7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and Y as the 5th letter

This pattern is narrow: just 28 entries qualify across the tournament dictionaries. Only 2 are common by frequency, and 18 have definitions. The dictionary totals differ: 16 appear in ENABLE, 26 in Collins, and 20 in NWL2023, so the word you remember may not count in every game.

7-letter words with E as the 1st letter and Y as the 5th letter

• There are 28 qualifying words across at least one tournament dictionary.
• ENJOYED, EMBRYOS, and ENCRYPT are among the recognizable examples.
• EPOXYED leads the scores at 20 points; EXABYTE and EXONYMS score 19.
• Only 2 entries are common by word frequency, so many answers are specialist vocabulary.
• The pattern has no Wordle answers or allowed guesses.

What endings do these E-and-Y words take?

The most frequent final letter is E: 10 words end that way, including ENJOYER, ESSAYER, and ENNUYEE. D comes next with 7, a group that includes ENJOYED, ESSAYED, and EMBAYED. Those two endings account for most of the pattern.

The remaining endings are scattered rather than forming another large group. Three words end in S, while A and R each finish 2; Y also appears at the end of 2 words. That spread makes the final tile a useful way to narrow a candidate list after the first and fifth letters are fixed.

Scores, common words, and dictionary limits

EPOXYED is the standout for tile value, scoring 20 points. EXABYTE and EXONYMS tie at 19, while ENJOYED scores 18. The average score across the pattern is 13.9, so the high-scoring examples sit above the group’s typical result.

For a more familiar play, ENJOYED is easier to recognize than EPOXYED or EPIGYNE, but familiarity does not guarantee acceptance. Only 2 words in the set rank among the commonest English vocabulary, and the dictionaries differ by several entries. Check your game's word list before committing to an unfamiliar choice.