6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and T as the 5th letter

The pattern is _T__T_: the second and fifth tiles are fixed, while four positions remain open. Only three matches are common, so the clue mixes recognizable words with much rarer plays. Dictionary coverage varies: Collins accepts all 21 matches, compared with 15 in NWL2023 and 13 in ENABLE.

At a glance: the _T__T_ pattern

• There are 21 six-letter matches in tournament dictionaries, all with T in the second and fifth positions.
• Nineteen begin with S, while just two begin with A; testing S first quickly narrows the search.
• Eleven end in S, making starts, stunts, stints, and struts quick candidates to check.
• Starts, stunts, and stints are among the three common matches.
• Strath, stilty, staith, stinty, and stouth each score 9 Scrabble points before board bonuses.

Which 6-letter words have T in positions 2 and 5?

Starts, stunts, stints, strata, and struts make the S-opening group easy to recognize. Many begin with ST and place another T near the end, but the two A-starting entries break any rule that every answer begins with S. Atlatl is a striking contrast: its repeated letters form a less familiar shape.

Dictionary coverage narrows the choices. All 21 matches appear in Collins, while NWL2023 accepts 15 and ENABLE accepts 13. Sixteen have definitions in the source set, so an unfamiliar-looking answer is not automatically invalid.

How should you solve the T-in-both-positions pattern?

Treat the fixed T tiles as anchors, then test the first and last letters. S is the clear starting bet: 19 matches begin with S, against just two beginning with A. An S ending is common too, appearing in 11 words.

Some of the top scorers are less familiar. Strath, stilty, staith, stinty, and stouth each earn 9 Scrabble points before board bonuses; starts scores 6. The high scorers make a useful reminder: an unusual word can be worth checking when your rack fits the pattern.

Use 6-letter words with T in positions 2 and 5 as a clue bank, not a list of everyday vocabulary: just three entries are common. Start with familiar candidates, then check rarer forms such as stacte against your game's dictionary.