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

This pattern leaves a compact set: just 32 words have S in slot two and E in slot five. Familiar USELESS sits beside less everyday entries such as ASHKEYS and ASKLENT. Only one entry meets the common-word frequency threshold, so expect a specialist vocabulary mix rather than a list of everyday choices.

The pattern at a glance

• Exactly 32 tournament-dictionary words match the S _ _ _ E _ _ pattern.
• The first letter is A most often, with 9 matches; E follows with 8.
• The final letter is S for 17 matches, more than any other ending.
• ASHKEYS tops the Scrabble scores with 17 points.

How many 7-letter words have S second and E fifth?

The opening slots favor A, E, then I: those initials account for 9, 8, and 7 entries. U supplies 4 starts, O supplies 3, and P appears only in ASPREAD. Three vowels therefore lead the first-letter counts.

Final letters concentrate even more heavily: S closes 17 matches, while T closes 5; E, Y, and D close 4, 3, and 2 respectively. That makes S the leading ending, though ESTEEMS and ISSUERS show different shapes within the pattern. USELESS, ESTEEMS and ISSUERS all close in S, which fits the 17-word S group.

Which matches score well, and what should you check?

ASHKEYS scores 17 points, ahead of ESCHEWS at 15 and PSCHENT at 14. Those high values come from less common letters, so the biggest raw score is not automatically the easiest play. OSPREYS scores 12, while ESTHETE scores 10; the pattern’s average score is 9.8.

Dictionary coverage also varies: Collins takes 31 of the 32, NWL2023 takes 20, and ENABLE takes 19. Only one match falls within the common-word frequency band, which is a practical warning for casual play. Look up an unfamiliar entry such as ASHKEYS in your game's own list before building a play around it.