6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and E as the 6th letter

That pattern is unusually lopsided at the start: 48 of the 58 words begin with S. The rest start with E, A, or O, while every match ends in E by definition. Common choices include STANCE and STRIVE; rarer entries such as STANZE matter when a board position rewards a high-value play.

At a glance: 6-letter words with T as 2nd and E as 6th

• There are 58 tournament-dictionary matches for this pattern.
• STRIKE, STABLE, and STROKE are recognizable examples.
• S begins 48 matches; E begins five, A four, and O one.
• STANZE leads the scoring list at 15 points.
• Twelve matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Why do most matches begin with S?

S accounts for 48 of the 58 words, so test an S first when your pattern leaves the opening tile unknown. STRIKE, STABLE, STROKE, STANCE, STRIVE, and STAPLE show how many familiar options share that opening.

The remaining starts are much thinner: five begin with E, four with A, and one with O. That skew is a useful pruning clue, not proof that an S is present; keep the less common starts in play until your crossings rule them out.

Which matching words score highest?

STANZE scores 15 points, ahead of ETHYNE at 12; STYMIE and ATHAME each score 11. STRIKE, STROKE, STEPPE, STRAKE, and STEMME each score 10, making them more approachable scoring options than the leader.

The pattern is better for a rack or board clue than for a common-word-only search: just 12 matches are in the top 25,000 by frequency. Dictionary coverage also differs. Collins includes 56 matches, NWL2023 includes 37, and ENABLE includes 35; those sets overlap, so check the word list used in your game.