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

The fixed pattern is _ _ G _ _ T: the G sits in the middle pair, and T closes every answer. Nine of the 66 matches rank among common English words, while 55 have definitions. AUGUST, REGRET, and MAGNET are familiar starting points; less everyday entries make up much of the remaining group.

The G-third, T-sixth pattern at a glance

• All 66 matches have G in position three and T in position six.
• AUGUST, REGRET, MAGNET, DIGEST, and YOGURT are recognizable examples.
• R starts the most entries, with 9; B follows with 8.
• Only 9 matches are common English words, so many answers are specialist vocabulary.
• JUGLET leads the Scrabble scores at 14 points.

How do you narrow down this letter pattern?

Lock in the third and sixth tiles first: _ _ G _ _ T. Then test the open positions against words you know, such as _ U G U S T for AUGUST or R E G R E T for REGRET. That is more reliable than searching for any word containing G and T, because their positions are fixed here.

Start-letter counts offer another quick filter. R leads with 9 matches, while B accounts for 8; H contributes 6, and D and G each contribute 5. If your crossing letters rule out R and B, those smaller groups are the next sensible places to scan.

The familiar examples are a small slice: just 9 matches are common by frequency. MAGNET, DIGEST, and NUGGET are easier to recall than entries such as CYGNET or RAGOUT, so a valid pattern match is not automatically a word you use every day.

How do you score with G third and T sixth?

JUGLET scores 14 in the Scrabble scoring, ahead of CYGNET, HAGBUT, and BEGIFT at 12 each. YOGURT and MAGGOT score 10 apiece. The average score across the matches is 8.5, so a high-value tile can make a bigger difference than the pattern alone.

Dictionary coverage varies: 46 matches appear in ENABLE, 63 in Collins, and 52 in NWL2023. The total counts words accepted by at least one of those tournament lists, not words shared by every list. Check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar entry.

A useful board-reading rule: confirm the G and final T before spending a turn on a tempting word. Its many uncommon entries suit letter-pattern and tile games more than everyday guesses.