7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and E as the 6th letter

7-letter words with E as the 1st and 6th letter total 297; EARLIER, EXCITED, and ENTERED are recognizable examples.

297 wordsTop pick EARLIERHighest score ENZYMES 21

44 of 297 are everyday words (15%). A mix of familiar words and game-only finds.

1st letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

6th letter
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

With E in 1st place, E is the most common 6th letter (297 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.

Length
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Common words 44 · most-used first

EARLIER₇
EXCITED₁₇
ENTERED₈
ELECTED₁₀
ENJOYED₁₈
ENGAGED₁₀
EXPOSED₁₇
ENEMIES₉
ENGINES₈
EXISTED₁₅
ESCAPED₁₂
EMERGED₁₁
ENABLED₁₀
ENTRIES₇
EVOLVED₁₄
EXCUSES₁₆
ENABLES₉
ESTATES₇
ERECTED₁₀
EXPIRED₁₇
ENACTED₁₀
ENZYMES₂₁
EMERGES₁₀
ENSURES₇
ENDURED₉
ESCAPES₁₁
ENSURED₈
EXPIRES₁₆
EMAILED₁₀
EMPOWER₁₄
EXPOSES₁₆
ENDOWED₁₂
EMPIRES₁₁
ENGAGES₉
ERUPTED₁₀
EJECTED₁₇
EVICTED₁₃
ENRAGED₉
EMITTED₁₀
EMPTIED₁₂
ENCODED₁₁
EXCUSED₁₇
EVOLVES₁₃
EXALTED₁₅

All valid words 297

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

EAGERER₈
EARLIER₇
EARLIES₇
EARTHED₁₁
EARTHEN₁₀
EASELED₈
EATAGES₈
EATCHES₁₂
EBONIES₉
ECARTES₉
ECBOLES₁₁
ECDYSES₁₃
ECLOSED₁₀
ECLOSES₉
ECTASES₉
ECTYPES₁₄
ECURIES₉
EDIBLES₁₀
EDIFIED₁₂
EDIFIER₁₁
EDIFIES₁₁
EENSIER₇
EFFACED₁₆
EFFACER₁₅
EFFACES₁₅
EFFERED₁₄
EFFERES₁₃
EFFUSED₁₄
EFFUSES₁₃
EGENCES₁₀
EGESTED₉
EIKONES₁₁
EJECTED₁₇
EKUELES₁₁
ELANCED₁₀
ELANCES₉
ELAPSED₁₀
ELAPSES₉
ELBOWED₁₃
ELCHEES₁₂
ELECTED₁₀
ELECTEE₉
ELEGIES₈
ELICHES₁₂
ELOGIES₈
ELOINED₈
ELOINER₇
ELOPSES₉
ELUATES₇
EMACSEN₁₁
EMAILED₁₀
EMAILER₉
EMBACES₁₃
EMBALED₁₂
EMBALES₁₁
EMBASED₁₂
EMBASES₁₁
EMBAYED₁₅
EMBOWED₁₅
EMBOWEL₁₄
EMBOWER₁₄
EMBOXED₁₉
EMBOXES₁₈
EMBRUED₁₂
EMBRUES₁₁
EMBUSED₁₂
EMBUSES₁₁
EMENDED₁₁
EMENDER₁₀
EMERGED₁₁
EMERGES₁₀
EMERIED₁₀
EMERIES₉
EMERSED₁₀
EMEUTES₉
EMIGRES₁₀
EMITTED₁₀
EMITTER₉
EMMEWED₁₅
EMMOVED₁₅
EMMOVES₁₄
EMONGES₁₀
EMPALED₁₂
EMPALER₁₁
EMPALES₁₁
EMPANEL₁₁
EMPARED₁₂
EMPARES₁₁
EMPIRES₁₁
EMPOWER₁₄
EMPTIED₁₂
EMPTIER₁₁
EMPTIES₁₁
EMPUSES₁₁
EMULGED₁₁
EMULGES₁₀
EMUNGED₁₁
EMUNGES₁₀
ENABLED₁₀
ENABLER₉
ENABLES₉
ENACTED₁₀
ENARMED₁₀
ENCAGED₁₁
ENCAGES₁₀
ENCASED₁₀
ENCASES₉
ENCAVED₁₃
ENCAVES₁₂
ENCHEER₁₂
ENCODED₁₁
ENCODER₁₀
ENCODES₁₀
ENCORED₁₀
ENCORES₉
ENDEWED₁₂
ENDITED₉
ENDITES₈
ENDIVES₁₁
ENDOGEN₉
ENDOWED₁₂
ENDOWER₁₁
ENDURED₉
ENDURER₈
ENDURES₈
ENDYSES₁₁
ENEMIES₉
ENERVED₁₁
ENERVES₁₀
ENFACED₁₃
ENFACES₁₂
ENFEVER₁₃
ENFILED₁₁
ENFIRED₁₁
ENFIRES₁₀
ENFIXED₁₈
ENFIXES₁₇
ENFREED₁₁
ENFREES₁₀
ENGAGED₁₀
ENGAGEE₉
ENGAGER₉
ENGAGES₉
ENGINED₉
ENGINER₈
ENGINES₈
ENGOBES₁₀
ENGORED₉
ENGORES₈
ENISLED₈
ENISLES₇
ENJOYED₁₈
ENJOYER₁₇
ENLACED₁₀
ENLACES₉
ENLIVEN₁₀
ENMEWED₁₃
ENMOVED₁₃
ENMOVES₁₂
ENNAGES₈
ENNUIED₈
ENNUYED₁₁
ENNUYEE₁₀
ENRACED₁₀
ENRACES₉
ENRAGED₉
ENRAGES₈
ENRIVEN₁₀
ENROBED₁₀
ENROBER₉
ENROBES₉
ENSEWED₁₁
ENSILED₈
ENSILES₇
ENSKIED₁₂
ENSKIES₁₁
ENSKYED₁₅
ENSTEEP₉
ENSURED₈
ENSURER₇
ENSURES₇
ENSWEEP₁₂
ENTAMED₁₀
ENTAMES₉
ENTASES₇
ENTERED₈
ENTERER₇
ENTETEE₇
ENTICED₁₀
ENTICER₉
ENTICES₉
ENTIRES₇
ENTREES₇
ENTRIES₇
ENWHEEL₁₃
ENZONED₁₇
ENZONES₁₆
ENZYMES₂₁
EOSINES₇
EPAULES₉
EPAULET₉
EPHEBES₁₄
EPIBLEM₁₃
EPICIER₁₁
EPITHEM₁₄
EPITHET₁₂
EPOPEES₁₁
EPOXIED₁₇
EPOXIES₁₆
EPOXYED₂₀
EPUISEE₉
EQUALED₁₇
EQUATED₁₇
EQUATES₁₆
EQUINES₁₆
EQUIPES₁₈
EQUITES₁₆
ERATHEM₁₂
ERECTED₁₀
ERECTER₉
ERGATES₈
ERMINED₁₀
ERMINES₉
ERUCTED₁₀
ERUPTED₁₀
ESCAPED₁₂
ESCAPEE₁₁
ESCAPER₁₁
ESCAPES₁₁
ESCOTED₁₀
ESSAYED₁₁
ESSAYER₁₀
ESSIVES₁₀
ESTATED₈
ESTATES₇
ESTOVER₁₀
ETHANES₁₀
ETHENES₁₀
ETHOSES₁₀
ETHYNES₁₃
ETOILES₇
EUCHRED₁₃
EUCHRES₁₂
EUOUAES₇
EUPNOEA₉
EVACUEE₁₂
EVANGEL₁₁
EVENTED₁₁
EVENTER₁₀
EVERNET₁₀
EVERTED₁₁
EVICTED₁₃
EVICTEE₁₂
EVILLER₁₀
EVINCED₁₃
EVINCES₁₂
EVOLUES₁₀
EVOLVED₁₄
EVOLVER₁₃
EVOLVES₁₃
EVOVAES₁₃
EVULSED₁₁
EVULSES₁₀
EVZONES₁₉
EXACTED₁₇
EXACTER₁₆
EXALTED₁₅
EXALTER₁₄
EXAPTED₁₇
EXCIDED₁₈
EXCIDES₁₇
EXCIMER₁₈
EXCISED₁₇
EXCISES₁₆
EXCITED₁₇
EXCITER₁₆
EXCITES₁₆
EXCUSED₁₇
EXCUSER₁₆
EXCUSES₁₆
EXEEMED₁₇
EXERTED₁₅
EXHALED₁₈
EXHALES₁₇
EXHUMED₂₀
EXHUMER₁₉
EXHUMES₁₉
EXISTED₁₅
EXPIRED₁₇
EXPIRER₁₆
EXPIRES₁₆
EXPOSED₁₇
EXPOSER₁₆
EXPOSES₁₆
EXTINES₁₄
EXULTED₁₅
EYASSES₁₀

Letters by positionIn 41% of these words the 7th letter is S.

2nd letter

N34%
M16%
X11%

3rd letter

C10%
E8%
A8%

4th letter

A19%
I15%
O13%

5th letter

T13%
S11%
R9%

7th letter

S41%
D36%
R14%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 10 in Scrabble; ENZYMES tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 19 words
8 points: 21 words
99 points: 42 words
10 points: 55 words
1111 points: 45 words
12 points: 26 words
1313 points: 19 words
14 points: 12 words
1515 points: 11 words
16 points: 16 words
1717 points: 17 words
18 points: 7 words
1919 points: 4 words
20 points: 2 words
2121 points: 1 words

Word	Scrabble	Words With Friends	Dictionaries
ENZYMES	21	22	All three
EXHUMED	20	21	All three
EPOXYED	20	20	All three
EXHUMES	19	20	All three
EVZONES	19	21	All three
EXHUMER	19	20	All three
EMBOXED	19	21	Collins only
ENJOYED	18	20	All three
EXHALED	18	18	All three
EXCIMER	18	20	All three
EXCIDED	18	19	All three
EMBOXES	18	20	Collins only

The pattern is E _ _ _ _ E _, with five open spaces between and after the fixed letters. Of the 297 matches, 44 fall in the common-word group, and 245 have definitions. Examples such as ELECTED and ENJOYED make the pattern easier to spot in a jumble of letters.

At a glance: the E _ _ _ _ E _ pattern

297 matches use E in positions 1 and 6 across the tournament-dictionary union.
44 matches fall in the common-word group.
ENZYMES leads the score list at 21 points; EXHUMED and EPOXYED each score 20.
Final S and D are the leading endings, with 121 and 108 matches.
Only 8 matches end in E, despite E appearing in both fixed positions.

Which familiar words fit the E-first, E-sixth pattern?

EARLIER, EXCITED, ENTERED, ELECTED, and ENJOYED fit the pattern. ENEMIES, ENGINES, and ENTRIES show how familiar plural and inflected forms can match the same frame. The fixed letters leave five middle positions open, so place crossing letters in those slots instead of treating this as an E-ending clue.

Ending counts show a strong tilt toward S and D: 121 matches end in S, 108 in D, and 42 in R. Just 8 finish with E. That contrast is worth remembering when a final-letter crossing is available; the first and sixth Es do not make an E at the end likely.

Using 7-letter words with E as the 1st and 6th letter

Start with the known E positions, then test the remaining letters against the crossings on your board. EARLIER and ENTERED are familiar candidates, while ENZYMES offers a score-led option at 21 points. The average score across matches is 11.5, so a high scorer stands out rather than representing the typical play.

The 297-word total is a combined count, not a promise that every entry works in every game. Collins includes 294 matches, NWL2023 has 208, and ENABLE has 195. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry; the pattern narrows the search, but dictionary coverage still matters.

Questions people ask

How many common 7-letter words have E in the 1st and 6th positions?

There are 44 common matches with E in the 1st and 6th positions. EARLIER, EXCITED, and ENTERED are familiar examples to try first when the other letters fit your clue.

Which final letter appears most often in this E pattern?

S is the most frequent final letter, appearing in 121 matches; D follows with 108. R is next at 42, while only 8 matches finish with E.

Are all 297 words accepted in NWL2023?

No. NWL2023 includes 208 of the matches, rather than the full combined total of 297. Dictionary coverage differs across Collins, NWL2023, and ENABLE, so check the word list used in your game before playing an unfamiliar answer.

Keep going

Know some letters already?

Put greens, yellows and greys into the Finder and get only the words that fit.

Try the Finder