7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and T as the 3rd letter

425 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and T as the 3rd letter match this pattern, from NATURAL to PATIENT.

425 wordsTop pick NATURALHighest score MATZAHS 21

55 of 425 are everyday words (13%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

3rd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With A in 2nd place, R is the most common 3rd letter (916 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 55 · most-used first

NATURAL₇
NATIONS₇
PATIENT₉
MATTERS₉
WATCHED₁₆
MATCHES₁₄
PATTERN₉
BATTERY₁₂
PATRICK₁₅
RATINGS₈
BATTLES₉
WATCHES₁₅
FATHERS₁₃
MATCHED₁₅
SATISFY₁₃
CATCHES₁₄
CATALOG₁₀
FATIGUE₁₁
PATCHES₁₄
BATTING₁₀
TATTOOS₇
GATEWAY₁₄
PATENTS₉
PATHWAY₁₈
LATERAL₇
PATRIOT₉
NATIVES₁₀
PATRONS₉
BATHING₁₃
CATCHER₁₄
HATEFUL₁₃
PATROLS₉
BATHTUB₁₄
BATSMAN₁₁
MATCHUP₁₆
MATURED₁₀
OATMEAL₉
LATTICE₉
CATFISH₁₅
WATERED₁₁
FATALLY₁₃
LATINOS₇
LATENCY₁₂
SATANIC₉
GATHERS₁₁
BATTLED₁₀
HATCHED₁₆
MATILDA₁₀

Showing the top 48 of 55 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 425

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

BATABLE₁₁
BATARDS₁₀
BATATAS₉
BATAVIA₁₂
BATBOYS₁₄
BATCHED₁₅
BATCHER₁₄
BATCHES₁₄
BATEAUX₁₆
BATFISH₁₅
BATFOWL₁₅
BATGIRL₁₀
BATHERS₁₂
BATHING₁₃
BATHMAT₁₄
BATHMIC₁₆
BATHTUB₁₄
BATHYAL₁₅
BATIKED₁₄
BATISTE₉
BATLERS₉
BATLETS₉
BATLIKE₁₃
BATONED₁₀
BATOONS₉
BATSHIT₁₂
BATSMAN₁₁
BATSMEN₁₁
BATTEAU₉
BATTELS₉
BATTENS₉
BATTERO₉
BATTERS₉
BATTERY₁₂
BATTIER₉
BATTIKS₁₃
BATTILL₉
BATTILY₁₂
BATTING₁₀
BATTLED₁₀
BATTLER₉
BATTLES₉
BATTUES₉
BATTUTA₉
BATWING₁₃
CATAGEN₁₀
CATALOG₁₀
CATALOS₉
CATALPA₁₁
CATAPAN₁₁
CATARRH₁₂
CATASTA₉
CATAWBA₁₄
CATBIRD₁₂
CATBOAT₁₁
CATCALL₁₁
CATCHED₁₅
CATCHEN₁₄
CATCHER₁₄
CATCHES₁₄
CATCHUP₁₆
CATCLAW₁₄
CATECHU₁₄
CATELOG₁₀
CATENAE₉
CATENAS₉
CATERAN₉
CATERED₁₀
CATERER₉
CATFACE₁₄
CATFALL₁₂
CATFISH₁₅
CATGUTS₁₀
CATHEAD₁₃
CATHECT₁₄
CATHING₁₃
CATHODE₁₃
CATHOLE₁₂
CATHOOD₁₃
CATIONS₉
CATJANG₁₇
CATKINS₁₃
CATLIKE₁₃
CATLING₁₀
CATLINS₉
CATMINT₁₁
CATNAPS₁₁
CATNEPS₁₁
CATNIPS₁₁
CATSKIN₁₃
CATSPAW₁₄
CATSUIT₉
CATSUPS₁₁
CATTABU₁₁
CATTAIL₉
CATTALO₉
CATTERY₁₂
CATTIER₉
CATTIES₉
CATTILY₁₂
CATTING₁₀
CATTISH₁₂
CATWALK₁₆
CATWORM₁₄
DATABLE₁₀
DATABUS₁₀
DATARIA₈
DATCHAS₁₃
DATEDLY₁₂
DATINGS₉
DATIVAL₁₁
DATIVES₁₁
DATURAS₈
DATURIC₁₀
EATABLE₉
EATAGES₈
EATCHES₁₂
EATERIE₇
EATINGS₈
FATALLY₁₃
FATBACK₁₈
FATBERG₁₃
FATBIRD₁₃
FATEFUL₁₃
FATHEAD₁₄
FATHERS₁₃
FATHOMS₁₅
FATIDIC₁₃
FATIGUE₁₁
FATLESS₁₀
FATLIKE₁₄
FATLING₁₁
FATNESS₁₀
FATSIAS₁₀
FATSOES₁₀
FATTENS₁₀
FATTEST₁₀
FATTIER₁₀
FATTIES₁₀
FATTILY₁₃
FATTING₁₁
FATTISH₁₃
FATTISM₁₂
FATTIST₁₀
FATUITY₁₃
FATUOUS₁₀
FATWAED₁₄
FATWAHS₁₆
FATWOOD₁₄
GATCHED₁₄
GATCHER₁₃
GATCHES₁₃
GATEAUS₈
GATEAUX₁₅
GATELEG₉
GATEMAN₁₀
GATEMEN₁₀
GATEWAY₁₄
GATHERS₁₁
GATINGS₉
HATABLE₁₂
HATBAND₁₃
HATCHED₁₆
HATCHEL₁₅
HATCHER₁₅
HATCHES₁₅
HATCHET₁₅
HATEFUL₁₃
HATFULS₁₃
HATLESS₁₀
HATLIKE₁₄
HATPEGS₁₃
HATPINS₁₂
HATRACK₁₆
HATREDS₁₁
HATSFUL₁₃
HATTERS₁₀
HATTING₁₁
HATTOCK₁₆
JATAKAS₁₈
KATANAS₁₁
KATCINA₁₃
KATHAKS₁₈
KATHODE₁₅
KATHUMP₁₈
KATIONS₁₁
KATIPOS₁₃
KATORGA₁₂
KATSINA₁₁
KATSURA₁₁
KATYDID₁₆
LATAKIA₁₁
LATCHED₁₃
LATCHES₁₂
LATCHET₁₂
LATEENS₇
LATENCE₉
LATENCY₁₂
LATENED₈
LATENTS₇
LATERAD₈
LATERAL₇
LATESTS₇
LATEXES₁₄
LATHEES₁₀
LATHERS₁₀
LATHERY₁₃
LATHIER₁₀
LATHING₁₁
LATICES₉
LATIGOS₈
LATILLA₇
LATINAS₇
LATINOS₇
LATITAT₇
LATOSOL₇
LATRANT₇
LATRIAS₇
LATRINE₇
LATRONS₇
LATTENS₇
LATTERS₇
LATTICE₉
LATTINS₇
MATADOR₁₀
MATCHAS₁₄
MATCHED₁₅
MATCHER₁₄
MATCHES₁₄
MATCHET₁₄
MATCHUP₁₆
MATELOT₉
MATICOS₁₁
MATIEST₉
MATILDA₁₀
MATINAL₉
MATINEE₉
MATINGS₁₀
MATIPOS₁₁
MATLESS₉
MATLOWS₁₂
MATOKES₁₃
MATOOKE₁₃
MATRASS₉
MATRICE₁₁
MATRICS₁₁
MATRONS₉
MATROSS₉
MATSAHS₁₂
MATSURI₉
MATTERS₉
MATTERY₁₂
MATTIES₉
MATTIFY₁₅
MATTING₁₀
MATTINS₉
MATTOCK₁₅
MATTOID₁₀
MATURED₁₀
MATURER₉
MATURES₉
MATWEED₁₃
MATZAHS₂₁
MATZOHS₂₁
MATZOON₁₈
MATZOTH₂₁
NATCHES₁₂
NATHEMO₁₂
NATIONS₇
NATIVES₁₀
NATRIUM₉
NATRONS₇
NATTERS₇
NATTERY₁₀
NATTIER₇
NATTILY₁₀
NATURAE₇
NATURAL₇
NATURED₈
NATURES₇
OATCAKE₁₃
OATIEST₇
OATLIKE₁₁
OATMEAL₉
PATACAS₁₁
PATAGIA₁₀
PATAMAR₁₁
PATBALL₁₁
PATCHED₁₅
PATCHER₁₄
PATCHES₁₄
PATELLA₉
PATENCY₁₄
PATENTS₉
PATERAE₉
PATHICS₁₄
PATHING₁₃
PATHWAY₁₈
PATIBLE₁₁
PATIENT₉
PATINAE₉
PATINAS₉
PATINED₁₀
PATINES₉
PATNESS₉
PATONCE₁₁
PATOOTS₉
PATRIAL₉
PATRICK₁₅
PATRICO₁₁
PATRIOT₉
PATROLS₉
PATRONS₉
PATROON₉
PATSIES₉
PATTENS₉
PATTERN₉
PATTERS₉
PATTEST₉
PATTIES₉
PATTING₁₀
PATTLES₉
PATULIN₉
PATZERS₁₈
RATABLE₉
RATABLY₁₂
RATAFEE₁₀
RATAFIA₁₀
RATATAT₇
RATBAGS₁₀
RATBITE₉
RATCHED₁₃
RATCHES₁₂
RATCHET₁₂
RATEENS₇
RATFINK₁₄
RATFISH₁₃
RATHEST₁₀
RATHOLE₁₀
RATINES₇
RATINGS₈
RATIONS₇
RATITES₇
RATLIKE₁₁
RATLINE₇
RATLING₈
RATLINS₇
RATOONS₇
RATPACK₁₅
RATTAIL₇
RATTANS₇
RATTEEN₇
RATTENS₇
RATTERS₇
RATTERY₁₀
RATTIER₇
RATTILY₁₀
RATTING₈
RATTISH₁₀
RATTLED₈
RATTLER₇
RATTLES₇
RATTLIN₇
RATTONS₇
RATTOON₇
RATTRAP₉
SATANGS₈
SATANIC₉
SATARAS₇
SATCHEL₁₂
SATCOMS₁₁
SATEENS₇
SATIATE₇
SATIETY₁₀
SATINED₈
SATINET₇
SATIRES₇
SATIRIC₉
SATISFY₁₃
SATORIS₇
SATRAPS₉
SATRAPY₁₂
SATSANG₈
SATSUMA₉
SATYRAL₁₀
SATYRAS₁₀
SATYRIC₁₂
SATYRID₁₁
TATAMIS₉
TATHATA₁₀
TATHING₁₁
TATLERS₇
TATOUAY₁₀
TATSOIS₇
TATTERS₇
TATTERY₁₀
TATTIER₇
TATTIES₇
TATTILY₁₀
TATTING₈
TATTLED₈
TATTLER₇
TATTLES₇
TATTOOS₇
TATTOWS₁₀
TATUING₈
VATABLE₁₂
VATFULS₁₃
VATICAL₁₂
VATTERS₁₀
VATTING₁₁
WATAPES₁₂
WATCHED₁₆
WATCHER₁₅
WATCHES₁₅
WATCHET₁₅
WATERED₁₁
WATERER₁₀
WATTAGE₁₁
WATTAPE₁₂
WATTEST₁₀
WATTLED₁₁
WATTLES₁₀
YATAGAN₁₁
YATTERS₁₀

Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

C14%
B11%
M10%

4th letter

T23%
I11%
C10%

5th letter

I20%
E15%
O10%

6th letter

E23%
N13%
A11%

7th letter

S36%
E9%
D8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; MATZAHS tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 58 words
8 points: 19 words
99 points: 82 words
10 points: 65 words
1111 points: 47 words
12 points: 36 words
1313 points: 41 words
14 points: 33 words
1515 points: 22 words
16 points: 11 words
1717 points: 1 words
18 points: 7 words
1919 points: 0 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 3 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
MATZAHS	21	21	All three
MATZOTH	21	21	All three
MATZOHS	21	21	All three
PATHWAY	18	17	All three
FATBACK	18	20	All three
PATZERS	18	19	All three
KATHUMP	18	20	NWL only
JATAKAS	18	20	Collins only
MATZOON	18	20	All three
KATHAKS	18	17	Collins only
CATJANG	17	22	Collins · NWL
WATCHED	16	16	All three

The fixed AT pair leaves the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and final letters open. Familiar results include NATURAL, NATIONS, PATIENT, MATTERS, and MATCHES, while high-scoring entries take a less everyday turn. The final S is especially common, so checking that last tile first can narrow a rack search quickly.

How many 7-letter words have A second and T third?

425 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern _AT____.
55 entries rank among the more common English words by frequency, including NATURAL and PATIENT.
C is the most common first letter, with 59 matches; B follows with 45.
S is the leading final letter, appearing 153 times; E comes next with 39.
MATZAHS, MATZOTH, and MATZOHS each score 21 points.

Which words fit the A-T pattern?

Common-looking choices include NATURAL, NATIONS, PATIENT, MATTERS, WATCHED, and MATCHES. The opening letter varies: C leads with 59 words, but B, M, R, and P also contribute sizeable groups. That spread means the fixed middle pair does not point to one dominant starting letter.

The ending is less evenly distributed. S closes 153 matches, far ahead of E at 39, D at 35, and Y at 26. When the final tile is known, test S early; examples include NATIONS, MATTERS, and MATCHES.

For a different ending, PATIENT and NATURAL offer familiar alternatives.

Using 7-letter words with A as 2nd and T as 3rd letter

For a high-value play, MATZAHS, MATZOTH, and MATZOHS lead at 21 points apiece. PATHWAY, FATBACK, and PATZERS score 18. Those top scorers are less familiar than NATURAL or PATIENT, so keep the rack pattern and your game’s dictionary in view.

The 425-word total combines entries across ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023; their individual counts overlap, so they should not be added together. The source lists contain 300 ENABLE, 406 Collins, and 338 NWL2023 matches. Check your game’s word list before relying on an entry that may not appear in every dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have A as the second letter and T as the third?

There are 425 tournament-dictionary words with A second and T third. NATURAL, PATIENT, and MATCHES are familiar examples; the set also includes less common words such as MATZAHS. The fixed pair is AT, with four more letters between it and the final tile.

Which word in this pattern scores the most in Scrabble?

MATZAHS, MATZOTH, and MATZOHS tie for the top score at 21 points each. PATHWAY, FATBACK, and PATZERS follow at 18 points. Board bonuses can change a play’s total, so those figures are the base tile scores.

What letter do the most of these seven-letter words end with?

S is the most common ending, appearing in 153 of the 425 matches. E is next with 39, followed by D with 35. If your pattern ends in S, NATURAL is not a fit, but NATIONS and MATTERS are.

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