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Ninety two words hold H second and O third, and the group carries more borrowed spellings than most.
S takes thirty two of the ninety two and C takes twenty one, with W on eleven and T on nine. SHORT, CHOIR, WHOLE and THOSE show the main branches.
PHONE, PHOTO, PHONY, PHONO, PHONS and PHOTS all come from Greek roots where PH stands for a single sound. P opens seven of the ninety two.
They behave differently from the rest of the group. Where the SH and CH words lean towards consonant endings, the PH words mostly finish on a vowel or an S.
DHOBI, DHOLE, DHOTI and DHOWS came from South Asian languages, KHOJA from Persian and RHOMB from Greek. GHOST and GHOUL look native but their GH spelling is inherited too.
E closes sixteen of the ninety two, S closes thirteen and T closes twelve. Those three take a large share, which makes the last box the most predictable part of the pattern.
SHORT tests more common letters and covers the busiest opening. PHONE is useful only once you already suspect the PH branch.
The light pastry used for profiteroles and eclairs, borrowed straight from French.
A choko is a green vegetable, sometimes called chayote, and a chook is Australian slang for a chicken. Both are valid and easy to mix up.