7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and E as the 7th letter
There are 514 7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and E as the 7th letter, from MACHINE to BALANCE.
57 of 514 are everyday words (11%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.
With A in 2nd place, S is the most common 7th letter (2,136 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
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Common words
- MACHINE14
- BALANCE11
- FAILURE10
- MASSIVE12
- CAPABLE13
- PACKAGE16
- CAPTURE11
- PASSAGE10
- GARBAGE11
- WARFARE13
- PASSIVE12
- VAMPIRE14
- MASSAGE10
- VACCINE14
- MANDATE10
- FATIGUE11
- SAUSAGE8
- BAGGAGE12
- PALETTE9
- CAPSULE11
- CAPTIVE14
- DAYTIME13
- SALVAGE11
- GAZETTE17
- JASMINE16
- CALORIE9
- WARTIME12
- CABBAGE14
- PAYABLE14
- MALWARE12
- CASCADE12
- KARAOKE15
- RAMPAGE12
- BARRAGE10
- LATTICE9
- PASTURE9
- PANCAKE15
- TAXABLE16
- BAROQUE18
- CARNAGE10
- DAYCARE13
- FANBASE12
- VANTAGE11
- WANNABE12
- BANDAGE11
- PARTAKE13
- CALIBRE11
- FANFARE13
All valid words 514
- BABICHE16
- BABUCHE16
- BACCARE13
- BACCATE13
- BACKARE15
- BACKHOE18
- BAGARRE10
- BAGASSE10
- BAGGAGE12
- BAGLIKE14
- BAGPIPE14
- BAILLIE9
- BAINITE9
- BALANCE11
- BALLADE10
- BALLUTE9
- BANDAGE11
- BANDORE10
- BANSHEE12
- BANSHIE12
- BAPTISE11
- BAPTIZE20
- BARBATE11
- BARBULE11
- BARCODE12
- BARONNE9
- BAROQUE18
- BARRACE11
- BARRAGE10
- BARWARE12
- BASCULE11
- BASOCHE14
- BASTIDE10
- BASTILE9
- BATABLE11
- BATISTE9
- BATLIKE13
- BAUCHLE14
- BAUXITE16
- BAYSIDE13
- CABBAGE14
- CABOOSE11
- CACIQUE20
- CADDICE13
- CADELLE10
- CADENCE12
- CAERULE9
- CAGOULE10
- CAITIVE12
- CALCINE11
- CALCITE11
- CALECHE14
- CALIBRE11
- CALICHE14
- CALICLE11
- CALIPEE11
- CALLOSE9
- CALORIE9
- CALOTTE9
- CALYCLE14
- CALZONE18
- CAMBOGE14
- CAMERAE11
- CAMOGIE12
- CANTATE9
- CANULAE9
- CANZONE18
- CAPABLE13
- CAPICHE16
- CAPISCE13
- CAPRATE11
- CAPRESE11
- CAPRICE13
- CAPRINE11
- CAPSIZE20
- CAPSULE11
- CAPTIVE14
- CAPTURE11
- CAPUCHE16
- CARBENE11
- CARBIDE12
- CARBINE11
- CARCAKE15
- CARCASE11
- CARDIAE10
- CARFARE12
- CARIERE9
- CARINAE9
- CARIOLE9
- CARIOSE9
- CARLINE9
- CARMINE11
- CARNAGE10
- CARNOSE9
- CAROCHE14
- CAROUSE9
- CARPALE11
- CARTAGE10
- CASCADE12
- CASEASE9
- CASEATE9
- CASEOSE9
- CASERNE9
- CASETTE9
- CASSENE9
- CASSINE9
- CASSONE9
- CATENAE9
- CATFACE14
- CATHODE13
- CATHOLE12
- CATLIKE13
- CAUDATE10
- CAULINE9
- CAULOME11
- CAVIARE12
- CAYENNE12
- CAZIQUE27
- DALGYTE12
- DAPSONE10
- DARIOLE8
- DASYURE11
- DATABLE10
- DAWBAKE17
- DAYCARE13
- DAYMARE13
- DAYSIDE12
- DAYTALE11
- DAYTIME13
- EARACHE12
- EARHOLE10
- EARLIKE11
- EARLOBE9
- EATABLE9
- EATERIE7
- FACONNE12
- FACTICE14
- FACTIVE15
- FACTURE12
- FACULAE12
- FADABLE13
- FADAISE11
- FADLIKE15
- FAHLORE13
- FAIENCE12
- FAILURE10
- FALCADE13
- FALCATE12
- FALDAGE12
- FAMILLE12
- FANBASE12
- FANFARE13
- FANLIKE14
- FANWISE13
- FANZINE19
- FARDAGE12
- FARSIDE11
- FASCIAE12
- FASCINE12
- FATIGUE11
- FATLIKE14
- FAUNULE10
- FAVRILE13
- FAXABLE19
- FAYENCE15
- GABELLE10
- GAHNITE11
- GALEATE8
- GALETTE8
- GALILEE8
- GALLATE8
- GALLISE8
- GALLIZE17
- GALOCHE13
- GALOSHE11
- GAMBADE13
- GAMBOGE13
- GANACHE13
- GANOINE8
- GARBAGE11
- GARBURE10
- GARIGUE9
- GAROTTE8
- GARPIKE14
- GARROTE8
- GAUDGIE10
- GAVOTTE11
- GAWMOGE14
- GAYSOME13
- GAZELLE17
- GAZETTE17
- HABITUE12
- HACHURE15
- HADROME13
- HAGLIKE15
- HAGRIDE12
- HAGRODE12
- HALTERE10
- HAMBONE14
- HAPLITE12
- HAPTENE12
- HARDOKE15
- HARMINE12
- HASTATE10
- HATABLE12
- HATLIKE14
- HAULAGE11
- HAYLAGE14
- HAYRIDE14
- HAYWIRE16
- JACKSIE20
- JADEITE15
- JAGHIRE18
- JALOUSE14
- JAMBONE18
- JAMLIKE20
- JASMINE16
- JAUNTEE14
- JAUNTIE14
- JAWBONE19
- JAWHOLE20
- JAWLIKE21
- JAWLINE17
- KAGOULE12
- KAINITE11
- KANTELE11
- KAOLINE11
- KARAOKE15
- KATHODE15
- KAYFABE19
- LABIATE9
- LABROSE9
- LACTASE9
- LACTATE9
- LACTONE9
- LACTOSE9
- LACUNAE9
- LADETTE8
- LADRONE8
- LAETARE7
- LAICISE9
- LAICIZE18
- LAIRAGE8
- LAIRISE7
- LAIRIZE16
- LALIQUE16
- LAMINAE9
- LARVATE10
- LASAGNE8
- LASTAGE8
- LATENCE9
- LATRINE7
- LATTICE9
- LAUWINE10
- LAWLIKE14
- LAYETTE10
- LAYTIME12
- MACABRE13
- MACAQUE20
- MACCHIE16
- MACHETE14
- MACHINE14
- MACHREE14
- MACRAME13
- MACULAE11
- MADRONE10
- MAGNATE10
- MAITAKE13
- MAKABLE15
- MALAISE9
- MALEATE9
- MALTASE9
- MALTOSE9
- MALWARE12
- MAMMATE13
- MANACLE11
- MANATEE9
- MANDATE10
- MANHOLE12
- MANILLE9
- MANIPLE11
- MANLIKE13
- MANMADE12
- MANNITE9
- MANNOSE9
- MANROPE11
- MANWISE12
- MAPLIKE15
- MAPWISE14
- MAREMME13
- MARGATE10
- MARLINE9
- MARLITE9
- MARMITE11
- MARMOSE11
- MARQUEE18
- MASSAGE10
- MASSIVE12
- MATINEE9
- MATOOKE13
- MATRICE11
- MAULGRE10
- MAUVINE12
- MAYPOLE14
- NAARTJE14
- NACELLE9
- NACRITE9
- NAGAPIE10
- NAGWARE11
- NAIVETE10
- NAMABLE11
- NAMASTE9
- NANDINE8
- NARCOSE9
- NARDINE8
- NARGILE8
- NARRATE7
- NARTJIE14
- NATURAE7
- NAVETTE10
- OAKLIKE15
- OARLIKE11
- OATCAKE13
- OATLIKE11
- PACABLE13
- PACKAGE16
- PADRONE10
- PAIOCKE15
- PAJOCKE22
- PALAMAE11
- PALEATE9
- PALETTE9
- PALLONE9
- PALMATE11
- PALPATE11
- PANACHE14
- PANCAKE15
- PANDORE10
- PANGENE10
- PANICLE11
- PANLIKE13
- PANNAGE10
- PANNOSE9
- PANOCHE14
- PANPIPE13
- PANTILE9
- PANTINE9
- PAPABLE13
- PAPOOSE11
- PAPPOSE13
- PAPULAE11
- PARABLE11
- PARACME13
- PARAFLE12
- PARBAKE15
- PARDALE10
- PARDINE10
- PARELLE9
- PARKADE14
- PAROLEE9
- PARPANE11
- PARTAKE13
- PARTITE9
- PARTURE9
- PARVISE12
- PASSADE10
- PASSAGE10
- PASSIVE12
- PASTIME11
- PASTURE9
- PATERAE9
- PATIBLE11
- PATINAE9
- PATONCE11
- PAVISSE12
- PAWNAGE13
- PAYABLE14
- PAYFONE15
- PAYSAGE13
- RABATTE9
- RADIALE8
- RADIATE8
- RADICLE10
- RADULAE8
- RAGTIME10
- RALLINE7
- RAMILIE9
- RAMPAGE12
- RAMPIKE15
- RAMPIRE11
- RAMPOLE11
- RANPIKE13
- RAPHIDE13
- RAPTURE9
- RATABLE9
- RATAFEE10
- RATBITE9
- RATHOLE10
- RATLIKE11
- RATLINE7
- RAWBONE12
- RAWHIDE14
- RAYLIKE14
- SACCADE12
- SACCATE11
- SACCULE11
- SACKAGE14
- SACLIKE13
- SAFROLE10
- SALABLE9
- SALTATE7
- SALTINE7
- SALTIRE7
- SALVAGE11
- SALVETE10
- SAMBUKE15
- SAMPIRE11
- SANICLE9
- SAPROBE11
- SARCODE10
- SARDINE8
- SATIATE7
- SAUSAGE8
- SAVABLE12
- SAVANTE10
- SAWLIKE14
- SAYABLE12
- TABRERE9
- TABULAE9
- TACNODE10
- TACRINE9
- TACTILE9
- TADPOLE10
- TAENIAE7
- TAENITE7
- TAGLIKE12
- TAGLINE8
- TAGMEME12
- TAILLIE7
- TAILZIE16
- TAKABLE13
- TALCOSE9
- TALLAGE8
- TAMABLE11
- TANKAGE12
- TANNAGE8
- TANNATE7
- TAPHOLE12
- TAPPICE13
- TARAIRE7
- TARDIVE11
- TARTANE7
- TARTARE7
- TARTINE7
- TARTUFE10
- TAURINE7
- TAXABLE16
- TAXWISE17
- VACANCE14
- VACCINE14
- VACUATE12
- VACUOLE12
- VAGINAE11
- VAIVODE14
- VALANCE12
- VALENCE12
- VALLATE10
- VALUATE10
- VALVATE13
- VALVULE13
- VAMOOSE12
- VAMPIRE14
- VANDYKE18
- VANTAGE11
- VAREUSE10
- VARIATE10
- VARIOLE10
- VATABLE12
- VAUNTIE10
- VAWNTIE13
- WADABLE13
- WAESOME12
- WAFTAGE14
- WAFTURE13
- WAGSOME13
- WAINAGE11
- WAIVODE14
- WAIWODE14
- WALLEYE13
- WANHOPE15
- WANNABE12
- WANTAGE11
- WARFARE13
- WARGAME13
- WARLIKE14
- WARPAGE13
- WARSTLE10
- WARTIME12
- WARZONE19
- WASTAGE11
- WASTRIE10
- WATTAGE11
- WATTAPE12
- WAVICLE15
- WAXABLE19
- WAXLIKE21
- WAYFARE16
- WAYGONE14
- WAYSIDE14
- WAYWODE17
- YACHTIE15
- YARDAGE12
- ZAMOUSE18
- ZAMPONE20
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAZIQUE | 27 | 29 | All three |
| PAJOCKE | 22 | 26 | Collins only |
| JAWLIKE | 21 | 24 | All three |
| WAXLIKE | 21 | 22 | All three |
| BAPTIZE | 20 | 22 | All three |
| MACAQUE | 20 | 23 | All three |
| CAPSIZE | 20 | 22 | All three |
| CACIQUE | 20 | 23 | All three |
| JACKSIE | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
| ZAMPONE | 20 | 23 | Collins only |
| JAMLIKE | 20 | 24 | Collins · NWL |
| JAWHOLE | 20 | 22 | Collins only |
Read the slots as _A____E: A stays second, and E closes every match. Familiar fits include MACHINE, BALANCE, FAILURE, and PACKAGE. But the pool stretches well beyond everyday vocabulary: only 57 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. That split matters when a word game accepts specialist terms that you would not reach for unaided.
7-letter words with A as the 2nd letter and E as the 7th letter
- The pattern has 514 matches across the tournament dictionaries counted here, and each one ends in E.
- MACHINE, BALANCE, and FAILURE are recognizable examples with A in the second slot.
- C leads the starting-letter counts with 78 matches; P is next with 55.
- Just 57 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
- CAZIQUE scores 27 points, the highest score among the examples.
Which letters start these seven-letter matches?
C is the biggest opening-letter group, with 78 words. P follows at 55, then M at 47; BALANCE, PACKAGE, and MACHINE give you familiar representatives of those leading clusters. B contributes 40 matches, while T contributes 31.
Those counts offer a practical first guess when the opening tile is unknown: test C before P or M, but do not treat the ranking as a word list. The difference between C and P is 23 matches, while the drop from P to M is only 8. That tight spacing makes all three worth checking against your remaining letters.
The pattern is also more common than several nearby alternatives. Changing the second letter to E while keeping the final E produces 528 matches, only 14 more. Changing the final letter while keeping A second can produce much larger pools: the same-length list with S last has 2,136.
How do scores and dictionary coverage compare?
- CAZIQUE leads the scoring examples at 27 points; PAJOCKE reaches 22, while JAWLIKE and WAXLIKE each score 21.
- For more familiar plays, PACKAGE, CAPTURE, and PASSAGE all match the letter positions.
- Collins includes 499 matches, compared with 380 in NWL2023 and 339 in ENABLE.
- The 514 total combines tournament-dictionary entries, so it does not guarantee that every word is accepted by your game.
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