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

The pattern is E _ E _ _ _ _: the first and third tiles are E, while four positions remain open. Of the 111 tournament-dictionary matches, 17 are common in everyday English, so familiar choices such as EVENING, ELEMENT, ETERNAL, and ELEGANT sit beside less familiar entries. That makes this a tighter filter than a general seven-letter E search.

At a glance: the E-E pattern

• 111 words match the pattern, with E fixed in positions one and three.
• 17 entries are common; EVENING and ELEGANT are familiar examples.
• EVENING, ELEGANT, and EJECTED show how varied the remaining letters can be.
• 25 matches end in S; D and E are tied at 19 each.
• EXEMPTS, EXEMPLE, and EXEMPLA lead the score list at 18 points.

Which words fit this E-E pattern?

The matching words include everyday forms and less obvious spellings. EVENING and ETERNAL are easy to recognize; EJECTED and ELECTED have a clear ending, while ELEMENT and EMERALD use different middle-letter sequences. Check the fixed E tiles first, then compare the four open positions against the word you are trying to complete.

Dictionary coverage varies: Collins includes 110 matches, compared with 91 in NWL2023 and 87 in ENABLE. Those counts overlap, so they are not separate groups to add together. Only 17 matches are classed as common, and the rest may be unfamiliar; check your game's word list before relying on a rare entry.

Which endings and scores stand out?

S is the leading final letter, with 25 matches; D and E follow at 19 each. That makes endings a useful second filter after the two fixed E tiles. If your pattern ends in S, compare examples such as ENEMIES and EXEMPTS; for a final D, EJECTED and EMERGED fit the shape.

EXEMPTS, EXEMPLE, and EXEMPLA each score 18 points, while EJECTED scores 17. The top scorers are less familiar than EVENING or ELEMENT, so a high tile total does not mean a word is likely to come to mind. For a close pattern comparison, the six-letter list has 58 matches.