7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and H as the 5th letter

Pinning down both positions leaves a tiny set: every answer has T in slot two and H in slot five, but the opening letter is usually S. STASHED and STASHES share a familiar base; the other entries include specialist spellings such as STACHYS and STICHIC. The pattern has no common-frequency matches, so expect more dictionary checking than everyday vocabulary.

At a glance: an S-heavy pattern

• Only 11 tournament-dictionary words fit the T-second, H-fifth pattern.
• Nine begin with S; the remaining two begin with A.
• STACHYS scores 15, ahead of STICHIC at 14.
• Seven entries have definitions, while none qualifies as common by frequency.

Which 7-letter words have T second and H fifth?

The pattern yields 11 matches: STASHED, STASHES, STACHYS, ATISHOO, ATAGHAN, STASHIE, STICHIC, STICHOI, STICHOS, STISHIE, and STUSHIE. The nine S-openers dominate; ATISHOO and ATAGHAN are the only A-openers. That split narrows a rack quickly: test S before spending time on another starting letter.

The endings are split too: three words end in E, three in S, and the other five end in C, D, I, N, or O, one each.

This is a particularly tight pattern. The neighboring R-second, H-fifth group has 95 matches, and the U-second version has 99; this T-second set has just 11.

Which entries score most, and where are they accepted?

STACHYS leads at 15 points, with STICHIC next at 14. STASHED and ATAGHAN each score 11, while STASHES, ATISHOO, STASHIE, and STISHIE each score 10. The top two beat the familiar STASHED by a clear margin, but a high score does not make an unfamiliar word an automatic play.

Dictionary coverage differs sharply: all 11 appear in Collins, while NWL2023 includes five and ENABLE includes four. None meets the common group, and only seven have definitions. Treat STACHYS, STICHIC, and the other uncommon forms as vocabulary checks; confirm your game's word list before playing.