7-letter words with R as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter

The pattern fixes the middle pair as RT, leaving the first two and last three letters open. Familiar matches include PARTIES, PORTION, FORTUNE, and CARTOON. The common-word subset has 34 entries, so expect a mix of everyday vocabulary and less familiar tournament words rather than 204 equally playable choices.

The R-T pattern at a glance

• The pattern has 204 seven-letter matches across the tournament dictionaries.
• The common-word subset contains 34 entries.
• P is the most frequent opening letter, starting 40 matches; T starts 28.
• S is the most frequent final letter, ending 55 matches; E ends 28.
• FURTHER, CERTAIN, PARTNER, and PORTION are recognizable examples.

How many 7-letter words have R third and T fourth?

There are 204. Think of the pattern as _ _ R T _ _ _: PARTNER and PARTIES begin with P, while TURTLES starts with T. That opening-letter spread is uneven: P leads with 40 matches, ahead of T at 28 and C at 24.

The endings show another useful clue. S closes 55 words, more than any other final letter; E comes next with 28. If your rack or crossing letters suggest a plural, test PARTIES, TURTLES, or VIRTUES before reaching for an obscure form.

Which R-T words score well in Scrabble?

HERTZES tops the score list at 19 points, with BORTZES at 18 and NARTHEX at 17. FORTIFY and CURTAXE each score 16. The practical lesson is to check the less familiar high-value letters, especially Z and X, instead of assuming a common word like FURTHER will lead on points.

For 7-letter words with R third and T fourth, dictionary coverage is not uniform: 200 appear in Collins, 154 in NWL2023, and 138 in ENABLE. The total counts words found in at least one of those tournament lists, not words accepted everywhere. Check your game's word list before committing to a rare entry.