7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter

7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and E as the 3rd letter number 379, including SPECIAL, SPECIES, SPEAKER, and SHELTER.

379 wordsTop pick SPECIALHighest score SHEGETZ 20

38 of 379 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

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3rd letter
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With S in 1st place, A is the most common 3rd letter (633 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 38 · most-used first

SPECIAL₁₁
SPECIES₁₁
SEEKING₁₂
SPEAKER₁₃
SHELTER₁₀
STEPPED₁₂
SHERIFF₁₆
SPENCER₁₁
STEVENS₁₀
SPELLED₁₀
SPECIFY₁₇
SWEATER₁₀
SHELVES₁₃
STELLAR₇
SLEEVES₁₀
SCENERY₁₂
SEEKERS₁₁
SLENDER₈
SWEETIE₁₀
STEALTH₁₀
SMELLED₁₀
SLEEPER₉
STEWARD₁₁
STERILE₇
SEEMING₁₀
STEAMER₉
SWEENEY₁₃
STEAMED₁₀
SIEMENS₉
STEROID₈
SWEETER₁₀
SCENTED₁₀
SPECTRA₁₁
SPECTRE₁₁
SKETCHY₁₉
SEEDING₉
STEMMED₁₂
STEERED₈

All valid words 379

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

SAETERS₇
SCEDULE₁₀
SCENARY₁₂
SCENDED₁₁
SCENERY₁₂
SCENICS₁₁
SCENING₁₀
SCENTED₁₀
SCEPSIS₁₁
SCEPTER₁₁
SCEPTIC₁₃
SCEPTRE₁₁
SCEPTRY₁₄
SCERNED₁₀
SCERNES₉
SDEIGNE₉
SDEIGNS₉
SDEINED₉
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
SFERICS₁₂
SHEAFED₁₄
SHEALED₁₁
SHEARED₁₁
SHEARER₁₀
SHEATHE₁₃
SHEATHS₁₃
SHEATHY₁₆
SHEAVED₁₄
SHEAVES₁₃
SHEBANG₁₃
SHEBEAN₁₂
SHEBEEN₁₂
SHEDDED₁₃
SHEDDER₁₂
SHEDFUL₁₄
SHEELED₁₁
SHEENED₁₁
SHEENEY₁₃
SHEENIE₁₀
SHEEPLE₁₂
SHEEPOS₁₂
SHEERED₁₁
SHEERER₁₀
SHEERLY₁₃
SHEETED₁₁
SHEETER₁₀
SHEEVES₁₃
SHEGETZ₂₀
SHEHITA₁₃
SHEHNAI₁₃
SHEIKHA₁₇
SHEIKHS₁₇
SHEILAS₁₀
SHEITAN₁₀
SHEITEL₁₀
SHEKELS₁₄
SHELFED₁₄
SHELLAC₁₂
SHELLED₁₁
SHELLER₁₀
SHELTAS₁₀
SHELTER₁₀
SHELTIE₁₀
SHELVED₁₄
SHELVER₁₃
SHELVES₁₃
SHEMALE₁₂
SHENAIS₁₀
SHEQELS₁₉
SHERANG₁₁
SHERBET₁₂
SHEREEF₁₃
SHERIAS₁₀
SHERIAT₁₀
SHERIFF₁₆
SHERIFS₁₃
SHEROES₁₀
SHEROOT₁₀
SHERPAS₁₂
SHERRIS₁₀
SHEUCHS₁₅
SHEUGHS₁₄
SHEWELS₁₃
SHEWERS₁₃
SHEWING₁₄
SIECLES₉
SIEGERS₈
SIEGING₉
SIEMENS₉
SIENITE₇
SIENNAS₇
SIERRAN₇
SIERRAS₇
SIESTAS₇
SIEVERT₁₀
SIEVING₁₁
SKEANES₁₁
SKEARED₁₂
SKEDDED₁₄
SKEEING₁₂
SKEERED₁₂
SKEETER₁₁
SKEGGER₁₃
SKEINED₁₂
SKELDER₁₂
SKELLIE₁₁
SKELLUM₁₃
SKELPED₁₄
SKELPIT₁₃
SKELTER₁₁
SKELUMS₁₃
SKENNED₁₂
SKEPFUL₁₆
SKEPPED₁₆
SKEPSIS₁₃
SKEPTIC₁₅
SKERRED₁₂
SKETCHY₁₉
SKETTED₁₂
SKEWERS₁₄
SKEWEST₁₄
SKEWING₁₅
SLEAVED₁₁
SLEAVES₁₀
SLEAZED₁₇
SLEAZES₁₆
SLEAZOS₁₆
SLEDDED₁₀
SLEDDER₉
SLEDGED₁₀
SLEDGER₉
SLEDGES₉
SLEECHY₁₅
SLEEKED₁₂
SLEEKEN₁₁
SLEEKER₁₁
SLEEKIT₁₁
SLEEKLY₁₄
SLEEPER₉
SLEEPRY₁₂
SLEETED₈
SLEEVED₁₁
SLEEVER₁₀
SLEEVES₁₀
SLEIDED₉
SLEIGHS₁₁
SLEIGHT₁₁
SLENDER₈
SLENTER₇
SLEUTHS₁₀
SLEWING₁₁
SMEARED₁₀
SMEARER₉
SMEATHS₁₂
SMECTIC₁₃
SMEDDUM₁₃
SMEEKED₁₄
SMEETHS₁₂
SMEGMAS₁₂
SMELLED₁₀
SMELLER₉
SMELTED₁₀
SMELTER₉
SMERKED₁₄
SMEUSES₉
SNEAKED₁₂
SNEAKER₁₁
SNEAPED₁₀
SNEATHS₁₀
SNEBBED₁₂
SNEBBES₁₁
SNECKED₁₄
SNEDDED₁₀
SNEEING₈
SNEERED₈
SNEERER₇
SNEEZED₁₇
SNEEZER₁₆
SNEEZES₁₆
SNELLED₈
SNELLER₇
SPEAKER₁₃
SPEANED₁₀
SPEARED₁₀
SPEARER₉
SPECCED₁₄
SPECIAL₁₁
SPECIES₁₁
SPECIFY₁₇
SPECKED₁₆
SPECKLE₁₅
SPECTED₁₂
SPECTER₁₁
SPECTRA₁₁
SPECTRE₁₁
SPECULA₁₁
SPEEDED₁₁
SPEEDER₁₀
SPEEDOS₁₀
SPEEDUP₁₂
SPEELED₁₀
SPEELER₉
SPEERED₁₀
SPEILED₁₀
SPEIRED₁₀
SPEISES₉
SPELDED₁₁
SPELDER₁₀
SPELDIN₁₀
SPELEAN₉
SPELLED₁₀
SPELLER₉
SPELTER₉
SPELUNK₁₃
SPENCER₁₁
SPENCES₁₁
SPENDER₁₀
SPENSES₉
SPEOSES₉
SPERMIC₁₃
SPERRED₁₀
SPERRES₉
SPERSED₁₀
SPERSES₉
SPERTHE₁₂
SPEWERS₁₂
SPEWIER₁₂
SPEWING₁₃
STEADED₉
STEALED₈
STEALER₇
STEALES₇
STEALTH₁₀
STEAMED₁₀
STEAMER₉
STEAMIE₉
STEANED₈
STEANES₇
STEARED₈
STEARES₇
STEARIC₉
STEARIN₇
STEDDED₁₀
STEDDES₉
STEDING₉
STEEDED₉
STEEKED₁₂
STEEKIT₁₁
STEELED₈
STEELIE₇
STEEMED₁₀
STEENED₈
STEEPED₁₀
STEEPEN₉
STEEPER₉
STEEPLE₉
STEEPLY₁₂
STEEPUP₁₁
STEERED₈
STEERER₇
STEEVED₁₁
STEEVER₁₀
STEEVES₁₀
STEINED₈
STELENE₇
STELLAR₇
STELLAS₇
STELLED₈
STEMBOK₁₅
STEMING₁₀
STEMLET₉
STEMMAS₁₁
STEMMED₁₂
STEMMER₁₁
STEMMES₁₁
STEMPEL₁₁
STEMPLE₁₁
STEMSON₉
STENCHY₁₅
STENCIL₉
STENDED₉
STENGAH₁₁
STENNED₈
STENOKY₁₄
STENTED₈
STENTOR₇
STEPDAD₁₁
STEPMOM₁₃
STEPNEY₁₂
STEPPED₁₂
STEPPER₁₁
STEPPES₁₁
STEPSON₉
STERANE₇
STEREOS₇
STERILE₇
STERLET₇
STERNAL₇
STERNED₈
STERNER₇
STERNLY₁₀
STERNUM₉
STEROID₈
STEROLS₇
STERTOR₇
STERVED₁₁
STERVES₁₀
STETSON₇
STETTED₈
STEVENS₁₀
STEVIAS₁₀
STEWARD₁₁
STEWBUM₁₄
STEWERS₁₀
STEWIER₁₀
STEWING₁₁
STEWPAN₁₂
STEWPOT₁₂
STEYEST₁₀
SUEABLE₉
SUEDING₉
SUETIER₇
SVELTER₁₀
SWEALED₁₁
SWEARDS₁₁
SWEARER₁₀
SWEATED₁₁
SWEATER₁₀
SWEDGER₁₂
SWEEING₁₁
SWEELED₁₁
SWEENEY₁₃
SWEEPER₁₂
SWEERED₁₁
SWEETED₁₁
SWEETEN₁₀
SWEETER₁₀
SWEETIE₁₀
SWEETLY₁₃
SWEIRED₁₁
SWEIRER₁₀
SWELLED₁₁
SWELLER₁₀
SWELTED₁₁
SWELTER₁₀
SWELTRY₁₃
SWERFED₁₄
SWERVED₁₄
SWERVER₁₃
SWERVES₁₃
SWEVENS₁₃
SWEYING₁₄
SYENITE₁₀

Letters by positionIn 53% of these words the 6th letter is E.

2nd letter

T24%
H17%
P12%

4th letter

E18%
A13%
L11%

5th letter

T13%
I11%
L9%

6th letter

E53%
N8%
A7%

7th letter

D26%
S22%
R17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; SHEGETZ tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 32 words
8 points: 23 words
99 points: 48 words
10 points: 82 words
1111 points: 69 words
12 points: 42 words
1313 points: 35 words
14 points: 23 words
1515 points: 7 words
16 points: 9 words
1717 points: 6 words
18 points: 0 words
1919 points: 2 words
20 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
SHEGETZ	20	20	All three
SKETCHY	19	18	All three
SHEQELS	19	19	Collins · NWL
SPECIFY	17	18	All three
SNEEZED	17	18	All three
SHEIKHS	17	15	All three
SHEIKHA	17	15	Collins only
SLEAZED	17	18	NWL only
SEEDBOX	17	18	Collins only
SHERIFF	16	15	All three
SNEEZES	16	17	All three
SNEEZER	16	17	All three

The fixed pattern is S-E, leaving five open positions to match against a clue or rack. These 379 tournament-dictionary entries range from everyday words such as SPECIAL to less familiar options such as SHEQELS. Just 38 fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so a familiar-looking pattern does not guarantee a common answer.

At a glance: the S-E pattern

The S-first, E-third pattern has 379 seven-letter matches.
Collins contains 366 matches; NWL2023 has 265, and ENABLE has 243.
Only 38 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
D is the leading final letter, appearing on 100 matches.
SHEGETZ scores 20 points, the highest tile score among these examples.

Which final letters appear most often?

D finishes 100 matches, ahead of S at 84 and R at 64. That gives you a strong first check when a puzzle fixes the final tile: try a D-ending fit before scanning less common endings.

The smaller groups still offer useful anchors. Twenty-five words end in E, 23 in G, and 20 in Y; N and T close out 16 and 13 matches respectively. Familiar examples include STEPPED, SHELVES, and SPEAKER.

Which 7-letter words with S first and E third score highest?

SHEGETZ reaches 20 points, while SKETCHY and SHEQELS each earn 19. The next tier includes SPECIFY, SNEEZED, SHEIKHS, SHEIKHA, SLEAZED, and SEEDBOX, all at 17 points.

The top scores come from unusual letter combinations, not simply from long or familiar words. SPECIAL and SHELTER are easier to recognize, but neither appears among the top scorers. These totals combine tournament dictionaries, so an entry accepted in one game may not work in another; check your game's word list before playing.

For a rack-based clue, start with the fixed S and E, then use the ending counts to narrow the final position. That quick filter can cut down the search before you test the middle letters.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with S and have E third?

The pattern has 379 tournament-dictionary matches. That combined total includes entries found in at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023, so a particular game may accept fewer words.

What are some common words with S first and E third?

SPECIAL, SPECIES, SEEKING, SPEAKER, and SHELTER are familiar examples. The frequency count puts 38 matches among the top 25,000 English words, meaning most entries in the full set are less common.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

SHEGETZ scores 20 points, ahead of SKETCHY and SHEQELS at 19 each. SPECIFY, SNEEZED, SHEIKHS, SHEIKHA, SLEAZED, and SEEDBOX each score 17. These totals are base tile scores before any premium squares.

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