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7-letter words with T as the 3rd letter and W as the 5th letter

12 7-letter words with T as the 3rd letter and W as the 5th letter appear in tournament dictionaries.

12 wordsTop pick GATEWAYHighest score PATHWAY 18

3 of 12 are everyday words (25%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

  • 3rd letter
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

With T in 3rd place, I is the most common 5th letter (388 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

  • Length
  • 5
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  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15

Best words to play first 12 · most-used first

  • GATEWAY14
  • PATHWAY18
  • GETAWAY14
  • ANTIWAR10
  • CUTAWAY15
  • CATAWBA14
  • OUTSWIM12
  • OUTSWAM12
  • KOTOWED15
  • KOTOWER14
  • OUTSWUM12
  • UPTOWNS12
All valid words 12

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

  • ANTIWAR10
  • CATAWBA14
  • CUTAWAY15
  • GATEWAY14
  • GETAWAY14
  • KOTOWED15
  • KOTOWER14
  • OUTSWAM12
  • OUTSWIM12
  • OUTSWUM12
  • PATHWAY18
  • UPTOWNS12
Letters by positionIn 50% of these words the 6th letter is A.
1st letter
  1. O25%
  2. C17%
  3. G17%
2nd letter
  1. U33%
  2. A25%
  3. O17%
4th letter
  1. A25%
  2. O25%
  3. S25%
6th letter
  1. A50%
  2. E17%
  3. B8%
7th letter
  1. Y33%
  2. M25%
  3. R17%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
PATHWAY1817All three
CUTAWAY1516All three
KOTOWED1515All three
GATEWAY1414All three
GETAWAY1414All three
CATAWBA1416All three
KOTOWER1414All three
OUTSWIM1214All three
OUTSWAM1214All three
OUTSWUM1215All three
UPTOWNS1215All three
ANTIWAR1011All three

The pattern is _ _ T _ W _ _, with two spaces between the fixed letters. Gateway, pathway, and getaway show a recognizable -way ending, while outswim, outswam, and outswum share the out- opening. The narrow set has 12 tournament-listed entries, and only 3 fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

How many 7-letter words have T third and W fifth?

  • Exactly 12 entries fit the _ _ T _ W _ _ pattern across ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023.
  • Only 3 of the matches meet the common-word frequency cutoff.
  • O leads as the first letter with 3 words; C, G, and K each begin 2.
  • Y is the most frequent final letter, ending 4 words; M ends 3.

Which word endings and scores stand out?

Four matches end in Y, three end in M, and two end in R; A, D, and S appear once each. The Y group forms a clear family: gateway, pathway, getaway, and cutaway all finish with -way. That suffix accounts for every Y ending in the set.

Starting letters offer a different clue. O begins 3 matches, while C, G, and K contribute 2 apiece. O is the strongest initial-letter filter, but the -way ending is more revealing when crossing letters point to a final Y.

Pathway scores 18 points, the highest total among these words. Cutaway and kotowed each score 15, while gateway, getaway, catawba, and kotower score 14. The top scorer is a familiar word; some of the other high-value choices are less everyday vocabulary.

How to use the fixed-letter pattern

For 7-letter words with T as the 3rd letter and W as the 5th letter, lock in the two known positions before testing endings or first letters. Try the -way family when your final square is Y, then check gateway, pathway, getaway, and cutaway against the crossing clues.

If the ending is not Y, compare the remaining options by their first and last letters: three words finish in M, and O is the most common opening. The list has only 12 entries, so a single confirmed crossing can narrow the choices quickly. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar match.

Questions people ask

Which word scores the most with T third and W fifth?
Pathway is the highest scorer, worth 18 points. Cutaway and kotowed follow at 15 points each, while gateway, getaway, catawba, and kotower each score 14. Those are base word scores; board bonuses can change the points earned in a game.
How many common words match this seven-letter pattern?
Three of the 12 matches count as common by the frequency cutoff. That is one quarter of the set, so most entries are less familiar. The available frequency count does not identify which individual words make up those three.
Do all 12 words appear in tournament dictionaries?
Yes. All 12 matches appear in ENABLE, Collins, and NWL2023. That shared coverage does not guarantee acceptance in every word game, since games can use different word lists or editions; check the rules for your specific game.

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