7-letter words with S as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter

This pattern locks in the middle of each word as _SA____, leaving only the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and final letters to vary. The 23 matches form an unusually tight group: none is classed as common. TSARIST and PSALTER are among the more recognizable entries, while several others are specialized or uncommon.

7-letter words with S as the 2nd letter and A as the 3rd letter

• The pattern has 23 matches across at least one tournament dictionary.
• TSARIST is a familiar example; PSALTER and TSARDOM show two other openings.
• T begins 9 matches, while P begins 5; the other first letters occur less often.
• Seven matches end in S, making S the most frequent final letter in this group.

Which matches stand out for play and scoring?

TSARIST, TSARINA, TSARISM, and TSARDOM form a noticeable family among the T-starting words. Together with TSATSKE, TSADDIK, and TSADDIQ, they account for 7 of the 9 matches beginning with T. That concentration gives you a quick place to look when your first tile is T.

For a score-focused play, TSADDIQ leads the scoring examples at 18 points. TSADDIK and PSALMIC each score 13, while PSAMMON also reaches 13. The top scorer is not the easiest word to recognize, so learn the spelling before relying on it during a timed game.

Endings narrow the choices further: S appears last in 7 matches, E in 4, and A and M in 2 each; TSARIST and TSARISM illustrate the common S ending, while PSALTER ends in E. Collins includes all 23 matches, compared with 18 in NWL2023 and 15 in ENABLE. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

How unusual is this seven-letter pattern?

The first-letter split is uneven: T starts 9 matches, P 5, I 4, and U 3; A and C start just 1 each. Keeping A third but changing the second letter to R yields 525 matches, while changing the third letter to T and keeping S second yields 61. That makes the S-A combination a much narrower clue.