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8-letter words with W as the 2nd letter

8-letter words with W as the 2nd letter number 327; SWIMMING, TWILIGHT, and other familiar words sit alongside 30-point scoring leaders.

327 wordsTop pick SWIMMINGHighest score TWIZZLED 30

25 of 327 are everyday words (8%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

A is the most common 2nd letter in 8-letter words (6,320 words); J is the rarest (11). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Common words 25 · most-used first

  • SWIMMING16
  • SWITCHED17
  • SWITCHES16
  • TWILIGHT15
  • SWEEPING14
  • SWINGING13
  • AWAITING12
  • DWELLING13
  • SWELLING12
  • SWEATING12
  • TWEETING12
  • SWEARING12
  • TWENTIES11
  • TWISTING12
  • SWIMMERS15
  • SWEETEST11
  • AWARDING13
  • SWAPPING16
  • AWAKENED16
  • DWELLERS12
  • SWIMSUIT13
  • SWEATERS11
  • SWALLOWS14
  • SWIRLING12
  • TWEAKING16
All valid words 327

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

  • AWAITERS11
  • AWAITING12
  • AWAKENED16
  • AWAKENER15
  • AWAKINGS16
  • AWANTING12
  • AWARDEES12
  • AWARDERS12
  • AWARDING13
  • AWARNING12
  • AWAYDAYS18
  • AWAYNESS14
  • AWEARIED12
  • AWEATHER14
  • AWFULLER14
  • AWHAPING17
  • AWLBIRDS14
  • AWLWORTS14
  • AWNINGED13
  • CWTCHING19
  • DWALMING15
  • DWAMMING17
  • DWARFEST15
  • DWARFING16
  • DWARFISH18
  • DWARFISM17
  • DWAUMING15
  • DWEEBIER14
  • DWEEBISH17
  • DWELLERS12
  • DWELLING13
  • DWINDLED14
  • DWINDLES13
  • GWEDUCKS19
  • GWINIADS13
  • GWYNIADS16
  • MWALIMUS15
  • OWELTIES11
  • OWERLOUP13
  • OWLERIES11
  • OWLISHLY17
  • OWRECOME15
  • OWRELAYS14
  • OWREWORD15
  • QWERTIES20
  • SWABBERS15
  • SWABBIES15
  • SWABBING16
  • SWADDIES13
  • SWADDLED14
  • SWADDLER13
  • SWADDLES13
  • SWAGGERS13
  • SWAGGIES13
  • SWAGGING14
  • SWAGSHOP17
  • SWAGSMAN14
  • SWAGSMEN14
  • SWAINING12
  • SWAINISH14
  • SWALIEST11
  • SWALINGS12
  • SWALLETS11
  • SWALLOWS14
  • SWAMPERS15
  • SWAMPIER15
  • SWAMPING16
  • SWAMPISH18
  • SWANHERD15
  • SWANKERS15
  • SWANKEST15
  • SWANKEYS18
  • SWANKIER15
  • SWANKIES15
  • SWANKILY18
  • SWANKING16
  • SWANKPOT17
  • SWANLIKE15
  • SWANNERY14
  • SWANNIER11
  • SWANNIES11
  • SWANNING12
  • SWANPANS13
  • SWANSKIN15
  • SWAPFILE16
  • SWAPPERS15
  • SWAPPING16
  • SWAPTION13
  • SWARAJES18
  • SWARDIER12
  • SWARDING13
  • SWARFING15
  • SWARMERS13
  • SWARMING14
  • SWARVING15
  • SWASHERS14
  • SWASHIER14
  • SWASHING15
  • SWASTICA13
  • SWASTIKA15
  • SWATCHES16
  • SWATHERS14
  • SWATHIER14
  • SWATHING15
  • SWATTERS11
  • SWATTING12
  • SWAYABLE16
  • SWAYBACK22
  • SWAYINGS15
  • SWAYLING15
  • SWAZZLES29
  • SWEALING12
  • SWEARERS11
  • SWEARING12
  • SWEATBOX20
  • SWEATERS11
  • SWEATIER11
  • SWEATILY14
  • SWEATING12
  • SWEDGERS13
  • SWEELING12
  • SWEENEYS14
  • SWEENIES11
  • SWEEPERS13
  • SWEEPIER13
  • SWEEPING14
  • SWEERING12
  • SWEETENS11
  • SWEETEST11
  • SWEETIES11
  • SWEETING12
  • SWEETISH14
  • SWEETLIP13
  • SWEETMAN13
  • SWEETMEN13
  • SWEETPEA13
  • SWEETSOP13
  • SWEIREST11
  • SWEIRING12
  • SWELCHIE16
  • SWELLDOM14
  • SWELLERS11
  • SWELLEST11
  • SWELLING12
  • SWELLISH14
  • SWELTERS11
  • SWELTING12
  • SWERFING15
  • SWERVERS14
  • SWERVING15
  • SWIDDENS13
  • SWIFTERS14
  • SWIFTEST14
  • SWIFTIES14
  • SWIFTING15
  • SWIFTLET14
  • SWIGGERS13
  • SWIGGING14
  • SWILINGS12
  • SWILLERS11
  • SWILLING12
  • SWIMMERS15
  • SWIMMIER15
  • SWIMMILY18
  • SWIMMING16
  • SWIMSUIT13
  • SWIMWEAR16
  • SWINDGED14
  • SWINDGES13
  • SWINDLED13
  • SWINDLER12
  • SWINDLES12
  • SWINEPOX20
  • SWINGBYS17
  • SWINGERS12
  • SWINGIER12
  • SWINGING13
  • SWINGISM14
  • SWINGLED13
  • SWINGLES12
  • SWINGMAN14
  • SWINGMEN14
  • SWINKERS15
  • SWINKING16
  • SWINNEYS14
  • SWIPIEST13
  • SWIPPLES15
  • SWIRLIER11
  • SWIRLING12
  • SWISHERS14
  • SWISHEST14
  • SWISHIER14
  • SWISHING15
  • SWISSING12
  • SWITCHED17
  • SWITCHEL16
  • SWITCHER16
  • SWITCHES16
  • SWITHERS14
  • SWIVELED15
  • SWIZZING30
  • SWIZZLED30
  • SWIZZLER29
  • SWIZZLES29
  • SWOBBERS15
  • SWOBBING16
  • SWOFFERS17
  • SWOFFING18
  • SWOONERS11
  • SWOONIER11
  • SWOONING12
  • SWOOPERS13
  • SWOOPIER13
  • SWOOPING14
  • SWOOSHED15
  • SWOOSHES14
  • SWOPPERS15
  • SWOPPING16
  • SWORDERS12
  • SWORDING13
  • SWORDMAN14
  • SWORDMEN14
  • SWOTTERS11
  • SWOTTIER11
  • SWOTTING12
  • SWOUNDED13
  • SWOUNING12
  • SWOZZLES29
  • TWADDLED14
  • TWADDLER13
  • TWADDLES13
  • TWANGERS12
  • TWANGIER12
  • TWANGING13
  • TWANGLED13
  • TWANGLER12
  • TWANGLES12
  • TWANKAYS18
  • TWANKIES15
  • TWASOMES13
  • TWATTLED12
  • TWATTLER11
  • TWATTLES11
  • TWEAKERS15
  • TWEAKIER15
  • TWEAKING16
  • TWEEDIER12
  • TWEEDILY15
  • TWEEDLED13
  • TWEEDLER12
  • TWEEDLES12
  • TWEELING12
  • TWEENERS11
  • TWEENESS11
  • TWEENIES11
  • TWEERING12
  • TWEETERS11
  • TWEETING12
  • TWEEZERS20
  • TWEEZING21
  • TWELFTHS17
  • TWELVEMO16
  • TWENTIES11
  • TWERKING16
  • TWERPIER13
  • TWIBILLS13
  • TWICHILD17
  • TWIDDLED14
  • TWIDDLER13
  • TWIDDLES13
  • TWIGGERS13
  • TWIGGIER13
  • TWIGGING14
  • TWIGHTED16
  • TWIGLESS12
  • TWIGLIKE16
  • TWIGLOOS12
  • TWIGSOME14
  • TWILIGHT15
  • TWILLIES11
  • TWILLING12
  • TWILTING12
  • TWINBORN13
  • TWINGING13
  • TWINIEST11
  • TWINIGHT15
  • TWININGS12
  • TWINJETS18
  • TWINKIES15
  • TWINKING16
  • TWINKLED16
  • TWINKLER15
  • TWINKLES15
  • TWINLING12
  • TWINNING12
  • TWINSETS11
  • TWINSHIP16
  • TWINTERS11
  • TWIRLERS11
  • TWIRLIER11
  • TWIRLING12
  • TWIRPIER13
  • TWISCARS13
  • TWISTERS11
  • TWISTIER11
  • TWISTING12
  • TWISTORS11
  • TWITCHED17
  • TWITCHER16
  • TWITCHES16
  • TWITTENS11
  • TWITTERS11
  • TWITTERY14
  • TWITTING12
  • TWITTISH14
  • TWIZZLED30
  • TWIZZLES29
  • TWOCCERS15
  • TWOCCING16
  • TWOCKERS17
  • TWOCKING18
  • TWOFOLDS15
  • TWOONIES11
  • TWOPENCE15
  • TWOPENNY16
  • TWOSOMES13
  • ZWIEBACK28
Letters by positionIn 56% of these words the 1st letter is S.
1st letter
  1. S56%
  2. T30%
  3. A6%
3rd letter
  1. I34%
  2. A31%
  3. E22%
4th letter
  1. N20%
  2. E12%
  3. R10%
6th letter
  1. I42%
  2. E23%
  3. L13%
7th letter
  1. E33%
  2. N24%
  3. R16%
8th letter
  1. S37%
  2. G23%
  3. R12%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses
Score spreadMost of these words score 12 in Scrabble; TWIZZLED tops the list with 30. Scores before board bonuses.
  1. 1111 points: 44 words
  2. 12 points: 55 words
  3. 1313 points: 53 words
  4. 14 points: 51 words
  5. 1515 points: 50 words
  6. 16 points: 32 words
  7. 1717 points: 14 words
  8. 18 points: 11 words
  9. 1919 points: 2 words
  10. 20 points: 4 words
  11. 2121 points: 1 words
  12. 22 points: 1 words
  13. 2323 points: 0 words
  14. 24 points: 0 words
  15. 2525 points: 0 words
  16. 26 points: 0 words
  17. 2727 points: 0 words
  18. 28 points: 1 words
  19. 2929 points: 5 words
  20. 30 points: 3 words
WordScrabbleWords With FriendsDictionaries
TWIZZLED3031Collins only
SWIZZLED3031All three
SWIZZING3032Collins only
TWIZZLES2930Collins · NWL
SWIZZLES2930All three
SWAZZLES2930Collins only
SWIZZLER2930All three
SWOZZLES2930Collins only
ZWIEBACK2830All three
SWAYBACK2223All three
TWEEZING2123All three
TWEEZERS2020All three

With W fixed in position two, the list is dominated by words beginning SW or TW. SWIMMING and SWITCHED are recognizable examples, while AWAKENED and DWELLING show that the pattern reaches beyond those two starts. The 327 matches include words accepted by different tournament dictionaries, so a game’s word list can affect which entries you can play.

At a glance: the W-second pattern

  • There are 327 eight-letter words with W in the second position.
  • SW is the leading start, with 183 words; TW follows with 98.
  • The most frequent final letters are S, G, and R, with 122, 75, and 39 words.
  • The list includes 25 common words, including SWIMMING and TWILIGHT.
  • TWIZZLED, SWIZZLED, and SWIZZING top the scoring list at 30 points.

How many 8-letter words with W as the 2nd letter begin SW?

A total of 183 matches begin SW, nearly twice the 98 that begin TW. That makes SWIMMING, SWITCHES, SWEEPING, and SWIRLING good first checks when your known pattern starts with those letters.

The remaining words start with A, D, O, G, C, or M. Examples such as AWAITING, DWELLERS, and TWEETING show why the fixed W does not mean every answer starts with S or T. For a clue, keep the first letter open until the crossing letters confirm it.

Which W-second words score the most?

TWIZZLED, SWIZZLED, and SWIZZING each score 30 points on the listed letter values. TWIZZLES, SWIZZLES, SWAZZLES, SWIZZLER, and SWOZZLES score 29, while ZWIEBACK scores 28. The rare Z and double-Z combinations drive these totals; ordinary words such as SWEATING are far less dramatic.

For 8-letter words with W as the 2nd letter, dictionary coverage is a practical limitation: Collins includes 321 matches, compared with 229 in NWL2023 and 206 in ENABLE. Check your game’s word list before relying on an unusual high scorer. Only 261 matches have a definition in this collection.

Questions people ask

What is the highest-scoring 8-letter word with W second?
TWIZZLED, SWIZZLED, and SWIZZING tie for the highest score, at 30 points each. Their Z-heavy spelling gives them a sharp scoring edge over familiar entries such as SWIMMING or TWILIGHT. Confirm that your game accepts the word before building a play around it.
Which starting letters are most common in this W-second list?
S is the most common first letter, with 183 SW words, followed by T with 98 TW words. Together, those starts account for most of the 327 matches. The remaining entries begin with A, D, O, G, C, or M, so other first letters are possible.
Are all 327 words accepted in every word game?
No. Collins contains 321 of these words, while NWL2023 contains 229 and ENABLE contains 206. Those different totals mean a word accepted in one game may be rejected in another. Check the word list used by your game, especially before playing a rare word such as SWOZZLES.

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