6-letter words with H as the 4th letter and T as the 5th letter

The pattern is ___HT_, leaving the first three letters and final letter open. RIGHTS, LIGHTS, NIGHTS, and MIGHTY make the group easier to scan than its rarer entries. Collins accepts all 37 matches; ENABLE and NWL2023 each accept 24, so the dictionary split matters in tournament play.

At a glance at the H-T pattern

• All 37 matches follow ___HT_; the first three letters and final letter can vary.
• RIGHTS, LIGHTS, NIGHTS, and FIGHTS show a recognizable cluster of words ending in -IGHTS.
• Twenty-eight matches end in S, five end in Y, and two end in H.
• Ten entries rank among common English words, including RIGHTS, LIGHTS, and MIGHTY.
• HIGHTH leads the score list at 16 points; MIGHTY scores 15 and YACHTS scores 14.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

RIGHTS, LIGHTS, NIGHTS, FIGHTS, and SIGHTS are easy examples to recognize. EIGHTH and EIGHTS share a starting sequence but finish differently, while MIGHTY breaks the -IGHTS pattern with a Y at the end.

Twenty-eight of the 37 entries finish with S, so checking that final tile first can narrow a scramble quickly. Five end in Y, including MIGHTY, EIGHTY, RIGHTY, and NIGHTY; just two finish in H.

The exact letter pair is relatively selective: 37 words have H fourth and T fifth, compared with 209 words using A in fourth and T in fifth. For more matches with the same fixed T, compare the neighboring letter patterns.

Which 6-letter words with H fourth and T fifth score highest?

• HIGHTH scores 16 points, the highest listed base score, though it is far less familiar than RIGHTS or LIGHTS.
• MIGHTY earns 15 points and is a more recognizable high-value option in this pattern.
• YACHTS scores 14; its Y and C carry more tile value than the common -IGHTS endings.
• CUSHTY, HECHTS, KIGHTS, WECHTS, and FECHTS each score 14, but uncommon vocabulary makes them risky plays.
• Check your game's dictionary before committing to a rare scorer: all 37 appear in Collins, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 24.