7-letter words with R as the 2nd letter and T as the 4th letter

The fixed pattern is _R_T___, so the first, third, fifth, sixth and seventh letters remain open. Familiar matches include BROTHER, WRITTEN, WRITING and PROTECT, while PRETEXT and PRETZEL are less everyday. Only 13 of the 145 words fall among the most common English vocabulary, so expect a mix of practical plays and specialist entries.

At a glance: the shape of this word set

• There are 145 seven-letter matches with R in position two and T in position four.
• P is the leading first letter, with 36 matches; C follows with 16.
• S is the most frequent ending, appearing on 35 words; E ends 20 and D ends 19.
• The average score is 10.6, but BRITZKA leads the scoring examples at 22.
• Collins lists 138 matches, compared with 117 in NWL2023 and 105 in ENABLE.

What does the pattern look like across the word?

The opening letters make this pattern unusually P-heavy: PROTECT, PROTEST, PROTEIN and PRETEND all fit, while P alone accounts for 36 entries. C, with 16, is the next most common start. That makes a known P especially valuable when you are narrowing a rack or solving a clue.

The endings cluster around familiar forms. WRITERS and CRITICS show the plural S ending, while WRITTEN shows an N ending. Across the set, 35 words end in S, more than the 20 ending in E or 19 ending in D.

Playing words with R second and T fourth

Start by testing common words such as BROTHER, WRITTEN, WRITING and PROTECT, then check less obvious fits like PRETEXT, GRATING and CRATERS. The fixed R and T narrow the search, but the 145 matches still span many first letters and endings.

For a scoring play, BRITZKA is the standout at 22 points; FRITZES scores 19, while PRETZEL and FRATCHY each reach 18. The limitation is familiarity: only 13 matches are common English words, and dictionary coverage differs, so check your game's word list before relying on a rarer entry.