7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and G as the 7th letter
7-letter words with T as the 2nd letter and G as the 7th letter number 32; 27 start ST, but ITCHING scores highest.
8 of 32 are everyday words (25%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With T in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (188 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Best words to play first
- STAYING11
- STATING8
- STARING8
- STAGING9
- STORING8
- STYLING11
- ITCHING13
- ETCHING13
- STAKING12
- STONING8
- STOKING12
- STEWING11
- ATONING8
- STOPING10
- STOWING11
- STAVING11
- STALING8
- STIRING8
- STANING8
- STOVING11
- STUPING10
- STILING8
- ETTLING8
- ITEMING10
- STAWING11
- STEDING9
- STEMING10
- STIMING10
- STIVING11
- STYMING13
- STYRING11
- STYTING11
All valid words 32
- ATONING8
- ETCHING13
- ETTLING8
- ITCHING13
- ITEMING10
- STAGING9
- STAKING12
- STALING8
- STANING8
- STARING8
- STATING8
- STAVING11
- STAWING11
- STAYING11
- STEDING9
- STEMING10
- STEWING11
- STILING8
- STIMING10
- STIRING8
- STIVING11
- STOKING12
- STONING8
- STOPING10
- STORING8
- STOVING11
- STOWING11
- STUPING10
- STYLING11
- STYMING13
- STYRING11
- STYTING11
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITCHING | 13 | 15 | All three |
| ETCHING | 13 | 15 | All three |
| STYMING | 13 | 15 | Collins only |
| STAKING | 12 | 14 | All three |
| STOKING | 12 | 14 | All three |
| STAYING | 11 | 12 | All three |
| STYLING | 11 | 13 | All three |
| STEWING | 11 | 13 | All three |
| STOWING | 11 | 13 | All three |
| STAVING | 11 | 14 | All three |
| STOVING | 11 | 14 | Collins · NWL |
| STAWING | 11 | 13 | Collins only |
The ending is fixed: all 32 entries finish with G. The first letter is nearly as decisive, since 27 begin with S; the remaining five split among E, I, and A. STAYING, STATING, STARING, STAGING, and STORING form a recognizable cluster of ST words.
32 matches in this letter frame
- 32 matches end with G.
- 27 begin with S; five begin with another letter.
- STAYING, STATING, and STARING are familiar examples.
- ITCHING and ETCHING share the top score at 13.
Why does the ST opening dominate?
The second-position T combines with an initial S to create the familiar ST opening in 27 entries. That leaves only five candidates beginning with another letter: two with E, two with I, and one with A. When your first tile is known, this split is more useful than scanning all 32 endings.
Many ST examples are inflected forms: STAYING, STATING, STARING, STAGING, STORING, and STYLING. The fixed final G often belongs to an -ing ending, but do not assume every word shares the same base verb. ITCHING and ETCHING break the ST pattern while keeping the same frame.
Which words stand out on the board?
ITCHING and ETCHING lead at 13 points, with STYMING also at 13. STAKING, STOKING, and several familiar ST forms score 12. The top scorer surprise is useful: opening with ST is common here, but it does not automatically produce the highest tile total.
Twenty entries meet the common-word measure, so this group has more familiar material than a rare-letter puzzle. Still, the remaining forms include unusual inflections such as STIRING and STUPING. Check an unfamiliar verb form in your game’s list instead of relying on a plausible-looking -ing ending.
A final G can complete an -ing form, but the correct test is the full seven-letter spelling. Compare each candidate against the visible crosses; that avoids accepting a familiar verb with the wrong length or interior letters.
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