6-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter

A fixed ST pair sits in the middle of every match, but the words around it vary sharply. SYSTEM, LISTEN, POSTED, and SISTER are familiar starting points for scanning the pattern. Just 50 entries count as common; C and P tie for the most frequent first letter, while R leads the endings, giving you two useful ways to narrow a search.

The pattern at a glance

• The pattern _ _ S T _ _ has 239 six-letter matches.
• C and P each start 25 matches; B starts 24.
• R is the leading final letter, with 49 matches.
• D ends 44 matches, and S ends 36.
• Only 50 entries count as common, while 199 have definitions.

Which six-letter words have S third and T fourth?

SYSTEM, LISTEN, POSTED, SISTER, and MASTER are recognizable examples with the same two fixed middle letters. Keep S and T in place, then test the remaining slots against your tiles. LISTEN and SISTER show how different letter arrangements can still satisfy the identical pattern.

For a first-letter filter, C and P each offer 25 matches, with B close behind at 24. The ending counts make a different split: R closes 49 words, D closes 44, and N closes only 8. If your crossing tile rules out the leading starts, sorting by the last letter can still trim the search.

Which matching words score the most?

JUSTLY, ZESTED, XYSTER, XYSTOI, XYSTOS, and XYSTUS each score 16 in Scrabble. ZOSTER and ZESTER follow at 15. Several leaders are obscure, so a strong tile value does not guarantee an easy play; check that the word fits the board and your rack before spending a premium square.

For 6-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter, familiarity is the main limitation: 50 of the 239 matches count as common. SYSTEM and SISTER are easier to recognize than XYSTOI or XYSTUS, but uncommon options can still matter in a word game. Check your game's word list once before committing to an unfamiliar scorer.