5-letter words with A as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter

Nearly half the list finish in S, so plurals like SEATS, BOATS, COATS and BEATS carry the group. A quarter end in -ATE instead, giving STATE, PLATE, CRATE and SKATE. Only 22 matches rank as common words, and the average score is 7.6.

What the A third, T fourth list contains

• 101 matches hold A in slot three and T in slot four.
• 44 finish in S, led by plural forms like SEATS, BOATS, COATS and BEATS.
• 25 close on -ATE, including STATE, PLATE, CRATE, SKATE and ELATE.
• 17 are Wordle answers and 22 count as common words.
• QUATE and QUATS tie at the top on 14 points.

Which A third, T fourth words are Wordle answers?

Seventeen match: ABATE, AGATE, CRATE, DEATH, ELATE, GRATE, HEATH, IRATE, LOATH, MEATY, OVATE, PLATE, SKATE, SLATE, STATE, SWATH and WRATH. Four of them finish on -TH, DEATH, HEATH, SWATH and WRATH, and those are the least predictable of the set.

The answer list is friendlier than the pattern average suggests. CRATE, PLATE, SKATE, SLATE and STATE all land on 12 points or less but read instantly, so they suit a grid that already shows the A and T.

The -ATE and -ATS tails drive the endings

Forty-four matches end in S, and most are plurals or third-person verbs: SEATS, HEATS, MEATS, CHATS, FEATS and BRATS. Twenty-five take the -ATE tail instead, where STATE, PLATE, CRATE and GRATE feel like everyday words. H, Y and A split the remaining tails at 11, 7 and 5.

A hard T in slot four rules out most irregular nouns, which explains why only 22 matches count as common and the average score sits at 7.6. Collins lists all 101, but NWL2023 keeps 70 and ENABLE 69, leaving 31 matches that only Collins accepts.

Splitting an A-T grid by its ending