7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter

Write the slots as __ET___: E takes the third position, with T immediately after it. Just 9 of these 123 matches rank among common English words. Whether, meeting, dietary, and beetles make recognizable starting points before you test less familiar vocabulary.

Quick facts about the __ET___ pattern

• The pattern has 123 tournament-dictionary matches.
• Whether, meeting, and pretend are familiar words that fit the fixed middle letters.
• QUETZAL and TZETZES each score 25 points.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 42 matches.

Which letters start and end these words?

P opens 19 matches, more than any other starting letter; A follows with 16 and T with 12. Pretend, pretext, and preteen show how a PRE- beginning can fit the pattern.

S closes 42 words, far ahead of D with 14, R with 12, and E with 11. When the final tile is unknown, an S is the strongest single-letter clue in this set.

The neighboring pattern with S third and T fourth has 476 matches, compared with 123 here. That large gap makes E a more selective third-letter clue.

7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and T as the 4th letter

For everyday candidates, consider meeting, dietary, acetate, or dieting. QUETZAL and TZETZES reach 25 points each; KVETCHY scores 22, while PRETZEL scores 18. Those less familiar spellings are worth checking when your rack supplies their high-value letters.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 117 matches, NWL2023 includes 90, and ENABLE includes 79. The lists overlap, so an entry accepted in one may not work in another; check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar word.

Use the outside letters to narrow the 123 possibilities. A P-R-E opening points toward candidates such as pretend and pretext, while a final S connects to the largest ending group. Only 9 matches are common, so the more obscure options are not all practical guesses.