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

The pattern is _ _ T _ _ _ A: T must sit in the third spot, and the final tile must be A. ANTENNA and ROTUNDA are recognizable matches, but only 2 entries meet the common-word cutoff. Dictionary coverage also varies: 59 appear in Collins, 41 in NWL2023, and 34 in ENABLE.

How many 7-letter words have T third and A last?

• There are 62 matches for the fixed pattern _ _ T _ _ _ A.
• ANTENNA and ROTUNDA are among the more familiar examples.
• Only 2 matches count as common words by our frequency threshold.
• ALTEZZA leads the scoring list at 25 points.

Why does this pattern produce an unusual word list?

The ending is unusually strict: all 62 matches finish with A. Their opening letters are more varied. E leads with 9 words, followed by A with 8; C, K, O, and P each begin 5 matches.

The count is modest beside nearby patterns. Keeping A at the end but changing the third letter to R gives 130 matches, while keeping T third and changing the final letter to S gives 778. Expect specialist vocabulary among the less familiar entries; check your game's word list when dictionary coverage matters.

Which T-third, A-ending words stand out for points?

ALTEZZA's double Z explains its 25-point lead under standard English tile values: each Z is worth 10 points, while the other five tiles contribute just five. The score is exceptional, not representative of the set. METAZOA and ECTOZOA are next at 18 each, followed by ECTHYMA at 17 and EXTREMA and ENTOZOA at 16.

• ALTEZZA scores 25, well ahead of the next entries in the scoring list.
• METAZOA and ECTOZOA each score 18, while ECTHYMA scores 17.
• EXTREMA and ENTOZOA each score 16; compare these before settling for a lower-scoring familiar word.
• For a playable choice, Collins has 59 matches, compared with 41 in NWL2023 and 34 in ENABLE.