Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with I as 2nd and H as 5th Letter
Five letter words with I second and H fifth turn up in puzzles more often than you might expect. I in the second box follows many consonants and often leads into the IGHT spelling. A final H nearly always follows C, T or S as part of CH, TH or SH.
49matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with I as 2nd and H as 5th Letter
- airth
- aitch
- biach
- bilch
- bilsh
- bimah
- birch
- birth
- bitch
- cinch
- ditch
- fifth
- filch
- filth
- finch
- firth
- fitch
- girsh
- girth
- hilch
- hitch
- kileh
- kinah
- liesh
- linch
- milch
- minah
- mirth
- misch
- mitch
- nikah
- ninth
- nitch
- pilch
- pinch
- pitch
- rinch
- sidth
- sieth
- sirih
- sitch
- sixth
- tilth
- titch
- width
- winch
- witch
- yirth
- zilch
The Shape of the Pattern
Most of these words begin with F as in FIFTH, W as in WITCH and B as in BIRTH. The third box is usually T in PITCH, N in NINTH and R in BIRTH. Just before the final H, expect C in PITCH and T in FIFTH.
Useful five-letter words
FIFTH, BIRTH, PITCH, SIXTH and WITCH are the entries you are most likely to meet. NINTH, WIDTH and DITCH are worth keeping in reserve.
- FIFTH
- BIRTH
- PITCH
- SIXTH
- WITCH
A Wordle Tip for This Pattern
The first box is the biggest unknown, and F, W and B are the strongest openers to test. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with T the most likely letter. The fixed I and H do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Scrabble and Other Word Games
In Scrabble, I is worth one point and H is worth four points. Words like FIFTH, BIRTH and PITCH are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
Is I second and H fifth a common pattern in Wordle
It is a fair sized group, so it gives you plenty of choices. Knowing the usual openers and middle letters helps more than guessing blindly.
What does I as the second letter tell me
I in the second box follows many consonants and often leads into the IGHT spelling. FIFTH is a good example.
What are some common 5 letter words with I as 2nd and H as 5th letter
FIFTH, BIRTH, PITCH, SIXTH and WITCH are among the best known. NINTH, WIDTH and DITCH are good follow ups.