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

The pattern is _ _ _ R _ T, with R in the fourth slot and T closing the word, which leaves four open tiles. Familiar options include SECRET, SPIRIT, REGRET and THIRST; less familiar entries such as AFFRET and CHARET also qualify. Only 8 of the 45 matches rank among the commonest English words, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and specialist game entries.

At a glance: the R-and-T pattern

• There are 45 six-letter matches in at least one tournament dictionary.
• Collins includes 44 of the 45 matches, while NWL2023 includes 25 and ENABLE includes 23.
• A and T tie as the most common first letters, with 7 matches each.
• SECRET, SPIRIT, REGRET and THIRST are familiar examples in the group.
• AFFRET leads the scores at 12; CHARET and BEFRET each score 11.

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

There are 45 six-letter words with R as the 4th letter and T as the 6th letter. Dictionary coverage varies sharply: Collins includes 44, while NWL2023 includes 25 and ENABLE includes 23. A word accepted in one tournament list may not be playable in another.

The starting letters are more varied than the fixed ending suggests. A and T lead with 7 words apiece, followed by C with 5; B and S each begin 4. That makes the first letter a useful clue, but it still leaves several candidates when the opening tile is unknown.

Picking among 6-letter words with R fourth and T sixth

For a familiar guess or play, start with words such as CARROT, PARROT, FERRET or TURRET. Their repeated letters make them easy to recognize, while LEARNT and CLARET offer different letter combinations. The 8 common entries are a small slice of the 45, so obscure-looking candidates are part of the pattern too.

For score-minded play, AFFRET is the top scorer at 12, ahead of CHARET and BEFRET at 11. Those leaders are much less familiar than THIRST, which scores 9. The pattern has 273 matches when E replaces R in the fourth position, so this R version is comparatively narrow.