6-letter words with T as the 4th letter and A as the 5th letter

The fixed T-A pair sits in the middle of every match, but the words around it vary widely. MENTAL, GUITAR, DENTAL and BRUTAL are familiar examples; less common entries include QINTAR and ZAATAR. Only 15 matches count as common, so expect many candidates to be specialist vocabulary rather than everyday guesses.

6-letter words with T as the 4th letter and A as the 5th letter

• 154 tournament-list matches fit the fixed T-A pair in positions four and five.
• MENTAL, GUITAR, DENTAL, BRUTAL and RENTAL are recognizable examples.
• SYNTAX leads the Scrabble scores at 16 points; QUOTAS follows at 15.
• 45 matches end in S, while 44 end in L.
• Only 15 matches fall within the common-word group.

Why do so many matches end in S or L?

Words with T fourth and A fifth most often finish in S or L: those endings account for 45 and 44 matches respectively. The final letter is a quick sorting clue when the first five tiles are already fixed.

Initial letters are led by C with 21 matches, then S with 18 and P with 16. COSTAL starts the C group, while SULTAN shows how a familiar word can fit the same tight pattern. The neighboring T-E pattern is much larger at 705 matches, so A sharply narrows that fifth-letter choice.

Scrabble scores peak with SYNTAX

SYNTAX scores 16 points, one ahead of QUOTAS and PRETAX at 15 each. ZAATAR and QINTAR also score 15, showing that the top-scoring group includes less familiar vocabulary as well as recognizable plays.

The average score is 8.6, well below SYNTAX's peak, so the top result is not typical. Dictionary coverage also varies: 151 matches appear in Collins, 110 in NWL2023 and 95 in ENABLE, with overlap between those lists. Only 118 have definitions, and only 15 are common; check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.