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

This pattern fixes two positions: E sits third, and every match ends in T. That leaves five letters to narrow down, with the opening letter offering a strong first filter. PRESENT and PREVENT show how the same opening can lead to familiar words, while ELEMENT takes a different route through the pattern.

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

• Exactly 131 tournament-dictionary entries fit the pattern, and all finish with T.
• P leads with 25 matches; O is next with 19, followed by C with 16.
• S starts 13 entries, while E starts 10; those four initials account for the leading groups.
• 100 matches have definitions, while just 10 rank among the commonest English words by frequency.
• Collins includes 128 matches, NWL2023 includes 96, and ENABLE includes 86; those counts overlap.

Which starting letters lead the list?

P is the strongest starting letter, with 25 matches, including PRESENT, PREVENT, PRETEXT, and PRECEPT. Those examples make the PRE- opening easy to spot, but the pattern also includes words such as PIERROT and PRECAST.

O supplies 19 entries, including OVER EAT? No: OVER EAT is two words, so look for COEXIST and COEXERT under C instead. O still contributes a sizable group.

Which entries score well, and what should you check?

PREMIXT leads the Scrabble scores at 18 points. PRETEXT, COEXIST, and INEXACT each score 16, while the average across the matches is 11.3. The high scorers reward uncommon letter combinations, but the familiar examples are easier to recognize during a quick solve.

The count is a cross-dictionary total, not a promise that every game accepts every entry: Collins has 128 matches, compared with 96 in NWL2023 and 86 in ENABLE. Only 10 matches are common by frequency, so expect many less familiar options. For 7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and T as the 7th letter, use the fixed ending first, then test likely openings.