6-letter words with T as the 1st letter and A as the 6th letter
6-letter words with T first and A sixth have 41 tournament-dictionary matches, from familiar TRAUMA to the high-scoring TINAJA.
3 of 41 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With T in 1st place, S is the most common 6th letter (419 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- TRAUMA8
- TRIVIA9
- TAMARA8
- TUNDRA7
- TANTRA6
- TROIKA10
- TUNICA8
- TABULA8
- TALUKA10
- TEPHRA11
- TAENIA6
- TERTIA6
- TORANA6
- TOTARA6
- TEGULA7
- TAONGA7
- TAPETA8
- TIPULA8
- TAIAHA9
- TAHINA9
- TARAMA8
- TELEGA7
- TUPUNA8
- TINAJA13
- TUGHRA10
- TAIHOA9
- TSAMBA10
- TAFFIA12
- TANKIA10
- TARSIA6
- TERATA6
- TERBIA8
- TEREFA9
- THANNA9
- THORIA9
- THULIA9
- TIPUNA8
- TORULA6
- TREIFA9
- TREYFA12
- TUATUA6
All valid words 41
- TABULA8
- TAENIA6
- TAFFIA12
- TAHINA9
- TAIAHA9
- TAIHOA9
- TALUKA10
- TAMARA8
- TANKIA10
- TANTRA6
- TAONGA7
- TAPETA8
- TARAMA8
- TARSIA6
- TEGULA7
- TELEGA7
- TEPHRA11
- TERATA6
- TERBIA8
- TEREFA9
- TERTIA6
- THANNA9
- THORIA9
- THULIA9
- TINAJA13
- TIPULA8
- TIPUNA8
- TORANA6
- TORULA6
- TOTARA6
- TRAUMA8
- TREIFA9
- TREYFA12
- TRIVIA9
- TROIKA10
- TSAMBA10
- TUATUA6
- TUGHRA10
- TUNDRA7
- TUNICA8
- TUPUNA8
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| TINAJA | 13 | 16 | Collins only |
| TAFFIA | 12 | 12 | All three |
| TREYFA | 12 | 11 | NWL only |
| TEPHRA | 11 | 11 | All three |
| TROIKA | 10 | 10 | All three |
| TALUKA | 10 | 12 | All three |
| TUGHRA | 10 | 11 | Collins only |
| TSAMBA | 10 | 12 | Collins only |
| TANKIA | 10 | 11 | Collins only |
| TRIVIA | 9 | 10 | All three |
| TAIAHA | 9 | 8 | Collins only |
| TAHINA | 9 | 9 | Collins · NWL |
The fixed pattern T _ _ _ _ A is narrow: just 41 matches qualify, and only 3 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. TRAUMA, TRIVIA, and TUNDRA are recognizable examples, while TINAJA leads the scoring table. Dictionary coverage varies sharply: Collins lists 40 matches, compared with 22 in NWL2023 and 18 in ENABLE.
41 matches and three common words at a glance
- Forty-one words meet the exact six-letter pattern, counted when accepted by at least one tournament dictionary.
- Collins includes 40; NWL2023 includes 22, and ENABLE includes 18, so the dictionary counts overlap.
- Only 3 matches are common by the top-25,000 frequency cutoff.
- 37 matches have definitions; the average tile score is 8.3.
- TINAJA scores 13 points, highest among these matches, with TAFFIA and TREYFA next at 12.
How many 6-letter words with T first and A sixth?
There are 41. That fixed pair leaves four middle letters open, but the final A is uncommon among T-starting six-letter entries. Changing the first letter to C while keeping A sixth gives 90 matches.
For a quick contrast, TRAUMA, TRIVIA, and TUNDRA are recognizable options; TINAJA and TAFFIA lead the score list. The pattern fits a precise crossing-letter clue, but it does not point mainly to everyday vocabulary.
Using 6-letter words with T first and A sixth
TINAJA is the top scorer at 13 points, followed by TAFFIA and TREYFA at 12 each; TEPHRA scores 11, while TROIKA and TALUKA score 10. Those values make less familiar entries worth checking before you commit a play: a high raw score does not guarantee acceptance in your game's dictionary.
TRAUMA and TRIVIA are easier to recognize, but this pattern is not a reliable everyday-word filter: only 3 matches fall in the common-frequency group, even though 37 have definitions. Check your game's word list, since Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE do not include identical sets.
Questions people ask
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