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

6-letter words with T as the 4th letter and R as the 5th letter number 49, from familiar PANTRY to QUATRE at 15 points.

49 wordsTop pick CENTREHighest score QUATRE 15

7 of 49 are everyday words (14%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With T in 4th place, E is the most common 5th letter (705 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 49 · most-used first

  • CENTRE8
  • POETRY11
  • PASTRY11
  • MANTRA8
  • CONTRA8
  • PANTRY11
  • GENTRY10
  • SENTRY9
  • BISTRO8
  • SULTRY9
  • LUSTRE6
  • PALTRY11
  • VESTRY12
  • WINTRY12
  • GANTRY10
  • TANTRA6
  • QUATRE15
  • ELYTRA9
  • CENTRA8
  • LETTRE6
  • CUATRO8
  • YANTRA9
  • VENTRE9
  • NOSTRO6
  • VOSTRO9
  • GOITRE7
  • MONTRE8
  • SASTRA6
  • DEXTRO14
  • ROSTRA6
  • CENTRY11
  • LUSTRA6
  • BISTRE8
  • OSETRA6
  • FOUTRE9
  • SISTRA6
  • FOUTRA9
  • PELTRY11
  • FOOTRA9
  • DARTRE7
  • FEUTRE9
  • FRATRY12
  • HOSTRY12
  • RIOTRY9
  • RISTRA6
  • RUSTRE6
  • THETRI9
  • VINTRY12

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All valid words 49

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

  • BISTRE8
  • BISTRO8
  • CENTRA8
  • CENTRE8
  • CENTRY11
  • CONTRA8
  • CUATRO8
  • DARTRE7
  • DEXTRO14
  • ELYTRA9
  • FEUTRE9
  • FOOTRA9
  • FOUTRA9
  • FOUTRE9
  • FRATRY12
  • GANTRY10
  • GENTRY10
  • GOITRE7
  • HOSTRY12
  • LETTRE6
  • LUSTRA6
  • LUSTRE6
  • MANTRA8
  • MONTRE8
  • NOSTRO6
  • OSETRA6
  • PALTRY11
  • PANTRY11
  • PASTRY11
  • PELTRY11
  • POETRY11
  • QUATRE15
  • RIOTRY9
  • RISTRA6
  • ROSTRA6
  • RUSTRE6
  • SASTRA6
  • SENTRY9
  • SISTRA6
  • SULTRY9
  • TANTRA6
  • THETRI9
  • VENTRE9
  • VESTRY12
  • VINTRY12
  • VOSTRO9
  • WASTRY12
  • WINTRY12
  • YANTRA9
Letters by positionIn 35% of these words the 6th letter is Y.
1st letter
  1. C10%
  2. P10%
  3. F10%
2nd letter
  1. E22%
  2. O22%
  3. A20%
3rd letter
  1. S31%
  2. N31%
  3. L6%
6th letter
  1. Y35%
  2. A29%
  3. E24%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; QUATRE tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 11 words
  2. 7 points: 2 words
  3. 88 points: 8 words
  4. 9 points: 12 words
  5. 1010 points: 2 words
  6. 11 points: 6 words
  7. 1212 points: 6 words
  8. 13 points: 0 words
  9. 1414 points: 1 words
  10. 15 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
QUATRE1516All three
DEXTRO1414All three
VESTRY1212All three
WINTRY1212All three
WASTRY1211All three
FRATRY1211Collins only
HOSTRY1210Collins only
VINTRY1213Collins only
POETRY1111All three
PASTRY1111All three
PANTRY1112All three
PALTRY1112All three

The fixed TR pair leaves the first three letters and final letter to do the work. Y closes 17 entries, while A closes 14; CENTRE and POETRY show how different the surrounding letters can look. Only seven entries rank among common English words, so this pattern mixes playable vocabulary with specialist forms.

Six-letter words with T and R in fixed positions

  • 49 entries fit the fourth-and-fifth slots TR.
  • Y ends 17 words; A ends 14.
  • QUATRE scores 15, ahead of DEXTRO at 14.
  • CENTRE, POETRY, PASTRY and PANTRY are familiar examples.

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

The ending changes the feel of the set. CENTRE and LUSTRE close in E, while MANTRA and CONTRA close in A; POETRY and WINTRY take the larger Y group. That spread gives you three strong endings to test after fixing TR.

A practical way to use the pattern

Tip

For a board play, compare QUATRE at 15 with DEXTRO at 14. The uncommon leader beats a more recognizable option by one point, so confirm acceptance in your game before building around it.

Recognizing T fourth and R fifth words

PANTRY, PASTRY, POETRY, GENTRY and SENTRY are among the immediately recognizable choices; CENTRE uses British spelling; CENTER does not fit because its fourth and fifth letters are ER; That small spelling difference matters when the clue fixes both positions.

With Y the clear leader, endings in A and E still matter: their 14 and 12 words keep the set from collapsing into one rhyme family; Compare PASTRY with PANTRY, then CONTRA with MANTRA; those pairs share the fixed consonants while changing the word shape and final sound; The one I-ending is an outlier, which makes it a useful elimination clue when the last square is already known.

GENTRY and SENTRY share the same final four letters, while BISTRO changes both the opening and ending; That contrast makes the fixed middle more useful than a broad rhyme guess when you have only a few crossing tiles.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have T fourth and R fifth?
There are 49 six-letter words with T in position four and R in position five across the tournament word lists. The final letter is most often Y, with 17 matches, followed by A with 14.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
QUATRE leads the six-letter T-R pattern at 15 points in the listed scoring system. DEXTRO follows at 14, while VESTRY, WINTRY, WASTRY, FRATRY, HOSTRY and VINTRY each score 12.
Are many of these words common?
Seven entries fall among the common English words measured for this set. CENTRE, POETRY, PASTRY and PANTRY are recognizable examples, but many of the remaining matches are uncommon, so check your game’s word list before relying on an obscure answer.

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