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

Lock in A at position two and T at the end, then test the four open squares against the pattern. Familiar matches include LATEST, TARGET, TALENT, and JACKET. The 206 words come from tournament dictionaries, but their coverage differs: Collins includes 197, NWL2023 includes 147, and ENABLE includes 134, with overlap between lists.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 206 six-letter words with A second and T sixth.
• MARKET, CANNOT, LATEST, and TARGET are among the familiar examples.
• Only 43 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• B begins the most matches, with 25; C and T each begin 21.
• HAZMAT scores 20 points, ahead of JACKET at 19.

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

This pattern has almost the same number of matches as the version with E in the second spot: 206 versus 204. Switching that one known tile barely changes the size of your search, while O in the second position narrows it to 172.

B leads as a starting letter with 25 matches. C and T tie at 21, followed by G with 19; try those openings first when your first tile is uncertain. Words such as BASKET and CARPET show how many everyday choices begin with B or C.

The final T is less flexible than it may look: every match here ends in T by definition, and the A-second pattern ending in S has 1,063 matches. That size gap makes the S-ending list the better starting point whenever your clue leaves the last letter open.

Which matches score well in Scrabble?

HAZMAT leads the score list at 20 points, while JACKET earns 19. Both fit the fixed A and T positions, but their high values come from the other letters, especially Z in HAZMAT and J in JACKET.

JAK EST is not a word to play with a space: JAKEST is one entry in the score leaders at 17 points. JAMPOT, MATZOT, and MAZOUT also score 17. The stronger scores can be less familiar than MARKET or WALLET, so check your game's word list before relying on an obscure play.