7-letter words with T as the 1st letter and S as the 4th letter

The pattern T??S??? fixes the opening T and the fourth letter S, leaving five positions to solve. Familiar matches such as tension and trusted sit beside less common options, so a strong clue can narrow the choices quickly. The endings vary too: S leads, but E and R also appear often.

7-letter words with T as the 1st letter and S as the 4th letter

• There are 141 tournament-dictionary matches for the T-first, S-fourth pattern.
• Only 11 matches fall among the most common English words.
• Collins includes 140 matches, while ENABLE has 98 and NWL2023 has 103.
• S is the most frequent ending; E and R are the next most frequent.
• The average score is 9 points.

Which T___S__ words are familiar?

The pattern is T??S???: T stays in slot one and S in slot four, while the other five positions carry the clue. TENSION spells T-E-N-S-I-O-N; TRUSTED uses T-R-U-S-T-E-D. These familiar examples show why checking the fourth letter matters more than guessing an ending.

TOASTER and TOASTED share the opening T-O-A-S, then split at the fifth letter; THISTLE changes the middle again. TOSSING and TISSUES also fit, each placing S in both the third and fourth slots. That variety helps when a puzzle gives two fixed positions but leaves the rest open. Sort candidates by known letters in positions two, three, five, six, and seven to cut down the search.

How do scores compare across this pattern?

• THYSELF scores 16 Scrabble points, while TOYSHOP and TIPSIFY score 15 each.
• Those three outscore the average score of 9, thanks to their higher-value letters.
• Keep T in slot one and S in slot four; shifting the S rules out every match.
• Try TENSION or TRUSTED to test familiar letter sequences before considering rarer candidates.
• Check your game's dictionary: coverage ranges from 98 ENABLE matches to 140 in Collins.