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

The pattern is ??EA??, with E and A locked into the middle while the first, second, fifth, and sixth letters vary. Familiar matches include PLEASE, DREAMS, BREAKS, and SPEAKS; less everyday entries sit beside them. Of the 150 words, 40 rank among the most common English words, so the pattern mixes recognizable vocabulary with specialist plays.

Quick facts about this six-letter pattern

• The pattern contains 150 tournament-dictionary words.
• Collins has 150 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each have 105.
• PLEASE, CREATE, and BREATH are recognizable examples.
• QUEAZY scores 27 points, the highest score among the examples here.
• The average score is 10.2 points.
• After S, the endings thin out: H closes 15 matches and T closes 6.

Which letters start and end these words most often?

S is the standout first letter: 47 matches begin with S, compared with 18 beginning with C and 14 with B. Examples such as SPEAKS, STEADY, and SNEAKY show how many familiar options come from that opening.

S also leads at the other end, closing 65 words. Y finishes 28 and E finishes 25, as in SWEATY, GREASY, and PLEASE. If your clue fixes a final letter, check S first, then Y or E; only one match ends in A.

Which pattern matches score well in word games?

QUEAZY tops the scoring examples at 27 points, followed by QUEACH at 20. SLEAZY and QUEASY each score 18, while FREAKY, CHEAPY, and TWEAKY each reach 16. Those Q- and Z-heavy options stand out against everyday words such as CREATE and TREATS.

The list is not uniformly accepted across tournament dictionaries: Collins includes all 150 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 105. Check your game's word list before playing. Also, 121 matches have definitions, so some valid entries will be unfamiliar even when they are accepted.