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

That fixed RT pair leaves two open letters before it and one after it, so the set still spans different word shapes. SPORTS, COURTS, HEARTS, and SHIRTS show the familiar plural ending; QUARTZ and HEARTH take less predictable routes. Only 16 entries rank among common English words, so expect plenty of tournament vocabulary beyond everyday play.

Quick facts about the R-T pattern

• Exactly 69 six-letter entries fit the R-fourth, T-fifth pattern across tournament dictionaries.
• SPORTS belongs to the largest first-letter group: 27 words start with S.
• 41 entries end in S, compared with 14 ending in Y and 7 ending in H.
• QUARTZ leads the scores at 24, ahead of QWERTY at 21.
• Only 16 entries count as common, making everyday examples a small slice of the set.

How many 6-letter words have R fourth and T fifth?

There are 69 matches, and their first letters make the set lopsided: 27 begin with S, compared with 8 beginning with C and 6 with Q. That concentration makes SPORTS, SHORTS, and SHIRTS natural examples when you know the first letter is S.

The last letters cluster even more strongly: 41 words end in S, 14 in Y, and 7 in H. HEARTS and SHORTS fit the largest group, while HEARTY and SHORTY show how changing only the final letter shifts the word shape. For contrast, changing R to A in the fourth position while keeping T fifth yields 209 matches, so R is a tighter filter.

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

QUARTZ scores 24, QWERTY scores 21, and AZERTY scores 18. Those three Q-starting entries lead the score list; QUARTS, QUARTO, QUARTE, and QUIRTS follow at 15. The average score is 10.3, so the top scorer stands well above the typical entry.

For a board play, compare the letter values and premium squares before committing to a high-value word. SPORTS, COURTS, and HEARTS are more recognizable anchors, but many of the 69 matches are less familiar. Dictionary coverage also differs: Collins includes 68, NWL2023 includes 48, and ENABLE includes 45, with overlap among those lists.