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6-letter words with T as the 3rd letter and E as the 5th letter

Six-letter words with T third and E fifth number 321, including BETTER, EITHER, RATHER, and LETTER.

321 wordsTop pick BETTERHighest score FUTZED 19

44 of 321 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With T in 3rd place, E is the most common 5th letter (321 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 44 · most-used first

All valid words 321

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • AETHER9
  • ALTHEA9
  • ANTEED7
  • ANTHEM11
  • ANTHER9
  • ANTLER6
  • ANTRES6
  • ARTIER6
  • ARTIES6
  • AUTOED7
  • BATHED12
  • BATHER11
  • BATHES11
  • BATLER8
  • BATLET8
  • BATMEN10
  • BATTED9
  • BATTEL8
  • BATTEN8
  • BATTER8
  • BETEEM10
  • BETHEL11
  • BETTED9
  • BETTER8
  • BITSER8
  • BITTED9
  • BITTEN8
  • BITTER8
  • BOTHER11
  • BOTNET8
  • BOTTED9
  • BOTTES8
  • BUTLED9
  • BUTLER8
  • BUTLES8
  • BUTTED9
  • BUTTER8
  • BUTTES8
  • CATHED12
  • CATNEP10
  • CATTED9
  • CITHER11
  • CITIED9
  • CITIES8
  • COTTED9
  • COTTER8
  • CUTIES8
  • CUTLER8
  • CUTLET8
  • CUTTER8
  • DITHER10
  • DITTED8
  • DITZES16
  • DOTIER7
  • DOTTED8
  • DOTTEL7
  • DOTTER7
  • DUTIED8
  • DUTIES7
  • EITHER9
  • ENTREE6
  • ENTREZ15
  • EOTHEN9
  • ESTEEM8
  • ETTLED7
  • ETTLES6
  • FATHER12
  • FATTED10
  • FATTEN9
  • FATTER9
  • FETTED10
  • FETTER9
  • FITTED10
  • FITTER9
  • FITTES9
  • FOTHER12
  • FUTZED19
  • FUTZES18
  • FYTTES12
  • GATHER10
  • GETTER7
  • GITTED8
  • GOTTEN7
  • GUTSED8
  • GUTSER7
  • GUTSES7
  • GUTTED8
  • GUTTER7
  • GUTZER16
  • HATPEG12
  • HATRED10
  • HATTED10
  • HATTER9
  • HETHER12
  • HETMEN11
  • HITHER12
  • HITHES12
  • HITMEN11
  • HITTER9
  • HOTBED12
  • HOTTED10
  • HOTTER9
  • HUTTED10
  • HYTHES15
  • INTOED7
  • ISTLES6
  • IXTLES13
  • JETTED14
  • JITNEY16
  • JITTER13
  • JOTTED14
  • JOTTER13
  • JUTTED14
  • KITHED14
  • KITHES13
  • KITSET10
  • KITTED11
  • KITTEL10
  • KITTEN10
  • KYTHED17
  • KYTHES16
  • LATEEN6
  • LATHED10
  • LATHEE9
  • LATHEN9
  • LATHER9
  • LATHES9
  • LATKES10
  • LATTEN6
  • LATTER6
  • LATTES6
  • LETHEE9
  • LETHES9
  • LETTED7
  • LETTER6
  • LITHED10
  • LITHER9
  • LITHES9
  • LITRES6
  • LITTEN6
  • LITTER6
  • LOTHER9
  • LOTTED7
  • LOTTER6
  • LOTTES6
  • LUTTEN6
  • LUTZES15
  • LYTHES12
  • MATIER8
  • MATIES8
  • MATJES15
  • MATRES8
  • MATTED9
  • MATTER8
  • MATTES8
  • METIER8
  • METRED9
  • METRES8
  • MITHER11
  • MITIER8
  • MITRED9
  • MITRES8
  • MITTEN8
  • MOTHED12
  • MOTHER11
  • MOTIER8
  • MOTLEY11
  • MOTSER8
  • MOTTES8
  • MUTTER8
  • MUTUEL8
  • NATTER6
  • NETHER9
  • NETTED7
  • NETTER6
  • NITHER9
  • NITRES6
  • NOTHER9
  • NUTLET6
  • NUTMEG9
  • NUTTED7
  • NUTTER6
  • OATIER6
  • OSTLER6
  • OUTBEG9
  • OUTHER9
  • OUTIES6
  • OUTJET13
  • OUTLED7
  • OUTLER6
  • OUTLET6
  • OUTRED7
  • OUTSEE6
  • OUTSET6
  • PATHED12
  • PATTED9
  • PATTEE8
  • PATTEN8
  • PATTER8
  • PATTES8
  • PATZER17
  • PETHER11
  • PETREL8
  • PETRES8
  • PETTED9
  • PETTER8
  • PITHED12
  • PITIED9
  • PITIER8
  • PITIES8
  • PITMEN10
  • PITTED9
  • PITTEN8
  • PITTER8
  • POTAES8
  • POTEEN8
  • POTHER11
  • POTMEN10
  • POTTED9
  • POTTER8
  • POTZER17
  • PUTTED9
  • PUTTEE8
  • PUTTEN8
  • PUTTER8
  • PUTZED18
  • PUTZES17
  • RATEEN6
  • RATHER9
  • RATTED7
  • RATTEN6
  • RATTER6
  • RETIED7
  • RETIES6
  • RETREE6
  • RETTED7
  • RITTED7
  • RITTER6
  • RITZES15
  • ROTHER9
  • ROTTED7
  • ROTTEN6
  • ROTTER6
  • ROTTES6
  • RUTHER9
  • RUTTED7
  • RUTTER6
  • SATEEN6
  • SETTEE6
  • SETTER6
  • SITHED10
  • SITHEE9
  • SITHEN9
  • SITHES9
  • SITREP8
  • SITTEN6
  • SITTER6
  • SOTTED7
  • SUTLER6
  • SUTTEE6
  • SYTHES12
  • TATHED10
  • TATIES6
  • TATLER6
  • TATTED7
  • TATTER6
  • TATUED7
  • TETHER9
  • TETTER6
  • TITFER9
  • TITHED10
  • TITHER9
  • TITHES9
  • TITLED7
  • TITLER6
  • TITLES6
  • TITMEN8
  • TITRES6
  • TITTED7
  • TITTER6
  • TOTHER9
  • TOTTED7
  • TOTTER6
  • TUTEES6
  • TUTMEN8
  • TUTSED7
  • TUTSES6
  • TUTTED7
  • TUTUED7
  • TYTHED13
  • TYTHES12
  • UNTIED7
  • UNTIES6
  • UPTIED9
  • UPTIES8
  • VATMEN11
  • VATTED10
  • VATTER9
  • VETOED10
  • VETOER9
  • VETOES9
  • VETTED10
  • VETTER9
  • VOTEEN9
  • WATTER9
  • WETHER12
  • WETTED10
  • WETTER9
  • WITHED13
  • WITHER12
  • WITHES12
  • WITNEY12
  • WITTED10
  • WITTER9
  • WOTTED10
  • WUTHER12
  • YATTER9
  • YITIES9
  • YITTEN9
  • YUTZES18
  • ZITHER18
Letters by positionIn 39% of these words the 4th letter is T.
1st letter
  1. P10%
  2. T9%
  3. B9%
2nd letter
  1. I24%
  2. A20%
  3. U19%
4th letter
  1. T39%
  2. H22%
  3. I8%
6th letter
  1. R33%
  2. D26%
  3. S19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; FUTZED tops the list with 19. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 59 words
  2. 7 points: 35 words
  3. 88 points: 64 words
  4. 9 points: 69 words
  5. 1010 points: 29 words
  6. 11 points: 15 words
  7. 1212 points: 21 words
  8. 13 points: 7 words
  9. 1414 points: 4 words
  10. 15 points: 5 words
  11. 1616 points: 4 words
  12. 17 points: 4 words
  13. 1818 points: 4 words
  14. 19 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
FUTZED1920All three
ZITHER1817All three
YUTZES1818Collins · NWL
FUTZES1819All three
PUTZED1820All three
PATZER1718All three
PUTZES1719All three
POTZER1718All three
KYTHED1715All three
JITNEY1618All three
DITZES1616All three
GUTZER1618Collins only

The frame is _ _ T _ E _. It holds familiar choices such as BETTER, MATTER, EITHER, and FATHER, alongside less obvious plays like FUTZED. Only 44 matches rank among the commonest English words, so recognizable examples form a small working set inside a much larger tournament pool.

Key facts about this letter pattern

  • 321 tournament-list words fit _ _ T _ E _.
  • BETTER, MATTER, EITHER, and RATHER are familiar anchors.
  • The final R appears 105 times; D follows with 85.
  • Only 10 matches end in E, despite E being fixed in position five.
  • FUTZED tops the score list at 19 points.

Why do so many matches end in R or D?

The final letter gives this pattern its clearest shape: 105 words end in R and 85 end in D. S follows at 62. Try BETTER, MATTER, and RATHER when R remains open; GOTTEN does not fit this ending group, which is a useful reminder to keep each tile position exact.

Which familiar words are worth trying first?

Start with everyday forms: FATHER, MOTHER, BUTTER, LETTER, and BOTHER all place T and E correctly. The opening position is led by P (33 words), T (30), and B (28), while 44 total entries meet the common-word measure. The long tail includes specialist vocabulary, so a familiar match is likelier to come from those leading starts.

P leads the opening counts with 33, but the standout words do not all start alike: EITHER starts with E, RATHER with R, and BETTER with B. Among the 321 matches, this gives you a broad first-letter search even though the middle pair is fixed. Score play changes the shortlist: ZITHER reaches 18, while common choices such as MOTHER are less valuable.

Examples can also be sorted by final tile: R and D provide the two largest branches, while the fixed E sits in the fifth slot. This positional distinction matters because a familiar word can look close yet fail the frame. Keep the final letter and the internal E separate as you test each candidate.

A practical solving note

Tip

Use R, D, and S as leading final-letter branches; keep that clue separate from the fixed E in position five.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have T third and E fifth?
There are 321 tournament-dictionary matches with T in position three and E in position five. BETTER, MATTER, EITHER, and RATHER are familiar examples; the frame is _ _ T _ E _.
What is the highest-scoring match?
FUTZED is the top scoring example at 19 points. ZITHER follows at 18, alongside YUTZES and FUTZES. These are less everyday choices than BETTER or MATTER, so make sure the word fits your game and board.
Which final letter is most common?
R leads with 105 matches, followed by D with 85 and S with 62. Only 10 words in the group end in E. That spread makes the final tile a strong way to narrow candidates once the two fixed positions are known.

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