7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and H as the 7th letter
15 7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and H as the 7th letter appear in tournament word lists.
1 of 15 are everyday words (7%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.
With E in 1st place, S is the most common 7th letter (373 words). The bar under each letter shows the size of its list.
- Length
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- 13
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- 15
Best words to play first
- ENGLISH11
- EYELASH13
- EPITAPH14
- EYEWASH16
- ESTRICH12
- ELDRICH13
- EYEBATH15
- EARBASH12
- EGGWASH15
- EMPEACH16
- ENDARCH13
- ENFLESH13
- ENGULPH13
- ENROUGH11
- EVANISH13
All valid words 15
- EARBASH12
- EGGWASH15
- ELDRICH13
- EMPEACH16
- ENDARCH13
- ENFLESH13
- ENGLISH11
- ENGULPH13
- ENROUGH11
- EPITAPH14
- ESTRICH12
- EVANISH13
- EYEBATH15
- EYELASH13
- EYEWASH16
Highest-scoring words
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Dictionaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| EYEWASH | 16 | 14 | All three |
| EMPEACH | 16 | 18 | Collins only |
| EYEBATH | 15 | 14 | Collins only |
| EGGWASH | 15 | 16 | Collins only |
| EPITAPH | 14 | 15 | All three |
| EYELASH | 13 | 12 | All three |
| ELDRICH | 13 | 14 | All three |
| ENDARCH | 13 | 14 | All three |
| EVANISH | 13 | 14 | All three |
| ENFLESH | 13 | 14 | Collins only |
| ENGULPH | 13 | 17 | Collins only |
| ESTRICH | 12 | 12 | Collins only |
That fixed E-to-H frame produces a short, varied group: ENGLISH, EYELASH, and EPITAPH are recognizable, while several other entries are far less familiar. Dictionary coverage differs sharply: Collins includes all 15 matches, but ENABLE and NWL2023 each include only 7. Check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar choice.
7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and H as the 7th letter
- Exactly 15 tournament-list words start with E and finish with H.
- Collins includes all 15; ENABLE and NWL2023 each include 7.
- Only one entry meets the common-word frequency cutoff.
- Nine entries have definitions.
- EYEWASH and EMPEACH lead the scores at 16 points apiece.
Which matching words score highest?
EYEWASH and EMPEACH tie at 16 points, making them the top-scoring options in this group. EYEBATH and EGGWASH follow at 15, while EPITAPH scores 14. Those values make the less familiar EMPEACH worth checking before you commit it to a game.
The everyday-looking choices are not the only ones to notice. ENGLISH, EYELASH, and EPITAPH stand out as recognizable words, while ESTRICH and ELDRICH are less likely to come to mind from the letter frame alone. The contrast matters when you are searching under time pressure.
The word shapes also vary: EYEWASH, EYELASH, and EYEBATH share an EYE opening, while EGGWASH and EYEBATH offer different routes to the final H. Treat those as pattern clues, not proof that a word fits your game's dictionary.
How to narrow the E-and-H pattern
For 7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and H as the 7th letter, lock in both ends first, then test the five middle slots against familiar chunks such as EYE, WASH, or PATH. Only one match is common by the frequency measure, so expect many candidates to feel obscure.
The contrast with another E-starting pattern is striking: 373 seven-letter words start with E and end in S, compared with 15 ending in H. When H is fixed at the end, scan the smaller set directly instead of trying to build every possibility from an E.
Questions people ask
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