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.

32 wordsTop pick STAYINGHighest score ITCHING 13

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.

  • Length
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
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Best words to play first 32 · most-used 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

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

  • 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
Letters by positionIn 100% of these words the 5th letter is I.
1st letter
  1. S84%
  2. E6%
  3. I6%
3rd letter
  1. A28%
  2. O22%
  3. E13%
4th letter
  1. L13%
  2. R13%
  3. M13%
5th letter
  1. I100%
6th letter
  1. N100%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 8 in Scrabble; ITCHING tops the list with 13. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 88 points: 10 words
  2. 9 points: 2 words
  3. 1010 points: 5 words
  4. 11 points: 10 words
  5. 1212 points: 2 words
  6. 13 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
ITCHING1315All three
ETCHING1315All three
STYMING1315Collins only
STAKING1214All three
STOKING1214All three
STAYING1112All three
STYLING1113All three
STEWING1113All three
STOWING1113All three
STAVING1114All three
STOVING1114Collins · NWL
STAWING1113Collins 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.

Questions people ask

How many seven-letter words have T second and G last?
There are 32 entries with T in the second position and G at the end. Twenty-seven start with S, creating an ST opening; the other five begin with E, I, or A. STAYING and STORING are familiar examples.
Do most matches begin with ST?
Yes. Twenty-seven of the 32 words begin with S, so the fixed second-position T produces an ST start for most candidates. The exceptions include ITCHING, ETCHING, ATONING, and entries beginning with E or I.
What scores highest among the matches?
ITCHING, ETCHING, and STYMING each score 13 points before board bonuses. STAKING and STOKING follow at 12. The leading examples show that the less common opening can match the score of the dominant ST group.

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