH follows through RIG-, with 5 words such as RIGHTLY and righted. TH is the rarest of the four: RETHINK and rathole are the clean examples.
How should you use the ending?
Start with S. Fourteen of the 49 words end in it, about 29 percent, and most are plurals such as rushers and rashers. E is next at 9, with RESHAPE and RAWHIDE as the typical cases.
The -ING group is small. Four words end in G: rushing, rashing, ruching and riching. D and T close 6 each, and a clue that points to a past tense is worth testing there before you try anything rarer.
Dictionary coverage
Collins lists all 49, NWL2023 lists 37 and ENABLE lists 36, so a Collins-only word costs you a turn elsewhere. Check your game's word list before RICHTED or RIGHTOS.
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