6-letter words with L as the 5th letter and T as the 6th letter

6-letter words with L as the 5th letter and T as the 6th letter: 30 tournament-dictionary matches, including RESULT, INSULT, and REVOLT.

30 wordsTop pick RESULTHighest score UMWELT 11

6 of 30 are everyday words (20%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With L in 5th place, E is the most common 6th letter (501 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
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Best words to play first 30 · most-used first

  • RESULT6
  • INSULT6
  • REVOLT9
  • COBALT10
  • OCCULT10
  • SPOILT8
  • BASALT8
  • TUMULT8
  • UMWELT11
  • UNBOLT8
  • INDULT7
  • UNFELT9
  • PENULT8
  • KIDULT11
  • DESALT7
  • INCULT8
  • UNBELT8
  • ABVOLT11
  • BEGILT9
  • BEPELT10
  • ENGILT7
  • INFELT9
  • LAVOLT9
  • REFELT9
  • REGILT7
  • REMELT8
  • STEALT6
  • UNCOLT8
  • UNGILT7
  • UPTILT8
All valid words 30

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ABVOLT11
  • BASALT8
  • BEGILT9
  • BEPELT10
  • COBALT10
  • DESALT7
  • ENGILT7
  • INCULT8
  • INDULT7
  • INFELT9
  • INSULT6
  • KIDULT11
  • LAVOLT9
  • OCCULT10
  • PENULT8
  • REFELT9
  • REGILT7
  • REMELT8
  • RESULT6
  • REVOLT9
  • SPOILT8
  • STEALT6
  • TUMULT8
  • UMWELT11
  • UNBELT8
  • UNBOLT8
  • UNCOLT8
  • UNFELT9
  • UNGILT7
  • UPTILT8
Letters by positionIn 33% of these words the 2nd letter is N.
1st letter
  1. U23%
  2. R17%
  3. I13%
2nd letter
  1. N33%
  2. E30%
  3. A7%
3rd letter
  1. S13%
  2. G13%
  3. V10%
4th letter
  1. U27%
  2. E23%
  3. I20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; UMWELT tops the list with 11. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 3 words
  2. 7 points: 5 words
  3. 88 points: 10 words
  4. 9 points: 6 words
  5. 1010 points: 3 words
  6. 11 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
UMWELT1114Collins only
KIDULT1113Collins only
ABVOLT1114All three
COBALT1013All three
OCCULT1014All three
BEPELT1013Collins only
REVOLT911All three
UNFELT912All three
REFELT910All three
BEGILT912Collins only
INFELT911Collins only
LAVOLT912Collins only

The six-letter pattern is unusually tight: only 30 tournament-dictionary words put L in the fifth position and T at the end. RESULT, INSULT, and REVOLT are easy to recognize; UMWELT, INDULT, and LAVOLT are less familiar. Just 6 entries fall in the common-word group, so you may run through familiar candidates before reaching the full set.

Which words and scores stand out?

  • All 30 matches place L in slot five and end in T.
  • U begins 7 entries; R begins 5 and I begins 4.
  • RESULT, INSULT, and REVOLT are familiar anchors among less common entries.
  • UMWELT, KIDULT, and ABVOLT lead at 11 Scrabble points apiece.
  • Six entries count as common; Collins lists 30, while ENABLE and NWL2023 list 20 each.

6-letter words with L as the 5th letter and T as the 6th letter

Only 30 words fit because the first letter narrows the field quickly: U starts 7, R starts 5, and I starts 4. No other opener contributes more than 3. That makes the pattern lopsided rather than a broad family of familiar words, even though every candidate shares the same final LT.

Compare the same positions with E in slot five: that pattern has 306 matches. The contrast shows how much the fifth letter matters; keeping the final T fixed does not make the pattern equally productive. For a clue, lock the last two tiles first, then test the leading letter against likely candidates such as RESULT or INSULT.

Which matches are accepted, and which score well?

For 6-letter words with L as the 5th letter and T as the 6th letter, dictionary coverage is the main limitation. Collins includes 30 matches, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 20. A word that appears in Collins alone can fail in a North American game, so check the word list used at your table before challenging.

Scoring offers a sharper shortlist than familiarity: UMWELT, KIDULT, and ABVOLT each score 11, ahead of COBALT and OCCULT at 10. The group averages 8.3 tile points before board bonuses. Definitions cover 23 entries, so several less familiar candidates lack a definition.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have L fifth and T last?
There are 30 tournament-dictionary matches with L in the fifth position and T in the sixth. The set includes familiar words such as RESULT, INSULT, and REVOLT, alongside less common entries such as UMWELT and INDULT.
Which L-fifth, T-last words score the most?
UMWELT, KIDULT, and ABVOLT tie for the top score at 11 Scrabble points each. COBALT and OCCULT score 10 apiece, so the less familiar trio is the strongest base-tile scoring group before premium squares.
Are all 30 words accepted in NWL2023?
No. NWL2023 includes 20 of the 30 matches, while Collins includes all 30. ENABLE also includes 20. Check the dictionary used in your game, especially before playing an unfamiliar candidate from the broader Collins set.

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