7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and T as the 6th letter

Lock in the pattern _ _ E _ _ T _: the third tile is E, and the sixth is T. The 79 matches range from OPERATE and STEALTH to less familiar tournament entries. Only 10 rank among the commonest English words, so this pattern list mixes everyday vocabulary with words worth checking against your game’s dictionary.

The E-and-T pattern at a glance

• 79 words match the seven-letter pattern, with E third and T sixth.
• Collins includes 78 matches, compared with 66 in NWL2023 and 61 in ENABLE.
• The most frequent final letters are S, with 29 words, and E, with 27.
• C and E tie as the most common first letters, with 12 matches apiece.
• 70 of the 79 words have definitions; just 10 are among the most common English words.

Which letters start and end these words?

C and E lead the starting-letter counts at 12 each. Examples include CREDITS and CREMATE for C, and EXECUTE and EXEMPTS for E. B follows with 9, while P accounts for 8, giving you several strong starting-letter families to scan.

S and E dominate the final position: 29 matches end in S, and 27 end in E. CREDITS and PRESETS show the S ending; OPERATE and ACETATE finish with E. Those four examples also make it easy to check that the middle pattern stays fixed.

How should you choose a word for play?

For a familiar starting point, try OPERATE, STEALTH, or TWELFTH. The list also contains less common entries, and the dictionary totals show why acceptance can differ: Collins has 78 matches, but ENABLE has 61. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar choice.

SHEGETZ leads the scoring results at 20 points, ahead of EXEMPTS at 18. EXECUTE and TWELFTH each score 16. The highest scorer is not necessarily the easiest word to play; prioritize a word you can place legally with the rack and board you have.

Use the pattern as a filter, not a promise of everyday vocabulary. For 7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and T as the 6th letter, OPERATE is recognizable, while many other matches are much rarer.