6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter

The pattern _T_L__ leaves four open slots, but it does not produce an even spread of starting letters. Most matches begin with S, and familiar options such as STOLEN and STYLES sit beside less common forms like STALAG and STELAE. Dictionary coverage also shifts by game: Collins has nearly the full set, while NWL2023 and ENABLE accept fewer.

6-letter words with T 2nd and L 4th

• The fixed pattern is _T_L__, with 46 matching words.
• STOLEN, STYLES, and STELLA are among the examples.
• STALKY leads the score list at 13 points; STYLED and STALKS score 10 each.
• S begins 38 matches, and S is also the most common final letter, with 18.
• Collins includes 45 matches, compared with 35 in NWL2023 and 34 in ENABLE.

Why do most matches start with S?

S starts 38 of the 46 matches, so it is the strongest opening clue after the fixed middle positions. STOLEN, STYLES, STELLA, STYLED, and STILLS show how much the other letters can vary around the pattern.

S is also the most frequent ending, appearing in 18 words. STYLES, STALLS, STILLS, and STALKS fit that shape, but the pattern does not require S at either end. ETALON begins with E and ends with N, making it a good reminder to check every slot rather than assume an ST start.

A scoring clue and a dictionary limit

For 6-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and L as the 4th letter, STALKY is the top scorer at 13 points. STYLED and STALKS each score 10, while the average score across the matches is 7.4. If you are weighing candidates for a word game, compare their actual tile values instead of choosing by length alone.

Only 8 matches qualify as common under the frequency measure, so many valid entries are not everyday vocabulary: STOLEN and STYLES are easy starting points, while STALAG, STELAE, and STELAR are less familiar. The set is not identical across tournament dictionaries: Collins has 45 entries, while NWL2023 has 35 and ENABLE has 34. Check your game's word list before playing.