Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with E as 2nd and H as 5th Letter
Few patterns are as handy as E in the second box and H in the fifth, and these words show why. E in the second box is one of the most common vowel placements, and it follows almost any consonant. A final H nearly always follows C, T or S as part of CH, TH or SH.
84matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with E as 2nd and H as 5th Letter
- beach
- beath
- beech
- beeth
- bekah
- belah
- belch
- bench
- bensh
- berth
- deash
- death
- delph
- depoh
- depth
- derah
- derth
- felch
- ferth
- fetch
- gerah
- getah
- heath
- heigh
- heuch
- heugh
- hewgh
- heygh
- keach
- keech
- keleh
- kench
- kerch
- ketch
- leach
- leash
- leath
- leech
- leish
- lench
- lenth
- letch
- leuch
- leugh
- lewth
- meach
- meath
- meech
- meeth
- meith
- melch
- mensh
- merch
- mergh
- neath
- neigh
- peach
- perch
- reach
- reech
- retch
- rewth
- seech
- selah
- semih
- sereh
- seugh
- teach
- teeth
- tench
- tenth
- tetch
- teuch
- teugh
- vetch
- weesh
- weigh
- welch
- welsh
- wench
- wersh
- yecch
- yeech
- yerth
What the Common Words Have in Common
Most of these words begin with B as in BEACH, T as in TEACH and L as in LEASH. The third box is usually A in DEATH, E in TEETH and R in BERTH. The fourth box is most often C in REACH and T in DEATH.
Useful five-letter words
DEATH, REACH, BEACH, TEACH and TEETH are the best known words that fit, so they make sensible first guesses. DEPTH, BENCH and WELSH are worth keeping in reserve.
- DEATH
- REACH
- BEACH
- TEACH
- TEETH
A Smart Way to Use Both Letters
The first box is the biggest unknown, and B, T and L are the strongest openers to test. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with A the most likely letter. The fixed E and H do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Playing This Pattern in Word Games
In Scrabble, E is worth one point and H is worth four points. Words like DEATH, REACH and BEACH are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
Which letters usually start words with E second and H fifth
B, T and L are the usual openers, as in BEACH, TEACH and LEASH. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
Is E second and H fifth a common pattern in Wordle
It is a large group, so it gives you plenty of choices. Knowing the usual openers and middle letters helps more than guessing blindly.
What does a final H tell me about the word
A final H nearly always follows C, T or S as part of CH, TH or SH. DEATH and REACH show the pattern.