Five-letter position pattern
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and H as 5th Letter
Few patterns are as handy as O in the second box and H in the fifth, and these words show why. O in the second box is one of the most common placements and follows many consonants. A final H nearly always follows C, T or S as part of CH, TH or SH.
83matching five-letter words
5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and H as 5th Letter
- bokeh
- boodh
- booth
- borgh
- botch
- bouch
- bough
- coach
- conch
- cooch
- cooth
- corah
- cotch
- couch
- cough
- couth
- doeth
- donah
- doseh
- dough
- eoith
- forth
- fotch
- fouth
- fowth
- goeth
- gotch
- gouch
- hooch
- hoosh
- horah
- hotch
- hough
- jough
- kotch
- loach
- loath
- looch
- lotah
- louch
- lough
- lowth
- month
- mooch
- mooth
- morph
- morth
- mouch
- mouth
- mowch
- mowth
- north
- notch
- nowch
- oomph
- poach
- pooch
- porch
- potch
- pouch
- roach
- rotch
- rough
- routh
- rowth
- sokah
- solah
- sooth
- sough
- south
- sowth
- toosh
- tooth
- torah
- torch
- touch
- tough
- vouch
- woosh
- worth
- wouch
- wough
- youth
Starts, Middles and Endings
Openers to expect include T as in TOUCH, M as in MONTH and C as in COACH. Between the fixed letters, look for U in SOUTH, R in NORTH and A in COACH. Just before the final H, expect T in SOUTH and C in COACH.
Useful five-letter words
SOUTH, NORTH, MONTH, WORTH and COACH are the best known words that fit, so they make sensible first guesses. TOUCH, MOUTH and TOUGH are worth keeping in reserve.
- SOUTH
- NORTH
- MONTH
- WORTH
- COACH
Quick Strategy for This Pattern
The first box is the biggest unknown, and T, M and C are the strongest openers to test. After that, the third box is the next best place to spend a guess, with U the most likely letter. The fixed O and H do a lot of the work, so use your guesses on the three open boxes rather than on those two letters.
Using These Words in Scrabble
In Scrabble, O is worth one point and H is worth four points. Words like SOUTH, NORTH and MONTH are handy to remember when you hold both of these letters.
Frequently asked questions
Which letters usually start words with O second and H fifth
T, M and C are the usual openers, as in TOUCH, MONTH and COACH. Testing one of them in the first box is the quickest way to narrow the list.
What are some common 5 letter words with O as 2nd and H as 5th letter
SOUTH, NORTH, MONTH, WORTH and COACH are among the best known. TOUCH, MOUTH and TOUGH are good follow ups.
What should I guess first for this pattern
SOUTH is a strong first choice, because it is a familiar word that also tests S, T and U in the three open boxes.