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

The pattern is T??T??: the first and fourth tiles are fixed, while the other four positions vary. Among 117 matches, familiar-looking examples sit beside specialist terms, so a pattern match does not guarantee a word will suit every game. Use the final-letter counts and score leaders to narrow your search.

At a glance: the 117 matches

• There are 117 six-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• Only 13 entries meet our common-word frequency threshold.
• The list has 89 entries with definitions.
• S is the most frequent final letter, with 21 matches; D follows with 20.
• E and R each finish 19 words in this pattern.

Which T-starting matches are easiest to recognize?

Start with TESTED, TASTES, TURTLE, TACTIC, and TINTED when you need familiar candidates. Each keeps T in the first and fourth slots, but the remaining letters create very different endings and word shapes.

The distribution offers a practical filter: try an S ending first, then D, E, or R. Those four endings account for most of the prominent final-letter groups, while N appears only 6 times. That makes a known last tile especially useful for trimming the options.

How do scores and dictionaries change the shortlist?

For Scrabble tile values, TZETZE leads these matches at 24 points. TWITCH, TEXTED, and THATCH each score 14, making them stronger score-minded candidates than familiar words such as TESTED. The top scorer is also an unusual word, so raw points and everyday playability do not line up.

Dictionary coverage differs: ENABLE includes 81 matches, NWL2023 includes 88, and Collins includes 114; those totals overlap, rather than adding up to 117. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry. The exact pattern in 6-letter words with T as the 1st letter and T as the 4th letter also appears at other lengths: 61 five-letter matches and 192 seven-letter matches.