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7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter

7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter number 258, including familiar choices such as someone and several.

258 wordsTop pick SOMEONEHighest score SQUEEZY 28

29 of 258 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With S in 1st place, R is the most common 4th letter (341 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 29 · most-used first

All valid words 258

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

  • SABEING10
  • SABELLA9
  • SABERED10
  • SACELLA9
  • SAGENES8
  • SAKERET11
  • SAMECHS14
  • SAMEKHS16
  • SAPELES9
  • SATEENS7
  • SAVELOY13
  • SAVEYED14
  • SAZERAC18
  • SCHELMS14
  • SCHEMAS14
  • SCHEMED15
  • SCHEMER14
  • SCHEMES14
  • SCHEMIE14
  • SCHERZI21
  • SCHERZO21
  • SCIENCE11
  • SCLERAE9
  • SCLERAL9
  • SCLERAS9
  • SCLERES9
  • SCREAKS13
  • SCREAKY16
  • SCREAMS11
  • SCREECH14
  • SCREEDS10
  • SCREENS9
  • SCREETS9
  • SCREEVE12
  • SCREICH14
  • SCREIGH13
  • SCREWED13
  • SCREWER12
  • SCREWUP14
  • SECEDED11
  • SECEDER10
  • SECEDES10
  • SECERNS9
  • SEGETAL8
  • SEJEANT14
  • SELECTA9
  • SELECTS9
  • SELENIC9
  • SEMEION9
  • SEMEMES11
  • SEMEMIC13
  • SENECAS9
  • SENECIO9
  • SENEGAS8
  • SENESCE9
  • SEREINS7
  • SERENED8
  • SERENER7
  • SERENES7
  • SESELIS7
  • SEVENTH13
  • SEVENTY13
  • SEVERAL10
  • SEVERED11
  • SEVERER10
  • SEWERED11
  • SHEELED11
  • SHEENED11
  • SHEENEY13
  • SHEENIE10
  • SHEEPLE12
  • SHEEPOS12
  • SHEERED11
  • SHEERER10
  • SHEERLY13
  • SHEETED11
  • SHEETER10
  • SHEEVES13
  • SHIELDS11
  • SHIELED11
  • SHLEPPS14
  • SHLEPPY17
  • SHMEARS12
  • SHMEERS12
  • SHOEBOX19
  • SHOEING11
  • SHOEPAC14
  • SHREDDY15
  • SHREEKS14
  • SHREIKS14
  • SHREWED14
  • SHTETEL10
  • SHTETLS10
  • SIDEARM10
  • SIDEBAR10
  • SIDECAR10
  • SIDEDLY12
  • SIDEMAN10
  • SIDEMEN10
  • SIDERAL8
  • SIDEWAY14
  • SILENCE9
  • SILENES7
  • SILENTS7
  • SILENUS7
  • SILESIA7
  • SILEXES14
  • SINEWED11
  • SIRENIC9
  • SITELLA7
  • SIZEISM18
  • SIZEIST16
  • SKEEING12
  • SKEERED12
  • SKEETER11
  • SKIEYER14
  • SKLENTS11
  • SKREEGH15
  • SKREENS11
  • SKREIGH15
  • SLEECHY15
  • SLEEKED12
  • SLEEKEN11
  • SLEEKER11
  • SLEEKIT11
  • SLEEKLY14
  • SLEEPER9
  • SLEEPRY12
  • SLEETED8
  • SLEEVED11
  • SLEEVER10
  • SLEEVES10
  • SLIEVES10
  • SLUEING8
  • SMEEKED14
  • SMEETHS12
  • SNEEING8
  • SNEERED8
  • SNEERER7
  • SNEEZED17
  • SNEEZER16
  • SNEEZES16
  • SOBERED10
  • SOBERER9
  • SOBERLY12
  • SOKEMAN13
  • SOKEMEN13
  • SOLERAS7
  • SOLERET7
  • SOMEDAY13
  • SOMEHOW15
  • SOMEONE9
  • SOMEWAY15
  • SOMEWHY18
  • SONERIS7
  • SOREDIA8
  • SOREHON10
  • SORELLS7
  • SOREXES14
  • SPAEING10
  • SPAEMAN11
  • SPAEMEN11
  • SPEEDED11
  • SPEEDER10
  • SPEEDOS10
  • SPEEDUP12
  • SPEELED10
  • SPEELER9
  • SPEERED10
  • SPHEARE12
  • SPHEARS12
  • SPHENES12
  • SPHENIC14
  • SPHERAL12
  • SPHERED13
  • SPHERES12
  • SPHERIC14
  • SPIEGEL10
  • SPIELED10
  • SPIELER9
  • SPIERED10
  • SPLEENS9
  • SPLEENY12
  • SPLENIA9
  • SPLENIC11
  • SPLENII9
  • SPLENTS9
  • SPREADS10
  • SPREAGH13
  • SPREAZE18
  • SPREDDE11
  • SPREDDS11
  • SPREEZE18
  • SPUEING10
  • SQUEAKS20
  • SQUEAKY23
  • SQUEALS16
  • SQUEEZE25
  • SQUEEZY28
  • SQUELCH21
  • STEEDED9
  • STEEKED12
  • STEEKIT11
  • STEELED8
  • STEELIE7
  • STEEMED10
  • STEENED8
  • STEEPED10
  • STEEPEN9
  • STEEPER9
  • STEEPLE9
  • STEEPLY12
  • STEEPUP11
  • STEERED8
  • STEERER7
  • STEEVED11
  • STEEVER10
  • STEEVES10
  • STHENIA10
  • STHENIC12
  • STIEVER10
  • STREAKS11
  • STREAKY14
  • STREAMS9
  • STREAMY12
  • STREEKS11
  • STREELS7
  • STREETS7
  • STREETY10
  • STRENES7
  • STRETCH12
  • STRETTA7
  • STRETTE7
  • STRETTI7
  • STRETTO7
  • STREWED11
  • STREWER10
  • STREWTH13
  • SUBECHO14
  • SUBEDAR10
  • SUBEDIT10
  • SUBERIC11
  • SUBERIN9
  • SUPERED10
  • SWEEING11
  • SWEELED11
  • SWEENEY13
  • SWEEPER12
  • SWEERED11
  • SWEETED11
  • SWEETEN10
  • SWEETER10
  • SWEETIE10
  • SWEETLY13
  • SYNERGY14
  • SYNESES10
  • SYNESIS10
  • SYRETTE10
Letters by positionIn 38% of these words the 6th letter is E.
2nd letter
  1. T15%
  2. P14%
  3. E10%
3rd letter
  1. E27%
  2. R21%
  3. L9%
5th letter
  1. R16%
  2. N11%
  3. E7%
6th letter
  1. E38%
  2. I10%
  3. A9%
7th letter
  1. S26%
  2. D16%
  3. R11%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; SQUEEZY tops the list with 28. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 24 words
  2. 8 points: 13 words
  3. 99 points: 34 words
  4. 10 points: 49 words
  5. 1111 points: 39 words
  6. 12 points: 26 words
  7. 1313 points: 18 words
  8. 14 points: 27 words
  9. 1515 points: 7 words
  10. 16 points: 6 words
  11. 1717 points: 2 words
  12. 18 points: 5 words
  13. 1919 points: 1 words
  14. 20 points: 1 words
  15. 2121 points: 3 words
  16. 22 points: 0 words
  17. 2323 points: 1 words
  18. 24 points: 0 words
  19. 2525 points: 1 words
  20. 26 points: 0 words
  21. 2727 points: 0 words
  22. 28 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SQUEEZY2828Collins only
SQUEEZE2526All three
SQUEAKY2323All three
SQUELCH2123All three
SCHERZO2121All three
SCHERZI2121All three
SQUEAKS2021All three
SHOEBOX1919Collins · NWL
SAZERAC1819Collins only
SPREEZE1819Collins only
SIZEISM1819Collins · NWL
SOMEWHY1817Collins only

The fixed pattern is S _ _ E _ _ _: the first and fourth slots are set, while the other five positions stay open. Familiar entries include someone, several, science, silence, and somehow. The broad count hides a narrower playing pool: just 29 entries meet the common group, so expect plenty of less familiar forms.

The pattern at a glance

  • 258 tournament-dictionary words match S _ _ E _ _ _.
  • Collins includes 254 matches; NWL2023 includes 188.
  • ENABLE contains 175 matches, fewer than either larger list.
  • Only 29 matches are classed as common words.
  • The group’s average tile score is 11.3.

7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter

The pattern fixes two slots but leaves plenty of room for different word shapes. Someone spells S-O-M-E-O-N-E, while several uses S-E-V-E-R-A-L; both put E in the fourth position despite their different openings.

Science and silence also fit, as do somehow, streets, and stretch. Scan those first, but remember the full group runs well beyond everyday vocabulary. Only 29 are counted as common, so an unfamiliar-looking match is not automatically a mistake.

E is a narrower fourth-letter choice than several alternatives for S-first words. The R pattern has 341 matches, T has 313, and I has 295, compared with 258 for E. So this clue cuts the field without shrinking it to a handful of candidates.

Which matching words score highest?

SQUEEZY leads the Scrabble scores at 28 points, followed by SQUEEZE at 25 and SQUEAKY at 23. SQUELCH and SCHERZO each score 21, giving you several high-value candidates that still obey the fixed S-and-E pattern.

For 7-letter words with S as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter, check the open slots before spending a turn on a rare scorer. SQUEEZY and SQUEEZE share a strong opening, so one confirmed Q or Z can narrow the board quickly. Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 254 matches, while NWL2023 has 188, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words start with S and have E fourth?
There are 258 matching words. The pattern is S _ _ E _ _ _, and examples include someone, science, streets, and silence. The total combines entries appearing in at least one of the tournament dictionaries, rather than words found only in an unrestricted word list.
What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?
SQUEEZY is the highest scorer, at 28 Scrabble points. SQUEEZE follows with 25, and SQUEAKY scores 23. These words all keep S in the first slot and E in the fourth, though your rack and board determine the points you can actually earn.
Are all 258 words accepted in NWL2023?
No. NWL2023 includes 188 of the 258 matches, while Collins includes 254 and ENABLE includes 175. Those dictionary totals overlap, but they are not identical, so an entry accepted in one game's word list may not be accepted in another.

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