7-letter words with T as the 3rd letter and G as the 5th letter

Read the pattern as ??T?G??: T must occupy the third spot, and G the fifth. That leaves five letters to solve, but only 22 tournament-dictionary matches fit. Familiar choices such as FATIGUE and OCTAGON sit beside less common entries, so the clue is more restrictive than its open slots suggest.

The pattern at a glance

• There are 22 seven-letter matches with T third and G fifth.
• FATIGUE, INTEGER, ANTIGEN, OUTAGES, OCTAGON, and UPTIGHT are recognizable examples.
• UPTIGHT and BETIGHT tie for the top listed Scrabble score at 13 points.
• Three matches rank as common by our word-frequency measure.
• Seven matches end in N and seven end in S.

Which 7-letter words have T third and G fifth?

FATIGUE and INTEGER are familiar matches. ANTIGEN and MUTAGEN share the -gen ending, while OUTAGES and DOTAGES use -ages. OCTAGON offers another recognizable noun, and UPTIGHT is one of the top scorers.

The endings split sharply: seven words finish in N and seven in S. R and T each occur twice at the end; A, E, I, and Y appear once apiece. That balance makes the final letter a quick way to narrow the options.

Keep the pattern as ??T?G?? while testing candidates. Only the third and fifth positions are fixed; the first, second, fourth, sixth, and seventh remain open. In UPTIGHT, for example, T is third and G is fifth.

How should you check rare pattern matches?

Only three matches count as common by our frequency measure, even though 21 have dictionary definitions. The pattern returns tournament-valid options, not a shortlist of everyday guesses. The range runs from familiar FATIGUE to less common POTAGER, YATAGAN, and INTAGLI.

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 20 matches, NWL2023 includes 19, and ENABLE includes 17. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar candidate. UPTIGHT scores 13, but BETIGHT ties it, so a high score does not make a word familiar.