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But does anyone say six mispallim (and 4 others present ) counts as tefillah betzibur?

According to Rav Moshe OC 1:28, Chayei Adam 19:1, Mishna Berura 90:28. Rav Shlomo Zalmen, Dayan Fisher, Brisker Rav, you need 10 people davening SE, or it is not tefilla b’tzibbur. L’chatchila, according to some opinions, you need 10 starting at the same time (Mishna Berura 66:35 that l’chatchila, it is proper to start at the same time) So if you don’t have 10 starting at the same time, it would only be b’dieved (Rav Shlomo Zalman).

According to Minchas Yitzchak, Chelkas Yoav, Rav Binyamin Zilber, Chacham Ovadia, 6 davening is good enough.