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

7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and T as the 7th letter total 275, led by R-starting words such as RESPECT and REQUEST.

275 wordsTop pick PERFECTHighest score BEZZANT 27

46 of 275 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

2nd letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

7th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With E in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (1,743 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 46 · most-used first

PERFECT₁₄
PERCENT₁₁
RESPECT₁₁
BENEFIT₁₂
REQUEST₁₆
REFLECT₁₂
DEFAULT₁₁
SEGMENT₁₀
DEPOSIT₁₀
RETREAT₇
NEAREST₇
SERVANT₁₀
DEFICIT₁₃
VERDICT₁₃
DELIGHT₁₂
DESCENT₁₀
RECEIPT₁₁
RECRUIT₉
DENTIST₈
DESSERT₈
NEGLECT₁₀
DEEPEST₁₀
RESTART₇
LEFTIST₁₀
PEASANT₉
REBUILT₉
WEAKEST₁₄
HEADSET₁₁
PERSIST₉
SERPENT₉
PENDANT₁₀
DEAREST₈
RELIANT₇
REPRINT₉
REVISIT₁₀
PERVERT₁₂
REMNANT₉
TEMPEST₁₁
DEFUNCT₁₃
REALIST₇
RECOUNT₉
SEXIEST₁₄
DEFIANT₁₁
DEFLECT₁₃
LENIENT₇
LEAFLET₁₀

All valid words 275

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

AERIEST₇
AEROBAT₉
AEROSAT₇
BEAMLET₁₁
BEARCAT₁₁
BEAUFET₁₂
BECRUST₁₁
BECURST₁₁
BEDFAST₁₃
BEDIGHT₁₄
BEDPOST₁₂
BEDREST₁₀
BEDROPT₁₂
BEERNUT₉
BEHIGHT₁₆
BEIGEST₁₀
BEIGNET₁₀
BELEAPT₁₁
BEMEANT₁₁
BENDLET₁₀
BENEFIT₁₂
BENEMPT₁₃
BENIGHT₁₃
BEPAINT₁₁
BEQUEST₁₈
BERGYLT₁₃
BESAINT₉
BESHOUT₁₂
BESPORT₁₁
BESPOUT₁₁
BETIGHT₁₃
BETWIXT₁₉
BEVOMIT₁₄
BEWRAPT₁₄
BEZZANT₂₇
CELLIST₉
CESSPIT₁₁
DEADEST₉
DEAFEST₁₁
DEAREST₈
DECREET₁₀
DECRYPT₁₅
DEEDEST₉
DEEPEST₁₀
DEERLET₈
DEFAULT₁₁
DEFFEST₁₄
DEFIANT₁₁
DEFICIT₁₃
DEFLECT₁₃
DEFROST₁₁
DEFTEST₁₁
DEFUNCT₁₃
DEIDEST₉
DEIFEST₁₁
DELIGHT₁₂
DELIMIT₁₀
DEMERIT₁₀
DEMOUNT₁₀
DENSEST₈
DENTIST₈
DEORBIT₁₀
DEPAINT₁₀
DEPOSIT₁₀
DESCANT₁₀
DESCENT₁₀
DESSERT₈
DETRACT₁₀
DEVIANT₁₁
DEVILET₁₁
DEWIEST₁₁
DEWLAPT₁₃
EELIEST₇
EELPOUT₉
EERIEST₇
FEATEST₁₀
FEEDLOT₁₁
FELLEST₁₀
FELWORT₁₃
FERMENT₁₂
FERVENT₁₃
FEUDIST₁₁
GEDECKT₁₅
GELCOAT₁₀
GELLANT₈
GENIZOT₁₇
GEOFACT₁₃
GEOMANT₁₀
GESTALT₈
GESTANT₈
HEADSET₁₁
HELIAST₁₀
HELLCAT₁₂
HEPPEST₁₄
HERBIST₁₂
HERBLET₁₂
JESSANT₁₄
JETPORT₁₆
KEENEST₁₁
KEEPNET₁₃
KELLAUT₁₁
KENNETT₁₁
KETUBOT₁₃
KEWLEST₁₄
LEAFLET₁₀
LEALEST₇
LEANEST₇
LEFTEST₁₀
LEFTIST₁₀
LENGEST₈
LENIENT₇
LEVERET₁₀
LEWDEST₁₁
MEANEST₉
MEDALET₁₀
MEDIANT₁₀
MEEKEST₁₃
MEERCAT₁₁
MEERKAT₁₃
MEETEST₉
MEGABIT₁₂
MEGAHIT₁₃
MELILOT₉
MERCHET₁₄
MESQUIT₁₈
METCAST₁₁
METRIST₉
MEZQUIT₂₇
MEZUZOT₂₇
NEAREST₇
NEATEST₇
NECKLET₁₃
NEGLECT₁₀
NESHEST₁₀
PEACOAT₁₁
PEASANT₉
PECCANT₁₃
PELTAST₉
PENDANT₁₀
PENDENT₁₀
PENNANT₉
PENTACT₁₁
PERCENT₁₁
PERCEPT₁₃
PERCOCT₁₃
PERFECT₁₄
PERIAPT₁₁
PERIDOT₁₀
PERIOST₉
PERPENT₁₁
PERSALT₉
PERSANT₉
PERSIST₉
PERTEST₉
PERVERT₁₂
PESAUNT₉
READAPT₁₀
READMIT₁₀
READOPT₁₀
READOUT₈
REAGENT₈
REALEST₇
REALIST₇
REALLOT₇
REBLENT₉
REBOANT₉
REBUILT₉
RECEIPT₁₁
RECHART₁₂
RECHEAT₁₂
RECOUNT₉
RECRUIT₉
REDBAIT₁₀
REDCOAT₁₀
REDDEST₉
REDEALT₈
REDFOOT₁₁
REDOUBT₁₀
REDRAFT₁₁
REDROOT₈
REEJECT₁₆
REELECT₉
REENACT₉
REERECT₉
REFIGHT₁₄
REFLECT₁₂
REFLOAT₁₀
REFRACT₁₂
REFRONT₁₀
REGNANT₈
REGRAFT₁₁
REGRANT₈
REGREET₈
RELIANT₇
RELIGHT₁₁
REMANET₉
REMNANT₉
REMOUNT₉
RENKEST₁₁
REPAINT₉
REPLANT₉
REPOINT₉
REPOSIT₉
REPRINT₉
REPTANT₉
REPUNIT₉
REQUEST₁₆
RESHOOT₁₀
RESIANT₇
RESIGHT₁₁
RESMELT₉
RESOJET₁₄
RESPECT₁₁
RESPELT₉
RESPLIT₉
RESTART₇
RETRACT₉
RETRAIT₇
RETREAT₇
RETWEET₁₀
RETWIST₁₀
REVISIT₁₀
REVUIST₁₀
REWRAPT₁₂
SEABOOT₉
SEAGIRT₈
SEALANT₇
SEALIFT₁₀
SEAMSET₉
SEAPORT₉
SEAREST₇
SEAWANT₁₀
SEGMENT₁₀
SEIKEST₁₁
SEJEANT₁₄
SELFIST₁₀
SELLOUT₇
SEMIFIT₁₂
SEMIMAT₁₁
SENSIST₇
SEPIOST₉
SEQUENT₁₆
SERPENT₉
SERVANT₁₀
SERVLET₁₀
SESTETT₇
SEXIEST₁₄
SEXPERT₁₆
SEXTANT₁₄
SEXTETT₁₄
TEACART₉
TEDIEST₈
TELEOST₇
TEMPEST₁₁
TEMPLET₁₁
TENNIST₇
TENSEST₇
TERSEST₇
TETRACT₉
TEUCHAT₁₂
VEINLET₁₀
VERDANT₁₁
VERDICT₁₃
VERIEST₁₀
VERNANT₁₀
VERSANT₁₀
WEAKEST₁₄
WEBCAST₁₄
WEBFEET₁₅
WEBFOOT₁₅
WEETEST₁₀
WERGELT₁₁
WETSUIT₁₀
WETTEST₁₀
ZEALANT₁₆

Letters by positionIn 31% of these words the 5th letter is E.

1st letter

R25%
D13%
B12%

3rd letter

A13%
R12%
S9%

4th letter

I12%
R12%
L8%

5th letter

E31%
A22%
O10%

6th letter

S27%
N20%
E9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; BEZZANT tops the list with 27. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 26 words
8 points: 18 words
99 points: 51 words
10 points: 57 words
1111 points: 47 words
12 points: 19 words
1313 points: 22 words
14 points: 17 words
1515 points: 4 words
16 points: 7 words
1717 points: 1 words
18 points: 2 words
1919 points: 1 words
20 points: 0 words
2121 points: 0 words
22 points: 0 words
2323 points: 0 words
24 points: 0 words
2525 points: 0 words
26 points: 0 words
2727 points: 3 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
BEZZANT	27	29	All three
MEZQUIT	27	29	All three
MEZUZOT	27	29	All three
BETWIXT	19	20	All three
BEQUEST	18	20	All three
MESQUIT	18	20	All three
GENIZOT	17	19	Collins only
REQUEST	16	17	All three
SEQUENT	16	18	All three
SEXPERT	16	17	Collins · NWL
JETPORT	16	19	All three
ZEALANT	16	18	Collins only

The pattern keeps E in slot two and T at the end, narrowing the search to 275 tournament-dictionary entries. Familiar options include PERFECT, BENEFIT, and DENTIST, but the list also contains high-scoring rarities such as BEZZANT. R is the strongest opening letter by count, while only 46 entries rank among common English words.

At a glance: the pattern and its standouts

275 words fit the pattern; RESPECT, REQUEST, and RETREAT are recognizable examples.
R starts 68 entries, nearly twice as many as D, the next most frequent first letter with 35.
Only 46 matches are common, so many valid answers are specialist or less familiar words.
BEZZANT, MEZQUIT, and MEZUZOT each score 27 points before board bonuses.

How do these E-and-T words break down?

R leads the starting letters with 68 words; D follows with 35, then B with 32 and S with 26. That makes R a strong first guess when the opening letter is unknown, though the pattern alone still leaves plenty of choices.

The final T is fixed across all 275 matches. For comparison, keeping E in the second slot but changing the last letter to S produces 1,743 words. The ending is doing much of the narrowing here.

Dictionary coverage differs: 195 entries appear in ENABLE, 270 in Collins, and 210 in NWL2023. Those totals overlap, rather than adding up to 275. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry.

Which matching words score the most?

BEZZANT, MEZQUIT, and MEZUZOT lead at 27 points each; they are high-value plays, not everyday vocabulary.
BETWIXT scores 19, while BEQUEST scores 18, giving you more memorable options with strong tile value.
REQUEST and SEQUENT score 16 apiece; REQUEST is also a familiar word to keep in mind.
For 7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and T as the 7th letter, prioritize checking the ending before testing every opening letter.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have E second and T last?

There are 275 matching words in the tournament-dictionary count. RESPECT, BENEFIT, and RETREAT are examples. The first letter varies, with R appearing most often at 68 entries, so the fixed ending does not determine the whole pattern.

Which matching word has the highest Scrabble score?

BEZZANT, MEZQUIT, and MEZUZOT tie for the highest score at 27 points each. Their unusual letter combinations drive the total; more familiar choices such as REQUEST score 16 before any board bonuses.

Are all 275 words common in everyday English?

No. Only 46 of the 275 matches are classified as common English words. Familiar examples include PERFECT and BENEFIT, while BEZZANT and MEZQUIT are much less likely to appear in ordinary conversation.

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