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6-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter

There are 314 6-letter words with A second and T fourth, from MATTER and BATTLE to less familiar entries.

314 wordsTop pick MATTERHighest score ZAFTIG 19

53 of 314 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With A in 2nd place, I is the most common 4th letter (510 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 53 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 53 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 314

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AARTIS6
  • BAETYL11
  • BAITED9
  • BAITER8
  • BALTIS8
  • BANTAM10
  • BANTED9
  • BANTER8
  • BANTUS8
  • BARTER8
  • BARTON8
  • BASTED9
  • BASTER8
  • BASTES8
  • BASTIS8
  • BASTLE8
  • BASTOS8
  • BATTAS8
  • BATTED9
  • BATTEL8
  • BATTEN8
  • BATTER8
  • BATTIK12
  • BATTLE8
  • BATTUE8
  • BAWTIE11
  • BAXTER15
  • BAYTED12
  • CACTUS10
  • CAFTAN11
  • CALTHA11
  • CANTAL8
  • CANTAR8
  • CANTED9
  • CANTER8
  • CANTHI11
  • CANTIC10
  • CANTLE8
  • CANTON8
  • CANTOR8
  • CANTOS8
  • CANTUS8
  • CAPTAN10
  • CAPTOR10
  • CARTAS8
  • CARTED9
  • CARTEL8
  • CARTER8
  • CARTES8
  • CARTON8
  • CARTOP10
  • CASTED9
  • CASTER8
  • CASTES8
  • CASTLE8
  • CASTOR8
  • CATTED9
  • CATTIE8
  • CATTLE8
  • CAUTEL8
  • CAUTER8
  • DACTYL12
  • DAFTAR10
  • DAFTER10
  • DAFTIE10
  • DAFTLY13
  • DALTON7
  • DANTED8
  • DANTON7
  • DARTED8
  • DARTER7
  • DARTLE7
  • DARTRE7
  • DATTOS7
  • DAUTED8
  • DAUTIE7
  • DAWTED11
  • DAWTIE10
  • EARTHS9
  • EARTHY12
  • EASTED7
  • EASTER6
  • FACTIS11
  • FACTOR11
  • FACTUM13
  • FAITHS12
  • FAITOR9
  • FALTER9
  • FANTAD10
  • FANTOD10
  • FANTOM11
  • FARTED10
  • FASTED10
  • FASTEN9
  • FASTER9
  • FASTIE9
  • FASTLY12
  • FATTED10
  • FATTEN9
  • FATTER9
  • FAUTED10
  • FAUTOR9
  • GAITED8
  • GAITER7
  • GAITTS7
  • GANTED8
  • GANTRY10
  • GARTER7
  • GARTHS10
  • GASTED8
  • GASTER7
  • HAFTED13
  • HAFTER12
  • HALTED10
  • HALTER9
  • HANTED10
  • HANTLE9
  • HAPTEN11
  • HAPTIC13
  • HARTAL9
  • HARTEN9
  • HASTED10
  • HASTEN9
  • HASTES9
  • HATTED10
  • HATTER9
  • HAUTER9
  • JANTEE13
  • JARTAS13
  • KAFTAN13
  • KANTAR10
  • KANTED11
  • KANTEN10
  • KANTHA13
  • KARTER10
  • KATTIS10
  • LACTAM10
  • LACTIC10
  • LAPTOP10
  • LASTED7
  • LASTER6
  • LASTLY9
  • LATTEN6
  • LATTER6
  • LATTES6
  • LATTIN6
  • MADTOM11
  • MAFTED12
  • MAFTIR11
  • MALTED9
  • MALTHA11
  • MALTOL8
  • MANTAS8
  • MANTEL8
  • MANTES8
  • MANTIC10
  • MANTID9
  • MANTIS8
  • MANTLE8
  • MANTOS8
  • MANTRA8
  • MANTUA8
  • MARTED9
  • MARTEL8
  • MARTEN8
  • MARTIN8
  • MARTYR11
  • MASTED9
  • MASTER8
  • MASTIC10
  • MASTIX15
  • MATTED9
  • MATTER8
  • MATTES8
  • MATTIE8
  • MATTIN8
  • NASTIC8
  • NATTER6
  • NATTOS6
  • NAUTCH11
  • NAUTIC8
  • PACTUM12
  • PALTER8
  • PALTRY11
  • PANTED9
  • PANTER8
  • PANTIE8
  • PANTON8
  • PANTOS8
  • PANTRY11
  • PANTUN8
  • PARTAN8
  • PARTED9
  • PARTER8
  • PARTIM10
  • PARTIS8
  • PARTLY11
  • PARTON8
  • PASTAS8
  • PASTED9
  • PASTEL8
  • PASTER8
  • PASTES8
  • PASTIE8
  • PASTIL8
  • PASTIS8
  • PASTOR8
  • PASTRY11
  • PATTED9
  • PATTEE8
  • PATTEN8
  • PATTER8
  • PATTES8
  • PATTIE8
  • PATTLE8
  • RAFTED10
  • RAFTER9
  • RAGTAG8
  • RAGTOP9
  • RAITAS6
  • RAITED7
  • RAMTIL8
  • RANTED7
  • RANTER6
  • RAPTLY11
  • RAPTOR8
  • RASTER6
  • RATTAN6
  • RATTED7
  • RATTEN6
  • RATTER6
  • RATTLE6
  • RATTLY9
  • RATTON6
  • SAETER6
  • SAFTER9
  • SAITHE9
  • SAITHS9
  • SAKTIS10
  • SALTED7
  • SALTER6
  • SALTIE6
  • SALTLY9
  • SALTOS6
  • SALTUS6
  • SANTAL6
  • SANTIM8
  • SANTIR6
  • SANTOL6
  • SANTON6
  • SANTOS6
  • SANTUR6
  • SARTOR6
  • SASTRA6
  • SAUTED7
  • SAUTES6
  • TAATAS6
  • TACTIC10
  • TANTOS6
  • TANTRA6
  • TARTAN6
  • TARTAR6
  • TARTED7
  • TARTER6
  • TARTLY9
  • TASTED7
  • TASTER6
  • TASTES6
  • TATTED7
  • TATTER6
  • TATTIE6
  • TATTLE6
  • TATTOO6
  • TATTOW9
  • TAUTED7
  • TAUTEN6
  • TAUTER6
  • TAUTIT6
  • TAUTLY9
  • TAUTOG7
  • TAWTED10
  • TAWTIE9
  • VASTER9
  • VASTLY12
  • VATTED10
  • VATTER9
  • VAUTED10
  • VAUTES9
  • VAWTED13
  • VAWTES12
  • WAFTED13
  • WAFTER12
  • WAITED10
  • WAITER9
  • WAITES9
  • WANTED10
  • WANTER9
  • WANTON9
  • WARTED10
  • WASTED10
  • WASTEL9
  • WASTER9
  • WASTES9
  • WASTRY12
  • WATTER9
  • WATTLE9
  • YANTRA9
  • YARTAS9
  • YARTOS9
  • YATTER9
  • YAUTIA9
  • ZAATAR15
  • ZAFTIG19
  • ZANTES15
Letters by positionIn 46% of these words the 5th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. P11%
  2. C11%
  3. M10%
3rd letter
  1. N20%
  2. T17%
  3. S17%
5th letter
  1. E46%
  2. I14%
  3. O13%
6th letter
  1. R23%
  2. D19%
  3. S17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ZAFTIG tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 46 words
  2. 7 points: 23 words
  3. 88 points: 91 words
  4. 9 points: 63 words
  5. 1010 points: 42 words
  6. 11 points: 21 words
  7. 1212 points: 13 words
  8. 13 points: 10 words
  9. 1414 points: 0 words
  10. 15 points: 4 words
  11. 1616 points: 0 words
  12. 17 points: 0 words
  13. 1818 points: 0 words
  14. 19 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ZAFTIG1920All three
BAXTER1516Collins only
ZAATAR1515NWL only
ZANTES1516Collins only
MASTIX1516All three
HAPTIC1314All three
WAFTED1313All three
KAFTAN1314All three
KANTHA1313Collins only
FACTUM1316Collins · NWL
HAFTED1312All three
DAFTLY1313All three

The pattern is _A_T__, with the second and fourth squares fixed and four positions still open. Familiar fits include MATTER, BATTLE, MASTER, FACTOR and CASTLE; the same shape also admits names and specialist vocabulary. Just 53 of the matches rank among common English words, so the full tournament selection reaches well beyond everyday play.

At a glance

  • 314 words meet the fixed A-at-2, T-at-4 pattern.
  • Collins includes 308 matches; NWL2023 includes 235.
  • Only 53 matches fall among common English vocabulary.
  • P and C lead the starting-letter counts, with 34 and 33 matches.
  • Final R is the most frequent ending, appearing in 71 matches.

Which words fit A second and T fourth?

Five familiar examples show how varied the remaining slots are: MATTER doubles T, BATTLE repeats T, while MASTER, FACTOR and CASTLE use different consonant frames. WANTED and WAITED also fit, but their shared W-A- opening makes them easy to confuse when scanning a rack or a clue.

P starts 34 matches, just ahead of C at 33; M follows at 30. Endings cluster differently: R closes 71 words, ahead of D at 59. For a clue with a known final letter, filter by the ending first instead of guessing the first square.

How to narrow 6-letter words with A second and T fourth

Lock in A and T, then test the remaining four positions against your clue. MATTER, WANTED, BATTLE, MASTER and FASTER are recognizable candidates; LAPTOP, TATTOO and TACTIC show how different the word shapes can be. Since P leads the starts and R dominates the endings, those are strong places to check when either outside letter is unknown.

For board play, ZAFTIG scores 19 points before premiums; BAXTER, ZAATAR, ZANTES and MASTIX each score 15. These are score-led choices, not everyday vocabulary. Collins has 308 matches against 235 in NWL2023, a gap of 73, so check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar play.

Questions people ask

Which starting letters are most common in this pattern?
P is the most common starting letter, with 34 matches, followed closely by C with 33. M is next at 30. If your clue leaves the first square open, checking P, C and M first gives you the largest starting-letter groups.
What is the highest-scoring six-letter word with this pattern?
ZAFTIG is the top scorer at 19 points before any board premiums. BAXTER, ZAATAR, ZANTES and MASTIX each score 15. The highest-scoring options are less familiar than examples such as MATTER, so confirm your game accepts the word.
Why do Collins and NWL2023 have different counts?
The two tournament dictionaries do not contain identical word sets: Collins has 308 matches to this pattern, while NWL2023 has 235. That difference matters when you are choosing an obscure play, so use the dictionary selected for your game.

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