7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter

Locking E into position three and S into position five leaves the pattern _ _ E _ S _ _. Many familiar matches are inflected forms: DRESSED, PRESSED, GUESSES, and DRESSES. But the pattern also turns up in less everyday entries, so a familiar-looking word is not a guarantee that every game accepts it.

At a glance: the E-and-S pattern

• The pattern matches 111 seven-letter words accepted by at least one tournament dictionary.
• Just 15 matches fall among the top 25,000 English words by frequency.
• A total of 46 words end in S; D is next with 18, followed by R with 10.
• PLEASED, DRESSED, BLESSED, and PRESSED are recognizable examples.
• QUETSCH scores 21; BREWSKI, WHEESHT, QUEESTS, and TZETSES each score 16.

7-letter words with E as the 3rd letter and S as the 5th letter

There are 111 matches, and their endings reveal a strong pattern: 46 finish with S. Plurals and verb forms account for many familiar examples, including DRESSES, GUESSES, PLEAS ES, and PRESSES. The sequence often gives you a useful foothold when a clue leaves the final letters uncertain.

The first letter narrows the search too. C begins 15 matches, P begins 14, while G and S each begin 11. Try CREASES or PRESSES when those opening letters fit your crossing clues; TREASON and OVERSEE show that the pattern is not limited to words ending in S.

Which matches score well, and what should you check?

QUETSCH leads the Scrabble scores at 21 points, well ahead of OVERSAW at 13. That top score comes from an unusual word, not an everyday play, so check your game's word list before building a move around it.

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins includes 110 matches, NWL2023 includes 77, and ENABLE includes 73. Those counts overlap; the 111-word total counts entries found in at least one of the three. The list is therefore broader than any single dictionary, and some entries are obscure or restricted.