7-letter words with W as the 2nd letter and I as the 3rd letter
7-letter words with W as the 2nd letter and I as the 3rd letter number 85, from familiar TWINKLE to the high-scoring SWIZZED.
5 of 85 are everyday words (6%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With W in 2nd place, I is the most common 3rd letter (85 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
Best words to play first
- TWITTER10
- TWISTED11
- SWIFTLY16
- SWIMMER14
- TWINKLE14
- TWISTER10
- SWIPING13
- SWINDLE11
- SWIRLED11
- DWINDLE12
- TWITCHY18
- SWISHER13
- TWINNED11
- SWINNEY13
- TWINING11
- SWIFTER13
- TWIRLED11
- SWIVELS13
- TWIDDLE12
- TWINKLY17
- SWIZZLE28
- SWISHED14
- TWINGES11
- SWINGLE11
- TWIGGED13
- SWISHES13
- TWIRLER10
- TWITTED11
- SWINISH13
- SWIDDEN12
- TWIZZLE28
- TWISTOR10
- SWILLED11
- SWIFTIE13
- TWINSET10
- SWIGGED13
- TWINGED12
- TWIDDLY15
- TWIGGEN12
- SWITCHY18
- SWINGED12
- SWIVING14
- SWILLER10
- SWINGBY16
- SWISSES10
- SWIPERS12
- TWILLED11
- SWIPIER12
All valid words 85
- DWINDLE12
- DWINING12
- GWINIAD12
- SWIDDEN12
- SWIFTED14
- SWIFTER13
- SWIFTIE13
- SWIFTLY16
- SWIGGED13
- SWIGGER12
- SWILERS10
- SWILING11
- SWILLED11
- SWILLER10
- SWIMMER14
- SWINDGE12
- SWINDLE11
- SWINERY13
- SWINGBY16
- SWINGED12
- SWINGER11
- SWINGES11
- SWINGLE11
- SWINISH13
- SWINKED15
- SWINKER14
- SWINNEY13
- SWIPERS12
- SWIPIER12
- SWIPING13
- SWIPLES12
- SWIPPLE14
- SWIRLED11
- SWISHED14
- SWISHER13
- SWISHES13
- SWISSES10
- SWITCHY18
- SWITHER13
- SWITHLY16
- SWITSES10
- SWIVELS13
- SWIVETS13
- SWIVING14
- SWIZZED29
- SWIZZES28
- SWIZZLE28
- TWIBILL12
- TWIBILS12
- TWICERS12
- TWIDDLE12
- TWIDDLY15
- TWIFOLD14
- TWIGGED13
- TWIGGEN12
- TWIGGER12
- TWIGHTS14
- TWIGLOO11
- TWILLED11
- TWILTED11
- TWINERS10
- TWINGED12
- TWINGES11
- TWINIER10
- TWINING11
- TWINJET17
- TWINKED15
- TWINKIE14
- TWINKLE14
- TWINKLY17
- TWINNED11
- TWINSET10
- TWINTER10
- TWIRING11
- TWIRLED11
- TWIRLER10
- TWISCAR12
- TWISTED11
- TWISTER10
- TWISTOR10
- TWITCHY18
- TWITTED11
- TWITTEN10
- TWITTER10
- TWIZZLE28
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIZZED | 29 | 29 | Collins only |
| SWIZZLE | 28 | 29 | All three |
| TWIZZLE | 28 | 29 | Collins · NWL |
| SWIZZES | 28 | 28 | Collins only |
| TWITCHY | 18 | 17 | All three |
| SWITCHY | 18 | 17 | Collins only |
| TWINKLY | 17 | 18 | All three |
| TWINJET | 17 | 20 | All three |
| SWIFTLY | 16 | 16 | All three |
| SWINGBY | 16 | 18 | All three |
| SWITHLY | 16 | 15 | All three |
| TWIDDLY | 15 | 15 | All three |
This pattern fixes two letters in the middle, leaving the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, and final positions open. Most matches begin with S or T, so a clue’s first letter quickly narrows the field. The group also mixes everyday words such as TWISTED with less familiar entries; only 5 meet the common-word frequency measure.
At a glance: the W-I pattern
- There are 85 seven-letter matches with W second and I third.
- S begins 44 words; T begins 38, together accounting for nearly the whole group.
- Only 5 matches count as common by the site’s frequency measure.
- SWIZZED leads the listed Scrabble scores at 29 points before board bonuses.
- The final letters D and R are most frequent, with 19 and 17 words respectively.
How many 7-letter words have W second and I third?
There are 85 7-letter words with W as the 2nd letter and I as the 3rd letter.
The starting-letter split is unusually concentrated: S and T account for 82 of the 85 matches. By comparison, the seven-letter W-I pattern with R in the second position has 477 matches.
The full count combines words found in at least one of those tournament lists, so check your game’s word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry.
- Familiar S starters include SWIMMER, SWIFTLY, SWINDLE, and SWIZZLE; T starters include TWITTER, TWISTED, TWINKLE, and TWISTER.
- Just three begin with another letter, so a starting D or G narrows the search.
- Collins includes 84 matches, NWL2023 includes 64, and ENABLE includes 57.
Which endings and scores stand out?
The 7-letter words with W as the 2nd letter and I as the 3rd letter are not all quiet plays: the Z-heavy options can make a strong Scrabble score, but they are much less familiar than TWINKLE or TWISTED.
- D is the most common final letter, with 19 matches; R follows with 17.
- TWISTED and SWIRLED end in D, while TWITTER and SWIMMER finish in R; S comes next with 15 and E with 11.
- SWIZZED scores 29, ahead of SWIZZLE, TWIZZLE, and SWIZZES at 28 each; TWITCHY and SWITCHY score 18, while TWINKLY and TWINJET reach 17.
Questions people ask
Which common words have W second and I third?
What is the most common first letter in this pattern?
Are all 85 words accepted in Collins?
Keep going
Related lists
Know some letters already?
Put greens, yellows and greys into the Finder and get only the words that fit.