6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and T as the 5th letter

The pattern is S _ _ _ T _: the fifth position is fixed, while the second, third, fourth, and final letters stay open. SAFETY, SPORTS, STARTS, and SENATE show how much variety fits around those clues. Just 33 matches rank among the most common English words, so expect a blend of everyday vocabulary and less familiar tournament entries.

At a glance: the S _ _ _ T _ pattern

• 189 entries fit the fixed S-first, T-fifth pattern.
• SAFETY, SPORTS, and STARTS are recognizable matches.
• 85 entries finish in S, the most frequent ending here.
• Y is next with 39 words; E follows with 20.
• Only 33 matches are common by frequency, so many are less familiar.

Which final letters appear most often?

An S ending dominates: 85 of the 189 matches finish that way. SPORTS, SHIRTS, SHORTS, and SHIFTS make the pattern easy to recognize; SAFETY and SWEATY instead finish in Y. E endings account for 20 words, while H endings account for 18.

Once you know the final letter, use its cluster to trim the search. The S group is largest, but the Y group still has 39 candidates; E has 20. That means the open middle positions, not just the fixed T, must do much of the narrowing.

6-letter words with S as the 1st letter and T as the 5th letter

SHVITZ leads the score list at 21 points. SPRITZ and SPELTZ each score 17, while SQUATS and SHIFTY score 15. SAFETY and SPORTS are easier to recognize, but the high scorers show how a Z or Q can change a rack's value.

Dictionary coverage differs: 182 matches appear in Collins, 130 in NWL2023, and 116 in ENABLE. The full group is not interchangeable across games; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Length gives another useful comparison: the same S-first, T-fifth pattern has 105 five-letter matches and 317 seven-letter matches. Use the six-letter group when both positions are fixed and your rack needs exactly this length.