6-letter words with Y as the 1st letter and T as the 4th letter

This pattern leaves you with a compact set, not a long word bank: only one match ranks among the 25,000 most common English words. YOUTHY leads the scoring table at 15 points, while YOUTHS is a more familiar-looking option. The fixed fourth letter narrows your choices quickly, so pay close attention to the final two tiles.

How many 6-letter words with Y first and T fourth?

• The pattern has 15 tournament-dictionary matches.
• YOUTHY is the top scorer at 15 points.
• YOUTHS and YIRTHS each score 12 points.
• Seven matches end in S; no other ending appears as often.

Which matches stand out by score and ending?

YOUTHY is the scoring standout, but YOUTHS gives you a recognizable alternative and also ends in the most common final letter, S. YIRTHS shares that 12-point score. For a lower-scoring choice, YEETED scores 10, while YESTER, YANTRA, and YENTAS each score 9.

The ending pattern is unusually lopsided: seven words finish with S, while A and R appear twice each. Only one match is common by the frequency measure, so many entries are specialist vocabulary rather than words you are likely to reach for first. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar option.

How should you use this narrow pattern?

Dictionary coverage changes the usable set. Collins includes 14 matches, NWL2023 includes 9, and ENABLE includes 8; those totals overlap, so they are not separate piles to add together. A word accepted in one list is not automatically accepted in another.

For a board or rack, start by checking the familiar forms YOUTHS and YESTER, then verify less common entries such as YARTAS or YIRT​​HS in your game's dictionary. The 6-letter words with Y first and T fourth are far fewer than the 193 matching S-starting words, so a strict pattern clue is doing most of the work.