7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and H as the 6th letter

Lock the pattern as _R___H_: R sits in slot two and H in slot six, leaving four positions to solve; Collins has 43 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 29; Just 8 qualify as common in frequency rankings, so familiar candidates sit beside specialist vocabulary.

7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and H as the 6th letter

• Collins recognizes 43 words with both slots fixed.
• ENABLE and NWL2023 each list 29 matches.
• Only 8 qualify as common in frequency rankings.
• 16 matches end in S; another 13 end in Y.
• FRATCHY and GRUMPHY lead the score list at 18 points apiece.
• B leads the first-letter spread with 10 words; G follows with 7, then D and W with 6 each.

Which matches are familiar, and which score well?

BROUGHT, BREATHE, FREIGHT, DROUGHT, WROUGHT, and GROWTHS show how varied the consonant clusters can be. CRUNCHY and GROUCHY are more familiar footholds, and both end in Y. That ending appears 13 times, just behind S, which closes 16 matches.

FRATCHY and GRUMPHY top the score list at 18 points each. CRUNCHY, PREACHY, BRANCHY, and GROWTHY each score 17. The counterintuitive part: the two highest scorers are less familiar than CRUNCHY, so the maximum score is not necessarily the easiest word to spot.

Dictionary coverage matters as much as the pattern. Collins lists 43 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each list 29; a word accepted in one game may not be accepted in another. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

For a quick solve, try the common-looking cluster BR first: BROUGHT, BREATHE, and BREATHS all fit. Then test endings in S or Y, the two largest groups. The 7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and H as the 6th letter include plenty of less familiar choices, too.