7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter

The pattern is _T_A___: T sits in the second position, A in the fourth, and four letters remain open. The matches lean heavily toward S starters, with familiar choices such as STRANGE and STRAINS alongside less common entries like STRAKED and STEARIN. Counts vary by word list, so a match here is not automatically accepted in every game.

At a glance: the T–A pattern

• Collins lists all 55 matches; NWL2023 has 38 and ENABLE has 35.
• STRANGE, STRAINS, STEALTH, and ETHANOL are recognizable examples; 9 matches meet the common-word cutoff.
• S begins 38 matches and A begins 12; E, O, and P account for the remaining five.
• S is the most frequent ending, with 23 words; D is next at 9.
• STRAPPY tops the scores at 14 points, followed by ATTACKS at 13.

Which 7-letter T-second, A-fourth words are common?

STRANGE, STRAINS, STEALTH, ATTACKS, and ETHANOL are among the easier matches to recognize. The start-letter split is unusually lopsided: 38 begin with S, while only 12 begin with A. If your clue gives you an S, try the STR- cluster first.

The endings narrow the search too. Nearly half finish with S: 23 of the 55 matches do, while 9 end in D. For a length comparison, the six-letter T-second, A-fourth pattern has 50 matches, just five fewer than this seven-letter set.

Which matches score well, and where should you check them?

STRAPPY is the standout scorer at 14 points, with ATTACKS and STRAFFS at 13. ATTACKS is the more familiar choice, while STRAPPY packs a valuable Y; board placement still changes the final total. The average score across the set is 9.4.

Only 43 matches have definitions, and just 9 are common by frequency, so expect plenty of specialized or less familiar vocabulary. The 55-word total combines entries found in at least one tournament list; check your game's word list once before relying on a less familiar match.