7-letter words with T as the 1st letter and S as the 3rd letter

The fixed pattern is T _ S _ _ _ _: the first letter stays T, the third stays S, and four positions remain open. Only 5 of the 70 matches fall among the most common English words, so familiar choices such as TESTING, TESTIFY, TASTING, and TISSUES sit beside specialist entries. Endings offer a sharper clue: S is the leading final letter.

The pattern at a glance

• 70 accepted matches have T in position 1 and S in position 3.
• Collins includes 69; NWL2023 includes 53, while ENABLE includes 48.
• Only 5 entries are common by our frequency cutoff.
• 27 matches end in S, ahead of G and R with 8 each.
• TESTING, TESTIFY, TISSUES, and TASTING are familiar examples.

7-letter words with T as 1st and S as 3rd letter

Start by writing T _ S _ _ _ _ and preserve those two locked positions; do not treat the second S in a word such as TISSUES as the required third-position letter. TESTING puts S exactly in slot three, as do TESTIFY and TASTING. If your rack lacks useful vowels, scan the fourth and fifth positions rather than changing the known pattern.

Use the final letter as a second filter. 27 words end in S, while G and R tie at 8 each; Y and E account for 7 and 4. TISSUES, TESTERS, and TASSELS show the S ending, while TESTING ends in G. This split makes the final tile a strong clue when the board already fixes the last square.

Which matches are common or score well?

Everyday vocabulary is the limitation: just 5 matches qualify as common, leaving most of the 70 outside the frequency cutoff. TESTING, TASTING, and TASKING are more recognizable than specialist options such as TESSERA or TESTUDO. Dictionary counts overlap rather than add together, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

Among the named score leaders, TOSHACH is worth 15 points, with TUSHKAR and TUSHKER at 14; TESTIFY, TASKBAR, and TUSSOCK each score 13. That does not make an obscure word a guaranteed play: board premiums and crosswords decide the actual return. TESTIFY is easier to recognize, while the top tile value comes from less familiar vocabulary.