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

The fixed letters narrow the search to a distinctive set: every answer has S in its third slot and ends in T. Familiar words such as DESERT and RESORT sit alongside less common entries. The count covers words recognized by at least one tournament dictionary, so a match in one game’s word list may not appear in another.

At a glance: the pattern’s standouts

• All 87 matches put S third and T last, leaving four slots to check against your rack or clue.
• B and M lead the first-letter groups with 14 words apiece, ahead of R with 10.
• RESULT, ASSIST, DESERT, and RESORT are familiar examples that make the pattern easy to recognize.
• Only 16 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words, so many entries are specialist vocabulary.
• EXSECT tops the scoring list at 15 points; BASKET and CASKET each score 12.

Which first letters occur most often?

B and M are the most frequent first letters, with 14 matches each; R follows with 10. That makes BASKET and MASCOT strong candidates when the opening tile is known, while RESORT gives you a familiar R option.

The words also form recognizable clusters: INSIST, INSERT, and INSULT share an opening, while DESERT and DESIST share another. In this pattern, the final T is fixed, so use the middle letters to distinguish near-matches rather than testing another ending.

Use the fixed ending without overlooking dictionary gaps

The 87-word total is a combined tournament-dictionary count, not a promise that every game accepts every entry. Collins includes 86 matches, while ENABLE has 66 and NWL2023 has 67. Those totals overlap, but the differences matter when you are checking an uncommon candidate such as EXSECT or WESKIT.

For a quick solve, lock in S third and T sixth, then test familiar options such as RESULT, ASSIST, BASKET, and INSECT before reaching for rarer vocabulary. The 6-letter words with S as 3rd and T as 6th letter average 8.7 points, but EXSECT’s 15-point score shows how a less familiar word can change a scoring play. Check your game’s word list before relying on a specialist entry.