6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and T as the 3rd letter

Lock A into the second slot and T into the third, then use the remaining letters to narrow the pattern. MATTER and BATTLE are recognizable options, while the full set also includes specialist words. Of the 248 matches, 42 fall within our common-word cutoff, so a valid match is not always a familiar one.

The pattern at a glance

• The pattern contains 248 six-letter words, with A second and T third.
• M is the most common first letter, appearing in 32 matches.
• S is the most common final letter, ending 60 matches.
• MATZAH and MATZOH tie for the top score at 20 points.
• MATTER, RATHER, FATHER, and NATURE are recognizable examples.

How many 6-letter words with A second and T third?

There are 248 matches across the tournament dictionaries. The counts differ by dictionary: Collins includes 240, NWL2023 includes 191, and ENABLE includes 176. If you are playing a specific word game, check its accepted list before relying on a less familiar entry.

The opening letter gives you a useful first split. M leads with 32 words, followed by P with 27 and R with 25; B contributes 24, and L contributes 23. At the other end, 60 words finish in S, well ahead of N at 31 and E at 26.

How to use 6-letter words with A second and T third

For a familiar clue, try MATTER, RATHER, FATHER, or NATURE before testing obscure candidates. LATEST, NATION, and GATHER offer different endings and letter combinations when those first choices do not fit. Only 42 matches meet the common-word cutoff, so frequency is a practical filter when your game accepts fewer words.

For scoring, MATZAH and MATZOH lead at 20 points each; HATBOX scores 18, while KATHAK and JATAKA score 17. Those standouts rely on high-value letters, unlike everyday choices such as MATTER. The pattern also changes sharply with length: the five-letter version has 136 matches, while the seven-letter version has 425.