7-letter words with M as the 1st letter and T as the 5th letter

The pattern is M _ _ _ T _ _, with the fifth letter fixed and five positions left to solve. The matches range from familiar words such as minutes and monster to less common choices such as mozetta and mukhtar. Only 9 are common by word frequency, so a pattern fit does not guarantee an everyday word.

The M–T pattern at a glance

• Exactly 75 seven-letter words begin with M and have T in the fifth position.
• Collins includes 72 matches; NWL2023 includes 51, and ENABLE includes 45.
• Minutes, monster, and monitor are among the recognizable examples.
• Final S is the most frequent ending, with 18 matches; R follows with 16.
• Mozetta and mozette lead the scores, each worth 18 points.

How many 7-letter words have M first and T fifth?

There are 75 matches for this exact letter pattern. Dictionary totals differ: Collins has 72, NWL2023 has 51, and ENABLE has 45. These sets overlap, so their counts are not separate groups to add together.

If you are playing a tournament-style game, check the word list your game uses before committing to an unfamiliar answer.

The pattern is narrower than several nearby combinations. With T still fifth, S-first words number 317; with M first and I fifth, the count rises to 419. That contrast makes the fixed letters do real work: once M and T are confirmed, focus on the three intervening letters and the two letters after T, rather than searching all seven-letter M words.

Scores and endings for 7-letter words with M first and T fifth

Mozetta and mozette are the top scorers at 18 points each, while mukhtar, mojitos, and mycotic each score 16. Those high values come with a trade-off: these are less familiar plays than minutes or monster. For a strong rack score, check whether the word is accepted in your game before building a move around it.

The endings cluster around S and R, with D next at 11 matches. Only five matches each end in A, C, or E, and just three end in N or P. That distribution gives you a practical filter: if your final tile is S, start with minutes, militia, or mutates; if it is R, try monitor, monster, or minster.

The remaining ending groups are much smaller.