7-letter words with N as the 2nd letter and W as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _N__W__, so the N and W stay put while the other five letters change. Most matches begin with U or E, and 12 end in D. ENDOWED is a familiar example; several others, such as ENMEWED and INDEWED, are much less common. Only one match ranks among the commonest English words by frequency.

The shape of this seven-letter pattern

• There are 16 tournament-dictionary matches for _N__W__.
• Eight words start with U, while five start with E.
• Twelve matches end in D; the other four end in R or S.
• ENDOWED, ANTIWAR, and UNBOWED are recognizable examples.

How many 7-letter words have N 2nd and W 5th?

This pattern has 16 matches across the tournament lists, but dictionary coverage differs: Collins has all 16, while ENABLE and NWL2023 each have nine. A word accepted in one list can be absent from another, so check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar entry.

The opening letters narrow the search quickly. U leads with eight matches and E follows with five; I supplies two, while ANTIWAR is the sole A-starter. That lopsided split is a useful solving clue: after fixing N and W, test U and E before trying less common openings.

Which matches are familiar, and which score well?

ENDOWED is the lone common word in this group, while ANTIWAR is another readily recognizable option. The remaining examples include forms such as UNSEWED, ENS EWED, and UNSAWED; unusual vocabulary accounts for much of the pattern's small total.