6-letter words with A as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter

The pattern is A??E??: A opens the word, E sits fourth, and two letters remain at the end. Familiar entries include ACCESS, APPEAR, ASLEEP, and ASPECT, but only 31 matches fall among the most frequent English words. Collins carries all 140; ENABLE and NWL2023 stop at 106 each.

How many six-letter words have A first and E fourth?

• Exactly 140 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern, and Collins carries every one of them.
• Only 31 matches rank among the 25,000 most frequent English words, so familiar entries are a minority.
• ACCESS, ACCEPT, APPEAR, and AFFECT show recognizable forms among the matching words.
• Fifty-five matches end in S, ahead of T with 26 and E with 12.

Which words fit the A??E?? Pattern?

ACCESS, ACCEPT, and ASSESS share a doubled middle consonant, while APPEAR and APPEAL give you a different shape to scan. ASLEEP and ASPECT are also familiar options. Use the fixed E in position four first, then test the two open slots before it and the two after it.

The final letter offers another quick filter: more than half of these matches end in S, with 55 examples, compared with 26 ending in T. Entries such as ASSETS, ANGELS, and AGREES fit that S-heavy pattern. Only 12 end in E, so an E at the final position narrows the possibilities sharply.

6-letter words with A as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter

ABJECT is the standout scoring choice in this pattern. Its J and C do the heavy lifting; familiar words such as ACCESS and APPEAR are easier to recognize, but do not top the score list.

• ABJECT leads the scoring list at 17 points, ahead of every other matching word.
• ALTEZA scores 15, while AFFECT, ADNEXA, ADIEUX, and AXSEED each score 14.
• ANNEXE, ABBEYS, AMBERY, and ADVEWS are next at 13 points apiece.
• The average score is 8.9, so ABJECT stands out rather than representing a typical play.