6-letter words with M as the 1st letter and T as the 4th letter

This is the broadest group among these ten patterns: 100 entries fit M _ _ T _ _. Familiar words such as MATTER, MASTER, MENTAL, and MORTAL make the frame easy to scan, and 21 entries count as common. Yet the top score belongs to MUKTUK, not one of the everyday options.

At a glance with key facts

• 100 words fit the pattern.
• MATTER, MASTER, and MENTAL are familiar examples.
• MUKTUK scores 16, ahead of MASTIX at 15.
• 21 entries fall in the common-word group.
• S and R are the leading final letters, at 19 and 18.

How do the endings divide the group?

MATTER, MASTER, and MENTAL share the fixed T while placing different vowels around it. MONTHS and MORTAL add useful alternatives when the rack has an O; comparing the second letter first separates several familiar candidates quickly.

The final letters are more varied than the fixed middle slot: S ends 19 words and R ends 18, with D in third place at 15. If the board demands a particular tail, those three endings cover 52 of the 100 candidates.

MUKTUK is the score leader at 16; MASTIX follows at 15, while MOUTHY scores 14. The average is 9.1, well below the leader, so think of the top entries as tile-value exceptions rather than typical scoring.

With 100 options, the clue becomes a sorting problem rather than a vocabulary puzzle. Group candidates by last tile, then scan the familiar examples MATTER, MASTER, MENTAL, and MORTAL. The high scorer MUKTUK is a reminder to leave room for less familiar spellings after the everyday words have been checked.

With 100 options, the clue becomes a sorting problem rather than a vocabulary puzzle. Group candidates by last tile, then scan the familiar examples MATTER, MASTER, MENTAL, and MORTAL. The high scorer MUKTUK is a reminder to leave room for less familiar spellings after the everyday words have been checked.

6-letter words with M as the 1st and T as the 4th letter