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

The fixed pattern is _X__T_: X occupies position two, T position five, and the first, third, fourth and final letters remain open. Across the tournament lists, that leaves 10 six-letter matches. Nine start with E, one starts with O, and the endings are heavily tilted toward S.

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

• Ten tournament-dictionary words fit _X__T_; the two fixed letters leave four slots open.
• Nine begin with E; OXGATE is the sole match beginning with O.
• Seven end in S, EXCITE and OXGATE end in E, and EXACTA ends in A.
• EXCITE, EXPATS, EXACTS and EXACTA each score 15 in Scrabble, the peak for this set.
• Collins accepts all 10; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 8.

Which words share the EX- opening?

Nine of the 10 matches share the EX- opening, so a known X almost always comes with E immediately before it. OXGATE is the lone exception, and it also breaks the dominant ending pattern, finishing in E rather than S.

Seven entries end in S: EXISTS, EXPATS, EXERTS, EXALTS, EXACTS, EXULTS and EXEATS. EXCITE and OXGATE end in E, while EXACTA ends in A. With a known final letter, that split narrows the candidates quickly: S leaves seven matches, E leaves two, and A leaves one.

Scrabble scores and the limits of this pattern

EXCITE, EXPATS, EXACTS and EXACTA lead the Scrabble scores at 15 points each; OXGATE follows at 14. EXISTS, EXERTS, EXALTS, EXULTS and EXEATS score 13, so the top band is shared rather than dominated by one standout.

Only 2 of these 10 matches count as common under the top-25,000 English-word frequency cutoff. That makes the pattern a poor source of everyday guesses; check your game's dictionary before relying on a less familiar form.

Treat 15 as a ceiling shared by four candidates, not a tie-breaker between them. Once the pattern fits, board placement can separate those equal scorers; OXGATE sits one point below that top group.