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7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and E as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with S first and E second number 347, from familiar choices like service and several to 17-point scorers.

347 wordsTop pick SERVICEHighest score SEIZING 17

56 of 347 are everyday words (16%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With S in 1st place, T is the most common 2nd letter (518 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 56 · most-used first

Showing the top 48 of 56 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 347

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

  • SEABAGS10
  • SEABANK13
  • SEABEDS10
  • SEABIRD10
  • SEABOOT9
  • SEACOCK15
  • SEADOGS9
  • SEAFOAM12
  • SEAFOLK14
  • SEAFOOD11
  • SEAFOWL13
  • SEAGIRT8
  • SEAGULL8
  • SEAHAWK17
  • SEAHOGS11
  • SEAKALE11
  • SEALANT7
  • SEALCHS12
  • SEALERS7
  • SEALERY10
  • SEALGHS11
  • SEALIFT10
  • SEALINE7
  • SEALING8
  • SEALWAX17
  • SEAMAID10
  • SEAMARK13
  • SEAMERS9
  • SEAMIER9
  • SEAMING10
  • SEAMSET9
  • SEANCES9
  • SEANING8
  • SEAPORT9
  • SEARATS7
  • SEARCED10
  • SEARCES9
  • SEAREST7
  • SEARING8
  • SEASICK13
  • SEASIDE8
  • SEASING8
  • SEASONS7
  • SEASURE7
  • SEATERS7
  • SEATING8
  • SEAWALL10
  • SEAWANS10
  • SEAWANT10
  • SEAWARD11
  • SEAWARE10
  • SEAWAYS13
  • SEAWEED11
  • SEAWIFE13
  • SEAWORM12
  • SEAZING17
  • SEBACIC13
  • SEBASIC11
  • SEBATES9
  • SEBIFIC14
  • SEBUNDY13
  • SECANTS9
  • SECEDED11
  • SECEDER10
  • SECEDES10
  • SECERNS9
  • SECKELS13
  • SECKLES13
  • SECLUDE10
  • SECONAL9
  • SECONDE10
  • SECONDI10
  • SECONDO10
  • SECONDS10
  • SECPARS11
  • SECRECY14
  • SECRETA9
  • SECRETE9
  • SECRETS9
  • SECTARY12
  • SECTILE9
  • SECTION9
  • SECTORS9
  • SECULAR9
  • SECULUM11
  • SECURED10
  • SECURER9
  • SECURES9
  • SEDARIM10
  • SEDATED9
  • SEDATER8
  • SEDATES8
  • SEDGIER9
  • SEDILIA8
  • SEDUCED11
  • SEDUCER10
  • SEDUCES10
  • SEEABLE9
  • SEEDBED11
  • SEEDBOX17
  • SEEDERS8
  • SEEDIER8
  • SEEDILY11
  • SEEDING9
  • SEEDLIP10
  • SEEDMAN10
  • SEEDMEN10
  • SEEDPOD11
  • SEEINGS8
  • SEEKERS11
  • SEEKING12
  • SEELIER7
  • SEELING8
  • SEEMERS9
  • SEEMING10
  • SEEPAGE10
  • SEEPIER9
  • SEEPING10
  • SEERESS7
  • SEESAWS10
  • SEETHED11
  • SEETHER10
  • SEETHES10
  • SEEWING11
  • SEGETAL8
  • SEGGARS9
  • SEGHOLS11
  • SEGMENT10
  • SEICHES12
  • SEIDELS8
  • SEIKEST11
  • SEILING8
  • SEINERS7
  • SEINING8
  • SEISERS7
  • SEISING8
  • SEISINS7
  • SEISMAL9
  • SEISMIC11
  • SEISORS7
  • SEISURE7
  • SEITANS7
  • SEITENS7
  • SEITIES7
  • SEIZERS16
  • SEIZING17
  • SEIZINS16
  • SEIZORS16
  • SEIZURE16
  • SEJEANT14
  • SEKOSES11
  • SELECTA9
  • SELECTS9
  • SELENIC9
  • SELFDOM13
  • SELFIES10
  • SELFING11
  • SELFISH13
  • SELFISM12
  • SELFIST10
  • SELKIES11
  • SELLERS7
  • SELLING8
  • SELLOFF13
  • SELLOUT7
  • SELSYNS10
  • SELTZER16
  • SELVAGE11
  • SEMATIC11
  • SEMBLED12
  • SEMBLES11
  • SEMEION9
  • SEMEMES11
  • SEMEMIC13
  • SEMIDRY13
  • SEMIFIT12
  • SEMILOG10
  • SEMIMAT11
  • SEMINAL9
  • SEMINAR9
  • SEMIPED12
  • SEMIPRO11
  • SEMIRAW12
  • SEMISES9
  • SEMITAR9
  • SEMMITS11
  • SEMPLER11
  • SEMSEMS11
  • SENARII7
  • SENATES7
  • SENATOR7
  • SENDALS8
  • SENDERS8
  • SENDING9
  • SENDOFF14
  • SENDUPS10
  • SENECAS9
  • SENECIO9
  • SENEGAS8
  • SENESCE9
  • SENHORA10
  • SENHORS10
  • SENILES7
  • SENIORS7
  • SENITIS7
  • SENNETS7
  • SENNITS7
  • SENOPIA9
  • SENORAS7
  • SENORES7
  • SENRYUS10
  • SENSATE7
  • SENSEIS7
  • SENSILE7
  • SENSING8
  • SENSISM9
  • SENSIST7
  • SENSORS7
  • SENSORY10
  • SENSUAL7
  • SENTIMO9
  • SENTING8
  • SENVIES10
  • SEPALED10
  • SEPHENS12
  • SEPIOST9
  • SEPIUMS11
  • SEPPUKU15
  • SEPTAGE10
  • SEPTATE9
  • SEPTETS9
  • SEPTICS11
  • SEPTIME11
  • SEPTUMS11
  • SEPTUOR9
  • SEQUELA16
  • SEQUELS16
  • SEQUENT16
  • SEQUINS16
  • SEQUOIA16
  • SERAFIN10
  • SERAILS7
  • SERANGS8
  • SERAPES9
  • SERAPHS12
  • SERDABS10
  • SEREINS7
  • SERENED8
  • SERENER7
  • SERENES7
  • SERFAGE11
  • SERFDOM13
  • SERFISH13
  • SERGERS8
  • SERGING9
  • SERIALS7
  • SERIATE7
  • SERICIN9
  • SERICON9
  • SERIEMA9
  • SERIFED11
  • SERINES7
  • SERINGA8
  • SERIOUS7
  • SERIPHS12
  • SERKALI11
  • SERMONS9
  • SEROMAS9
  • SEROONS7
  • SEROPUS9
  • SEROSAE7
  • SEROSAL7
  • SEROSAS7
  • SEROVAR10
  • SERPENT9
  • SERPIGO10
  • SERPULA9
  • SERRANO7
  • SERRANS7
  • SERRATE7
  • SERRATI7
  • SERRIED8
  • SERRIES7
  • SERRING8
  • SERUEWE10
  • SERUMAL9
  • SERVALS10
  • SERVANT10
  • SERVERS10
  • SERVERY13
  • SERVEWE13
  • SERVICE12
  • SERVILE10
  • SERVING11
  • SERVLET10
  • SESAMES9
  • SESELIS7
  • SESSILE7
  • SESSION7
  • SESTETS7
  • SESTETT7
  • SESTINA7
  • SESTINE7
  • SESTONS7
  • SETBACK15
  • SETLINE7
  • SETNESS7
  • SETOFFS13
  • SETOUTS7
  • SETTEES7
  • SETTERS7
  • SETTING8
  • SETTLED8
  • SETTLER7
  • SETTLES7
  • SETTLOR7
  • SETUALE7
  • SETULES7
  • SETWALL10
  • SEVENTH13
  • SEVENTY13
  • SEVERAL10
  • SEVERED11
  • SEVERER10
  • SEVICHE15
  • SEVRUGA11
  • SEWABLE12
  • SEWAGES11
  • SEWERED11
  • SEWINGS11
  • SEXFOIL17
  • SEXIEST14
  • SEXISMS16
  • SEXISTS14
  • SEXLESS14
  • SEXPERT16
  • SEXPOTS16
  • SEXTAIN14
  • SEXTANS14
  • SEXTANT14
  • SEXTETS14
  • SEXTETT14
  • SEXTILE14
  • SEXTING15
  • SEXTONS14
  • SEXTUOR14
  • SEYSURE10
Letters by positionIn 36% of these words the 7th letter is S.
3rd letter
  1. A16%
  2. R16%
  3. N10%
4th letter
  1. T12%
  2. I10%
  3. S8%
5th letter
  1. I22%
  2. E14%
  3. A12%
6th letter
  1. E19%
  2. N17%
  3. R12%
7th letter
  1. S36%
  2. E11%
  3. G8%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 7 in Scrabble; SEIZING tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 71 words
  2. 8 points: 34 words
  3. 99 points: 60 words
  4. 10 points: 59 words
  5. 1111 points: 45 words
  6. 12 points: 16 words
  7. 1313 points: 22 words
  8. 14 points: 16 words
  9. 1515 points: 5 words
  10. 16 points: 13 words
  11. 1717 points: 6 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SEIZING1719All three
SEAHAWK1716Collins only
SEEDBOX1718Collins only
SEALWAX1718Collins only
SEAZING1719Collins only
SEXFOIL1718Collins only
SEIZURE1617All three
SEQUELS1618All three
SEQUOIA1617All three
SEQUINS1618All three
SELTZER1617All three
SEQUENT1618All three

The fixed opening SE gives you a strong pattern, but the remaining five letters still leave plenty of possibilities. Familiar entries include serious, section, setting and session; only 56 of the 347 words are classified as common, and Collins accepts 340 of them.

SE words at a glance

  • There are 347 tournament-dictionary words with S first and E second.
  • The common-word count is 56; 279 entries have definitions.
  • The most frequent final letter is S, with 126 words; E is next, with 37.
  • SEIZING, SEAHAWK, SEEDBOX, SEALWAX, SEAZING and SEXFOIL each score 17 points.
  • Coverage differs by dictionary: Collins has 340 matches, NWL2023 has 264, and ENABLE has 245.

Which seven-letter SE words score highest?

SEIZING, SEAHAWK, SEEDBOX, SEALWAX, SEAZING and SEXFOIL lead the scoring list at 17 points each. Their high-value letters do the work: Z appears in SEIZING and SEAZING, while X lifts SEEDBOX, SEALWAX and SEXFOIL. These are less familiar than service or several.

SEIZURE, SEQUELS, SEQUOIA and SEQUINS each score 16 points. That gives you a compact set of strong options if your rack supports a Q or Z. In a standard Scrabble rack, keep the board position in view too: a premium square can change which play is worth making.

Endings and coverage for S-first, E-second words

The ending clue can cut the search sharply: 126 words finish with S, more than three times the 37 that finish with E. Final G and T are also represented, with 28 and 26 matches. If your last square is known, sort by that letter before scanning the full set.

The 347-word total combines entries from tournament dictionaries, but no single list contains every match. Collins includes 340, compared with 264 in NWL2023 and 245 in ENABLE. A word accepted in one game may be rejected in another, so check your game's word list once you have a candidate.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with SE?
There are 347 seven-letter words with S in the first position and E in the second across the tournament dictionaries. The set includes common words such as service and serious, as well as less familiar entries. Collins has 340 of them.
What is the highest-scoring seven-letter word starting with SE?
SEIZING, SEAHAWK, SEEDBOX, SEALWAX, SEAZING and SEXFOIL each score 17 points before board bonuses. Their value comes from letters such as Z and X. SEIZING is the easiest of the six to recognize.
Which final letter is most common in these SE words?
S is the most common final letter, appearing in 126 of the words. E comes next with 37, followed by G with 28 and T with 26. A known final letter can therefore narrow the possibilities considerably, especially when you begin with the S-E pattern.

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