7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter

That fixed pattern leaves 88 tournament-dictionary entries, but only 10 rank among the commonest English words. EXAMPLE and EXAMINE are recognizable; EXARCHY and EPAZOTE are less familiar options with stronger tile value. Counts include words accepted by Collins, NWL2023, or ENABLE, so the total changes with the dictionary your game uses.

7-letter words with E first and A third at a glance

• E fills position one and A fills position three in all 88 matching words.
• Collins includes 85 matches, compared with 66 in NWL2023 and 58 in ENABLE.
• Only 10 matches rank among common English words; EXAMPLE and EXAMINE are familiar examples.
• S is the most frequent final letter: 24 words end in S, while 19 end in E.
• EXARCHY tops the scores at 22 points; EXACTLY and EXABYTE score 19.

Which matching words are easiest to recognize?

EXAMPLE, EXACTLY, EXAMINE, ELASTIC, and EMAILED are among the more familiar candidates. Each keeps E and A in the required positions. ENACTED, EVASION, and ELATION add recognizable verb and noun forms to the set.

Only 10 matches fall among the commonest English words, so the pattern often leads to less familiar vocabulary. In a rack-solving game, keep the fixed letters in place and test the remaining slots against familiar starts such as EX-, EN-, and EL-. A recognizable start does not guarantee an everyday word.

How do the top-scoring matches compare?

EXARCHY leads at 22 points, while EXACTLY, EXABYTE, and EXARCHS each score 19. EXAMPLE, EPAZOTE, and EXACUMS score 18. X and Y drive much of the scoring advantage; the fixed E and A contribute less, leaving the other letters to make the difference.

EXARCHY is a standout when your game accepts it, but the dictionary counts show a real gap: Collins has 85 matches and ENABLE has 58. That is 27 more Collins entries, so a word that fits the pattern may still be unavailable in a particular game.

For 7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and A as the 3rd letter, start with familiar options such as EXACTLY when you need a plausible play. Save rarer high scorers for games whose word list you know; the overall count is not a promise that every entry works everywhere.