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

The pattern fixes the middle pair as AT, leaving the first two and final two letters open. These 182 matches appear in at least one tournament dictionary. STATES, STATUS, STATED, DEATHS, PLATES, BEATEN, and HEATED are recognizable examples; many other entries are less familiar, and the average tile score is 9.2.

6-letter words with A third and T fourth at a glance

• 182 words match the fixed middle pair in at least one tournament dictionary.
• Collins lists 179, NWL2023 lists 129, and ENABLE lists 122; the lists overlap.
• 139 have definitions, while 28 meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
• S leads as the first letter with 38 matches, ahead of A at 21 and C at 18.
• Final S appears 49 times, followed by R at 31 and D at 24.

Which words fit the A-T pattern?

STATES, STATUS, and STATED show the strong ST opening; DEATHS, PLATES, BEATEN, and HEATED offer different first letters. Each keeps A and T together in the third and fourth positions.

The most common endings are S, R, and D, with 49, 31, and 24 words respectively. STATES, STATUS, and PLATES end in S; CRATER and HEATER end in R; STATED and COATED end in D. Those three endings account for 104 of the 182 matches.

For a nearby pattern, changing the third letter to S produces 239 six-letter matches, more than this page’s 182. Keeping A and T but changing the word length gives 101 five-letter matches and 249 seven-letter matches.

Which A-T words score the most?

JHATKA and QUATCH top the scoring examples at 20 points each before board bonuses. QUATRE, HEATHY, KLATCH, ZAATAR, WRATHY, SWATHY, and ZEATIN each score 15; APATHY scores 14. The strongest plays are not necessarily the most familiar words.

For 6-letter words with A third and T fourth, dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 179 matches, while ENABLE includes 122. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar scorer; the separate dictionary totals overlap and should not be added together.