7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and A as the 7th letter

The pattern is _E____A: E must sit in position two, and A closes every match. PERSONA, REPLICA, and VERANDA are recognizable examples, but only 3 of the 115 words rank among the most common English entries. Use the fixed letters first, then narrow the open positions with any crossing clues.

7-letter words with E second and A last

• There are 115 dictionary-backed words matching the pattern _E____A.
• The Collins list contains 111 matches, ENABLE has 81, and NWL2023 has 89; dictionary counts overlap.
• PERSONA, REPLICA, TEQUILA, and VERANDA are examples that make the pattern easy to recognize.
• P is the most frequent starting letter, with 13 matches; S follows with 12.
• The average tile score is 11.6, while ZELKOVA leads at 23 points.

Which words fit E in position two and A at the end?

PERSONA and REPLICA show how the pattern can hold familiar words, while TEQUILA and SEQUOIA offer distinctive letter combinations. VERANDA, REGATTA, and PETUNIA are other examples. Their first letters vary, so a known starting square can quickly narrow the search.

P leads the starting-letter counts with 13 words, just one ahead of S. M contributes 10, and V contributes 9. That close grouping means checking P and S first is sensible when the opening letter remains unknown; neither dominates the list by a wide margin.

Which matches score highest, and what is the catch?

ZELKOVA scores 23 points, ahead of CERVEZA and ZEMSTVA at 21 each. HECKUVA and HEXAPLA each score 19. Those strong totals come from valuable letters, not from a pattern shared by the everyday examples, so check the whole word before playing for points.

Only 3 matches count among common English words, despite 94 having definitions. The pattern is therefore much richer in tournament vocabulary than in familiar conversation. The 115 matches also trail the 256 words with A second and A last, but exceed the 88 with I second and A last.

Check your game's word list before relying on a less familiar entry.