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

6-letter words with T in positions 4 and 6 number 11, from SEXTET and DIKTAT to less familiar options such as DITTIT.

11 wordsTop pick SEXTETHighest score SEXTET 13

With T in 4th place, S is the most common 6th letter (319 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 11 · most-used first

  • SEXTET13
  • DIKTAT11
  • SEPTET8
  • SESTET6
  • TOMTIT8
  • DECTET9
  • DITTIT7
  • DOITIT7
  • FUSTET9
  • PRUTOT8
  • TAUTIT6
All valid words 11

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

  • DECTET9
  • DIKTAT11
  • DITTIT7
  • DOITIT7
  • FUSTET9
  • PRUTOT8
  • SEPTET8
  • SESTET6
  • SEXTET13
  • TAUTIT6
  • TOMTIT8

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SEXTET1313All three
DIKTAT1111All three
DECTET910Collins only
FUSTET910Collins only
SEPTET89All three
TOMTIT89All three
PRUTOT810All three
DITTIT77Collins only
DOITIT77Collins only
SESTET66All three
TAUTIT67Collins only

The pattern is _ _ _ T _ T: two letters are fixed, while the other four can vary. All 11 entries appear in Collins, but only six occur in ENABLE and six in NWL2023. None meet the common-word frequency threshold, so expect a compact, specialist set rather than everyday vocabulary.

6-letter words with T in positions 4 and 6 at a glance

  • Eleven tournament-dictionary words match the fourth-and-sixth-position T pattern.
  • SEXTET leads the score list at 13 points; DIKTAT follows at 11.
  • Four entries begin with D, more than any other first letter.
  • S comes next with three words, while T starts two.
  • Every match ends in T, and none falls within the common-word band.

Which matching words score highest?

SEXTET tops the score list at 13, with DIKTAT next at 11. DECTET and FUSTET tie at 9, while SEPTET, TOMTIT, and PRUTOT each score 8. SEXTET takes the lead despite the pattern reserving two of its six positions for T.

The scores make the less familiar entries worth a second look: DECTET reaches 9, matching FUSTET, while DITTIT and DOITIT each score 7. Sestet is lower at 6. The list is narrow enough that checking these alternatives can matter when a rack or board position rules out the obvious choice.

How does this pattern compare with nearby searches?

Changing the final letter to S while keeping T in fourth position returns 319 words; putting E in fourth and T at the end returns 273. Against those larger neighboring searches, 6-letter words with T in positions 4 and 6 form a sharply restricted group of 11.

The opening letters reinforce that narrow shape: D supplies four matches, S supplies three, and T supplies two; F and P contribute one apiece. That distribution makes D the first place to search when you know only the pattern, but it does not make every D-word familiar.

Collins contains all 11 matches, compared with six in ENABLE and six in NWL2023. Some entries therefore depend on the dictionary your game uses; check that list before relying on an unfamiliar answer.

Questions people ask

How many six-letter words have T in the fourth and sixth positions?
There are 11 tournament-dictionary words with T in both the fourth and sixth positions. SEXTET, DIKTAT, SEPTET, and SESTET are among the recognizable examples, alongside less familiar entries such as DITTIT and PRUTOT.
Are any of these T-pattern words common?
No entries in this set meet our common-word frequency threshold. SEXTET and DIKTAT may look more familiar than DITTIT or TAUTIT, but none of the 11 qualifies as common under that measure.
Which first letter appears most often in this list?
D is the most frequent first letter, with four matches. S begins three words and T begins two, while F and P each start one. That makes D the strongest starting-letter clue within this particular T-at-both-positions pattern.

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