7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and G as the 5th letter

The fixed pattern is _ E _ _ G _ _: E sits in position two and G in position five, so every answer keeps both clues locked. The matches range from familiar words such as designs and delight to specialist terms such as pelagic and perigee. Just 4 rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency, making this a sharply narrowed set.

At a glance: the E-and-G pattern

• 67 words match the fixed _E__G__ pattern in at least one tournament dictionary.
• R leads the first-letter counts with 23; P is next at 10.
• S closes 21 matches, ahead of D, N, and T at 8 each.
• HEXAGON scores 18 points, the highest total; KERYGMA follows at 17.
• Only 4 matches rank among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.

Which words fit E in position two and G in position five?

R dominates the openings: 23 entries start with R, more than twice P’s 10 and nearly three times D’s 8. Resigns, refugee, refuges, and relight are examples; designs and delight show that familiar-looking words also fit.

At the other end, 21 words finish in S. D, N, and T each close 8, while E ends 7 and R ends 5. Designs, resigns, refuges, and deluges make S-ending forms conspicuous, though not every match ending in S is simply a plural.

How to use 7-letter words with E 2nd and G 5th

Treat this as a position filter, not a clue to one ending: 21 matches end in S, while the others spread across several endings. For board play, hexagon is the scoring standout at 18 points; kerygma follows at 17, and behight scores 16.

That gap rewards attention to premium squares, not just unusual spellings. Place the H, X, or K on a letter bonus when the board allows, while keeping the rest of hexagon connected. The average score is 10.6, so 18 points is an exception rather than a typical result.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 63 matches, NWL2023 includes 54, and ENABLE includes 48. A word accepted in one list may fail in another, so check your game’s dictionary before playing a less familiar word such as kerygma or realgar.