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

This is a past-tense pattern. 66 of the 74 words end in -ED, and 40 start with SW, which splits into SWA- (15), SWE- (10), SWI- (8) and SWO- (7). Only eight words break the mould, and AWKWARD is the best known.

W-second, D-last words in numbers

• Collins accepts 73 of the 74 words, NWL2023 45 and ENABLE 44.
• Six are everyday words: AWARDED, AWKWARD, TWEETED, TWISTED, AWAITED and SWAPPED.
• Biggest endings: -TED 11, -LED 10, then -KED and -GED with 6 each.
• Top scores: SWIZZED 29, TWEEZED 20, AWKWARD and CWTCHED 18.
• Average score: 13.3 points.

How do the SW- words divide?

SW- starts 40 of the 74 words, which is more than half. SWA- has 15, including SWAPPED, SWAMPED, SWARMED and SWABBED. SWE- has 10, SWI- has 8 and SWO- has 7.

TW- is the next family, with TWI- opening 10 and TWE- opening 6. TWISTED and TWEETED are the common ones, and TWEAKED makes 15.

-TED has 11 words, such as TWEETED, TWISTED, AWAITED and SWEATED. -LED has 10, such as SWELLED, SWIRLED, TWIRLED and DWELLED.

The high scorers outside SWIZZED are DWAMMED and AWHAPED on 16, then SWAPPED and TWEAKED on 15. TWYFOLD makes 17, with a 4-point W, Y and F.

Which eight words do not end in -ED?

AWKWARD, AWLBIRD, GWINIAD, GWYNIAD, TWAFALD, TWIFOLD, TWOFOLD and TWYFOLD. The -FOLD trio of TWIFOLD, TWOFOLD and TWYFOLD is the only repeat. GWINIAD and GWYNIAD differ only in one vowel, I against Y.

AWKWARD scores 18, with W twice and a K. It is the one everyday word in the group. The -FOLD words, TWOFOLD, TWIFOLD and TWYFOLD, are the others to know.

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