7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and S as the 2nd letter

The ES opening creates a tight seven-tile pattern, yet the final letter varies sharply: 23 matches end in S, while 14 end in E. Familiar choices include escaped, essence, estates, escapes, and estuary; ESQUIRE is the standout scorer. Counts also shift by dictionary, from 41 ENABLE entries to 57 in Collins, with NWL2023 between them at 42.

7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and S as the 2nd letter

• All 58 entries begin ES and contain seven letters; the count covers words in tournament dictionaries.
• Collins has 57 matches, while ENABLE has 41 and NWL2023 has 42; those source totals overlap.
• Seven entries fall within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq, so familiar spellings are a minority.
• ESQUIRE leads scoring at 16 points; ESCHEWS follows at 15.

Which final letters are most common?

S is the commonest ending, with 23 entries; E comes next at 14. L appears 5 times, D and R 4 each, while T and Y occur twice apiece; G closes just one word.

Those counts make the final tile a quick narrowing clue. For an E ending, try essence or escapee; for D, escaped and essayed. Estates, escapes, and eschews show the larger S-ending group, while estuary is one of the two Y endings.

Which ES words score well, and where do counts differ?

ESQUIRE is the top scorer at 16, ahead of ESCHEWS at 15 and ESPYING at 13. ESCAPED, ESCHEAT, ESCROWS, ESTRICH, and ESCHARS each score 12, making ESQUIRE a stronger tile-score choice than ESCAPES, which scores 11.

For 7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and S as the 2nd letter, dictionary fit matters: Collins includes 57 matches, NWL2023 42, and ENABLE 41. These totals overlap rather than forming separate piles, so check your game's word list before relying on an unfamiliar entry. Only seven of 58 matches fall within the top 25,000 English words by wordfreq; many options are less familiar.