7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter
7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter number 548, spanning familiar species and credits to rare high scorers.
33 of 548 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With E in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (548 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Common words
- SPECIES11
- WHEREAS13
- ENEMIES9
- CREATES9
- CREDITS10
- USELESS7
- VIEWERS13
- DRESSES8
- STEVENS10
- BREASTS9
- SHELVES13
- NEEDLES8
- SLEEVES10
- PREFERS12
- SEEKERS11
- EMERGES10
- BREWERS12
- PRESSES9
- AVENUES10
- KEEPERS13
- QUERIES16
- PLEDGES11
- BEETLES9
- SIEMENS9
- BREATHS12
- FREEZES19
- PLEASES9
- AGENDAS9
- CHEESES12
- GUESSES8
- EYELIDS11
- CLERICS11
- CHEQUES21
All valid words 548
- ABELIAS9
- ACEDIAS10
- ACEROUS9
- ACETALS9
- ACETINS9
- ACETOUS9
- ACETYLS12
- ADENYLS11
- AGEINGS9
- AGEISMS10
- AGEISTS8
- AGELESS8
- AGENDAS9
- AIERIES7
- AKEAKES15
- AKEBIAS13
- AKEDAHS15
- ALEGARS8
- ALEGGES9
- ALERCES9
- ALEVINS10
- ALEXIAS14
- ALEXINS14
- AMELIAS9
- AMENDES10
- AMERCES11
- ANEMIAS9
- APEDOMS12
- APERCUS11
- APERIES9
- AREFIES10
- ARENOUS7
- AREOLAS7
- AREOLES7
- ASEPSES9
- ASEPSIS9
- AVENGES11
- AVENIRS10
- AVENSES10
- AVENUES10
- AWELESS10
- BAETYLS12
- BEEBEES11
- BEECHES14
- BEEDIES10
- BEEGAHS13
- BEENAHS12
- BEENTOS9
- BEEPERS11
- BEETLES9
- BEEZERS18
- BLENDES10
- BLESSES9
- BLEWITS12
- BREARES9
- BREASTS9
- BREATHS12
- BREDIES10
- BREESES9
- BREESTS9
- BREEZES18
- BREGMAS12
- BREHONS12
- BREISTS9
- BRENNES9
- BRETONS9
- BREVETS12
- BREWERS12
- BYELAWS15
- CAEOMAS11
- CAESARS9
- CAESTUS9
- CHEAPOS14
- CHEBECS16
- CHEDERS13
- CHEEROS12
- CHEESES12
- CHEGOES13
- CHEMICS16
- CHENARS12
- CHENETS12
- CHEQUES21
- CHERUBS14
- CHERUPS14
- CHESILS12
- CHESSES12
- CHETAHS15
- CHEVENS15
- CHEVETS15
- CHEVIES15
- CHEVINS15
- CHEVRES15
- CHEWERS15
- CHEWETS15
- CHEWIES15
- CIERGES10
- CLEAVES12
- CLEEVES12
- CLEOMES11
- CLERICS11
- CLERIDS10
- CLEUCHS14
- CLEUGHS13
- COEDITS10
- COELOMS11
- COEMPTS13
- COERCES11
- COEVALS12
- CREACHS14
- CREAGHS13
- CREASES9
- CREATES9
- CRECHES14
- CREDITS10
- CREESES9
- CREMORS11
- CRENELS9
- CREOLES9
- CREPONS11
- CRESOLS9
- CRESSES9
- CRESYLS12
- CRETICS11
- CRETINS9
- CRETONS9
- CREWELS12
- CUEISTS9
- CUESTAS9
- DAEMONS10
- DEEJAYS18
- DEEPENS10
- DEEPIES10
- DEEWANS11
- DIEDRES9
- DIEOFFS14
- DIESELS8
- DIETERS8
- DJEBELS17
- DJEMBES19
- DREARES8
- DREDGES10
- DREIDLS9
- DRESSES8
- DUELERS8
- DUELLOS8
- DUENDES9
- DUENESS8
- DUENNAS8
- DUETTOS8
- DYEINGS12
- DZERENS17
- EGENCES10
- ELEGIES8
- ELEGITS8
- ELENCHS12
- ELEVENS10
- ELEVONS10
- EMERGES10
- EMERIES9
- EMERODS10
- EMETICS11
- EMETINS9
- EMEUTES9
- ENEMIES9
- ENERVES10
- EPEIRAS9
- EVEJARS17
- EVENERS10
- EXEDRAS15
- EXEMPTS18
- EYEBARS12
- EYECUPS14
- EYEFULS13
- EYELESS10
- EYELETS10
- EYELIDS11
- FAERIES10
- FEEBLES12
- FEEDERS11
- FEELERS10
- FEELESS10
- FEERIES10
- FEERINS10
- FIESTAS10
- FLECHES15
- FLEDGES12
- FLEECES12
- FLENSES10
- FLESHES13
- FLEXORS17
- FOETORS10
- FREEZES19
- FREMITS12
- FRENUMS12
- FRESCOS12
- FRESHES13
- FUELERS10
- GEEBAGS11
- GEEGAWS12
- GEEZAHS20
- GEEZERS17
- GHERAOS11
- GHESSES11
- GHETTOS11
- GLEAVES11
- GLEBOUS10
- GLEDGES10
- GNETUMS10
- GOETIES8
- GOETTAS8
- GREASES8
- GREAVES11
- GREECES10
- GREESES8
- GREETES8
- GREIGES9
- GUENONS8
- GUESSES8
- GWEDUCS14
- HAEMINS12
- HEEDERS11
- HEEHAWS16
- HEELERS10
- HEEZIES19
- HUELESS10
- ICECAPS13
- ICELESS9
- IDEATES8
- ILEITIS7
- ILEUSES7
- IPECACS13
- IRELESS7
- IRENICS9
- JAEGERS15
- JEELIES14
- JEEPERS16
- JEERERS14
- KEECHES16
- KEEKERS15
- KEELERS11
- KEELIES11
- KEENERS11
- KEEPERS13
- KHEDAHS18
- KIEKIES15
- KIERIES11
- KLEPHTS16
- KLEPTOS13
- KREESES11
- LEECHES12
- LEEWAYS13
- LIEGERS8
- LIERNES7
- LOERIES7
- LOESSES7
- LUETICS9
- MAELIDS10
- MAENADS10
- MEEKENS13
- MEEMIES11
- MEETERS9
- MEETUPS11
- MIELIES9
- MNEMONS11
- MUESLIS9
- MYELINS12
- MYELONS12
- NEEDERS8
- NEEDLES8
- NIELLOS7
- OBECHES14
- OBEISMS11
- OBELIAS9
- OBENTOS9
- OBEYERS12
- OCELLUS9
- OCELOTS9
- OLEATES7
- OLEFINS10
- OLEINES7
- OMELETS9
- OMERTAS9
- ONENESS7
- ONEROUS7
- ONESIES7
- ONEYERS10
- ONEYRES10
- OPENERS9
- OPERONS9
- OREADES8
- OREIDES8
- OSETRAS7
- OYESSES10
- PAELLAS9
- PAESANS9
- PEELERS9
- PEENGES10
- PEEPALS11
- PEEPBOS13
- PEEPERS11
- PEEPULS11
- PEERESS9
- PEERIES9
- PEEVERS12
- PEEWEES12
- PEEWITS12
- PHEERES12
- PHEESES12
- PHEEZES21
- PHENOLS12
- PHENOMS14
- PHENYLS15
- PIECENS11
- PIECERS11
- PIEINGS10
- PIERCES11
- PIERIDS10
- PIETIES9
- PLEASES9
- PLEDGES11
- PLEIADS10
- PLENUMS11
- PLESHES12
- PLEUCHS14
- PLEUGHS13
- PLEURAS9
- PLEXORS16
- PNEUMAS11
- POEPOLS11
- POESIES9
- POETESS9
- POETICS11
- PREACES11
- PREACTS11
- PREAMPS13
- PREARMS11
- PREASES9
- PREBIDS12
- PREBUYS14
- PRECESS11
- PRECIPS13
- PRECUTS11
- PREDIES10
- PREEVES12
- PREFABS14
- PREFERS12
- PREIFES12
- PRELIMS11
- PREMEDS12
- PREMIES11
- PREMISS11
- PRENUPS11
- PREPAYS14
- PRESETS9
- PRESSES9
- PRESTOS9
- PRETORS9
- PREVUES12
- PREWYNS15
- PREXIES16
- PREYERS12
- PSEUDOS10
- PTERINS9
- PUEBLOS11
- PYEMIAS14
- QUEESTS16
- QUELEAS16
- QUERIES16
- QUETHES19
- QUEUERS16
- QUEZALS25
- QWERTYS22
- REEARNS7
- REEBOKS13
- REECHES12
- REEDERS8
- REEDITS8
- REEFERS10
- REEKERS11
- REELERS7
- REEMITS9
- RHEBOKS16
- RHETORS10
- RIEVERS10
- ROEMERS9
- RUEINGS8
- RUELLES7
- SAETERS7
- SCENICS11
- SCEPSIS11
- SCERNES9
- SDEIGNS9
- SEEDERS8
- SEEINGS8
- SEEKERS11
- SEEMERS9
- SEERESS7
- SEESAWS10
- SEETHES10
- SFERICS12
- SHEATHS13
- SHEAVES13
- SHEEPOS12
- SHEEVES13
- SHEIKHS17
- SHEILAS10
- SHEKELS14
- SHELTAS10
- SHELVES13
- SHENAIS10
- SHEQELS19
- SHERIAS10
- SHERIFS13
- SHEROES10
- SHERPAS12
- SHERRIS10
- SHEUCHS15
- SHEUGHS14
- SHEWELS13
- SHEWERS13
- SIECLES9
- SIEGERS8
- SIEMENS9
- SIENNAS7
- SIERRAS7
- SIESTAS7
- SKEANES11
- SKELUMS13
- SKEPSIS13
- SKEWERS14
- SLEAVES10
- SLEAZES16
- SLEAZOS16
- SLEDGES9
- SLEEVES10
- SLEIGHS11
- SLEUTHS10
- SMEATHS12
- SMEETHS12
- SMEGMAS12
- SMEUSES9
- SNEATHS10
- SNEBBES11
- SNEEZES16
- SPECIES11
- SPEEDOS10
- SPEISES9
- SPENCES11
- SPENSES9
- SPEOSES9
- SPERRES9
- SPERSES9
- SPEWERS12
- STEALES7
- STEANES7
- STEARES7
- STEDDES9
- STEEVES10
- STELLAS7
- STEMMAS11
- STEMMES11
- STEPPES11
- STEREOS7
- STEROLS7
- STERVES10
- STEVENS10
- STEVIAS10
- STEWERS10
- SWEARDS11
- SWERVES13
- SWEVENS13
- TAENIAS7
- TEEMERS9
- TEENERS7
- TEEPEES9
- TEETERS7
- TEETHES10
- TEEVEES10
- THEAVES13
- THEINES10
- THEISMS12
- THEISTS10
- THELVES13
- THENARS10
- THERMES12
- THERMOS12
- THETRIS10
- TIELESS7
- TIEPINS9
- TIERCES9
- TIERODS8
- TIETACS9
- TOEBIES9
- TOECAPS11
- TOELESS7
- TOERAGS8
- TOETOES7
- TREBLES9
- TRELLIS7
- TREMIES9
- TREMORS9
- TREPANS9
- TRESSES7
- TREVETS10
- TREVISS10
- TSETSES7
- TWEEZES19
- TWELVES13
- TZETSES16
- TZETZES25
- UBEROUS9
- UNEASES7
- UNEDGES9
- UREASES7
- UREIDES8
- UREMIAS9
- URETERS7
- USEFULS10
- USELESS7
- UVEITIS10
- VEEJAYS20
- VEEPEES12
- VEERIES10
- VIELLES10
- VIEWERS13
- WAENESS10
- WEEDERS11
- WEEJUNS17
- WEENIES10
- WEEPERS12
- WEEPIES12
- WEEVERS13
- WEEVILS13
- WEEWEES13
- WHEECHS18
- WHEEZES22
- WHENCES15
- WHENUAS13
- WHENWES16
- WHEREAS13
- WHERVES16
- WHEUGHS17
- WIENERS10
- WIENIES10
- WOENESS10
- WREATHS13
- WRETHES13
- YEELINS10
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| QUEZALS | 25 | 27 | All three |
| TZETZES | 25 | 25 | All three |
| WHEEZES | 22 | 21 | All three |
| QWERTYS | 22 | 21 | All three |
| CHEQUES | 21 | 22 | All three |
| PHEEZES | 21 | 21 | Collins only |
| VEEJAYS | 20 | 22 | All three |
| GEEZAHS | 20 | 20 | Collins only |
| FREEZES | 19 | 19 | All three |
| DJEMBES | 19 | 23 | Collins · NWL |
| TWEEZES | 19 | 19 | All three |
| HEEZIES | 19 | 18 | Collins only |
The fixed pattern is _ _ E _ _ _ S: E occupies slot three, and S closes every match. Familiar examples include species, enemies, creates, and credits. Only 33 fall within the common-word group, while the remaining entries range from ordinary plurals to specialized vocabulary. That makes the final S easy to confirm, but the middle letters still need careful checking.
At a glance: pattern, frequency, and scoring
- 548 matches keep E fixed in position three and S fixed at the end.
- species, whereas, enemies, creates, and credits show several familiar forms.
- Only 33 matches belong to the common-word group.
- QUEZALS and TZETZES lead the scoring list at 25 points apiece.
- Collins has 529 matches, compared with 396 in NWL2023 and 357 in ENABLE.
Which matches should you spot first?
Start with species, credits, creates, and enemies: each is recognizable, and the pattern makes the final S a quick check rather than a clue to the middle. Whereas is another easy anchor; its opening W makes clear that the first letter can vary widely. The largest starting-letter groups begin S (84), P (72), and C (59), so those initials cover the most candidates.
Scoring flips the shortlist. QUEZALS and TZETZES each score 25, while WHEEZES and QWERTYS score 22. These are letter-value standouts, not everyday vocabulary. On a rack, don't confuse a large base total with a playable move: the board still needs to accept the word and offer a workable placement. FREEZES scores 19 and is a more recognizable high scorer.
How do the dictionary counts compare?
Collins includes 529 matches, while NWL2023 contains 396 and ENABLE 357. Those are separate dictionary totals, not portions to add: the accepted words overlap, and the applicable list depends on your game. Definitions are available for 466 entries, leaving a portion that may be harder to verify by meaning alone.
The limitation is clear: 548 matches do not mean 548 equally familiar or universally accepted plays. Use the pattern to narrow a rack, then check a candidate against your game's dictionary, especially when it is a name-like form such as stevens or siemens. For 7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and S as the 7th letter, the 33 common entries make a practical first pass, but uncommon entries can supply the scoring surprises.
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