7-letter words with S as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter

S as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter gives 476 tournament-dictionary matches, led by JUSTIFY at 20 points.

476 wordsTop pick HISTORYHighest score JUSTIFY 20

70 of 476 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

3rd letter
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I
J
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M
N
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P
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T
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4th letter
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D
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G
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I
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L
M
N
O
P
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S
T
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With S in 3rd place, T is the most common 4th letter (476 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 70 · most-used first

HISTORY₁₃
INSTEAD₈
SYSTEMS₁₂
WESTERN₁₀
JUSTICE₁₆
EASTERN₇
MISTAKE₁₃
TESTING₈
DESTROY₁₁
MYSTERY₁₅
SISTERS₇
POSTING₁₀
MASTERS₉
INSTANT₇
LISTING₈
FASTEST₁₀
CUSTODY₁₃
CUSTOMS₁₁
DESTINY₁₁
DISTANT₈
COSTUME₁₁
RESTORE₇
HOSTING₁₁
CASTING₁₀
INSTALL₇
JUSTIFY₂₀
LASTING₈
WASTING₁₁
HOSTILE₁₀
POSTERS₉
SUSTAIN₇
GESTURE₈
HOSTAGE₁₁
RESTING₈
TESTIFY₁₃
COSTING₁₀
MUSTARD₁₀
RESTART₇
POSTURE₉
TASTING₈
LISTENS₇
FESTIVE₁₃
MUSTANG₁₀
FASTING₁₁
MASTERY₁₂
DISTURB₁₀
POSTAGE₁₀
ECSTASY₁₂

Showing the top 48 of 70 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 476

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

ABSTAIN₉
AUSTERE₇
AUSTRAL₇
BASTARD₁₀
BASTERS₉
BASTIDE₁₀
BASTILE₉
BASTING₁₀
BASTION₉
BASTLES₉
BESTAIN₉
BESTARS₉
BESTEAD₁₀
BESTIAL₉
BESTICK₁₅
BESTIES₉
BESTILL₉
BESTING₁₀
BESTIRS₉
BESTORM₁₁
BESTOWS₁₂
BESTREW₁₂
BESTRID₁₀
BESTROW₁₂
BESTUCK₁₅
BESTUDS₁₀
BISTATE₉
BISTERS₉
BISTORT₉
BISTRED₁₀
BISTRES₉
BISTROS₉
BOSTONS₉
BOSTRYX₁₉
BUSTARD₁₀
BUSTEES₉
BUSTERS₉
BUSTICS₁₁
BUSTIER₉
BUSTING₁₀
BUSTLED₁₀
BUSTLER₉
BUSTLES₉
CASTERS₉
CASTING₁₀
CASTLED₁₀
CASTLES₉
CASTOCK₁₅
CASTOFF₁₅
CASTORS₉
CASTORY₁₂
CASTRAL₉
CESTODE₁₀
CESTOID₁₀
CESTUIS₉
CISTERN₉
CISTRON₉
COSTALS₉
COSTARD₁₀
COSTARS₉
COSTATE₉
COSTEAN₉
COSTERS₉
COSTING₁₀
COSTIVE₁₂
COSTREL₉
COSTUME₁₁
CUSTARD₁₀
CUSTOCK₁₅
CUSTODE₁₀
CUSTODY₁₃
CUSTOMS₁₁
CUSTREL₉
CYSTEIN₁₂
CYSTIDS₁₃
CYSTINE₁₂
CYSTOID₁₃
DASTARD₉
DESTAIN₈
DESTINE₈
DESTINY₁₁
DESTOCK₁₄
DESTROY₁₁
DISTAFF₁₄
DISTAIN₈
DISTANT₈
DISTEND₉
DISTENT₈
DISTICH₁₃
DISTILL₈
DISTILS₈
DISTOME₁₀
DISTORT₈
DISTRIX₁₅
DISTUNE₈
DISTURB₁₀
DISTYLE₁₁
DUSTBIN₁₀
DUSTERS₈
DUSTIER₈
DUSTILY₁₁
DUSTING₉
DUSTMAN₁₀
DUSTMEN₁₀
DUSTOFF₁₄
DUSTPAN₁₀
DUSTRAG₉
DUSTUPS₁₀
EASTERN₇
EASTERS₇
EASTING₈
EASTLIN₇
ECSTASY₁₂
ENSTAMP₁₁
ENSTEEP₉
ENSTYLE₁₀
EUSTACY₁₂
EUSTASY₁₀
EUSTELE₇
EUSTYLE₁₀
FASTENS₁₀
FASTERS₁₀
FASTEST₁₀
FASTIES₁₀
FASTING₁₁
FASTISH₁₃
FESTALS₁₀
FESTERS₁₀
FESTIER₁₀
FESTIVE₁₃
FESTOON₁₀
FISTFUL₁₃
FISTIER₁₀
FISTING₁₁
FISTULA₁₀
FOSTERS₁₀
FUSTETS₁₀
FUSTIAN₁₀
FUSTICS₁₂
FUSTIER₁₀
FUSTILY₁₃
FUSTING₁₁
FUSTOCS₁₂
GASTERS₈
GASTING₉
GASTRAL₈
GASTREA₈
GASTRIC₁₀
GASTRIN₈
GESTALT₈
GESTANT₈
GESTAPO₁₀
GESTATE₈
GESTURE₈
GOSTERS₈
GUSTFUL₁₁
GUSTIER₈
GUSTILY₁₁
GUSTING₉
GUSTOES₈
HASTATE₁₀
HASTENS₁₀
HASTIER₁₀
HASTILY₁₃
HASTING₁₁
HISTING₁₁
HISTOID₁₁
HISTONE₁₀
HISTORY₁₃
HISTRIO₁₀
HOSTAGE₁₁
HOSTELS₁₀
HOSTESS₁₀
HOSTIES₁₀
HOSTILE₁₀
HOSTING₁₁
HOSTLER₁₀
HUSTLED₁₁
HUSTLER₁₀
HUSTLES₁₀
INSTALL₇
INSTALS₇
INSTANT₇
INSTARS₇
INSTATE₇
INSTEAD₈
INSTEPS₉
INSTILL₇
INSTILS₇
JESTEES₁₄
JESTERS₁₄
JESTFUL₁₇
JESTING₁₅
JOSTLED₁₅
JOSTLER₁₄
JOSTLES₁₄
JUSTERS₁₄
JUSTEST₁₄
JUSTICE₁₆
JUSTIFY₂₀
JUSTING₁₅
JUSTLED₁₅
JUSTLES₁₄
KESTING₁₂
KESTREL₁₁
KISTFUL₁₄
KISTING₁₂
LASTAGE₈
LASTERS₇
LASTING₈
LESTING₈
LISTBOX₁₆
LISTEES₇
LISTELS₇
LISTENS₇
LISTERS₇
LISTETH₁₀
LISTFUL₁₀
LISTING₈
LUSTERS₇
LUSTFUL₁₀
LUSTICK₁₃
LUSTIER₇
LUSTILY₁₀
LUSTING₈
LUSTRAL₇
LUSTRED₈
LUSTRES₇
LUSTRUM₉
MASTABA₁₁
MASTERS₉
MASTERY₁₂
MASTFUL₁₂
MASTICH₁₄
MASTICS₁₁
MASTIER₉
MASTIFF₁₅
MASTING₁₀
MASTOID₁₀
MESTEES₉
MESTERS₉
MESTESO₉
MESTINO₉
MESTIZA₁₈
MESTIZO₁₈
MESTOME₁₁
MESTOMS₁₁
MISTAKE₁₃
MISTALS₉
MISTBOW₁₄
MISTELL₉
MISTEND₁₀
MISTERM₁₁
MISTERS₉
MISTERY₁₂
MISTEUK₁₃
MISTFUL₁₂
MISTICO₁₁
MISTIER₉
MISTILY₁₂
MISTIME₁₁
MISTING₁₀
MISTLED₁₀
MISTLES₉
MISTOLD₁₀
MISTOOK₁₃
MISTRAL₉
MISTUNE₉
MISTYPE₁₄
MOSTEST₉
MUSTANG₁₀
MUSTARD₁₀
MUSTEES₉
MUSTERS₉
MUSTIER₉
MUSTILY₁₂
MUSTING₁₀
MYSTERY₁₅
MYSTICS₁₄
MYSTIFY₁₈
NASTIER₇
NASTIES₇
NASTILY₁₀
NESTERS₇
NESTFUL₁₀
NESTING₈
NESTLED₈
NESTLER₇
NESTLES₇
NESTORS₇
NOSTOCS₉
NOSTRIL₇
NOSTRUM₉
OESTRAL₇
OESTRIN₇
OESTRUM₉
OESTRUS₇
ONSTAGE₈
ONSTEAD₈
OUSTERS₇
OUSTING₈
OUSTITI₇
OYSTERS₁₀
PASTELS₉
PASTERN₉
PASTERS₉
PASTEUP₁₁
PASTIER₉
PASTIES₉
PASTILS₉
PASTILY₁₂
PASTIME₁₁
PASTINA₉
PASTING₁₀
PASTORS₉
PASTURE₉
PESTERS₉
PESTFUL₁₂
PESTIER₉
PESTLED₁₀
PESTLES₉
PISTILS₉
PISTOLE₉
PISTOLS₉
PISTONS₉
PISTOUS₉
POSTAGE₁₀
POSTALS₉
POSTBAG₁₂
POSTBOX₁₈
POSTBOY₁₄
POSTBUS₁₁
POSTDOC₁₂
POSTEEN₉
POSTERN₉
POSTERS₉
POSTFIX₁₉
POSTIES₉
POSTILS₉
POSTING₁₀
POSTINS₉
POSTMAN₁₁
POSTMEN₁₁
POSTOPS₁₁
POSTTAX₁₆
POSTURE₉
POSTWAR₁₂
PUSTULE₉
RASTERS₇
RASTRUM₉
RESTACK₁₃
RESTAFF₁₃
RESTAGE₈
RESTAMP₁₁
RESTART₇
RESTATE₇
RESTEMS₉
RESTERS₇
RESTFUL₁₀
RESTIER₇
RESTIFF₁₃
RESTING₈
RESTIVE₁₀
RESTOCK₁₃
RESTOKE₁₁
RESTORE₇
RESTUDY₁₁
RESTUFF₁₃
RESTUMP₁₁
RESTYLE₁₀
RISTRAS₇
ROSTERS₇
ROSTING₈
ROSTRAL₇
ROSTRUM₉
RUSTICS₉
RUSTIER₇
RUSTILY₁₀
RUSTING₈
RUSTLED₈
RUSTLER₇
RUSTLES₇
RUSTRED₈
RUSTRES₇
SASTRAS₇
SESTETS₇
SESTETT₇
SESTINA₇
SESTINE₇
SESTONS₇
SISTERS₇
SISTING₈
SISTRUM₉
SUSTAIN₇
SYSTEMS₁₂
SYSTOLE₁₀
SYSTYLE₁₃
TASTERS₇
TASTIER₇
TASTILY₁₀
TASTING₈
TESTACY₁₂
TESTATE₇
TESTEES₇
TESTERN₇
TESTERS₇
TESTIER₇
TESTIFY₁₃
TESTILY₁₀
TESTING₈
TESTONS₇
TESTOON₇
TESTRIL₇
TESTUDO₈
TOSTADA₈
TOSTADO₈
TOSTONE₇
TYSTIES₁₀
ULSTERS₇
UNSTACK₁₃
UNSTAID₈
UNSTATE₇
UNSTEEL₇
UNSTEPS₉
UNSTICK₁₃
UNSTOCK₁₃
UNSTOPS₉
UNSTOWS₁₀
UNSTRAP₉
UNSTRIP₉
UNSTUCK₁₃
UNSTUFT₁₀
UNSTUNG₈
UPSTAGE₁₀
UPSTAIR₉
UPSTAND₁₀
UPSTARE₉
UPSTART₉
UPSTATE₉
UPSTAYS₁₂
UPSTEPS₁₁
UPSTIRS₉
UPSTOOD₁₀
VASTEST₁₀
VASTIER₁₀
VASTITY₁₃
VESTALS₁₀
VESTEES₁₀
VESTIGE₁₁
VESTING₁₁
VESTRAL₁₀
VESTURE₁₀
VISTAED₁₁
WASTAGE₁₁
WASTELS₁₀
WASTERS₁₀
WASTERY₁₃
WASTING₁₁
WASTREL₁₀
WASTRIE₁₀
WESTERN₁₀
WESTERS₁₀
WESTIES₁₀
WESTING₁₁
WESTLIN₁₀
WISTFUL₁₃
WISTING₁₁
WISTITI₁₀
XYSTERS₁₇
YESTERN₁₀
ZESTERS₁₆
ZESTFUL₁₉
ZESTIER₁₆
ZESTILY₁₉
ZESTING₁₇
ZOSTERS₁₆

Letters by positionIn 29% of these words the 5th letter is I.

1st letter

M11%
P9%
B8%

2nd letter

E25%
U18%
A18%

5th letter

I29%
E20%
A14%

6th letter

R17%
E17%
N14%

7th letter

S28%
E12%
G9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; JUSTIFY tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 69 words
8 points: 49 words
99 points: 105 words
10 points: 106 words
1111 points: 46 words
12 points: 27 words
1313 points: 28 words
14 points: 16 words
1515 points: 12 words
16 points: 6 words
1717 points: 3 words
18 points: 4 words
1919 points: 4 words
20 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
JUSTIFY	20	22	All three
POSTFIX	19	20	All three
ZESTFUL	19	21	All three
ZESTILY	19	19	Collins · NWL
BOSTRYX	19	19	Collins only
MESTIZO	18	19	All three
MYSTIFY	18	17	All three
POSTBOX	18	20	All three
MESTIZA	18	19	All three
ZESTING	17	19	All three
JESTFUL	17	21	All three
XYSTERS	17	16	All three

Position three S followed immediately by position four T gives 476 matches, including HISTORY, INSTEAD, JUSTICE, and MYSTERY. Seventy are common by frequency, a larger everyday core than many narrow letter frames. M and P lead the opening groups with 51 and 45 words.

Key patterns in s 3rd and t 4th

There are 476 matches, with 70 common words and 390 defined entries.
M is the most frequent opening at 51; P follows at 45.
S closes 132 matches, ahead of E at 58 and G at 45.
JUSTIFY scores 20, while POSTFIX and ZESTFUL score 19.

How to read this letter frame

This pattern cuts through the middle of words rather than fixing an ending. Check the third and fourth tiles together, then let the final letter guide your remaining choices: S is the leading ending, but it accounts for only 132 of the set.

HISTORY and MYSTERY make the central ST sequence easy to confirm, while JUSTICE and WESTERN show that the letters need not sit at the start of a recognizable suffix. For a board play, consider the rest of the rack after locking the adjacent pair. The set has many endings, and that flexibility is part of why it reaches 476 entries.

The larger common core makes this pattern easier to use in ordinary play than the narrow letter frames nearby. Still, the top scorer JUSTIFY has a very different shape from HISTORY or WESTERN. Keeping both familiar words and high-value alternatives in mind makes the fixed center pair more productive.

Which words score highest in s 3rd and t 4th?

JUSTIFY leads the scoring list at 20 points. Use HISTORY and INSTEAD as the easier recognition anchors, then compare the rarer high-value spellings before playing.

For a quick rack scan, look for the center ST before considering the word ending. POSTING and TESTING use that pair in familiar forms, while POSTFIX turns the same middle into a stronger scoring option. The range of endings is why a rigid suffix guess would miss valid candidates.

Questions people ask

How many words put S third and T fourth?

A total of 476 tournament-dictionary words fit the pattern. The two fixed letters are adjacent, so the center pair is ST in every match, from HISTORY to POSTING.

Which words score highest?

JUSTIFY tops the scoring list at 20 points. POSTFIX and ZESTFUL follow at 19, while familiar HISTORY is a lower-scoring recognition anchor rather than the scoring leader.

Are most matches everyday words?

Seventy entries are common by frequency, including HISTORY, WESTERN, JUSTICE, and MYSTERY. That leaves most of the 476-word set outside the common group, so check your game’s word list for less familiar candidates.

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