6-letter words with C as the 1st letter and T as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is C _ _ T _ _, so the first and fourth letters are already settled. Familiar options include CENTER, CUSTOM, COTTON and CATTLE, while CORTEX stands out on the score list. Check the last two spaces against your rack before narrowing the choices.

At a glance: the C-T pattern

• The pattern C _ _ T _ _ matches 144 tournament-dictionary words.
• CENTER and CENTRE both fit, with T in the fourth position.
• CORTEX leads the scoring list at 15 points.
• Final S is most common, with 34 words; final R follows with 24.
• Just 25 matches rank among the commonest English words.

Which 6-letter words have C first and T fourth?

CENTER, CENTRE, CASTLE and CUSTOM are easy examples to recognize. COTTON and CATTLE also match, as do CRATER, CARTEL and CANTON. Each word keeps C in the opening slot and T exactly three places later, but the remaining letters vary widely.

The final letter gives you a quick way to sort possibilities: 34 matches end in S, while 24 end in R. Other listed endings include D and N, with 13 words apiece, followed by E at 12. If your clue gives the last letter, use it to cut down the candidate pool.

This pattern has more matches than the same C-and-T arrangement across five letters, which has 56, but fewer than its seven-letter counterpart, with 247. Among six-letter patterns beginning with C, putting I fourth yields 168 matches, compared with 144 for T.

Which matching words score the most?

CORTEX tops the scoring examples at 15 points. CHAT​​TY, CHITTY and COUTHY each score 14, while CLUTCH and CROTCH score 13. Those less familiar options can be worth checking when a rack has high-value letters; a word’s score still depends on your game and board placement.

The average score across the matches is 9.4. Vocabulary is a real constraint: only 25 of the 144 entries are classed as common, so a plausible-looking option may be obscure.

For 6-letter words with C first and T fourth, the dictionary gap matters more than the pattern: Collins contains all 144 matches, while ENABLE contains 106 and NWL2023 contains 112. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.