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7-letter words with W as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter

The 10 7-letter words with W as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th include SWEATER, TWEAKED, and SWEATED.

10 wordsTop pick SWEATERHighest score AWHAPED 16

1 of 10 are everyday words (10%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

With W in 2nd place, N is the most common 4th letter (43 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 10 · most-used first

  • SWEATER10
  • TWEAKED15
  • SWEATED11
  • TWEAKER14
  • SWEARER10
  • AWHAPED16
  • AWHAPES15
  • OWNABLE12
  • SWEALED11
  • SWEARDS11
All valid words 10

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

  • AWHAPED16
  • AWHAPES15
  • OWNABLE12
  • SWEALED11
  • SWEARDS11
  • SWEARER10
  • SWEATED11
  • SWEATER10
  • TWEAKED15
  • TWEAKER14

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
AWHAPED1616Collins only
TWEAKED1515All three
AWHAPES1515Collins only
TWEAKER1414Collins only
OWNABLE1215All three
SWEATED1111All three
SWEALED1112Collins only
SWEARDS1111Collins only
SWEATER1010All three
SWEARER1010All three

Lock the pattern as _W_A___: the second tile is W and the fourth is A. The tournament-dictionary list has 10 matches, but only one falls among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. That makes this a tight clue set rather than a stash of everyday vocabulary; SWEATER is a familiar example, while several entries are specialized forms.

7-letter words with W as the 2nd letter and A as the 4th letter

  • Exactly 10 tournament-dictionary entries fit the pattern _W_A___.
  • Collins includes all 10; ENABLE and NWL2023 include five apiece.
  • Only one match is common by our top-25,000 frequency cutoff.
  • Eight entries have definitions, including SWEATER and TWEAKED.
  • AWHAPED leads the score list at 16 points.

Which letters start and end these words?

S leads the opening column with five of the 10 matches: SWEATER, SWEATED, SWEARER, SWEALED, and SWEARDS. A and T each open two; OWNABLE is the lone O-starting entry. An S-first guess therefore covers the largest opening group, though it reaches only half the matches.

D is the most common final letter, appearing four times; R follows with three. S closes two entries, and E closes one. SWEATER, TWEAKER, and SWEARER are R-ending examples, while SWEATED and TWEAKED show the D group.

The A-in-fourth pattern is unusually narrow among words with W second: only 10 matches fit, compared with 43 for N in fourth. That contrast makes the fixed A more restrictive than the second-position W.

How do you narrow down this clue?

For this seven-tile pattern, keep W and A fixed before testing the other five spaces. Start with familiar S- and T-openers: SWEATER, SWEATED, TWEAKED, and TWEAKER give you recognizable anchors. If those do not fit your crossing letters, OWNABLE offers a distinct O-starting option.

AWHAPED tops the score list at 16 points; TWEAKED and AWHAPES each score 15. Those unusual entries outscore familiar SWEATER, which has 10 points, but only one match meets the common-word frequency cutoff. Dictionary coverage also varies, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar form.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have W second and A fourth?
There are 10 tournament-dictionary matches with W in the second position and A in the fourth. SWEATER, TWEAKED, and OWNABLE are examples. The pattern is _W_A___, so any candidate with either fixed letter elsewhere does not fit.
What is the highest-scoring word with this letter pattern?
AWHAPED is the highest-scoring match at 16 points. TWEAKED and AWHAPES follow at 15 points each. Those unusual entries can beat familiar choices such as SWEATER, but confirm that your game accepts the word before using it.
Are these words common in everyday English?
Only one of the 10 matches falls within the top 25,000 English words by frequency. SWEATER is a recognizable example, while forms such as AWHAPED and SWEARDS are much less familiar. Treat the pattern as a clue filter, not a guarantee of common vocabulary.

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