6-letter words with I as the 1st letter and T as the 3rd letter

The pattern fixes I in slot one and T in slot three, leaving four positions open. Collins accepts all 27 matches, while ENABLE includes 21 and NWL2023 includes 23. Only five entries are common by the frequency cutoff; recognizable examples include INTENT, INTEND, INTACT, INTAKE, and INTERN.

At a glance: the I-T pattern

• Collins contains 27 matches, the largest count among the three tournament lists.
• ENABLE has 21 matches; NWL2023 has 23.
• Five of the 27 are common, and 19 have definitions.
• Familiar examples include INTENT, INTEND, INTACT, INTAKE, and INTERN.
• Six words end in E and six in S; four each end in N and T.

Which 6-letter words have I as the 1st letter and T as the 3rd?

There are 27 six-letter words with I as the 1st letter and T as the 3rd, including INTENT, INTEND, INTACT, INTAKE, and INTERN.

Other matches include INTROS, INTUIT, INTONE, and INTOWN; less familiar options include ISTANA, INTIMA, INTINE, and INTORT. Endings are not concentrated in one form: E and S each appear six times, while N and T each appear four times.

Only five entries meet the common-word cutoff, although 19 have definitions. That gap makes a patterned answer list broader than ordinary conversation. Start with familiar candidates such as INTENT and INTAKE, then weigh the less familiar options.

How to choose among six-letter I-T words

For Scrabble scoring, IXTLES leads at 13 points, ahead of ISTHMI at 11. INTAKE and INTOMB each score 10; INTOWN and IFTARS each score 9. The average score across the matches is 7.3.

The easiest words to recognize are not necessarily the strongest scoring plays. INTAKE reaches 10 points, while IXTLES tops the scoring list. That contrast makes it worth checking your rack and the board before choosing a familiar word automatically.

For 6-letter words with I as the 1st letter and T as the 3rd letter, dictionary coverage matters: Collins has 27 entries, compared with 23 in NWL2023 and 21 in ENABLE. Acceptance differs, so check your game's word list before trying less familiar forms such as IXTLES or ISTHMI.