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

The frame _ _ _ S _ T has 34 matches, with familiar words clustered around CLOSET, SUNSET, OFFSET, SUBSET, OUTSET, CORSET, and PRESET. Five are common by the frequency cutoff. WHISHT leads the score list at 15, but the everyday choices make this pattern much easier to solve than its less familiar tail.

Pattern facts at a glance

• 34 entries put S fourth and T last.
• C begins six words; B, O, and W each begin four.
• Every candidate ends in T by definition.
• WHISHT scores 15; KEYSET follows at 13.

Which familiar words fit before the final T?

CLOSET, SUNSET, OFFSET, SUBSET, OUTSET, CORSET, and PRESET are the clearest anchors. They differ in lengthening prefixes and first letters while preserving the fixed fourth S and final T. BASSET, RUSSET, and GUSSET add a related set of recognizable forms when the opening tiles point that way.

C leads the first-letter distribution with six entries. B, O, and W each start four, and P begins three.

Because the final letter is fixed across all 34 words, the first three positions carry most of the sorting work. Test a likely opening before cycling through the more obscure middle combinations.

Should you prioritize score or recall?

WHISHT scores 15 points, KEYSET 13, and OFFSET and WHOSIT 12 each. The familiar OFFSET can therefore compete with less obvious forms while still offering a strong score. BORSHT reaches 11, with COMSAT, DOWSET, CLASPT, WADSET, and KITSET at 10.

7, and 26 of the 34 words have definitions recorded. Only five fall within the common-word cutoff, so the tail is still specialized.

For a clue, start with the everyday anchors; for a board play, compare known score values and verify the unusual forms in your game dictionary. Match those fixed slots against the rack before spending a turn on a weak guess.