7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and E as the 7th letter

The pattern is _T____E: T fixes the second spot, and E closes every match. Most of the 82 words start with S, but examples such as ATHLETE and UTILIZE show that the opening letter can vary. Only eight entries are tagged common, so familiar words are a small part of the search.

Pattern facts at a glance

• All 82 matches put T second and E seventh.
• STRANGE and STORAGE are familiar S-starting examples.
• Sixty matches begin with S; A is the next most common start, with ten.
• Only eight matches are tagged common.
• STYLIZE and ATHEIZE top the score list at 19 points each.

7-letter words with T second and E last

S dominates this pattern: 60 words start with that letter. A contributes ten, while E and U contribute four each; I starts three, and O starts just one. That sharp imbalance makes S the best first letter to test when you are narrowing a puzzle.

The recognizable options span several openings. STRANGE, STATUTE, STATURE, and STUMBLE all begin with S, while ATHLETE starts with A and UTERINE with U. Eight matches count as common, so many remaining entries are less familiar than these examples.

Which matching words score highest?

STYLIZE and ATHEIZE each score 19 points, the highest listed total for this pattern. ITEMIZE and ATOMIZE follow at 18, then UTILIZE at 16. These spellings put valuable letters to work, but the score is the base word value, not a promise of a particular board result.

For 7-letter words with T second and E last, dictionary coverage matters: 79 appear in Collins, 58 in NWL2023, and 53 in ENABLE. The totals differ because the word lists do, so check your game's dictionary before playing an unfamiliar entry. No matching words are Wordle answers or allowed guesses.