7-letter words with W as the 2nd letter

7-letter words with W as the 2nd letter total 266 entries, including familiar words such as SWEATER, SWALLOW, and AWKWARD.

266 wordsTop pick AWESOMEHighest score SWIZZED 29

22 of 266 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

A is the most common 2nd letter in 7-letter words (5,715 words); J is the rarest (13). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 22 · most-used first

  • AWESOME12
  • TWITTER10
  • AWARDED12
  • AWKWARD18
  • TWEETED11
  • TWISTED11
  • SWALLOW13
  • SWEATER10
  • AWAITED11
  • SWEETIE10
  • SWOLLEN10
  • SWIFTLY16
  • TWELFTH16
  • SWIMMER14
  • AWFULLY16
  • SWAPPED15
  • SWEENEY13
  • SWEETER10
  • AWAKENS14
  • TWINKLE14
  • SWAGGER12
  • DWARVES14
All valid words 266

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

  • AWAITED11
  • AWAITER10
  • AWAKENS14
  • AWAKING15
  • AWARDED12
  • AWARDEE11
  • AWARDER11
  • AWAREST10
  • AWARNED11
  • AWAYDAY17
  • AWELESS10
  • AWESOME12
  • AWFULLY16
  • AWHAPED16
  • AWHAPES15
  • AWHEELS13
  • AWKWARD18
  • AWLBIRD13
  • AWLWORT13
  • AWMRIES12
  • AWNIEST10
  • AWNINGS11
  • AWNLESS10
  • CWTCHED18
  • CWTCHES17
  • DWALMED14
  • DWAMMED16
  • DWARFED15
  • DWARFER14
  • DWARVES14
  • DWAUMED14
  • DWELLED12
  • DWELLER11
  • DWINDLE12
  • DWINING12
  • GWEDUCK18
  • GWEDUCS14
  • GWINIAD12
  • GWYNIAD15
  • KWACHAS19
  • KWAITOS14
  • KWANZAS23
  • MWALIMU14
  • OWLIEST10
  • OWLLIKE14
  • OWNABLE12
  • OWRELAY13
  • OWRIEST10
  • QWERTYS22
  • SWABBED15
  • SWABBER14
  • SWABBIE14
  • SWACKED17
  • SWADDIE12
  • SWADDLE12
  • SWAGERS11
  • SWAGGED13
  • SWAGGER12
  • SWAGGIE12
  • SWAGING12
  • SWAGMAN13
  • SWAGMEN13
  • SWALIER10
  • SWALING11
  • SWALLET10
  • SWALLOW13
  • SWAMIES12
  • SWAMPED15
  • SWAMPER14
  • SWANKED15
  • SWANKER14
  • SWANKEY17
  • SWANKIE14
  • SWANNED11
  • SWANNIE10
  • SWANPAN12
  • SWAPPED15
  • SWAPPER14
  • SWARDED12
  • SWARFED14
  • SWARMED13
  • SWARMER12
  • SWARTHS13
  • SWARTHY16
  • SWARVED14
  • SWARVES13
  • SWASHED14
  • SWASHER13
  • SWASHES13
  • SWATHED14
  • SWATHER13
  • SWATHES13
  • SWATTED11
  • SWATTER10
  • SWAYERS13
  • SWAYFUL16
  • SWAYING14
  • SWAYLED14
  • SWAZZLE28
  • SWEALED11
  • SWEARDS11
  • SWEARER10
  • SWEATED11
  • SWEATER10
  • SWEDGER12
  • SWEEING11
  • SWEELED11
  • SWEENEY13
  • SWEEPER12
  • SWEERED11
  • SWEETED11
  • SWEETEN10
  • SWEETER10
  • SWEETIE10
  • SWEETLY13
  • SWEIRED11
  • SWEIRER10
  • SWELLED11
  • SWELLER10
  • SWELTED11
  • SWELTER10
  • SWELTRY13
  • SWERFED14
  • SWERVED14
  • SWERVER13
  • SWERVES13
  • SWEVENS13
  • SWEYING14
  • 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
  • SWOBBED15
  • SWOBBER14
  • SWOFFER16
  • SWOLEST10
  • SWOLLEN10
  • SWOONED11
  • SWOONER10
  • SWOOPED13
  • SWOOPER12
  • SWOPPED15
  • SWOPPER14
  • SWORDED12
  • SWORDER11
  • SWOTTED11
  • SWOTTER10
  • SWOUNDS11
  • SWOUNED11
  • SWOUNES10
  • SWOWNDS14
  • SWOWNES13
  • SWOZZLE28
  • TWADDLE12
  • TWADDLY15
  • TWAFALD14
  • TWAITES10
  • TWANGED12
  • TWANGER11
  • TWANGLE11
  • TWANKAY17
  • TWASOME12
  • TWATTLE10
  • TWEAKED15
  • TWEAKER14
  • TWEEDLE11
  • TWEELED11
  • TWEENER10
  • TWEENIE10
  • TWEERED11
  • TWEETED11
  • TWEETER10
  • TWEEZED20
  • TWEEZER19
  • TWEEZES19
  • TWELFTH16
  • TWELVES13
  • TWERKED15
  • 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
  • TWOCCER14
  • TWOCKER16
  • TWOFERS13
  • TWOFOLD14
  • TWONESS10
  • TWONIES10
  • TWOONIE10
  • TWOSOME12
  • TWYERES13
  • TWYFOLD17
Letters by positionIn 58% of these words the 6th letter is E.
1st letter
  1. S54%
  2. T27%
  3. A9%
3rd letter
  1. I32%
  2. A30%
  3. E19%
4th letter
  1. N16%
  2. R11%
  3. L10%
5th letter
  1. T14%
  2. I10%
  3. E8%
6th letter
  1. E58%
  2. L12%
  3. N5%
7th letter
  1. D28%
  2. R20%
  3. S19%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 11 in Scrabble; SWIZZED tops the list with 29. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 45 words
  2. 11 points: 48 words
  3. 1212 points: 40 words
  4. 13 points: 40 words
  5. 1414 points: 41 words
  6. 15 points: 16 words
  7. 1616 points: 11 words
  8. 17 points: 8 words
  9. 1818 points: 5 words
  10. 19 points: 3 words
  11. 2020 points: 1 words
  12. 21 points: 0 words
  13. 2222 points: 1 words
  14. 23 points: 1 words
  15. 2424 points: 0 words
  16. 25 points: 0 words
  17. 2626 points: 0 words
  18. 27 points: 0 words
  19. 2828 points: 5 words
  20. 29 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
SWIZZED2929Collins only
SWIZZLE2829All three
TWIZZLE2829Collins · NWL
SWAZZLE2829Collins only
SWIZZES2828Collins only
SWOZZLE2829Collins only
KWANZAS2324All three
QWERTYS2221All three
TWEEZED2020All three
TWEEZER1919All three
KWACHAS1919Collins · NWL
TWEEZES1919All three

The pattern is unusually concentrated at the front: 144 entries start with S and 73 start with T. That leaves fewer than one in five beginning with another letter, while 22 words belong to the common group. Expect recognizable words alongside rare, high-value plays.

7-letter words with W as the 2nd letter at a glance

  • There are 266 tournament-dictionary entries with W in position two.
  • S is the leading first letter, with 144 words; T follows with 73.
  • Only 22 entries belong to the common-word group.
  • SWEATER, SWALLOW, and AWKWARD are recognizable examples.
  • SWIZZED tops the scoring list at 29 points.

Which starting letters and high scorers stand out?

  • S and T together account for 217 of the 266 entries, making SW- and TW- openings the first places to scan.
  • SWIMMER and SWIFTLY show the SW- pattern; TWINKLE and TWEAKED show TW-.
  • SWIZZED scores 29 points, the highest total among these words.
  • SWIZZLE, TWIZZLE, SWAZZLE, SWIZZES, and SWOZZLE each score 28.
  • KWANZAS reaches 23; premium squares can change a word's board value.

How should you use this seven-letter pattern?

  • Test S and T first, then sort by the final letter if your board fixes that tile.
  • D is the most frequent ending, with 74 matches; R follows with 54 and S with 50.
  • TWEETED ends in D, while SWOLLEN ends in N.
  • The counts overlap across dictionaries: 263 words appear in Collins, 183 in NWL2023, and 166 in ENABLE.
  • Check your game's word list before relying on an unusual scorer.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have W as the second letter?
There are 266 seven-letter words with W in the second position. SWEATER, AWKWARD, and TWINKLE are familiar examples, while many other matches are uncommon or depend on the dictionary used in your game.
Which 7-letter word with W second scores the most?
SWIZZED is the highest scorer in this group at 29 points. SWIZZLE, TWIZZLE, SWAZZLE, SWIZZES, and SWOZZLE follow at 28 points each, before any premium-square bonuses.
How many of these words are common?
Twenty-two of the 266 entries belong to the common-word group. SWEATER, SWALLOW, and AWKWARD are familiar examples, while the top-scoring words include rarer forms such as SWIZZED.

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