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

Seven-letter matches put S in the third position and E in the seventh position; 259 candidates fit.

259 wordsTop pick DESPITEHighest score JUSSIVE 17

45 of 259 are everyday words (17%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With S in 3rd place, S is the most common 7th letter (651 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Common words 45 · most-used first

Showing the top 44 of 45 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 259

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

  • ABSCISE11
  • ABSENCE11
  • ABSOLVE12
  • ALSOONE7
  • ARSHINE10
  • ASSHOLE10
  • ASSIEGE8
  • ASSLIKE11
  • ASSUAGE8
  • ASSWAGE11
  • ASSWIPE12
  • AUSPICE11
  • AUSTERE7
  • BASCULE11
  • BASOCHE14
  • BASTIDE10
  • BASTILE9
  • BESEEKE13
  • BESHAME14
  • BESHINE12
  • BESHONE12
  • BESIEGE10
  • BESLAVE12
  • BESLIME11
  • BESMILE11
  • BESMOKE15
  • BESPAKE15
  • BESPATE11
  • BESPICE13
  • BESPOKE15
  • BISTATE9
  • BOSCAGE12
  • BOSKAGE14
  • BYSSINE12
  • CASCADE12
  • CASEASE9
  • CASEATE9
  • CASEOSE9
  • CASERNE9
  • CASETTE9
  • CASSENE9
  • CASSINE9
  • CASSONE9
  • CESTODE10
  • CESURAE9
  • COSMINE11
  • COSTATE9
  • COSTIVE12
  • COSTUME11
  • CUSPATE11
  • CUSTODE10
  • CYSTINE12
  • DASYURE11
  • DESCALE10
  • DESERVE11
  • DESMINE10
  • DESPISE10
  • DESPITE10
  • DESTINE8
  • DISABLE10
  • DISCAGE11
  • DISCASE10
  • DISCIDE11
  • DISCURE10
  • DISEASE8
  • DISEDGE10
  • DISEUSE8
  • DISFAME13
  • DISHOME13
  • DISJUNE15
  • DISLIKE12
  • DISPACE12
  • DISPONE10
  • DISPOSE10
  • DISPUTE10
  • DISRATE8
  • DISROBE10
  • DISSAVE11
  • DISTOME10
  • DISTUNE8
  • DISTYLE11
  • DISYOKE15
  • ENSLAVE10
  • ENSNARE7
  • ENSTYLE10
  • ENSUITE7
  • ESSENCE9
  • ESSOYNE10
  • EUSTELE7
  • EUSTYLE10
  • FASCIAE12
  • FASCINE12
  • FESTIVE13
  • FISHEYE16
  • FISSATE10
  • FISSILE10
  • FISSIVE13
  • FISSURE10
  • FOSSATE10
  • FUSIBLE12
  • GESTATE8
  • GESTURE8
  • GISARME10
  • HASTATE10
  • HESSITE10
  • HISTONE10
  • HOSPICE14
  • HOSTAGE11
  • HOSTILE10
  • HUSWIFE16
  • INSANIE7
  • INSCAPE11
  • INSHORE10
  • INSIGNE8
  • INSNARE7
  • INSPIRE9
  • INSTATE7
  • INSULAE7
  • INSULSE7
  • JASMINE16
  • JUSSIVE17
  • JUSTICE16
  • LASAGNE8
  • LASTAGE8
  • LISENTE7
  • LISSOME9
  • LOSABLE9
  • MASSAGE10
  • MASSIVE12
  • MESSAGE10
  • MESTOME11
  • MISCITE11
  • MISCODE12
  • MISDATE10
  • MISDONE10
  • MISEASE9
  • MISFARE12
  • MISFILE12
  • MISFIRE12
  • MISGAGE11
  • MISGAVE13
  • MISGIVE13
  • MISGONE10
  • MISHMEE14
  • MISLIKE13
  • MISLIVE12
  • MISMADE12
  • MISMAKE15
  • MISMATE11
  • MISMOVE14
  • MISNAME11
  • MISPAGE12
  • MISRATE9
  • MISRULE9
  • MISSILE9
  • MISSIVE12
  • MISTAKE13
  • MISTIME11
  • MISTUNE9
  • MISTYPE14
  • MISYOKE16
  • MOSELLE9
  • MUSCONE11
  • MUSCOSE11
  • MUSETTE9
  • MUSKONE13
  • MUSPIKE15
  • OBSCENE11
  • OBSCURE11
  • OBSERVE12
  • ONSHORE10
  • ONSTAGE8
  • OOSPORE9
  • OSSICLE9
  • PASSADE10
  • PASSAGE10
  • PASSIVE12
  • PASTIME11
  • PASTURE9
  • PESANTE9
  • PISCINE11
  • PISHOGE13
  • PISMIRE11
  • PISTOLE9
  • POSABLE11
  • POSAUNE9
  • POSEUSE9
  • POSTAGE10
  • POSTURE9
  • PUSLIKE13
  • PUSTULE9
  • RESCALE9
  • RESCORE9
  • RESCUEE9
  • RESEIZE16
  • RESERVE10
  • RESHAPE12
  • RESHAVE13
  • RESHINE10
  • RESHONE10
  • RESIDUE8
  • RESLATE7
  • RESOLVE10
  • RESPACE11
  • RESPADE10
  • RESPIRE9
  • RESPITE9
  • RESPOKE13
  • RESTAGE8
  • RESTATE7
  • RESTIVE10
  • RESTOKE11
  • RESTORE7
  • RESTYLE10
  • RESURGE8
  • RISIBLE9
  • RISSOLE7
  • ROSEATE7
  • ROSELLE7
  • ROSETTE7
  • ROSIERE7
  • SESSILE7
  • SESTINE7
  • SOSATIE7
  • SUSPIRE9
  • SYSTOLE10
  • SYSTYLE13
  • TESTATE7
  • TOSTONE7
  • TUSSIVE10
  • TUSSORE7
  • UNSCALE9
  • UNSENSE7
  • UNSHALE10
  • UNSHAPE12
  • UNSMOTE9
  • UNSOOTE7
  • UNSPIDE10
  • UNSPOKE13
  • UNSTATE7
  • UNSWORE10
  • UPSCALE11
  • UPSLOPE11
  • UPSPAKE15
  • UPSPOKE15
  • UPSTAGE10
  • UPSTARE9
  • UPSTATE9
  • UPSURGE10
  • VESICAE12
  • VESICLE12
  • VESPINE12
  • VESTIGE11
  • VESTURE10
  • VISCOSE12
  • VISIBLE12
  • VISITEE10
  • WASTAGE11
  • WASTRIE10
Letters by positionIn 28% of these words the 2nd letter is I.
1st letter
  1. M15%
  2. D12%
  3. R12%
2nd letter
  1. I28%
  2. E23%
  3. A11%
4th letter
  1. T22%
  2. P11%
  3. C10%
5th letter
  1. A27%
  2. I25%
  3. O18%
6th letter
  1. L14%
  2. N14%
  3. T13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; JUSSIVE tops the list with 17. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 77 points: 28 words
  2. 8 points: 16 words
  3. 99 points: 43 words
  4. 10 points: 59 words
  5. 1111 points: 40 words
  6. 12 points: 33 words
  7. 1313 points: 17 words
  8. 14 points: 7 words
  9. 1515 points: 9 words
  10. 16 points: 6 words
  11. 1717 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
JUSSIVE1721All three
JUSTICE1620All three
JASMINE1620All three
FISHEYE1614All three
RESEIZE1616All three
HUSWIFE1616All three
MISYOKE1616All three
BESPOKE1517All three
BESPAKE1517All three
BESMOKE1517All three
DISYOKE1514All three
MISMAKE1517All three

The two fixed squares give this pattern a clear starting point. 45 of its 259 entries are classed as common, and DESPITE, MESSAGE, JUSTICE show how the remaining letters vary. The third-position S produces a wide pool, but recognizable words make a useful starting core.

Which common words fit S third and E last?

  • The pattern contains 259 matches.
  • All 259 end in E.
  • Forty-five matches are classed as common.
  • JUSSIVE scores 17, the highest listed value.

How many matches end in E with S third?

DESPITE, MESSAGE, JUSTICE, DISEASE and MISTAKE are everyday anchors for this pattern. RESERVE, DESERVE, VISIBLE and ABSENCE add other familiar shapes. The shared ending does not narrow the opening much: the eight most frequent first letters range from M and D to B and C.

JUSSIVE leads the score list at 17 points. JUSTICE, JASMINE, FISHEYE, RESEIZE, HUSWIFE and MISYOKE each score 16, so the scoring top is tightly packed. Forty-five common matches make this one of the more approachable frames, though most of its 259 entries remain outside that group.

This collection is much broader than the narrow S-first patterns: its 259 words exceed the 239 matches for E in the third position and the same final letter. The fixed ending remains a simple filter, but expect many valid spellings once the third S is confirmed.

The examples cover several recognizable families: DESPITE and DISPUTE, RESERVE and DESERVE, plus MASSIVE and PASSIVE. Their repeated letters can speed up rack scanning, but each candidate still needs a third-position check. The final E is shared by every valid result.

The third-position S produces a wide pool, but recognizable words make a useful starting core. MESSAGE and MASSAGE differ by one middle letter; RESERVE and DESERVE share a similar ending. Every entry still closes with E, making the last square a quick confirmation after you test the third position.

Using 7-letter words with S third and E seventh

Tip

Use the final E as a quick visual check, then count the third letter; candidates such as MESSAGE and MISTAKE differ early in the word.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have S third and E last?
There are 259 matches with S in the third position and E in the seventh. All entries share that final E, and 45 are classified as common. DESPITE, MESSAGE and JUSTICE are recognizable examples.
Which match has the highest score?
JUSSIVE is highest at 17 points. Six entries follow at 16: JUSTICE, JASMINE, FISHEYE, RESEIZE, HUSWIFE and MISYOKE. The score list is unusually close at the top, with only one point separating the leader from that group.
Are there familiar words in this pattern?
Yes. DESPITE, MESSAGE, JUSTICE, DISEASE and MISTAKE are among the 45 common matches. RESERVE, DESERVE, VISIBLE and ABSENCE also fit. The other entries are less familiar, so use the fixed ending to screen candidates before checking obscure forms.

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