6-letter words with G as the 3rd letter and T as the 5th letter

The slot pattern _ _ G _ T _ covers 58 words, and more than a third of them hide the IGHT run inside. RIGHTS, LIGHTS, NIGHTS, and FIGHTS are the friendly picks; ZYGOTE and JIGOTS pay better. Ten of the 58 rank as common English words, so this list is friendlier than most fixed-pattern sets.

The G-and-T pattern in numbers

• Fifty-eight six-letter words have G third and T fifth.
• Twenty-one contain the IGHT run, from RIGHTS to HIGHTH.
• S ends 30 of them; E ends 16 and Y ends six.
• Ten count as common words, among them NIGHTS and MIGHTY.
• Collins lists all 58; NWL2023 drops to 48 and ENABLE to 47.
• ZYGOTE tops the scores at 19, with HIGHTH at 16.

Why so many of these words contain IGHT

Twenty-one matches carry the letters I-G-H-T in a row, which is why the group reads like a spelling family. RIGHTS, LIGHTS, NIGHTS, FIGHTS, and SIGHTS all sit on that same four-letter run.

Stack another letter behind IGHT and the list grows: EIGHTH, EIGHTY, MIGHTY, TIGHTS, and EIGHTS. The run is not universal, though; NEGATE, LEGATE, and LEGATO take G and T without ever forming IGHT, so the two fixed letters alone do not guarantee it.

Endings, scores, and dictionary coverage

S closes 30 words, thanks to plurals such as RIGHTS, DIGITS, and INGOTS; E takes 16, including NEGATE and LEGATE. Y finishes six of the set, with MIGHTY and EIGHTY among them. Those S and E endings together account for 46 of the 58 words.

ZYGOTE leads the scoring at 19, ahead of HIGHTH at 16 and MIGHTY at 15. JUGATE, KIGHTS, JIGOTS, and OXGATE each reach 14. Collins accepts all 58 matches, while NWL2023 holds 48 and ENABLE 47, so check your game's word list before you play an obscure pick.