6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter

This fixed middle pair occurs in 92 tournament-dictionary words, but the first letter makes the set lopsided. S starts 76 matches; A starts 8 and E starts 4. If your clue leaves the first space open, try the ST- group first, then check less common openings such as AT- and ET-.

6-letter words with T second and A third at a glance

• The pattern matches 92 words across the tournament dictionaries.
• STATES, STATUS, and STARTS are familiar S-initial options.
• A final S appears 33 times, more than any other ending.
• STANZA, ATAXIC, STANZE, and STANZO each score 15 points.

Which words fit this T-A pattern?

Most answers begin ST: STATES, STAGES, STAIRS, STAMPS, and STARCH all fit. The remaining openings are scattered, with A accounting for 8 words and E for 4; O, I, and U start only a handful more.

The last letter shifts the search in a different direction. S closes 33 words, while D and E each close 9. R finishes 7; A and Y finish 6 each. Compare STATED, STABLE, STAIR, and STAYED to see how much the final position changes.

T-A is a relatively narrow pairing among six-letter words beginning with T in the second position: T-O has 87 matches and T-R has 75. Keeping T-A but changing the length gives 43 five-letter matches or 161 seven-letter matches.

Collins accepts 90 of these words, compared with 72 in NWL2023 and 68 in ENABLE. The counts overlap rather than describing separate piles. STANZA is a strong familiar scoring option, but obscure matches can differ by game dictionary. For 6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter, confirm unfamiliar plays against your game's word list.