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

7-letter words with T third and E sixth: 518 tournament-dictionary entries match this exact pattern.

518 wordsTop pick BETWEENHighest score CITIZEN 18

54 of 518 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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

6th 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 T in 3rd place, E is the most common 6th letter (518 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
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12
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14
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Common words 54 · most-used first

BETWEEN₁₂
ENTERED₈
WATCHED₁₆
KITCHEN₁₆
NOTICED₁₀
MATCHES₁₄
RETIRED₈
SETTLED₈
CITIZEN₁₈
BOTTLES₉
BATTLES₉
WATCHES₁₅
ENTRIES₇
ALTERED₈
MATCHED₁₅
CATCHES₁₄
NOTICES₉
ESTATES₇
PATCHES₁₄
FUTURES₁₀
PITCHED₁₅
PITCHER₁₄
BUTCHER₁₄
MOTIVES₁₂
NATIVES₁₀
PITCHES₁₄
WITCHES₁₅
CATCHER₁₄
BOTTLED₁₀
INTEGER₈
SETTLES₇
MATURED₁₀
TOTALED₈
FETCHED₁₆
WATERED₁₁
CITADEL₁₀
ROTATED₈
RETIRES₇
BATTLED₁₀
DITCHED₁₄
HATCHED₁₆
BATCHES₁₄
ANTIGEN₈
BOTCHED₁₅
PATCHED₁₅
UTTERED₈
RATTLED₈
RATCHET₁₂

Showing the top 48 of 54 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 518

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

ACTIVES₁₂
ACTURES₉
AITCHES₁₂
ALTERED₈
ALTERER₇
ALTHAEA₁₀
ANTIGEN₈
ANTIRED₈
ANTISEX₁₄
ANTSIER₇
APTOTES₉
ARTSIER₇
ARTSIES₇
ARTSMEN₉
ASTONED₈
ASTONES₇
ASTUTER₇
ATTIRED₈
ATTIRES₇
ATTONES₇
ATTUNED₈
ATTUNES₇
AUTOMEN₉
AUTOPEN₉
BATCHED₁₅
BATCHER₁₄
BATCHES₁₄
BATIKED₁₄
BATONED₁₀
BATSMEN₁₁
BATTIER₉
BATTLED₁₀
BATTLER₉
BATTLES₉
BATTUES₉
BETAKEN₁₃
BETAKES₁₃
BETAXED₁₇
BETIDED₁₁
BETIDES₁₀
BETIMED₁₂
BETIMES₁₁
BETISES₉
BETOKEN₁₃
BETTIES₉
BETWEEN₁₂
BITCHED₁₅
BITCHEN₁₄
BITCHES₁₄
BITSIER₉
BITTIER₉
BITTIES₉
BITUMED₁₂
BITUMEN₁₁
BOTCHED₁₅
BOTCHER₁₄
BOTCHES₁₄
BOTHIES₁₂
BOTONEE₉
BOTOXED₁₇
BOTOXES₁₆
BOTTIES₉
BOTTLED₁₀
BOTTLER₉
BOTTLES₉
BUTANES₉
BUTCHER₁₄
BUTCHES₁₄
BUTENES₉
BUTTIES₉
BUTTLED₁₀
BUTTLES₉
CATAGEN₁₀
CATCHED₁₅
CATCHEN₁₄
CATCHER₁₄
CATCHES₁₄
CATERED₁₀
CATERER₉
CATTIER₉
CATTIES₉
CETANES₉
CITADEL₁₀
CITHREN₁₂
CITIZEN₁₈
CITOLES₉
COTISED₁₀
COTISES₉
COTTIER₉
COTYLES₁₂
COTYPES₁₄
CUTCHES₁₄
CUTISES₉
CUTOVER₁₂
CUTTIER₉
CUTTIES₉
CUTTLED₁₀
CUTTLES₉
CUTTOES₉
CWTCHED₁₈
CWTCHES₁₇
CYTASES₁₂
CYTODES₁₃
DATIVES₁₁
DETOXED₁₆
DETOXES₁₅
DETUNED₉
DETUNES₈
DITCHED₁₄
DITCHER₁₃
DITCHES₁₃
DITONES₈
DITSIER₈
DITTIED₉
DITTIES₈
DITTOED₉
DITZIER₁₇
DOTAGES₉
DOTTIER₈
DOTTLED₉
DOTTLER₈
DOTTLES₈
DOTTREL₈
DUTCHES₁₃
EATAGES₈
EATCHES₁₂
ECTASES₉
ECTYPES₁₄
ENTAMED₁₀
ENTAMES₉
ENTASES₇
ENTERED₈
ENTERER₇
ENTETEE₇
ENTICED₁₀
ENTICER₉
ENTICES₉
ENTIRES₇
ENTREES₇
ENTRIES₇
ESTATED₈
ESTATES₇
ESTOVER₁₀
EXTINES₁₄
FATSOES₁₀
FATTIER₁₀
FATTIES₁₀
FATWAED₁₄
FETCHED₁₆
FETCHER₁₅
FETCHES₁₅
FETIDER₁₁
FETTLED₁₁
FETTLER₁₀
FETTLES₁₀
FETUSES₁₀
FITCHEE₁₅
FITCHES₁₅
FITCHET₁₅
FITCHEW₁₈
FITLIER₁₀
FUTCHEL₁₅
FUTILER₁₀
FUTURES₁₀
GATCHED₁₄
GATCHER₁₃
GATCHES₁₃
GATELEG₉
GATEMEN₁₀
GITCHES₁₃
GOTCHES₁₃
GUTCHER₁₃
GUTSIER₈
GUTTIER₈
GUTTIES₈
GUTTLED₉
GUTTLER₈
GUTTLES₈
HATCHED₁₆
HATCHEL₁₅
HATCHER₁₅
HATCHES₁₅
HATCHET₁₅
HITCHED₁₆
HITCHER₁₅
HITCHES₁₅
HOTCHED₁₆
HOTCHES₁₅
HOTTIES₁₀
HUTCHED₁₆
HUTCHES₁₅
ICTUSES₉
INTAKES₁₁
INTEGER₈
INTINES₇
INTONED₈
INTONER₇
INTONES₇
INTUSES₇
JETTIED₁₅
JETTIER₁₄
JETTIES₁₄
JUTTIED₁₅
JUTTIES₁₄
KETCHES₁₆
KETENES₁₁
KETONES₁₁
KETOSES₁₁
KETTLED₁₂
KETTLES₁₁
KITCHEN₁₆
KITTIES₁₁
KITTLED₁₂
KITTLER₁₁
KITTLES₁₁
KOTCHED₁₇
KOTCHES₁₆
KOTOWED₁₅
KOTOWER₁₄
KUTCHES₁₆
LATCHED₁₃
LATCHES₁₂
LATCHET₁₂
LATENED₈
LATEXES₁₄
LATHEES₁₀
LATHIER₁₀
LATICES₉
LETCHED₁₃
LETCHES₁₂
LETHEES₁₀
LETHIED₁₁
LETTRES₇
LITHOED₁₁
LITHOES₁₀
LITOTES₇
LITTLER₇
LITTLES₇
LOTOSES₇
LOTUSES₇
LUTHIER₁₀
LUTITES₇
MATCHED₁₅
MATCHER₁₄
MATCHES₁₄
MATCHET₁₄
MATINEE₉
MATOKES₁₃
MATTIES₉
MATURED₁₀
MATURER₉
MATURES₉
MATWEED₁₃
METAGES₁₀
METALED₁₀
METAMER₁₁
METATES₉
METAYER₁₂
METERED₁₀
METOPES₁₁
METTLED₁₀
METTLES₉
MITCHED₁₅
MITCHES₁₄
MITERED₁₀
MITERER₉
MITISES₉
MITOGEN₁₀
MITOSES₉
MOTHIER₁₂
MOTILES₉
MOTIVED₁₃
MOTIVES₁₂
MOTLIER₉
MOTORED₁₀
MOTTIER₉
MOTTIES₉
MOTTLED₁₀
MOTTLER₉
MOTTLES₉
MOTTOED₁₀
MOTTOES₉
MUTAGEN₁₀
MUTASES₉
MUTATED₁₀
MUTATES₉
MUTCHED₁₅
MUTCHES₁₄
MUTINED₁₀
MUTINES₉
MUTULES₉
MYTHIER₁₅
NATCHES₁₂
NATIVES₁₀
NATTIER₇
NATURED₈
NATURES₇
NETIZEN₁₆
NETTIER₇
NETTIES₇
NETTLED₈
NETTLER₇
NETTLES₇
NITTIER₇
NOTATED₈
NOTATES₇
NOTCHED₁₃
NOTCHEL₁₂
NOTCHER₁₂
NOTCHES₁₂
NOTELET₇
NOTICED₁₀
NOTICER₉
NOTICES₉
NUTATED₈
NUTATES₇
NUTSIER₇
NUTTIER₇
OBTUSER₉
OCTANES₉
OCTAVES₁₂
OFTENER₁₀
OPTIMES₁₁
OSTOSES₇
OTTERED₈
OUTAGES₈
OUTBRED₁₀
OUTDOER₈
OUTDOES₈
OUTDREW₁₁
OUTDUEL₈
OUTFEEL₁₀
OUTFLEW₁₃
OUTGOER₈
OUTGOES₈
OUTGREW₁₁
OUTKEEP₁₃
OUTLIED₈
OUTLIER₇
OUTLIES₇
OUTPEEP₁₁
OUTPEER₉
OUTSEEN₇
OUTSEES₇
OUTSPED₁₀
OUTSTEP₉
OUTVIED₁₁
OUTVIES₁₀
OUTWEED₁₁
OUTWEEP₁₂
OXTERED₁₅
PATCHED₁₅
PATCHER₁₄
PATCHES₁₄
PATINED₁₀
PATINES₉
PATSIES₉
PATTIES₉
PATTLES₉
PETALED₁₀
PETERED₁₀
PETITES₉
PETTIER₉
PETTIES₉
PETTLED₁₀
PETTLES₉
PITCHED₁₅
PITCHER₁₄
PITCHES₁₄
PITHIER₁₂
POTAGER₁₀
POTAGES₁₀
POTCHED₁₅
POTCHER₁₄
POTCHES₁₄
POTHEEN₁₂
POTPIES₁₁
POTSIES₉
POTTEEN₉
POTTIER₉
POTTIES₉
POTTLES₉
PUTAMEN₁₁
PUTCHER₁₄
PUTTEES₉
PUTTIED₁₀
PUTTIER₉
PUTTIES₉
PUTURES₉
RATAFEE₁₀
RATCHED₁₃
RATCHES₁₂
RATCHET₁₂
RATINES₇
RATITES₇
RATTEEN₇
RATTIER₇
RATTLED₈
RATTLER₇
RATTLES₇
RETAKEN₁₁
RETAKER₁₁
RETAKES₁₁
RETAPED₁₀
RETAPES₉
RETAXED₁₅
RETAXES₁₄
RETCHED₁₃
RETCHES₁₂
RETENES₇
RETILED₈
RETILES₇
RETIMED₁₀
RETIMES₉
RETINES₇
RETIRED₈
RETIREE₇
RETIRER₇
RETIRES₇
RETREES₇
RETRIED₈
RETRIES₇
RETUNED₈
RETUNES₇
RETWEET₁₀
RETYPED₁₃
RETYPES₁₂
RITZIER₁₆
ROTATED₈
ROTATES₇
ROTCHES₁₂
ROTIFER₁₀
RUTILES₇
RUTTIER₇
SATCHEL₁₂
SATINED₈
SATINET₇
SATIRES₇
SETTEES₇
SETTLED₈
SETTLER₇
SETTLES₇
SETULES₇
SHTETEL₁₀
SITCHES₁₂
SITUSES₇
SUTTEES₇
SUTTLED₈
SUTTLES₇
SUTURED₈
SUTURES₇
TATTIER₇
TATTIES₇
TATTLED₈
TATTLER₇
TATTLES₇
TETCHED₁₃
TITCHES₁₂
TITTIES₇
TITTLED₈
TITTLES₇
TITULED₈
TITULES₇
TITUPED₁₀
TOTALED₈
TOTTIER₇
TOTTIES₇
TUTORED₈
TUTOYED₁₁
TUTOYER₁₀
TUTTIES₇
UNTAKEN₁₁
UNTAMED₁₀
UNTAMES₉
UNTAXED₁₅
UNTAXES₁₄
UNTILED₈
UNTILES₇
UNTIMED₁₀
UNTIRED₈
UNTONED₈
UNTRIED₈
UNTRUER₇
UNTUNED₈
UNTUNES₇
UPTAKEN₁₃
UPTAKES₁₃
UPTHREW₁₅
UPTIMES₁₁
UTTERED₈
UTTERER₇
VETCHES₁₅
VETIVER₁₃
VETKOEK₁₈
VITAMER₁₂
VITEXES₁₇
VITTLED₁₁
VITTLES₁₀
VOTIVES₁₃
VUTTIER₁₀
WATAPES₁₂
WATCHED₁₆
WATCHER₁₅
WATCHES₁₅
WATCHET₁₅
WATERED₁₁
WATERER₁₀
WATTLED₁₁
WATTLES₁₀
WETTIES₁₀
WITCHED₁₆
WITCHEN₁₅
WITCHES₁₅
WITHIER₁₃
WITHIES₁₃
WITTIER₁₀
WOTCHER₁₅
YETTIES₁₀

Letters by positionIn 43% of these words the 7th letter is S.

1st letter

M10%
B9%
R9%

2nd letter

A19%
E19%
U18%

4th letter

T23%
C20%
I13%

5th letter

H20%
I16%
L14%

7th letter

S43%
D25%
R20%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; CITIZEN tops the list with 18. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 86 words
8 points: 58 words
99 points: 93 words
10 points: 74 words
1111 points: 36 words
12 points: 37 words
1313 points: 30 words
14 points: 39 words
1515 points: 40 words
16 points: 15 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 4 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
CITIZEN	18	20	All three
FITCHEW	18	18	All three
CWTCHED	18	19	Collins only
VETKOEK	18	19	Collins only
BOTOXED	17	18	NWL only
BETAXED	17	18	All three
DITZIER	17	17	All three
CWTCHES	17	18	Collins only
KOTCHED	17	17	Collins only
VITEXES	17	18	Collins only
WATCHED	16	16	All three
KITCHEN	16	17	All three

The pattern leaves four letters open: the first, second, fourth, and fifth positions. That flexibility brings together familiar words such as kitchen, watched, and matches, alongside less common game entries. The shape is also lopsided at the ends: S is by far the most frequent final letter, while M leads the opening letters.

At a glance: the pattern’s strongest clues

518 words have T third and E sixth across the tournament dictionaries.
Just 54 entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
S ends 223 entries, compared with 128 ending in D.
M leads as an opening letter with 50 words; B follows with 48.

Which recognizable words fit T-third and E-sixth?

Kitchen, between, entered, and watched are familiar fits; each keeps T in slot three and E in slot six. Matches, noticed, and settled follow the same fixed frame, making these easier to scan for when you already know both letter positions.

The first letter has a different leader from the last: M starts the most entries, while S closes the most. That contrast is a practical sorting clue. Check the final letter first if your board or puzzle gives you an ending; S and D cover far more options than the other listed endings.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: ENABLE has 381 matches, Collins has 506, and NWL2023 has 415. The overall 518 includes words found in at least one of those tournament lists, so a word accepted in one game may not transfer to another.

How should you use this letter pattern in a word game?

Most matches are not everyday vocabulary: only 54 are in the top 25,000 by frequency. Treat a familiar-looking pattern as a starting point, not proof that a candidate is accepted. Check your game’s word list once you have a fit, since the three tournament dictionaries differ in coverage.

Seven-letter plays can earn a bingo bonus when all seven tiles are used, but the letter pattern alone does not make a rack playable. Keep the open positions flexible, and do not overlook an ordinary word such as kitchen just because the rarer scoring entries stand out.

Lock T and E into their known slots before testing the four open positions.
Try common endings first: S and D lead the final-letter counts by a wide margin.
For a recognizable candidate, check kitchen, between, watched, or matches against your other letters.
For Scrabble, citizen scores 18 points, the highest score among the examples ranked here.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have T third and E sixth?

There are 518 matching words across the tournament dictionaries. The set includes familiar choices such as kitchen, watched, and matches, but only 54 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which final letter is most common in this pattern?

S is the most common final letter, appearing in 223 matches. D is next with 128, while the remaining reported endings occur much less often. If your clue supplies the last letter, checking S or D first narrows the likely candidates quickly.

What is the highest-scoring word in this group?

Citizen scores 18 points, the highest score among the matching words. Other top scorers include fitchew, cwtched, and vetkoek, which also score 18. Scrabble acceptance depends on the word list used in your game, so verify an unfamiliar entry before playing it.

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