7-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and G as the 6th letter

The fixed pattern leaves 42 tournament-dictionary words, but only six rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. MESSAGE, PASSAGE, MASSAGE, HOSTAGE and POSTAGE are familiar examples; many other matches are specialist vocabulary. The position clues narrow your search quickly, while the final letters and first-letter counts help separate close candidates.

7-letter words with S 3rd and G 6th at a glance

• Exactly 42 words meet both position clues across the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins contains 41 matches, compared with 32 in NWL2023 and 30 in ENABLE.
• Only six matches rank in the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• Changing the sixth letter to E raises the count to 399 with S still third.
• DYSLOGY leads the tile-score list at 15 points; BOSKAGE scores 14.

Which letters finish these seven-letter words?

E is the clear favorite at the end: 24 of the 42 words finish with that letter. MESSAGE, PASSAGE, HOSTAGE, POSTAGE and VESTIGE show the pattern. Another 15 end in S, including CASINGS, MUSINGS and RISINGS.

The remaining three end in A or Y: two finish with A, while one ends in Y. First letters also cluster: M leads with nine matches, followed by B with six and P with four. This makes the opening letter a useful tie-breaker when several guesses fit the two fixed positions.

Which matches score well, and where do they count?

DYSLOGY is the top tile scorer at 15 points; BOSKAGE, MASKEGS and MUSKEGS each score 14. For more familiar plays, HOSTAGE scores 11, while BOSCAGE scores 12. These are base word scores, so board bonuses can change the final total.

Dictionary coverage is not identical: Collins has 41 matches, NWL2023 has 32 and ENABLE has 30, while the combined set contains 42. Only six are common by frequency, so many matches are unfamiliar even when a tournament list accepts them. Check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.