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

The pattern is _W_S___: W sits in the second position, and S is fixed in the fourth. That leaves five changing letters, but only 14 words fit across the tournament lists. The set mixes everyday choices such as AWESOME with less familiar entries like TWISCAR, so the pattern is a sharper filter than the word length alone.

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

• The pattern is _W_S___, with W second and S fourth.
• There are 14 matches across the tournament-dictionary set.
• Collins includes 14; NWL2023 includes 13; ENABLE includes 12.
• Only two matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• SWISHED and SWASHED tie for the highest raw tile score at 14 points.

Which matching words score the most?

SWISHED and SWASHED lead the raw Scrabble tile-score list at 14 points each. SWISHER, SWISHES, SWASHES, and SWASHER follow at 13, while AWESOME and TWOSOME each score 12.

The set averages 12.1 points before any board premiums. That makes the scoring pattern unusually tight: even the familiar AWESOME reaches 12, while the top pair gains points from the valuable H. Check your board before choosing a play; a premium square changes the total, not the word’s raw score.

• SWISHED and SWASHED tie at 14 raw Scrabble points.
• SWISHER and SWISHES each score 13 points.
• AWESOME and TWOSOME each score 12 points.

Why are there so few matches?

Only 14 words fit this pattern, compared with 206 when U replaces W in the second position and S stays fourth. The first letters are concentrated too: seven begin with S, six with T, and one with A. AWESOME is the lone A-starter.

Endings narrow the search further: five matches finish with R, while D, E, and S each close three. For 7-letter words with W as 2nd and S as 4th, start with the S and T groups when scanning candidates, then check the final letter. Not every match appears in every game’s dictionary, so confirm an unfamiliar entry before playing.

• Seven matches start with S.
• Six matches start with T, and AWESOME is the only A-starter.
• Five matches end in R; D, E, and S each end three.