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

373 7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and S as the 7th letter include effects, express, and enzymes.

373 wordsTop pick EFFECTSHighest score ENZYMES 21

36 of 373 are everyday words (10%). Mostly rare words: great for Scrabble, tough for daily puzzles.

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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.

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Common words 36 · most-used first

EFFECTS₁₅
EFFORTS₁₃
EXPRESS₁₆
EXPERTS₁₆
ENEMIES₉
ENGINES₈
ENDLESS₈
ENTRIES₇
EXPORTS₁₆
EDITORS₈
EXTENDS₁₅
EXCUSES₁₆
ENABLES₉
EXPECTS₁₈
ESTATES₇
EMPLOYS₁₄
ENZYMES₂₁
EMERGES₁₀
ENSURES₇
EXCEEDS₁₇
EXPANDS₁₇
ESCAPES₁₁
ENDINGS₉
EXPIRES₁₆
EMPRESS₁₁
EXPOSES₁₆
EMPIRES₁₁
ENGAGES₉
ENTAILS₇
ERRANDS₈
EMBRYOS₁₄
EARNERS₇
ENVIOUS₁₀
EVOLVES₁₃
EYELIDS₁₁

Showing the top 35 of 36 common words. See every valid word

All valid words 373

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

EAGLETS₈
EARBOBS₁₁
EARBUDS₁₀
EARCONS₉
EARFULS₁₀
EARINGS₈
EARLAPS₉
EARLESS₇
EARLIES₇
EARNERS₇
EARWIGS₁₁
EASTERS₇
EATAGES₈
EATCHES₁₂
EATINGS₈
EBAYERS₁₂
EBBLESS₁₁
EBONICS₁₁
EBONIES₉
ECARTES₉
ECBOLES₁₁
ECDYSES₁₃
ECDYSIS₁₃
ECHARDS₁₃
ECHINUS₁₂
ECHIUMS₁₄
ECHOERS₁₂
ECLAIRS₉
ECLOSES₉
ECONUTS₉
ECTASES₉
ECTASIS₉
ECTYPES₁₄
ECURIES₉
ECZEMAS₂₀
EDGINGS₁₀
EDIBLES₁₀
EDIFIES₁₁
EDITORS₈
EELINGS₈
EFFACES₁₅
EFFECTS₁₅
EFFEIRS₁₃
EFFERES₁₃
EFFINGS₁₄
EFFORTS₁₃
EFFRAYS₁₆
EFFUSES₁₃
EGENCES₁₀
EGGCUPS₁₃
EGGLERS₉
EGGLESS₉
EGGMASS₁₁
EGGNOGS₁₀
EGOISMS₁₀
EGOISTS₈
EGOLESS₈
EIGHTHS₁₄
EIKONES₁₁
EIRACKS₁₃
EISELLS₇
EKUELES₁₁
ELANCES₉
ELANETS₇
ELAPIDS₁₀
ELAPSES₉
ELATERS₇
ELCHEES₁₂
ELDESTS₈
ELDINGS₉
ELDRESS₈
ELEGIES₈
ELEGITS₈
ELENCHS₁₂
ELEVENS₁₀
ELEVONS₁₀
ELICHES₁₂
ELICITS₉
ELIXIRS₁₄
ELODEAS₈
ELOGIES₈
ELOIGNS₈
ELOPERS₉
ELOPSES₉
ELSHINS₁₀
ELTCHIS₁₂
ELUANTS₇
ELUATES₇
ELUDERS₈
ELUENTS₇
ELUTORS₇
EMBACES₁₃
EMBAILS₁₁
EMBALES₁₁
EMBALLS₁₁
EMBALMS₁₃
EMBANKS₁₅
EMBARKS₁₅
EMBASES₁₁
EMBLEMS₁₃
EMBLICS₁₃
EMBOILS₁₁
EMBOLUS₁₁
EMBOSKS₁₅
EMBOXES₁₈
EMBRUES₁₁
EMBRYOS₁₄
EMBUSES₁₁
EMERGES₁₀
EMERIES₉
EMERODS₁₀
EMETICS₁₁
EMETINS₉
EMEUTES₉
EMIGRES₁₀
EMMOVES₁₄
EMODINS₁₀
EMONGES₁₀
EMOTERS₉
EMPALES₁₁
EMPARES₁₁
EMPARLS₁₁
EMPARTS₁₁
EMPATHS₁₄
EMPINGS₁₂
EMPIRES₁₁
EMPLOYS₁₄
EMPRESS₁₁
EMPTIES₁₁
EMPTINS₁₁
EMPUSAS₁₁
EMPUSES₁₁
EMULGES₁₀
EMULOUS₉
EMUNGES₁₀
ENABLES₉
ENAMELS₉
ENAMORS₉
ENCAGES₁₀
ENCALMS₁₁
ENCAMPS₁₃
ENCASES₉
ENCAVES₁₂
ENCINAS₉
ENCODES₁₀
ENCORES₉
ENCYSTS₁₂
ENDARTS₈
ENDCAPS₁₂
ENDEARS₈
ENDINGS₉
ENDITES₈
ENDIVES₁₁
ENDLESS₈
ENDRINS₈
ENDURES₈
ENDUROS₈
ENDWAYS₁₄
ENDYSES₁₁
ENDYSIS₁₁
ENEMIES₉
ENERVES₁₀
ENFACES₁₂
ENFANTS₁₀
ENFIRES₁₀
ENFIXES₁₇
ENFOLDS₁₁
ENFORMS₁₂
ENFREES₁₀
ENGAGES₉
ENGAOLS₈
ENGILDS₉
ENGINES₈
ENGIRDS₉
ENGLUTS₈
ENGOBES₁₀
ENGORES₈
ENGRAMS₁₀
ENGROSS₈
ENGULFS₁₁
ENHALOS₁₀
ENIGMAS₁₀
ENISLES₇
ENJAMBS₁₈
ENJOINS₁₄
ENLACES₉
ENLARDS₈
ENLINKS₁₁
ENLISTS₇
ENLOCKS₁₃
ENMOVES₁₂
ENNAGES₈
ENNEADS₈
ENOUGHS₁₁
ENRACES₉
ENRAGES₈
ENRANKS₁₁
ENRINGS₈
ENROBES₉
ENROLLS₇
ENROOTS₇
ENSEALS₇
ENSEAMS₉
ENSEARS₇
ENSERFS₁₀
ENSIGNS₈
ENSILES₇
ENSKIES₁₁
ENSOULS₇
ENSURES₇
ENTAILS₇
ENTAMES₉
ENTASES₇
ENTASIS₇
ENTICES₉
ENTIRES₇
ENTOILS₇
ENTOMBS₁₁
ENTRAPS₉
ENTREES₇
ENTRIES₇
ENVIERS₁₀
ENVIOUS₁₀
ENVIROS₁₀
ENWALLS₁₀
ENWINDS₁₁
ENWOMBS₁₄
ENWRAPS₁₂
ENZIANS₁₆
ENZONES₁₆
ENZYMES₂₁
EOLITHS₁₀
EONISMS₉
EOSINES₇
EPACRIS₁₁
EPARCHS₁₄
EPATERS₉
EPAULES₉
EPEIRAS₉
EPHEBES₁₄
EPHEBOS₁₄
EPHEBUS₁₄
EPHELIS₁₂
EPIGONS₁₀
EPILOGS₁₀
EPIMERS₁₁
EPINAOS₉
EPOCHAS₁₄
EPONYMS₁₄
EPOPEES₁₁
EPOXIES₁₆
EQUANTS₁₆
EQUATES₁₆
EQUINES₁₆
EQUIPES₁₈
EQUITES₁₆
ERASERS₇
ERBIUMS₁₁
ERGATES₈
ERIACHS₁₂
ERINGOS₈
ERLANGS₈
ERMINES₉
EROTICS₉
ERRANDS₈
ERRANTS₇
ERRATAS₇
ERRINGS₈
ERYNGOS₁₁
ESCAPES₁₁
ESCARPS₁₁
ESCHARS₁₂
ESCHEWS₁₅
ESCORTS₉
ESCROCS₁₁
ESCROLS₉
ESCROWS₁₂
ESCUDOS₁₀
ESLOINS₇
ESPADAS₁₀
ESPIALS₉
ESPIERS₉
ESPOIRS₉
ESPRITS₉
ESSIVES₁₀
ESSOINS₇
ESTATES₇
ESTEEMS₉
ESTRAYS₁₀
ESTRINS₇
ESTROUS₇
ESTRUMS₉
ETALONS₇
ETAMINS₉
ETCHERS₁₂
ETHANES₁₀
ETHENES₁₀
ETHIONS₁₀
ETHIOPS₁₂
ETHNICS₁₂
ETHOSES₁₀
ETHYNES₁₃
ETOILES₇
ETRIERS₇
ETYMONS₁₂
EUCAINS₉
EUCHRES₁₂
EUMONGS₁₀
EUMUNGS₁₀
EUNUCHS₁₂
EUOUAES₇
EUPHONS₁₂
EUPNEAS₉
EUREKAS₁₁
EURIPUS₉
EVADERS₁₁
EVEJARS₁₇
EVENERS₁₀
EVINCES₁₂
EVOKERS₁₄
EVOLUES₁₀
EVOLVES₁₃
EVOVAES₁₃
EVULSES₁₀
EVZONES₁₉
EXACTAS₁₆
EXACUMS₁₈
EXAMENS₁₆
EXARCHS₁₉
EXCAMBS₂₀
EXCEEDS₁₇
EXCEPTS₁₈
EXCIDES₁₇
EXCISES₁₆
EXCITES₁₆
EXCUSES₁₆
EXEDRAS₁₅
EXEMPTS₁₈
EXHALES₁₇
EXHORTS₁₇
EXHUMES₁₉
EXILERS₁₄
EXOGENS₁₅
EXONYMS₁₉
EXOPODS₁₇
EXOTICS₁₆
EXPANDS₁₇
EXPECTS₁₈
EXPENDS₁₇
EXPERTS₁₆
EXPIRES₁₆
EXPORTS₁₆
EXPOSES₁₆
EXPRESS₁₆
EXPUGNS₁₇
EXSECTS₁₆
EXSERTS₁₄
EXTENDS₁₅
EXTENTS₁₄
EXTERNS₁₄
EXTINES₁₄
EXTIRPS₁₆
EXTOLLS₁₄
EXTORTS₁₄
EYALETS₁₀
EYASSES₁₀
EYEBARS₁₂
EYECUPS₁₄
EYEFULS₁₃
EYELESS₁₀
EYELETS₁₀
EYELIDS₁₁
EYLIADS₁₁

Letters by positionIn 32% of these words the 6th letter is E.

2nd letter

N26%
M12%
X10%

3rd letter

4th letter

A17%
I16%
O10%

5th letter

E13%
I12%
N11%

6th letter

E32%
T9%
R9%

Highest-scoring words

Scrabble and Words With Friends points, before board bonuses

Score spreadMost of these words score 9 in Scrabble; ENZYMES tops the list with 21. Scores before board bonuses.

77 points: 40 words
8 points: 39 words
99 points: 60 words
10 points: 53 words
1111 points: 52 words
12 points: 29 words
1313 points: 19 words
14 points: 27 words
1515 points: 9 words
16 points: 21 words
1717 points: 10 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
ECZEMAS	20	22	All three
EXCAMBS	20	23	Collins only
EXARCHS	19	19	All three
EXHUMES	19	20	All three
EVZONES	19	21	All three
EXONYMS	19	20	Collins · NWL
EXPECTS	18	20	All three
EXEMPTS	18	20	All three
EXCEPTS	18	20	All three
EMBOXES	18	20	Collins only
ENJAMBS	18	23	Collins · NWL

The two fixed ends leave five open letters, so the pattern spans familiar plurals, verbs, and less familiar entries. effects and efforts are quick to recognize; enzymes stands out if you are chasing Scrabble points. The total combines words found in at least one tournament dictionary, not a promise that every game accepts every entry.

At a glance: E-starting words that end in S

373 entries match both positions in at least one tournament dictionary.
Only 36 entries rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
effects, efforts, and experts are familiar examples; express is another common fit.
enzymes scores 21 Scrabble points, while the group averages 11.
Collins has 364 entries, NWL2023 has 262, and ENABLE has 242; those counts overlap.

Which familiar words fit this pattern?

Several everyday entries turn up in this shape: effects, efforts, experts, entries, and engines. They show why a final S does not mean every answer is simply a plural: express is a verb or adjective, while endless describes something without an end. Use the middle letters to distinguish candidates once E and S are fixed.

Cross-check known roots before trying obscure combinations. expects, escapes, and excuses all fit, but the middle sequence changes the word family and often the meaning. If your rack or clue suggests a plural, effects and efforts are strong first checks; do not assume every E-starting word shares the same ending pattern.

Use the dictionary split and scoring edge

Only 36 entries fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, so a complete word-game list is much broader than practical everyday vocabulary. The 373 7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and S as the 7th letter belong to a union of tournament dictionaries: Collins has 364, while NWL2023 has 262 and ENABLE has 242. The counts overlap, so do not add them.

At the board, enzymes is the scoring standout at 21 points, against an average of 11 for this group. Its valuable Z and Y make it worth checking against your rack and premium squares; placement changes the score. Check your game's word list before playing, because the union count does not guarantee eligibility in your chosen dictionary.

Questions people ask

How many 7-letter words start with E and end with S?

There are 373 words with E in the first position and S in the last across at least one tournament dictionary. The count combines dictionary entries rather than adding each dictionary's total, since many words appear in more than one list.

What is the highest-scoring word in this pattern?

enzymes is the highest scorer at 21 Scrabble points. The Z and Y carry much of its value, but your final score also depends on board placement and premium squares, so the base word score is not the whole turn.

Are all 373 words common in everyday English?

No. Only 36 are among the top 25,000 English words by frequency. Familiar examples include effects, efforts, and experts, but the full tournament-dictionary group also includes less familiar entries. Check the word list for the game you are playing.

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