7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter

The fixed slots create A??E???, leaving five positions to solve from crossings. Of the 190 entries accepted by at least one tournament dictionary, 32 rank as common by word frequency, while 147 have definitions. That mix puts recognizable words such as ALREADY beside less familiar tournament entries.

7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter

• The pattern has 190 entries accepted by at least one of Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE.
• Only 32 matches count as common by word frequency, so many valid entries are less familiar.
• ALTEZZA leads the score list at 25 points; APTERYX, ALFEREZ, and ATHEIZE each score 19.
• S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 72 matches; E follows with 23.

Which familiar words fit the A??E??? pattern?

ALREADY, ATTEMPT, APPEARS, ASPECTS, and ALLEGED show the range: positions two, three, five, six, and seven can change while A and E stay fixed. ABSENCE, ARSENAL, and APPEALS add recognizable options, and the common group contains 32 words.

The final letter gives a quick filter. S closes 72 matches, while E closes 23 and C closes 17. For comparison, the pattern with A first and I fourth has 233 matches; S first and E fourth has 258.

Changing one fixed slot can open a much larger set.

After confirming A and E, use your crossing letters in the five open positions before guessing from the first letter alone. An S at the end is a strong first check because it appears more often than any other listed ending.

What are the top scores, and which games accept these words?

ALTEZZA is the scoring standout at 25 points. APTERYX, ALFEREZ, and ATHEIZE each score 19, followed by ABJECTS at 18 and ANTEFIX at 17. These high scorers contrast with familiar entries such as ALREADY, so a recognizable word is not necessarily the strongest scoring play.

For 7-letter words with A as the 1st letter and E as the 4th letter, dictionary coverage varies by game: 128 entries appear in ENABLE, 189 in Collins, and 134 in NWL2023. Those totals overlap, so they do not add up to the 190-word combined set. Check your game's word list before challenging an unfamiliar entry.