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

The fixed EX opening narrows the search to 140 seven-letter entries across tournament word lists. Familiar choices include EXAMPLE, EXACTLY, EXPLAIN, and EXPRESS, while the score table’s leader, EXARCHY, is less familiar. The collection has a clear ending pattern: 39 words finish in S, but 5 finish in N and another 5 in Y. The final tile is a quick filter after the first two letters.

At a glance: EX words and their strongest score

• 140 entries match the exact seven-letter EX pattern.
• EXAMPLE, EXACTLY, EXPLAIN, and EXPRESS are familiar examples.
• EXARCHY leads the listed Scrabble scores at 22 points.
• Final S is most common, with 39 words; E follows with 28.
• Collins has 138 entries, ENABLE has 110, and NWL2023 has 117.

How many 7-letter words have E first and X second?

Exactly 140 seven-letter words begin EX in the tournament-dictionary count. That sits between the related six-letter set, with 76 matches, and five-letter set, with 27. Among other seven-letter words beginning E, the second-letter N pattern is much larger at 275; X is a narrower but still substantial branch.

These totals are not interchangeable dictionary guarantees. A word counts once when at least one of ENABLE, Collins, or NWL2023 includes it; the source-specific totals are 110, 138, and 117 respectively. Check your game's dictionary when a move depends on an unfamiliar form, especially a technical word such as EXARCHY or EXOGAMY.

Which 7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and X as the 2nd letter score most?

EXARCHY scores 22, the top recorded value, and EXHUMED, EXOGAMY, and EXCAMBS each score 20. EXACTLY, EXHIBIT, EXCLAVE, and EXABYTE score 19. The group averages 16.5 points, so the everyday-looking choice is not always the scoring leader.

Save the X for a board multiplier when the position allows it.

Wordle is not a reason to use this pattern: none of these entries appears among the answers or allowed guesses. For a clue that fixes EX but not word length, compare the six-letter pattern, which has 76 matches, or browse seven-letter words starting with E. The count covers tournament dictionaries, not every spelling in broad word databases; 116 entries have definitions.