7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and J as the 3rd letter

The E-J pairing is a narrow clue: just 20 seven-letter words match it across the tournament dictionaries. The opening letters cluster around R and B, while nine entries end in S. Only two words make the common-word group, so expect several specialist or unfamiliar options among the matches.

The E-J pattern at a glance

• 20 seven-letter words place E second and J third across the tournament dictionaries.
• R begins seven matches, while B begins six; those are the two leading first letters.
• Nine words end in S, including rejects, rejoins, and dejects.
• Only two matches fall within the 25,000 most frequent English words.
• The three dictionaries differ: Collins has 19 matches, NWL2023 has 13, and ENABLE has 12.

How do the matching words begin and end?

R and B lead the first-letter group, with rejects, rejoice, and rejoins among the R words. B contributes bejewel and bejaded. Together those two openings account for 13 of the 20 matches, leaving only seven words to start with D, J, H, or S.

The final letter is even more concentrated: nine matches end in S. That makes rejects, rejoins, and dejects useful candidates when your clue also fixes the last tile. The remaining endings are scattered; just three words finish in E, and no other ending appears more than twice.

Which E-J words score highest?

Jejunum leads the Scrabble scores at 23 points, followed by jejunal at 21 and bejewel at 19. The unusual J-heavy spellings drive those totals: jejunum uses two J tiles, while bejewel adds another high-value letter in W.

For a more recognizable play, rejects and rejoice each score 16 points. The 7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and J as the 3rd letter average 16.5 points, but only two matches are common English words. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins accepts 19 of these entries, compared with 13 in NWL2023, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar one.