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7-letter words with W as the 3rd letter and R as the 4th letter

7-letter words with W as the 3rd letter and R as the 4th letter come to 21, led by BEWRAYS at 15 points.

21 wordsTop pick REWRITEHighest score BEWRAYS 15

1 of 21 are everyday words (5%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

With W in 3rd place, A is the most common 4th letter (58 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

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Best words to play first 21 · most-used first

  • REWRITE10
  • REWROTE10
  • DOWRIES11
  • COWRIES12
  • UNWRAPS12
  • COWROTE12
  • TOWROPE12
  • UNWRITE10
  • UNWRUNG11
  • COWRITE12
  • REWRAPS12
  • BEWRAPS14
  • BEWRAPT14
  • BEWRAYS15
  • ENWRAPS12
  • INWRAPS12
  • LOWRIES10
  • POWRING13
  • REWRAPT12
  • UNWROTE10
  • UPWRAPS14
All valid words 21

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

  • BEWRAPS14
  • BEWRAPT14
  • BEWRAYS15
  • COWRIES12
  • COWRITE12
  • COWROTE12
  • DOWRIES11
  • ENWRAPS12
  • INWRAPS12
  • LOWRIES10
  • POWRING13
  • REWRAPS12
  • REWRAPT12
  • REWRITE10
  • REWROTE10
  • TOWROPE12
  • UNWRAPS12
  • UNWRITE10
  • UNWROTE10
  • UNWRUNG11
  • UPWRAPS14
Letters by positionIn 48% of these words the 7th letter is S.
1st letter
  1. U24%
  2. R19%
  3. B14%
2nd letter
  1. E33%
  2. O33%
  3. N29%
5th letter
  1. A43%
  2. I33%
  3. O19%
6th letter
  1. P43%
  2. T29%
  3. E14%
7th letter
  1. S48%
  2. E33%
  3. T10%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; BEWRAYS tops the list with 15. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1010 points: 5 words
  2. 11 points: 2 words
  3. 1212 points: 9 words
  4. 13 points: 1 words
  5. 1414 points: 3 words
  6. 15 points: 1 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
BEWRAYS1515All three
BEWRAPS1416All three
BEWRAPT1416All three
UPWRAPS1417Collins only
POWRING1316Collins only
COWRIES1213All three
UNWRAPS1215All three
COWROTE1213All three
TOWROPE1213All three
COWRITE1213All three
REWRAPS1213All three
ENWRAPS1214All three

In English a W before R is silent at the start of a word, so ??WR??? words mostly appear when a prefix sits in front. RE, UN, BE, EN, IN, UP and CO open 16 of the 21. That is the whole trick to this list.

Facts on the ??WR??? pattern

  • 21 words match in Collins; NWL2023 and ENABLE accept 16 each.
  • 10 end in S and 7 in E, covering 17 of the 21.
  • U opens five words and R four; B and C open three each.
  • BEWRAYS is the top scorer at 15, ahead of BEWRAPS, BEWRAPT and UPWRAPS on 14.
  • The average is 11.9 points, and only 1 word is common.

Which stems make up the list?

Eight words are built on WRAP: UNWRAPS, REWRAPS, BEWRAPS, BEWRAPT, ENWRAPS, INWRAPS, REWRAPT and UPWRAPS. Six more come from WRITE or WROTE: REWRITE, REWROTE, UNWRITE, COWRITE, COWROTE and UNWROTE.

DOWRIES, COWRIES and LOWRIES end in -WRIES, leaving UNWRUNG, TOWROPE, BEWRAYS and POWRING as one-offs.

Ten words end in S, and each is a plural noun or a verb form: three plurals (DOWRIES, COWRIES, LOWRIES) and seven verbs such as UNWRAPS and ENWRAPS. Seven end in E, led by REWRITE and REWROTE. Three families, in other words, explain 17 of the 21 words.

How should you use them in a game?

REWRITE is the one most players will have in mind. The rest range from fine (COWRIES, UNWRAPS) to rare (BEWRAPT, POWRING).

Scores are low because W and R are the only fixed tiles. BEWRAYS reaches 15 only because Y is worth 4.

Acceptance splits: Collins takes all 21, but NWL2023 and ENABLE take 16, so look up your game's word list before using a rare verb form.

Check the neighbouring patterns

Note

W third with L fourth has 56 matches, more than twice this list. Switch to it when the R slot is the only doubt.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words have W as the third letter and R fourth?
There are 21 in Collins. NWL2023 and ENABLE each accept 16, which leaves at least five that work only under Collins rules. Ten end in S and seven in E. REWRITE, REWROTE, COWRIES and UNWRAPS are the most recognisable.
Why do so many of these words start with a prefix?
A W before R is silent at the start of a word, so the pattern mostly comes from prefixes such as RE-, UN-, BE-, EN-, IN- and UP- attached to WRAP, WRITE or WRAY.
Which 7-letter word with W third and R fourth scores the most?
BEWRAYS scores 15, the highest in the list. BEWRAPS, BEWRAPT and UPWRAPS follow at 14, and POWRING scores 13. Each leans on a B, P or Y.

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