5 Letter Words with O as 2nd and H as 3rd Letter

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  • BOHEA
  • COHOG
  • COHOS
  • FOHNS
  • JOHNS
  • KOHLS
  • LOHAN
  • MOHEL
  • MOHUR
  • NOHOW
  • OOHED
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Only eleven words hold O second and H third, and they reached English from all over the world.

Where the OH Words Came From

KOHLS is eye cosmetic from Arabic, MOHUR a gold coin from India, MOHEL a Jewish ritual circumciser from Hebrew, and BOHEA a black tea from Chinese. FOHNS is the German wind, written without its umlaut.

  • KOHLS
  • MOHEL
  • BOHEA
  • FOHNS
  • NOHOW

NOHOW and OOHED Are the Native Entries

NOHOW means in no way, and it is standard if slightly dated English. OOHED is simply the past tense of ooh, the sound of appreciation.

One of the eleven opens with a vowel, and OOHED is it. It is also the only entry where the O before the H belongs to a doubled pair rather than a separate syllable.

S closes four of the eleven, more than any other letter, which is what plurals of borrowed nouns tend to produce.

With eleven words spread across nine opening letters, nothing repeats enough to reason from. This is a page to read rather than deduce.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a MOHEL

The person who performs a Jewish ritual circumcision. The word is Hebrew and English uses it unchanged.

What does COHOG mean

A hard shelled clam, more often spelled quahog. Both forms appear in word lists and only this one fits five letters.

Is NOHOW proper English

Yes, though it sounds old fashioned now. It turns up in Lewis Carroll and in nineteenth century dialect writing.

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