7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and T as the 6th letter

The fixed letters leave five slots to solve, but the words range from everyday terms to specialist vocabulary. ABILITY, ATHLETE and ANXIETY are recognizable examples; AZIMUTH and AZYMITE lead the scoring list. Only 20 entries rank among common English words, so expect plenty of less familiar choices when you work through the full set.

A quick count of A-first, T-sixth words

• There are 143 seven-letter matches with A first and T sixth.
• Collins includes 138 matches, while ENABLE includes 98.
• Twenty entries are classified as common by English-word frequency.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing on 66 words; E follows with 40.
• The average tile score is 10.1 points before any board bonuses.

Which 7-letter words have A first and T sixth?

ABILITY, ARTISTS, ASPECTS and AMOUNTS are straightforward places to start. Their familiar shapes make them easier to spot than specialist entries, while still obeying the same A _ _ _ _ T _ pattern. ACCEPTS, AFFECTS and ASSISTS offer another useful cluster: each ends in S and looks like a common verb form.

AZIMUTH and AZYMITE share the top listed tile score at 21 points. ACQUITS, ABJECTS and ACQUITE score 18 apiece, while ANXIETY reaches 17. The unusual part is that the top score belongs to two markedly different-looking words; remember the high-value Z when checking rack combinations.

How should you narrow the pattern?

Start with the sixth tile, then test likely endings. If the crossing letters rule those out, try Y, H or O before checking rarer endings.

That order follows the actual distribution rather than treating every final letter as equally likely.

The 143 7-letter words with A first and T sixth are accepted in at least one tournament dictionary, not necessarily every game's list. Collins has 138 while ENABLE has 98, so a word that works in one setting may fail in another. Check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry; 125 words have definitions available.