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.

41 wordsTop pick TRAUMAHighest score TINAJA 13

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.

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Best words to play first 41 · most-used 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

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • 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
Letters by positionIn 34% of these words the 2nd letter is A.
2nd letter
  1. A34%
  2. E17%
  3. R12%
3rd letter
  1. R20%
  2. N12%
  3. P12%
4th letter
  1. U20%
  2. A17%
  3. I10%
5th letter
  1. I22%
  2. R15%
  3. N12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; TINAJA tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 66 points: 9 words
  2. 7 points: 4 words
  3. 88 points: 10 words
  4. 9 points: 9 words
  5. 1010 points: 5 words
  6. 11 points: 1 words
  7. 1212 points: 2 words
  8. 13 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
TINAJA1316Collins only
TAFFIA1212All three
TREYFA1211NWL only
TEPHRA1111All three
TROIKA1010All three
TALUKA1012All three
TUGHRA1011Collins only
TSAMBA1012Collins only
TANKIA1011Collins only
TRIVIA910All three
TAIAHA98Collins only
TAHINA99Collins · 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

How many six-letter words start with T and end with A?
There are 41 six-letter words that start with T and end with A in at least one tournament dictionary. The count includes familiar examples such as TRAUMA and TRIVIA, as well as less common entries such as TINAJA and TEPHRA.
Which T-first, A-last word scores the most in Scrabble?
TINAJA scores 13 points, the highest value among these matches before any board bonuses. TAFFIA and TREYFA follow at 12 points each, while TEPHRA is next at 11.
Are all 41 words accepted in every Scrabble dictionary?
No. Collins includes 40 of the matches, NWL2023 includes 22, and ENABLE includes 18. Those dictionary counts overlap, so check the word list used by your game before playing an unfamiliar entry.

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