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

The pattern is tighter than a simple X ending: every match has E in slot two, and all 20 end in X. Familiar picks include GEARBOX, BEESWAX, and BEATBOX, but only one entry falls among the 25,000 most frequent English words. Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins accepts all 20, compared with 16 in NWL2023 and 12 in ENABLE.

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

• Twenty matches meet both fixed-letter conditions in the tournament dictionaries.
• Collins includes 20, NWL2023 includes 16, and ENABLE includes 12.
• PEMPHIX leads the score table at 23; FEEDBOX and REAFFIX each score 20.
• GEARBOX, BEESWAX, and BEATBOX are among the recognizable examples.

Which starting letters are most common?

R leads with five matches; P and T contribute three each. B and S have two apiece, while C, D, and F appear once each. That spread makes the first tile a useful extra filter: an R start is the likeliest among these 20, but it still narrows the candidates rather than identifying one.

Scoring favors unusual letter combinations: after PEMPHIX at 23 points, FEEDBOX and REAFFIX tie at 20, while BEESWAX and HELLBOX each score 19. GEARBOX and TELEFAX score 17 apiece. Do not assume a familiar word is the scorer; BEATBOX and PERSPEX both score 18, below the leader.

The X filter and dictionary limits

Why are there so few matches? The final X is the tight constraint: changing only that last letter to S produces 1,743 seven-letter words with E second, while the X pattern has 20. The contrast is striking, but it is not a direct substitution set; the counts describe separate word patterns.

Only one match falls in the top 25,000 common English words, and 11 have definitions available. Treat the results as a tournament-word search rather than a promise of everyday vocabulary. Collins contains all 20 matches, but NWL2023 and ENABLE omit some, so check your game's word list before playing a less familiar entry.

For 7-letter words with E as the 2nd letter and X as the 7th letter, lock E and X first, then test the opening consonant and the dictionary used at your table.