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

21 7-letter words with S as the 2nd letter and T as the 6th letter match this pattern, including ASPECTS, ASSISTS, and ISOLATE.

21 wordsTop pick ASPECTSHighest score ISOBATH 12

5 of 21 are everyday words (24%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With S in 2nd place, E is the most common 6th letter (71 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 21 · most-used first

  • ASPECTS11
  • ASSISTS7
  • ISOLATE7
  • ASSERTS7
  • ASCENTS9
  • ASSHATS10
  • ASSENTS7
  • ESPARTO9
  • ESPRITS9
  • ESTHETE10
  • ASPORTS9
  • ASKANTS11
  • ASSARTS7
  • ASSORTS7
  • ASTARTS7
  • ASTERTS7
  • ISOBATH12
  • OSMIATE9
  • OSTENTS7
  • OSTIATE7

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All valid words 21

A to Z. Includes rare and Collins-only words. Linked tiles open the word's meaning, score and rhymes.

  • ASCENTS9
  • ASKANTS11
  • ASPECTS11
  • ASPORTS9
  • ASSARTS7
  • ASSENTS7
  • ASSERTS7
  • ASSHATS10
  • ASSISTS7
  • ASSORTS7
  • ASTARTS7
  • ASTERTS7
  • ESCORTS9
  • ESPARTO9
  • ESPRITS9
  • ESTHETE10
  • ISOBATH12
  • ISOLATE7
  • OSMIATE9
  • OSTENTS7
  • OSTIATE7
Letters by positionIn 71% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. A57%
  2. E19%
  3. O14%
3rd letter
  1. S29%
  2. T24%
  3. P19%
4th letter
  1. E29%
  2. A19%
  3. O14%
5th letter
  1. R38%
  2. A24%
  3. N19%
7th letter
  1. S71%
  2. E19%
  3. H5%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; ISOBATH tops the list with 12. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 10 words
  2. 8 points: 0 words
  3. 99 points: 6 words
  4. 10 points: 2 words
  5. 1111 points: 2 words
  6. 12 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ISOBATH1212All three
ASPECTS1113All three
ASKANTS1112Collins only
ASSHATS109NWL only
ESTHETE109All three
ASCENTS911All three
ESPARTO910All three
ESPRITS910All three
ASPORTS910Collins only
OSMIATE910Collins only
ASSISTS77All three
ISOLATE78All three

S is fixed in the second slot and T in the sixth, leaving five positions open. The 21 matches include familiar forms such as ASPECTS, ASSISTS, and ISOLATE, alongside less familiar ISOBATH and ESPARTO. Only five meet the frequency measure for common words, so the pattern is tighter than its playable vocabulary may feel.

At a glance for S second, T sixth

  • Exactly 21 tournament-dictionary entries fit S in position two and T in position six.
  • 12 begin with A; four begin with E, three with O, and two with I.
  • 15 end in S, while four end in E; one each ends in H or O.
  • Only five matches count as common in the frequency measure.
  • ISOBATH leads the scoring examples at 12 points; ASPECTS and ASKANTS score 11.

How many seven-letter words have S second and T sixth?

There are 21 seven-letter matches in the combined tournament dictionaries. Collins contains 20, NWL2023 contains 13, and ENABLE contains 12; those sets overlap, so adding the three counts would overstate the number of distinct words. The narrow total is the useful boundary for this clue.

Seventeen matches have definitions, but several candidates remain uncommon. Compare ASPECTS and ASSISTS with ESPRITS, ESTHETE, and ISOBATH. S accounts for 15 final letters and E for four, giving you another quick filter.

Check your game's word list once before committing an unfamiliar entry.

Which examples make the pattern easier to solve?

Write the pattern as _S___T_ and treat every blank as open; a known letter in the wrong slot can mislead you. Then use the first-letter split: 12 matches begin with A, four with E, three with O, and two with I. If your clue suggests a final S, test ASPECTS, ASSISTS, ASSERTS, or ASCENTS first.

That order favors recognition, not scoring: ISOBATH earns 12 points, while ASPECTS and ASKANTS each earn 11. A score only matters if the word fits the open spaces and board squares; base-value rankings alone do not promise a stronger play. The phrase 7-letter words with S as the 2nd letter and T as the 6th letter names a position filter, not a list of everyday vocabulary.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have S second and T sixth?
There are 21 matches across the combined tournament dictionaries. Their first letters are A (12), E (four), O (three), and I (two), so A-starting options dominate this exact pattern. Once the fixed positions are confirmed, the opening letter is a strong next filter.
Which word scores highest among these S-and-T matches?
ISOBATH scores 12 points, the highest score among these matches. ASPECTS and ASKANTS each score 11. The best fit still depends on your board: a lower-scoring word may make a better play if its letters fit the available spaces.
Do all 21 words appear in Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE?
No. Collins includes 20 matches, NWL2023 includes 13, and ENABLE includes 12, while the combined set contains 21 distinct words. The dictionary counts overlap rather than forming separate groups, so a word missing from one game's list may appear in another.

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