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

23 7-letter words have W as the 2nd letter and E as the 4th letter, and SWE- and TWE- open 20 of them.

23 wordsTop pick TWEETEDHighest score TWEEZED 20

4 of 23 are everyday words (17%). 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 23 · most-used first

  • TWEETED11
  • SWEETIE10
  • SWEENEY13
  • SWEETER10
  • SWEETLY13
  • SWEEPER12
  • SWEETEN10
  • TWEETER10
  • TWEEDLE11
  • TWEENER10
  • TWEEZER19
  • TWEEZED20
  • TWEENIE10
  • TWEEZES19
  • AWHEELS13
  • OWRELAY13
  • SWEEING11
  • SWEELED11
  • SWEERED11
  • SWEETED11
  • TWEELED11
  • TWEERED11
  • TWYERES13
All valid words 23

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

  • AWHEELS13
  • OWRELAY13
  • SWEEING11
  • SWEELED11
  • SWEENEY13
  • SWEEPER12
  • SWEERED11
  • SWEETED11
  • SWEETEN10
  • SWEETER10
  • SWEETIE10
  • SWEETLY13
  • TWEEDLE11
  • TWEELED11
  • TWEENER10
  • TWEENIE10
  • TWEERED11
  • TWEETED11
  • TWEETER10
  • TWEEZED20
  • TWEEZER19
  • TWEEZES19
  • TWYERES13
Letters by positionIn 87% of these words the 3rd letter is E.
1st letter
  1. T48%
  2. S43%
  3. A4%
3rd letter
  1. E87%
  2. H4%
  3. R4%
5th letter
  1. T30%
  2. Z13%
  3. L13%
6th letter
  1. E70%
  2. L13%
  3. I9%
7th letter
  1. D30%
  2. R22%
  3. E13%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; TWEEZED tops the list with 20. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 6 words
  2. 11 points: 8 words
  3. 1212 points: 1 words
  4. 13 points: 5 words
  5. 1414 points: 0 words
  6. 15 points: 0 words
  7. 1616 points: 0 words
  8. 17 points: 0 words
  9. 1818 points: 0 words
  10. 19 points: 2 words
  11. 2020 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
TWEEZED2020All three
TWEEZER1919All three
TWEEZES1919All three
SWEENEY1313Collins · NWL
SWEETLY1313All three
AWHEELS1313Collins only
OWRELAY1313Collins only
TWYERES1312Collins only
SWEEPER1213All three
TWEETED1111All three
TWEEDLE1112All three
SWEEING1113Collins only

The fixed W and E almost always bracket another E, as in SWEETEN and TWEEZER. SWE- and TWE- each start 10 words, which leaves just three outliers: AWHEELS, OWRELAY and TWYERES. Seven of the 23 words end in -D, and 20 carry a double E.

The W-and-E pattern at a glance

  • Collins accepts all 23 words, NWL2023 accepts 14 and ENABLE accepts 11, a drop of 12 words.
  • Everyday words: TWEETED, SWEETIE, SWEENEY and SWEETER.
  • D closes 7 words, R closes 5, and E, S and Y close 3 each.
  • TWEEZED scores 20, TWEEZER and TWEEZES 19, then SWEENEY and SWEETLY 13.
  • A typical word is worth 12.3 points.

Which words start with SWE and TWE?

SWE- gives SWEEING, SWEELED, SWEENEY, SWEEPER, SWEERED, SWEETED, SWEETEN, SWEETER, SWEETIE and SWEETLY. Several of them are forms of SWEET, which makes the family easy to extend.

TWE- gives TWEEDLE, TWEELED, TWEENER, TWEENIE, TWEERED, TWEETED, TWEETER, TWEEZED, TWEEZER and TWEEZES. Three of those come from TWEEZE.

Every SWE- and TWE- word has EE in third and fourth place, so the double E covers 20 of the 23. SWEET- alone gives five: SWEETED, SWEETEN, SWEETER, SWEETIE and SWEETLY.

Why does D end 7 words?

Seven end in -ED: SWEELED, SWEERED, SWEETED, TWEELED, TWEERED, TWEETED and TWEEZED. The EE sits in third and fourth place already, so the pattern gives you a ready-made past tense.

Five end in R, from SWEEPER and SWEETER to TWEETER and TWEEZER. Add three each in E, S and Y and the last letter narrows the field fast.

Scores are modest outside the TWEEZ- trio. SWEENEY and SWEETLY make 13, SWEEPER makes 12 and TWEETED makes 11.

Scoring and the three outliers

Tip

TWEEZED makes 20 thanks to its Z, and it is accepted by Collins, NWL2023 and ENABLE. AWHEELS and OWRELAY are Collins-only.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have W second and E fourth?
There are 23. Collins takes the full set, NWL2023 takes 14 and ENABLE takes 11, so North American players lose between nine and twelve words.
Which words in this pattern are TWEEZ words?
TWEEZED, TWEEZER and TWEEZES. They score 20, 19 and 19, the three highest on the page, because each holds a 10-point Z and a 4-point W.
Which everyday words fit _ W _ E _ _ _?
TWEETED, SWEETIE, SWEENEY and SWEETER rank in the top 25,000 English words. SWEETEN, SWEETLY and SWEEPER are also familiar, though they sit outside that frequency list.

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